A Development Plan from Scratch

The writing is amateurish, with a stream-of-consciousness style and occasional awkward sentences, making for a poor reading experience. The plot is disjointed, lacking in detail, and the story doesn't hold up to scrutiny. The male lead has an innate aura of stupidity, and the satisfying moments are so low-brow as to be almost nonexistent. The author should definitely read their work and improve it. I don't recommend reading this; this book is written, conceived, and written by a middle school student. Having read so many novels over the years, I honestly can't find many that are this bad and still managed to write so much. If the Pineapple Bun app had a blacklist of books, this one would definitely be a contender for the top spot.

After reading the first few chapters, I found the writing to be terrible, the plot weak, the pacing too fast, and the dialogue empty and meaningless. The male lead inexplicably entered the sect, and the sect leader inexplicably made him the chief disciple. The sect leader of such a large sect acts like an idiot, doing things without considering the consequences. The story keeps saying the male lead is strong, capable of chatting and laughing with various figures, but it never explains just how strong he is. His actions are never explained, his cultivation speed is incredibly slow, and his boasting and face-slapping moments are written in a rambling, disjointed manner. The requirements for becoming a saintess are never clearly stated. The female lead keeps saying she finds the male lead unfathomable, but it doesn't explain why he's unfathomable. The setting and plot are also lacking...

This author might as well just write a novel without a female lead. The male and female leads have absolutely no emotional foundation. If you were just writing a novel about showing off like "Emperor's Domination," that would be fine. But you can't even write romance and you still have a harem. Zi Ling gives me the feeling of a gold digger, and then there's Tiandao Sect's Long Yue. Does he just throw himself at anyone stronger than the protagonist? This book only feels slightly better than "The Journey of a Simp in the God of Life and Death" with that simp male lead. Also, the author writes cuckoldry stories. That princess has been seen naked by countless people and they still keep her. I wanted to quit when I saw this, but I kept reading because the reviews were good. Then came Dao Man, and Long Yue was stripped naked...

Too much constant use of "awesome" gets tiresome, and the romance between the male and female leads feels inexplicable—they suddenly get together. From another perspective, if it weren't for the male lead's plot armor, he'd be incredibly disliked. Falling in love over a cultivation technique feels abrupt, even though it's supposed to be based on trust and consideration; they haven't even known each other for very long… I hope the author can develop their romance in more detail (even if it's just for padding). A more natural, gradual development would be ideal. Zi Ling has only been around for a short time! The random princess is somewhat understandable since princesses love princes, but Zi Ling's relationship is a bit awkward…

Having read the first few chapters, the writing is decent, at least at a novel-writing level. However, the plot is nonsensical and disjointed. Even the foreshadowing feels weak and ineffective. The characters are one-dimensional and foolish; the male lead seems mentally challenged while the others are essentially idiots. The lack of character backstories makes them feel impersonal, and the attempts to show off lack the satisfying feeling of a typical "show-off" novel. What struck me most was the scene where someone nitpicks at the beginning, and the protagonist just snaps back at you with "I've been masturbating too much." It felt like my intelligence was being insulted. I haven't finished reading yet, but the early chapters are too off-putting; I hope they revise them soon. After all, writing so much isn't easy.

This is Hua Huo, a part-time book reviewer who hasn't posted a review in a while. Today, I'll be reviewing Ya Zi Jiang's new book, *Starting from Zero: A Harem Development Plan*. Overall, this is a fairly mainstream cultivation novel. Firstly, in terms of subject matter, it falls into a fairly orthodox online novel category and doesn't have anything particularly outstanding. Currently, the book has about 30,000 words. The main plot revolves around a male protagonist who, for some reason, is reincarnated from Earth into an ancient-style cultivation world and possesses the ability to be reborn infinitely. He then starts from scratch as a cultivation apprentice, seducing the sect's holy maiden and utterly defeating the proud disciples of other sects who come to marry him...

The plot jumps too fast! Seriously, the characters' psychology is completely illogical. What draws readers to a fantasy novel is the different thoughts and actions of each character, leading to battles, seeking realism in a fictional world, and finding logic in impossible theories to provide mental comfort. That's what readers expect from a novel. And no offense, but the writing is mediocre; it needs a major overhaul, my friend. But don't be discouraged, the general outline is decent; it's just the details and writing style that are too bland. You need to read more books.

It's completely unoriginal and self-indulgent, with an incredibly clichéd premise. The male lead automatically becomes brain-dead for the sake of being an overpowered protagonist, a bunch of female leads reduced to mere pawns of power, and all the villains around him are utterly brainless. When there's a twist or a twist, you think there'll be a climax, but it's just the same old revenge and social climb tropes from old Qidian novels. The author's perseverance and the sheer intelligence in their writing are truly remarkable. I also have to give myself a shout-out for being able to keep reading; I'm not bad either.

It was quite interesting at first. I personally enjoy this kind of plot where the protagonist shows off, gets slapped in the face, and builds a harem. I especially liked the part where the male lead reminisced about the Empress (I really like the loli Empress). I waited so long for the Empress to finally appear, but she was from an opposing force. Ugh, I particularly hate being betrayed by family. I had Lily, which was enough, but then the Empress came along (although it wasn't her intention). The author laid too much groundwork... I still quite liked the early part of the story, and I hope it gets better later.

No matter how big the storm, Ye Yuntian still advanced.