Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess Vol. 3 - It took me all week to slug through this. The prose is one of the most stilted I’ve ever seen. It’s a constant parade of “I did X. I wish Y. I absorbed Z. I see A. I go talk to A.” and so on… There is no flow to the writing whatsoever. No narration of events. It reads like a diary entry of a 5-year-old. - 3/10
The Ephemeral Scenes of Setsuna’s Journey, Vol. 2 - Good second volume. There is still some of that obvious emotional manipulation going on but it’s not as hamfisted as in the first volume. Definitively looking forward to the next volume. - 7/10
Lucia and the Loom: Weaving Her Way to Happiness Volume 1 - Dahlia in Bloom is one of the series I really enjoy and this spinoff is every bit as good. The chapters are build episodic with each being its own small mini-arc. There were some that I liked better than others so I just average the final score to a 8/10.
Just a heads up: Dahlia in Bloom isn’t episodic. Only the spin-off has that structure. I would say though that you don’t need the parent story to enjoy this spin-off. Lucia has her own life and the shared characters are introduced properly from her POV.
But if you are interested in a comfy isekai with a slow burn romance (really slow burning) then I wholeheartedly recommend Dahlia.
Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess Vol. 3 - It took me all week to slug through this. The prose is one of the most stilted I’ve ever seen. It’s a constant parade of “I did X. I wish Y. I absorbed Z. I see A. I go talk to A.” and so on… There is no flow to the writing whatsoever. No narration of events. It reads like a diary entry of a 5-year-old. - 3/10
The Ephemeral Scenes of Setsuna’s Journey, Vol. 2 - Good second volume. There is still some of that obvious emotional manipulation going on but it’s not as hamfisted as in the first volume. Definitively looking forward to the next volume. - 7/10
Lucia and the Loom: Weaving Her Way to Happiness Volume 1 - Dahlia in Bloom is one of the series I really enjoy and this spinoff is every bit as good. The chapters are build episodic with each being its own small mini-arc. There were some that I liked better than others so I just average the final score to a 8/10.
Oh, I think I will pick up “Dahlia in bloom” then. That sounds interesting.
Just a heads up: Dahlia in Bloom isn’t episodic. Only the spin-off has that structure. I would say though that you don’t need the parent story to enjoy this spin-off. Lucia has her own life and the shared characters are introduced properly from her POV.
But if you are interested in a comfy isekai with a slow burn romance (really slow burning) then I wholeheartedly recommend Dahlia.