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Fates Parallel #3
Fates Parallel Vol. 3: A Xianxia/Wuxia Inspired Cultivation Academy Series
Two become as one.
With Yan Yue and the Awakening Dragon sect's plots thwarted for now, Lee Jia and An Eui can finally find some time to relax. After some rest and recuperation, they are ready to return to their training just in time for an upcoming tournament, but not all is well. Old enemies are out for revenge, new ones are lurking in the shadows, and their personal problems are becoming increasingly hard to ignore. The girls will have to work harder than ever to come out on top, and discover what it truly means to share a Path.
Jia and Eui's adventures continue in this progression fantasy about friendship, self-discovery, personal growth, and of course magical martial arts!
With Yan Yue and the Awakening Dragon sect's plots thwarted for now, Lee Jia and An Eui can finally find some time to relax. After some rest and recuperation, they are ready to return to their training just in time for an upcoming tournament, but not all is well. Old enemies are out for revenge, new ones are lurking in the shadows, and their personal problems are becoming increasingly hard to ignore. The girls will have to work harder than ever to come out on top, and discover what it truly means to share a Path.
Jia and Eui's adventures continue in this progression fantasy about friendship, self-discovery, personal growth, and of course magical martial arts!
771 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 23, 2022
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April 27, 2024
Once again I really enjoyed this and blazed through it, but I definitely felt the length.
The main characters and side characters continue to deepen and develop, and I'm so pleased that Yue is officially part of the gang. Now I just hope that they get to a place where she can be clever and snide without immediately getting hit with the 'we don't trust you because you did horrible things' stick, and I can just take joy in her witticisms lol.
The infodump about the true history of the world was riveting, with the bloodthirsty emperor and an explanation for why the world is split from the divine realms. I also appreciated that the setting of the past few books was effectively blown up - now the characters are scattered out of the bubble of the academy and I look forward to see what changes they'll have gone through while more isolated during the timeskip. I also thought it was clever that the tomb/treasure/demiurge blood can only be retrieved by people who haven't ascended to xiantian or however you spell that - this prevents needing either like decades of timeskip or a massive asspull for our group of main characters to stand any chance
The fights were interesting, Jia and Eui's romance burns incredibly slowly but I've come around to it. I kinda feel that the whole Yoshika thing, that may eventually completely subsume them completely as individuals, is fundamentally horrifying but they seem to be okay with it, so more power to them I guess.
Sun Jaehwa as a new major villain for a decent chunk of the book was mildly underwhelming (she seemed pretty one-dimensional), but I appreciated that Jia is not a murder-hobo and showed her mercy, while not being a complete doormat. The self-reflection involved was helpful, but I admit I find the 'let's self-introspect for awhile, then directly tell the reader my new insights one after the other' to be a rather heavy-handed way of showing character/development. I also appreciate the fights and find the ways they use and combine powers interesting, even if I still don't totally get the different magic styles (and honestly don't particularly care to, there's enough infodumping about them as is). Congrats to Jia for finally defeating Hayakawa (during the team battle), even if no one saw it because the academy was attacked! And for the individual draw - that was a gnarly fight.
It looks like there will be a time jump then a classic get-the-gang-back-together sequence next, which I'm excited about! They were only really together for like a year at the academy, so another year (or more?) could potentially cause huge changes in the dynamics.
For my own reference, the main characters/where they were at the end of this book:
Half-spirits/mana cultivators: Eunae and Dae, at the palace, Dae kind of in house arrest because Do Hye his teacher is assumed a traitor, and tutoring Eunae's little sister. Others unknown, but presumably with their families
Yamato/body cultivators: Hayakawa Kaede - with the Shogunate; Rika with her grandfather/sect; Kaede went to Rika for diplomacy purposes to try to make alliance with half-spirits
Empire: Yun with fake engagement with Xin to avoid corporal punishment, Guan Yi probably at that sect as well
Jia and Eui/Yoshika/panther spirit: Agreed to become disciples of Jianmo (?) the demon/sword, in training, friends not sure if they're dead or alive.
Elder Qin and Do Hye: masterminds of a lot of events, both disappeared at academy invasion and presumed traitors
The main characters and side characters continue to deepen and develop, and I'm so pleased that Yue is officially part of the gang. Now I just hope that they get to a place where she can be clever and snide without immediately getting hit with the 'we don't trust you because you did horrible things' stick, and I can just take joy in her witticisms lol.
The infodump about the true history of the world was riveting, with the bloodthirsty emperor and an explanation for why the world is split from the divine realms. I also appreciated that the setting of the past few books was effectively blown up - now the characters are scattered out of the bubble of the academy and I look forward to see what changes they'll have gone through while more isolated during the timeskip. I also thought it was clever that the tomb/treasure/demiurge blood can only be retrieved by people who haven't ascended to xiantian or however you spell that - this prevents needing either like decades of timeskip or a massive asspull for our group of main characters to stand any chance
The fights were interesting, Jia and Eui's romance burns incredibly slowly but I've come around to it. I kinda feel that the whole Yoshika thing, that may eventually completely subsume them completely as individuals, is fundamentally horrifying but they seem to be okay with it, so more power to them I guess.
Sun Jaehwa as a new major villain for a decent chunk of the book was mildly underwhelming (she seemed pretty one-dimensional), but I appreciated that Jia is not a murder-hobo and showed her mercy, while not being a complete doormat. The self-reflection involved was helpful, but I admit I find the 'let's self-introspect for awhile, then directly tell the reader my new insights one after the other' to be a rather heavy-handed way of showing character/development. I also appreciate the fights and find the ways they use and combine powers interesting, even if I still don't totally get the different magic styles (and honestly don't particularly care to, there's enough infodumping about them as is). Congrats to Jia for finally defeating Hayakawa (during the team battle), even if no one saw it because the academy was attacked! And for the individual draw - that was a gnarly fight.
It looks like there will be a time jump then a classic get-the-gang-back-together sequence next, which I'm excited about! They were only really together for like a year at the academy, so another year (or more?) could potentially cause huge changes in the dynamics.
For my own reference, the main characters/where they were at the end of this book:
Half-spirits/mana cultivators: Eunae and Dae, at the palace, Dae kind of in house arrest because Do Hye his teacher is assumed a traitor, and tutoring Eunae's little sister. Others unknown, but presumably with their families
Yamato/body cultivators: Hayakawa Kaede - with the Shogunate; Rika with her grandfather/sect; Kaede went to Rika for diplomacy purposes to try to make alliance with half-spirits
Empire: Yun with fake engagement with Xin to avoid corporal punishment, Guan Yi probably at that sect as well
Jia and Eui/Yoshika/panther spirit: Agreed to become disciples of Jianmo (?) the demon/sword, in training, friends not sure if they're dead or alive.
Elder Qin and Do Hye: masterminds of a lot of events, both disappeared at academy invasion and presumed traitors
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October 3, 2023
Great Addition
This was probably my favorite book of the series so far and although the second volume was good, the third volume was better. I feel like the fights were more entertaining and a lot more action packed. The combined personality of the two titular characters also seems to have a more overarching goal rather than just existing. And lastly, we learned some very interesting information about the wider world at large. I definitely think if you read the first two volumes, you will enjoy this one.
This was probably my favorite book of the series so far and although the second volume was good, the third volume was better. I feel like the fights were more entertaining and a lot more action packed. The combined personality of the two titular characters also seems to have a more overarching goal rather than just existing. And lastly, we learned some very interesting information about the wider world at large. I definitely think if you read the first two volumes, you will enjoy this one.
April 7, 2023
Yet another boring cultivation tournament
I liked the characters in this series and it was one of the few cultivation stories I could stand because it had been more about the development personal development and not boring made up system mechanics. And then this drove right of the rails with a tournament. Sure there was character development but the tournament just killed the fun of this series for me.
I liked the characters in this series and it was one of the few cultivation stories I could stand because it had been more about the development personal development and not boring made up system mechanics. And then this drove right of the rails with a tournament. Sure there was character development but the tournament just killed the fun of this series for me.
December 26, 2024
Most of this book is devoted to cultivation techniques, training, and sparring. Serious conflict doesn't occur until the final quarter. I think I've reached the end of my journey with this series. There's nothing particularly wrong, but it doesn't have enough to hold my interest.
January 5, 2025
Lost 2 stars for NOT writing a Recap.
I think every reader needs to start doing this to force authors to write a quick Recap chapter, which readers can skip if they remember, and those who don't won't stop reading the series.
I think every reader needs to start doing this to force authors to write a quick Recap chapter, which readers can skip if they remember, and those who don't won't stop reading the series.
September 21, 2022
Very good read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who like LitRPG and progression type of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who like LitRPG and progression type of books with lots of action.
January 20, 2024
Love this series so far! :)
April 12, 2024
Better
I was quite critical of the first two books but a lot of those issues have really been ironed out with this book. Jia in particular is a much improved character.
I was quite critical of the first two books but a lot of those issues have really been ironed out with this book. Jia in particular is a much improved character.
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