It’s not often that we see a long-running light novel series come to an end and even less often one as popular as Ascendance of a Bookworm.

So let’s talk about the series as a whole. How did you like the story? What were your favorite and least favorite parts? Was the ending satisfying? Who is your favorite character? Who is your least favorite? General thoughts?

  • I2jgwh0hYtxrCZQ@lemmy.sdf.orgMEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I think it’s unfortunate that the friendship between Myne and Frieda (granddaughter of Merchant’s Guild guildmaster) didn’t pan out. I wonder what happened to her.

    I agree, I was hoping to see more of her. Myne only survived because of her but she got relegated to restaurant duty. I was hoping she might be saved from marrying a Nobel by Myne now she has more authority.

    Lutz x Tuuli is another pairing I wish I knew more of. It feels like there is an untold story there and I would absolutely love to see a spinoff novel to see their point of view.

    Yeah, again I would have liked to see more of the lower city in the later volumes. What are Mynes family doing while she at school?, what is Benno planning?, what is Heidi up to?, What do people think is happening with the nobels?

    One of my least favorite points in the entire story was when the whole Rozemyne x Ferdinand thing started to crystalize. The thought alone made me feel icky.

    Yeah, I can see the familiar love but romantic love just seems wrong. Also did you get an obsessive love from Ferdinand when he was saying how he views Myne at the start of the final volume? It sounded like he was obsessed with Myne rather than in love with her.

    • NineSwords@ani.socialOPMEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Also did you get an obsessive love from Ferdinand when he was saying how he views Myne at the start of the final volume? It sounded like he was obsessed with Myne rather than in love with her.

      I had to reread that part. I interpreted it not so much as “obsessed” with her but with what she and her family have. Myne and her family represent the very concept of familial love he desperately craves. Since he was brought up as a simple tool to be discarded it is not surprising that the scenes he witnessed (and re-witnessed here) with Myne and her family deeply affected him. To protect this he would even blackmail a literal Goddess (how awesome was that scene?!).

      That’s why I’m okay with the MxF non-romantic ship, but I felt like from Myne’s side she might have romantic feelings for Ferdinand and doesn’t know it yet since she is so inexperienced. In a potential sequel, I can see Myne realizing her feelings and the relationship turning to romance. Honestly, I don’t see a scenario where I would say that I agree with that outcome. But then again, I didn’t think there would be an agreeable marriage between Myne and Ferdinand in the first place and here I am thinking it’s okay the way it is. In the end, I should just trust in Ms. Kazuki.