Sometimes I just want to know what happens next or if I’m in a hurry I end up just reading the text. I notice the pictures but they don’t register properly so I have to go back and look at them again.
Sometimes I just want to know what happens next or if I’m in a hurry I end up just reading the text. I notice the pictures but they don’t register properly so I have to go back and look at them again.
Didn’t I Say to make my Abilities Average - Volume 9 to 11
Over the last month I have slowly continued my reread of Average Abilities.
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Since the boss NineSwords has broken the rules about non Light Novels topics I will do the same and mention I have been reading some manga as well so haven’t read as many LNs. I still haven’t got the hang of reading them, reading the panels in the wrong order or treating it like a novel and ignoring the drawings.
I always thought I would make a good cult member.
I thought you were the cult leader? Isn’t this the Bookworm LN Cult?
Statistically speaking a peasant in a random kingdom is the most likely option. So I am aiming for a world where peasants aren’t abused, or at least not abused as much.
What about the riskiest worlds?
1 - So I’m a Spider so What?
2 - Ascendance of a Bookworm
3 - Death March to another world rhapsody
Here are the top ones based on the LNs I have read.
1 - Making Magic
Pros:
Cons:
2 - In the land of Leadale
Pros:
Cons:
3 - Log Horizon (Based on Anime, I haven’t read the LN)
Pros:
Cons:
I read the first volume then picked up another series instead. Maybe I will give it another try.
Favourite Parts:
Least Favourite Parts:
Characters
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.
Ascendance of a Bookworm - Part 5: Vol.12
Bookworm has come to an end. It ended better than I thought, the loose ends were wrapped up and it ended at a good point. I would still like to know what happens after that and what happens to all the people she meet along the way. It looks like there are side stories to come and possible an extension to the main story so there is hope.
I knew I would get someone with Number 1.
I thought Number 2 would be easy if you have seen the anime or read the LN up to meeting the character. It’s quite a unique position.
Quote 1 -
Why, at this rate I’ll have to write the books myself, and then I can become a librarian like I always wanted!
Didn’t I say to make my abilities average
Quote 2 -
Lemme go, [Redacted]! Insulting me is one thing, but I cannot let him get away with insults to the demon king and my subordinates! Otherwise, I am a failure as minister of agriculture!
I’ve been killing slimes for 300 years (Sample from - I have been a buricrate for 1500 years)
Quote 3 -
Anyway, now that I’m back home, I’ve wasted no time doing some follow-up investigations. The Colonel’s gonna look out for the elves until they reach the border, but there’s no telling what’ll happen after that.
So I’m a spider, so what?
We also have the next Anime season to enjoy.
Bookworm this week.
I am going to miss it.
So I’m a spider so what?
The ending was rushed resulting in uncharacteristic actions by the MC and other people. Then it has a chapter listing 2 sentences of what happened to each person. It would have been much better to use the chapter to expand the ending a bit.
So I’m a spider so what?
I do enjoy this series but there are defiantly parts which could be changed and improved.
Volume 11 covers Juliius’ life from early year until his death.
I feel this whole volume could be condensed down. It adds a lot of extra information and adds his values and why he acts how he does. But I am reading this novel because of White, she’s the main source of entertainment and is what’s making it interesting. Volume 11 just starts to drag on.
So to improve this series I would remove this volume and have a few chapters of his backstory.
Volume 16 is the end of the series, in this volume the main cast race to the lower stratum to the conjuring controlling the skills. White and Demon Lord Ariels team is trying to destroy it to save Sariel, and Dustin & Guli Gulis team are trying to save it to save the planet. After they reach it they end up facing off against Administrator D who will give her power to keep it running if they can beat her. It ends with them succeeding and White becoming Administrator Ds maid.
The ending was defiantly botched. The author gave White and Demon Lord Ariel 1 line of goodbyes. After they have been through so much it just feels unrealistic. White is someone who doesn’t speak much but still there should have been more.
In the end White also becomes a maid for Administrator D. Again White who has been trying to survive and live her life with pride now becomes a maid without raising any objections. I understand that D is extremely powerful and has some power over her, she has a debt to her for saving the world and has some attraction to D after meeting back on earth and finding out she is a clone of D. But I still don’t buy that she would go along without any issues.
So I would give White and Demon Lord Ariel more time to say goodbye and have White at least trying to get her freedom if we follow the original ending. But I would prefer to rewrite a completely different ending.
Thank you for reading my rant.
Didn’t I Say to make my Abilities Average - Volume 6 to 8
I have continued my reread of Average Abilities.
I have had a look through my read series and it looks like only Death March to another world rhapsody and spice and Wolf (listened to the first few audiobooks) are older than 10 years. Unless you include the original Novels then a few others like In the land of Leadale would be included (but I never read them).
Death March is one of my top series so it is defiantly my favourite over 10 years old. I just wish they would release it quicker.
Didn’t I Say to make my Abilities Average - Volume 5
I have continued my reread of Average Abilities.
Still enjoyable the 2nd time, Miles antics never get old.
I have never been a big reader so my book list is limited.
But these are the authors of some of the audiobooks I have enjoyed: