The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom: Volume 6 - This is a very difficult review for me. I did not like 95% of it but after I read the last chapter I understood why the volume had to be this way in order for it to work. It’s like the setup of a joke. Without the setup, the punchline won’t hit. The problem is that when you don’t enjoy the setup in a joke you’re bored for a minute. But if you don’t enjoy the setup in this volume you’re bored for a couple hours. On the other hand, the “punchline” here was stunning and I am left wondering if it made it all worth it in the end? The notes I took during the main part of the book were scalding: “angsty teenagers in heat”, “20yo girl starts to date a 105yo guy”, and “disappointing after the great last two volumes”. But thanks to the last chapter I still can’t wait for the next volume. So, since I can’t quantify the volume as a whole, I give the “setup” a 3/10 and the “punchline” a 10/10. How would you rate such a book?
That was the only book I’ve read last week, but I’ve finished FFvii Rebirth so this week I should be able to squeeze more reading time in. But then again, Dragons Dogma 2 comes out so soon so there is that.
edit: Just finished the last bosnus chapters of Wild Game so I’ll put it into this week’s thread as well:
Cooking with Wild Game: Volume 23 - For a moment there I thought my ship would enter rough waters and the storm was getting worse, but they passed it soon enough. Still comfy, everything is good 9/10.
Roll Over and Die vol 4: I think this is the first volume of this series that I actually thought was good, no weird caveats. Actually interesting character development, good action, and conflict didn’t feel as randomly out of left field as usual while still managing to be weird, confusing, and grotesque.
In the Land of Leadale vol 6: I’m a couple behind on this series. It’s… consistently okay. I’m just committed at this point. I feel like when the series ends it’s going to be 3 volumes of content scattered across 10 volumes, but flagged as slice of life to make it seem like there wasn’t supposed to be progress anyways.
I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time vol 1: Saw the anime announcement, thought it sounded neat, picked it up. This is just gold. I thought it would mostly be goofy fun, but it got pretty tense with some neat character development and solid action. It’s probably not good that Alina is so relatable. Picked up the second one last night, very excited for more.
I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time
Glad to hear this one has some substance to it. I hadn’t heard of this series until the anime announcement, but I was cautiously optimistic based on the synopsis/premise. Now, I am genuinely looking forward to it.
I enjoyed In the land of Leadale.
Just note that volume 8 ends at a big build up and after 2 years there’s still no Volume 9. I just hope it is still active.
I tried a couple of books this week but couldn’t get into anything. So I just read some Fluff and watched some shows.
Dragon Daddy Diaries - Vol 01 - 02
Fluff with a dragon as a daddy. I found it good for reading a little bit at a time while trying to work out what to read.
