Sounds fun. I'll swap with you in return for my book
Space Patroller Miya. Do you also want me to write the review here and then post it on your reviews page? -
Overview -
I honestly found the book very inviting yet sensical, to say the least. Easy-going plot for readers who aren't experienced with the playing themes, yet others who have encountered this same narrative will be surprised by the work put into the story and characters.
Writing Quality: I'm a stickler when it comes to spelling, and I'm happy to say this hadn't had any that I picked up. The tenses were pleasing, the grammar was pleasing, and the diction and sentence structure flowed very well. This is my first time reading in the Third-person omniscient POV, and I was surprised at how well it worked. However, most of the praise should be given to the writer, who provided excellent thought dialogues and inner intentions and played a great role as a reliable author. The details of how the characters looked were a bit bland, so I couldn't visualize much, but the settings were given a good amount of explanation, just enough to map it out for myself. My favorite part about action books,
the fight scenes, wasn't all too bad but moved in a slow motion manner with actions seemingly stopping in time for dialogues, thoughts, and reactions to catch up (sort of like a
Carlo Zen, Saga of Tanya the Evil, style, which isn't bad).
Character Design: The characters seem interesting, each with distinct personalities that can be put together through their actions, words, and inner thoughts. Even though it's explained previously in the first chapter that the characters changed significantly, I could already get similar conflicts between the MC and female supporting character, Ariene, to anime like
Zero no Tsukaima or
Shakugan no Shana (meaning strong and respectable young girl drawn smitten due to male lead's unorthodox acts, or just Tsunderes). Though this type of dynamic is a bit played out, and readers familiar with the trope can figure out where the most prominent love interest will go, it doesn't take away from the main aspect of the story. Nevertheless, the dialogue flowed smoothly, and knowing how all the characters reacted was like watching the folding scenes of a play or anime, which I loved.
Story Development: As read in the title of the book, the plot follows a regression from the MCs past to what's happening in his now future's present. However, around chapter three, he comes to the realization that because he knows what's going to happen ad openly changes the outcomes of significant events, it will eventually lead to forced results (
Back to the Future moment, lol). I haven't read that deep into the story, but it will be interesting to know how he'll previous knowledge will come into play when everything is thrown into uncertainty. But the story seems to follow a 'because, then so' format where things are either aforementioned or explained after the fact, so there shouldn't be any loopholes as long as the author keeps that up.
Conclusion -
Great story for those who want an intriguing tale of magic from the perspective of a heroic lead gone back in time in anticipation of changing his uncertain future!
I usually follow up with World Design, but I decided that five chapters were enough for a reasonable review and didn't want to give my perspective on something that needed additional information to collect. You can message me whether you want me to post it on your reviews tab, or it can stay on this page.
