insomnia16's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

cozycaterpillar's review against another edition

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3.0

2.5/5

It seems that as the story grows in the world of Slime so does the need for set up. That’s basically this entire volume. We always heard snippets from the Eastern Empire, but here in this volume everything seems to come to the fore. Regrettably, that’s also this volume’s downfall.

On a writer’s level I understand the decisions made for this volume. It’s a precursor and has to set up history and new characters to an entire nation that was veiled on mystery until this point. There’s no easy way to exposition that without barfing all over the reader. But as a reader I found it to be a frustrating experience. Very little of the book is devoted to the characters you love to follow and the exposition they do provide to allow you context into these new antagonists stops the story to a screeching halt. There was a reason I took a few months off from finishing this.

Overall, I like where this is hinting at going, but at the end of the day it was a set up volume dedicated to what needed to happen to advance the story and at times it felt like a chore.

busymrgribble's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

shereads1011's review against another edition

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5.0

Whew… dis too much.

mairah's review against another edition

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tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

athenaevarinya's review against another edition

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5.0

I'll admit to dragging my feet while reading this simply because I expected to go further into the empire war arc. It's not that the plot is bad, there are just several people I want to beat the ass for being freaking idiots.

i_attri_'s review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

isbat's review against another edition

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4.0

Hyped for next volume...

shdwblood's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

blood_lion's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75