Loved the First Book
So first of all, I did love the first book. It had tons of growth both in power and character personality. World exploration grew and got to see more of the goals of the MC. Even if I didn't read the side stories as I don't like knowing things the MC doesn't know. Dramatic Irony is not my thing.
Now Book 2.
Filler Book.
Thats what this one was. A filler. In book 1 we see the MC go from G rank 0 to C rank 24. In this book, we see her gain only 6 ranks and no evolutions. Evolutions that made the first book so damn great and fun to see what options she'd get. This book either suffered from the companion syndrome or the slow progression to stretch out the series rather than have her get too many ranks too fast.
The 'companion' Syndrome is where a reckless MC gets friends or a love interest who suddenly get 'worried' about them and 'fear' when they do reckless things that got them power and so they slow down greatly. It happens usually due to a character also focusing on romantic interest rather than gaining power.
This time it was a mix of trying to level up her companions and thinking she was strong enough to focus on her idol dream and not need to get stronger. Mixed with her companions worrying about her. In book one any time she saw monsters or was walking she'd go to kill and gain levels. In think book she can go weeks without fighting or killing something, gaining no levels or just low levels to help her new companion gain a few.
Honestly with all the powerful monsters that show up near the end. I hope this book was more the 'filler book' that was to teach our little idol a lesson that she can't stop growing and needs to become powerful if she wants to live her dream without fear. SSS+ Rank or more!
I admit if book 3 doesn't have more leveling I might drop the series since I want to see her growing not stagnating and complaining. Hell there wasn't even new towns or civilizations to explore, it was just the same forest. Same forest is fine if the MC is growing, not just walking back and forth while monologuing to herself about all her worries and thoughts about every little subject.
Also hoped after the Gods scene of blessings that she'd get slammed with a blessing from every god but that also didn't happen even though it seemed like it was supposed to at the end of last book.
So not really sure what happened there, or what was in those elvish book shes found, or what sort of dancing and singing the people actually enjoy. She hasn't even asked her fairy if the people even like K-pop or what ever Idol songs she wants to dance and sing to. What if they like some mongolian throatsinging type music? Shes making all these plans but for all she knows their idea of music is vastly different and might hate the peppy happy music she makes.