A Holy Son of the Church, but a Dark Magic Master
是教廷圣子，但黑魔法大师
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 566k Words
- Genre
- Western Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Modern Magic
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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Reading Fuel That Helped Me Through a Book Drought
A record of the books that once helped me get through a reading slump.
Only Worth Reading If It Has Something Fresh, No Clichés
I've read so many books that I can usually predict what comes next as soon as I spot the formula. These days it's one overused trope after another. Either it's one fight after another, until reading becomes exhausting. Or the story plunges into one long dungeon arc. It's convenient for the author, but it really insults the reader's intelligence. Or the author thinks they're clever and that their comedy is hilarious, when in reality it's just... painfully bad. Personally, I think a good author s
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Good Books
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for a Certain No-Harem Fan♂
Solid reads to tide me over when I'm out of books
What on Earth Is Qidian Recommending to Me?
Joking version: Qidian recommended these to me, and I kept reading all sorts of strange novels. Qidian, do you even check what you're recommending???!! Serious version: Mostly books I found interesting in the daily recommendations and kept reading. All kinds of genres, mostly new and promising stories.
Historical and Xianxia Reads
Please save the list, give it a like, and follow me. A little encouragement might help me update it! Some books have few comments or none at all because I got lazy. I'll add more when I have time. These are all books I've read. I've actually read far more, but I just can't remember them all. I've forgotten everything! Some may be from so long ago that they could be a bit cringe-worthy. I've listed them in chronological order, and if you've read three or four out of ten, the rest are probably t
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A random collection of books I like, have finished, or am currently reading. Maybe you'll find one to your taste? (｡ò ∀ ó｡) I mainly recommend ongoing novels that I'm reading, though I occasionally include completed ones and abandoned cliffhangers too. I'll make sure to label them! I've been reading novels for a long time, and my tastes are pretty unusual. I can't get through ordinary, simplistic wish-fulfillment stories anymore. Other things I generally dislike: harems, unless the main plot is
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It's very well-written, and it feels like it took a long time to conceive. It's a very good work.
The world-building is deliberately grandiose. It uses excessive mystery to depict a vast world. The power struggles and conspiracies are poorly written, and the cause-and-effect relationships lack logic. It feels very fake.
It started strong but quickly declined. The beginning was somewhat suspenseful and eerie, but then it immediately jumped into a clichéd plot of backstabbing and power struggles. The build-up and subsequent downturn were poorly executed; the initial surge was quickly followed by a plunge into power struggles, making the pacing feel chaotic and the reading experience difficult. It even felt like it wasn't written by the same person.
The first few chapters were alright, but then it became toxic. It's readable, but only a little bit. It felt like the author was trying to use a build-up effect, but the protagonist was so powerful and calm in the first few chapters, and then he gets hunted down after the assessment – it was laughable. It would have been better to start with a weak protagonist who gradually grows stronger.
I dropped it after chapter 24. The protagonist, who reincarnates infinitely, wakes up like this; it would have been better not to include this plot point. It's too cruel; I couldn't continue reading.
The writing is just so-so, above average overall, so why are there so many people praising it so much?
The first three chapters were quite good, but the rest became a pain to read. It used the familiar technique of building suspense before revealing the protagonist's true abilities, with bystanders belittling the protagonist and various coincidences leading to misunderstandings, all to showcase the protagonist's strengths.
It started strong but ended weak, hiding its true colors, hiding like a fool. I came here to read, not to solve riddles.
Now I understand why the comments section is so polarized. The author states in the introduction that the reasoning behind the first 20 chapters will only become clear after reading chapter 20. I bet many people were so badly influenced by the first 20 chapters that they gave up immediately. Some people read over twenty chapters and exclaimed, "That's it?" I suggest the author address this issue.
There was no malice intended; I was simply very curious: in a world where such power resides within oneself, how could an empress possibly wipe out the entire royal family?