Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Vol. 2

Reign of the Seven Spellblades Light Novel #2

by Bokuto Uno

ONE CHALLENGE AFTER ANOTHER!

​Halfway into the school year, Oliver and Nanao's magical prowess has garnered them considerable respect from their classmates. But the question still remains: Who is the strongest first-year student at Kimberly Magic Academy? So begins a battle royale-style tournament to defeat Oliver and Nanao in combat, and many first-years are eager to throw down the gauntlet. Some, however, will use this opportunity to set their own schemes in motion...

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Magic

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2019

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing like waiting a year for a book to come out only to have it end on a vicious cliffhanger! I do appreciate how this is one of the only light novels not to feel the need to sum up the previous novel's plot through endless repetition, however.

[Riri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3.5★

Similarly to the first volume, I find this hard to rate due to the plot and pacing. For the most part, this second volume is rather slow and driven by characters rather than story. The overarching plot revealed at the end of the previous volume didn't go anywhere in this one. It was just slightly mentioned at the beginning, and then the rest of the book is spent exploring various character issues instead. This obviously brings the main plot to a halt, so if you're more interested in that than the characters, you might find it a little dull as our main cast go about their days choosing brooms, setting up their workshop, and exploring the labyrinth. It's for this reason that I rounded the rating down.

If you're more interested in the characters, however, you might find this book more interesting. While the first volume focused mainly on Katie, in this one we learn more about Pete and Chela. Pete is opening up a lot more to Oliver after an unexpected self-discovery, while Chela has to deal with some family issues. That being said, they're not exactly facing an urgent issue that needs immediate solution like Katie did, so the subtlety of their growth felt a little lacking after all that happened in the first volume.

Overall, this second volume feels like it's still laying the groundwork for what's about to come. The problem is the previous book did a better job at maintaining engagement while doing that, and it really doesn't help that the action scenes in this one felt oddly detached and analytical. Still, the three-on-three battle in the last chapter was quite fun. We even get a cliffhanger at the end, and since a major conflict finally rears its head back in, hopefully the next volume will be more fun to read.

I really hope they will link back to the main plot soon, because that's the main attraction of this series for me. More magic academy life and less labyrinth exploration would be nice too.

[Hoshi · Rating 5 out of 5]

‏‏المجلد الثاني ركز على بيت والذي امتلك ريفريسي جنسه يتغير في شهر من ذكر الى انثى، وسبب بقائه في مكان مليئ بي مادو
قدرته هذه تخليه يستخدم عناصر وقدرة سحرية تملكها اناث
بسبب هذه القدرة راح ينجو من سلفادوري اوفيليا بالمجلد الثالث
‏شخصيات جديدة ظهرت بالمجلد الثاني
سيتشي كورنيلوس بالنهاية الفصل الرابع اكتشفنا انها نصف شقيقة ميشيلا ماكفارين "شيلا" وانها ولدت كي تكون بديلة اذا صار امر لي شيلا،ولا يتم اعتراف بها كاخت ولا ابنة لي والدها حقيقي وهذا قانون لعوائل سحرية القديمة

‏واذا عن شيلا طلع انها هاف إيلف ..مع انه كان واضح ، وفاي الي انه نصف جينرو
و روسي من السنة الاول عنده رغبة يهزم اوليفر ويسوي معركة بين سنة اولى لي يطلع من هو الاقوى
‏مع ان روسي يخسر ضد اوليفر ثم اولبرانت
اولبرانت يهزمه اوليفر وبالنهاية لم يتقبل خسارته ،يقاتله كيكدان و ناناو تهزمه
‏كان ممتع وتعمقنا بالعالم السحري في كيملبي وكيف ان متاهة اخطر مكان مليان بي افخاخ وحيوانات شيطانية ماجوو
‏اكثر حاجة عجبتني هي تأسيسهم مقرهم خاصة في متاهة ويسمون نفسهم كيكدان زهرة السيف
‏واذا عن جانب رومانسي ماحس كان فيه تقدم كثير يمكن لما يكونو بالسنة الثالث او الرابع يبداء هاريم البطل الحب يشتغل ؟
فعليا بطل اوليفر محبوب من اغلب بطلات العمل ..على اني اشجع علاقة ناناو واوليفر ،كاتي احسها مثل اخت صغيرة وشيرا اخت كبيرة تصرفاته مو طفولية

‏نهاية مجلد الثاني عن اختطاف كيميرا لي طلاب ذكور من قبل اوفيليا سلفادوري

اوفيليا انغمست كيف اقول ؟ماني نو ناكا..صراحة ماعرف كيف افسرها والي اعتقد انه زي تحولها لي مخلوق ثاني وتفقد عقليتها و انسانيتها ..

[Pieter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story continues, this time mostly about school life, giving the readers insight mostly into Chela (and her family) and Pete. There is little about the main story except maybe a few bits. Personally I really enjoyed it. I liked volume 1 for its characters more then the story in the first place and this one included some interesting character developments for the side characters as well as show a bit more about the world in which the books are set. The cliff-hanger ending was not unexpected, but I do wish it was clearer noted down when books are part of an arc. Up to the next part.

[¥uri ݁˖☘︎✟⚚☕︎݁˖ · Rating 4 out of 5]

the beginning and middle were very fun but the ending felt a bit too expository and stiff since it had to give a backstory and emotional resolutions to two characters at the same time in a short space of time, it still wasn't bad, just a bit stiffer than the rest of the book

also, this series continues to deliver the best cliffhangers in the light novel business, the chase scene at the end was very tense and a needed reminder that Kimberly is a dangerous place

[Felo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much LGBT propaganda honestly, the first volume was good, and this one also is except for that, but they insist and insist with it to a point in which you can't ignore it, and it feel way too forced and unnatural

[Daniel Burton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another thrilling volume of magic,mystery and action! I can't wait till this series gets an anime adaptation!

[Xander · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice

[Kavatarapu Kun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hogwarts with swords and Orario

[Yukina · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5⭐️