- Rather similar to Legend of the Arch Magus. The key difference here is that while that overpowered protagonist steamrolls all opposition without complication, this one occasionally struggles a bit (and there are also some tertiary cultivation aspects). So it basically comes down to a matter of personal preference. Do beware that it could use another editing pass or two though, as the occasional technical error is fairly noticeable.
- This is an interesting series that doesn’t really resemble anything I’ve read before, with a fairly well developed setting and distinct characters. On the negative side of things the author is one of those unwilling to fix typos and technical errors pointed out in the comments, and made a really odd choice to keep old, obsolete chapters up (which now have to be skipped past) instead of editing/replacing them with the rewritten ones.
- The first book plays out much like a standard isekai hero tale, just one with an unambiguously brutal protagonist somewhat similar to Father of Monstrosity‘s. The second book however completely changes gears to present the promised ‘rise of a new dark lord’ content. A bit too early to see how that will turn out, but it’s definitely a solid enough start.
- Unusual for being a single complete book rather than a series, this story is rather unique with a combination of Jack Vance-ish offhand absurdity, Fargo-ish mix of violence and dark comedy, and a magic system that resembles computer code.
Technomancer: How I Became the Hapless Sidekick of the World’s Greatest Magical Girl
- Wasn’t really onboard with the first couple of chapters’ themes, and the lead-up to the protagonist’s awakening was just far too contrived.
- Not sure whether it’s because I’ve just read too many stories with this setup, or the writing style was just a bit too stilted, but I could not get into this one. I will say that having the protagonist not be a blatantly isekai’d earthling was an interesting choice… but that may have contributed to the awkwardness of her actions.
- The protagonist simply rubbed me the wrong way. The setup’s kind of odd as well.
- While this started out good with a distinct Dragoneye Moons vibe, the slavery sideplot dragged it down, the genocidal trek through the forest didn’t help any, and the protagonist of said slavery plotline becoming a central character was the nail in the coffin.
- Despite there being nothing in particular I can point to, the story as a whole was just slightly offputting enough to not want to bother following it for an extended period… though I suspect the oddly high level of modern realism played a part.