Not bad, but not great

Slipmaskin July 5, 2018 11:47 pm

This was all very jumpy, and it didn't feel like there was much of a red line throughout it all. The goals were fulfilled effortlessly, and the only real dilemma was that of Makoto and the situation with his dad.
Sometimes it felt as if I had missed a chapter in between. It was as if the author couldn't quite decide where they wanted the story to go, and moreover was unwilling to trade slower development with the relationships (which still would have been better here, imo) for the sake of exploring the setting and world more thoroughly.

I feel like there were some plots that weren't followed through. For example, it seemed like Calen's memories were supposed to tell us a lot more about him and his previous life, but we got nothing of the sort, and we probably won't either.

I like Calen's looks, but he's pretty much the only outstanding character in the series, and the lack of female characters bothered me (everyone but the main couple were side characters anyway, calm your yaoi-tits).

It's not actually a bad read overall, though. I just feel like it had so much unfulfilled potential.

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    Slipmaskin July 2, 2018 3:00 am

    Oh, also this: "It is unforgivable to take lives for any other reason except eating."
    Just what... You're saying you need to breed and kill animals just for your taste buds - and that's completely fine - but not defending your very lives from monsters that wants to kill you? Where the fuck is the logic.

    Ophelyn July 5, 2018 3:07 am
    Oh, also this: "It is unforgivable to take lives for any other reason except eating."Just what... You're saying you need to breed and kill animals just for your taste buds - and that's completely fine - but not... Slipmaskin

    Maybe they mean in a more hunter logic kind of way. Natural bred, in the wild. I mean, they said there is the farmer job. Maybe vegetables are considered living plants too. Who knows. ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭

    Slipmaskin July 6, 2018 12:11 am
    Maybe they mean in a more hunter logic kind of way. Natural bred, in the wild. I mean, they said there is the farmer job. Maybe vegetables are considered living plants too. Who knows. ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭ Ophelyn

    I want to recall that even Calen remarked upon something about them breeding animals, when he was introduced to the world.