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Rising Star
Every drop of this family bloodline is stained with sin. They are the embodiment of contradiction; calm yet maniacal, with great memories yet often forgetful. They pledge themselves to their dreams yet often compromise, are angels that are also devils… It’s why I hate them.
And also love them.
The only hope of his family, a youth with the blood of elves and demons walks on a battleground of annihilation and rebirth. He wills his way through boiling lava and icy depths, making a killing on this field of despair to strike down the lofty figure in his sight. One day he’ll grasp his blade tightly and survey his surroundings, only to find no more enemies to kill.
And also love them.
The only hope of his family, a youth with the blood of elves and demons walks on a battleground of annihilation and rebirth. He wills his way through boiling lava and icy depths, making a killing on this field of despair to strike down the lofty figure in his sight. One day he’ll grasp his blade tightly and survey his surroundings, only to find no more enemies to kill.
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March 25, 2021
wow seriously, is this a Chinese novel ? it certainly doesnt feel that way ! the quality is much better !
it is impressive, while you have the MC, the power ups, the epic scale that chinese novels have, it is much more slow paced but also much less repetitive, better written, better build up...
so far I didnt feel like there was any "fillers" (except book 2 wich was a little dragging on warfare), useless arcs or repetitive MC getting humiliated and then smack back up few chapters after because he became too strong....... ok ok, it does kind of happen and it is satisfying....
but it feels like there are more real motives or reason, like it would be in a epic fantasy western book, almost game of throneish style kind of plot. Why do I talk about game of thones : like in game of thrones you kind of follow multiple people. the MC takes 90% of the screen and most of the other people you follow are 100% related to MC arc/character.. but it does happen, wich is quite fun and rare in this genre...
1 more thing, the MC builds himself, but also his friends and power/kingdom wich is also a fun thing to follow... it s as fun to see his followers developping than himself if not better at time ! it doesnt feel like the story forgets much of those side characters. they do have moment of glory and are not there only for show.
the baD: - 1# BOOK 2 drags on warfare... 2# SLOW PACE (beware it is not without events, but comparing to some chinese novel where the character gets from a random orphan to a god of gods - this one is more subtle, the MC takes longer to developpe etc)... 3# the story is sometime strange to follow. 4# like other chinese novel, some things dont make much sense or at least arent clear : strenght system is complex, hard to follow, , laws, bloodlines and even the math sometime is questionable but who cares.... its cool and they are badass... dont try to understand everything especially in a chinese novel
its fairly violent, more dark and well thought. sometime there is this harem/s*x that you have in most chinese novel but I find it less ridiculous and less determinent in the story wich I like.. its more like on the side.
anyway, its impressive and I m impressed... its a great read !! worth it ! now I think because of the pace it might be annoying to follow dayly and is probably better to be read by good chunks... HOPE to read more chapters soon ! :)
it is impressive, while you have the MC, the power ups, the epic scale that chinese novels have, it is much more slow paced but also much less repetitive, better written, better build up...
so far I didnt feel like there was any "fillers" (except book 2 wich was a little dragging on warfare), useless arcs or repetitive MC getting humiliated and then smack back up few chapters after because he became too strong....... ok ok, it does kind of happen and it is satisfying....
but it feels like there are more real motives or reason, like it would be in a epic fantasy western book, almost game of throneish style kind of plot. Why do I talk about game of thones : like in game of thrones you kind of follow multiple people. the MC takes 90% of the screen and most of the other people you follow are 100% related to MC arc/character.. but it does happen, wich is quite fun and rare in this genre...
1 more thing, the MC builds himself, but also his friends and power/kingdom wich is also a fun thing to follow... it s as fun to see his followers developping than himself if not better at time ! it doesnt feel like the story forgets much of those side characters. they do have moment of glory and are not there only for show.
the baD: - 1# BOOK 2 drags on warfare... 2# SLOW PACE (beware it is not without events, but comparing to some chinese novel where the character gets from a random orphan to a god of gods - this one is more subtle, the MC takes longer to developpe etc)... 3# the story is sometime strange to follow. 4# like other chinese novel, some things dont make much sense or at least arent clear : strenght system is complex, hard to follow, , laws, bloodlines and even the math sometime is questionable but who cares.... its cool and they are badass... dont try to understand everything especially in a chinese novel
its fairly violent, more dark and well thought. sometime there is this harem/s*x that you have in most chinese novel but I find it less ridiculous and less determinent in the story wich I like.. its more like on the side.
anyway, its impressive and I m impressed... its a great read !! worth it ! now I think because of the pace it might be annoying to follow dayly and is probably better to be read by good chunks... HOPE to read more chapters soon ! :)
February 6, 2023
This review is for the entirety of the web novel.
City of Sin is the best Chinese Web Novel I've had the pleasure of reading. Great translation quality(reads like native English!), compelling story and characters. Hits all the right notes if you're looking for a litRPG style, weak-to-strong MC type of story. Leans a little more on the mature side than other litRPGs, which can be a deal-breaker/maker for some.
Top notch writing for the first 90% of the book and there were some exceptional high notes that were good enough to rip me away from other books I was reading at the time. The last 10% of the novel feels a little rushed as it doesn't match up to the quality/planning shown in the first 90% of the book. This makes me feel like this is a 4 or 4.5 star book instead of a true 5 star.
If you can get over a rushed ending, I highly recommend this book. If I had to place it near other similar books, I enjoyed the first 90% more than Second Coming of Gluttony and Solo Levelling, but below Cradle and Mother of Learning.
City of Sin is the best Chinese Web Novel I've had the pleasure of reading. Great translation quality(reads like native English!), compelling story and characters. Hits all the right notes if you're looking for a litRPG style, weak-to-strong MC type of story. Leans a little more on the mature side than other litRPGs, which can be a deal-breaker/maker for some.
Top notch writing for the first 90% of the book and there were some exceptional high notes that were good enough to rip me away from other books I was reading at the time. The last 10% of the novel feels a little rushed as it doesn't match up to the quality/planning shown in the first 90% of the book. This makes me feel like this is a 4 or 4.5 star book instead of a true 5 star.
If you can get over a rushed ending, I highly recommend this book. If I had to place it near other similar books, I enjoyed the first 90% more than Second Coming of Gluttony and Solo Levelling, but below Cradle and Mother of Learning.
August 14, 2020
The author is clearly putting a ton of effort into world building which makes this novel interesting. However, as a book in the tragedy genre where this protagonist lacks agency this book really isn't what I want to read. Other reviews mention that he becomes more assertive, but tragedy is a main theme until the very end.
If you don't mind these themes I hear it's a 4-5 star novel.
-Dropped Vol 1 Ch 13
If you don't mind these themes I hear it's a 4-5 star novel.
-Dropped Vol 1 Ch 13
July 15, 2023
Idk why it have so low ranking, but it very very good. Its true that its a little slow in the book 2, but its totally worth it.
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