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  • HERETICAL FISHING #4 & SPLINTER ANGEL

    Posted on November 5, 2025 11:57 am by Offkorn Comment

    With the fourth Heretical Fishing novel it seems the author is settling onto the ‘indefinite slice-of-life’ path and… the occasionally amusing interactions just aren’t worth continuing to tolerate the cultivation and fishing/food elements I have zero or even negative interest in. If you like either or both of those aspects however then there’s no reason not to keep following the series.

    From the same author as Draka, Splinter Angel is a rather different kind of story. While also an isekai the protagonist here is transported to the new world as themselves, the setting is much more game-like, and what look to be significant romantic elements are introduced toward the end of the first novel. I’m not entirely sold on how helpful all the secondary characters are (particularly after it gets mentioned that the people who join new splinters are usually running from something), nor on how such a large enemy force apparently appeared from thin air, but I like the central cast enough to at least see where it goes in the upcoming second novel.

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    This entry was posted in Book Related and tagged AvaritiaBona Fantasy Haylock Jobson Heretical Fishing Paranormal Romance Splinter Angel
  • Assorted Web Novels

    Posted on May 26, 2024 11:49 am by Offkorn Comment

    DUNGEON OF KNOWLEDGE

      A pretty entertaining high fantasy ensemble-based system progression story that suffers a bit from questionable character actions where the lost city is concerned. There are several times where high ranking or well-connected people learn about the dungeon/city under the town and just… do absolutely nothing with it. Characters are fun though so I’ll continue to follow it for the foreseeable future.

    MADMAN APOCALYPSE

      A comedy-focused, and quite bloody, system apocalypse story notable for featuring insane protagonists. Once again the characters are the strong point here, as while the various antagonists are well thought out the setting aspects and plot developments are kind of arbitrary. Presumably on purpose… but still.

    An Assassin’s Anthem

      Another high fantasy system progression story, this one is more a coming of age type of thing with a single protagonist. Still in the early chapters there are any number of directions it can end up going, but personally I hope it backs away from the weird instanced dungeon thing it’s been focused on recently.

    EDEN & ECHO

      Notably different from the previous stories, this is a pure science fiction cyberpunkish… thriller? Procedural? Action-adventure? The developments so far are kind of hard to categorize, but it ~seems~ like it will focus primarily on the protagonist’s growth beyond her initial somewhat spoiled arrogance and naïve ideals.

    Reforged from Ruin

      A revenge-focused progression fantasy with a(n eventually) notable romance subtheme, this story starts interesting and only gets better as the protagonist re-acquires and then surpasses their previous level of ability. That said, I don’t have much experience with cultivation stories and so can’t really say how much it deviates from (or plays around with) the expected stereotypes

    DRAKA

      A character-driven isekai focused on a dragon and transmigrated human inhabiting the same body, first as distinct personalities and then later as a merged whole. Though centered on (often action-focused) character development there’s also a long-running plotline involving a hostile criminal syndicate.

    A CHRONICLE OF LIES

      Although well-written with an interesting setting, I simply don’t like this story’s protagonist. He’s the type to build his entire identity around his disability, to the point that he literally goes insane after his schizophrenia is cured.

    Eclipse: Time Thief

      The initial setup is a little odd and something about the dialog style just didn’t work for me.

    Horizon of War

      Perhaps it’s because I began this series at the start of the second book, but neither the protagonist nor his allies (nor their situation) grabbed me. The protagonist in particular comes across as a generic easily embarrassed everyman. Maybe they’d be more interesting if followed from day one.

    THE BLACK LEAF COMPANY

      Not thrilled with the dumb yet lucky protagonist.

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