
Surprise, I Turned into the Goddess of Light
惊我变成了光明女神
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- Ongoing
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- 2.6M Words
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- Western Fantasy
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- 8mo ago
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It looks good, but could you reduce the amount of interaction with men?
Could you please stop focusing on how the male characters around the protagonist are captivated by him, how his smile is so enchanting, and how so-and-so is trying to pursue him? While there's currently no toxic content, if the goal is to highlight the protagonist's beauty, one instance is enough; you don't need so many. More interaction with the female characters would be much better. Besides, I came here on a recommendation, and I'm already wary of any toxic content on this site. I'm genuinely worried about another one popping up out of nowhere (and there's a whole bunch of idiot readers out there, sigh, I don't want to say more).
Author's self-evaluation
Since no one has written a book review for me, I'll write one myself (to each their own, this is just for reference). I've loved reading web novels since elementary school, and I've read all sorts of genres. Based on thirteen years of experience, I'll give a relatively objective evaluation. *I Became the Goddess of Light* Tags: Fantasy, Transformation, Action. Eve transmigrates to a magical world and becomes the human infant form of the Goddess of Light, telling the story of her easy growth with the girls. Plot: ★★★★ (I think the premise is great) Writing: ★★★ (Although average, it flows smoothly and doesn't affect reading) Recommendation Index: ★★★★★ (A gem, perfectly capturing my love for reading...)
Personal opinion
Having finished the first seven volumes, here's a brief review. The plot and outline are decent, and the writing is relatively good, so it shouldn't significantly hinder reading. The protagonist is gentle and kind, and his interactions with male characters are generally harmless. Regarding the supporting characters, the main characters in the first seven chapters are Izayoi, Xiaoduo, and Xiaolu. Their character development feels a bit abrupt, and the romance develops too quickly (perhaps because the early stages are mostly focused on fighting, with little time for everyday life). As for combat, the protagonist consistently suffers setbacks against opponents of similar strength. At level one, he almost got humiliated by that John guy; at level two, he couldn't defeat the God of War; he hasn't even reached level three yet; and at level four, he's consistently getting defeated. As...
Advantages and disadvantages
This book's strengths and weaknesses: The outline is perfect, and the first three volumes deserve an 8 out of 10. The main problem is the lack of interaction between characters from the Eastern Kingdom, making the reason for their later confrontation with the Emperor weak. The story is essentially blank, but this can be compensated for with side stories. Volumes 4-6 show a significant drop in the protagonist's intelligence, while volumes 7-9 are entirely overpowered, lacking any desire to become stronger and prone to recklessness. It also suffers from a common flaw in current works: the disappearance of lower-level characters. For a long time, no lower-level character has been developed to drive the plot. The God of War is overpowered; if he becomes a god, he won't be invincible. The fourth-tier characters from the Apocalypse are too rigid.
The battles were too slow to start... I didn't find them particularly exciting.
The plot is slow-paced, the protagonist's strength doesn't increase, and he just keeps relying on others to save him every time? Can't you at least give the protagonist some strength? Is this all the Goddess of Light is capable of? Putting aside everything else, shouldn't he have some strength of his own? He's supposed to be incredibly intelligent, yet he doesn't know he's facing divine calamity? He's always being saved, and he doesn't even try to become stronger... Give the protagonist some self-defense capabilities and awareness, or is he some clueless kid who wasted his past life?
These are some of my opinions and my expectations for future content!
I think I'd prefer this novel to lean towards a harem ending. Judging from the synopsis, there should be many female characters and various stories developing between the protagonist and the female lead. Plus, this is a long novel, likely over a million words. If it's a one-on-one story, the later adventures will only involve the protagonist and that one heroine, which might make the plot a bit dull. But if multiple girls adventure with the protagonist, and he only ends up with one of them, it gives the impression that the protagonist is a heartless womanizer who only flirts with women and doesn't marry them. Readers would feel uncomfortable projecting themselves into that image. That's why I hope this novel will have a harem ending. Of course, I'm not opposed to...
It's so-so. At least, as a terrible student, it makes me feel sorry for them and gives me a headache.
The following content is purely my personal subjective evaluation, and frankly, it's not objective at all. I apologize if it offends anyone. How to put it... Other people's works feature gender-swapped, time-travel, yuri, but this work is just gender-swapped time-travel, come and learn from it... Learning is fine, but can you not be so realistic? The author has practically revealed their identity... A science student, at least currently in university, majoring in science, even physics, and probably doing well? They also quite like anime, hence the inclusion of many strange names. Writing all this in a book is just extreme censorship, isn't it? Although I understand the advanced physics terms you mentioned, I think these terms might be...
Extra
Extra Chapter: Brothers, this is an extra chapter I wrote after finishing the seventh volume of this book. Hello everyone, my name is Alexander. I have the bloodline of the God of War. The author said my setting couldn't exceed the fourth rank, but there are exceptions, such as my ancestor. So I directly broke through the fourth rank and reached the peak of the fourth rank. At the peak of the second rank, I could fight against the middle to early third rank, and even take on nine at once, possessing the strength of the peak third rank. So at the peak of the fourth rank, I directly fought nine gods, possessing the strength of the peak fifth rank. Not unreasonable, right? Forget about the protagonists, watch me, Alexander, directly fight nine gods. This is the invincible Alexander (look at this picture...).
The following is a guarantee personally made by the author to me and other readers.
Regarding some readers who feel that the book might be problematic later on because of the numerous male characters featured in the beginning, let me first clarify that this book is not problematic at all. I suggest you don't rush to drop it. All male characters in the book will not have any relationship or actions with the female lead that go beyond friendship. The male characters who appear earlier and have significant storylines are there to advance the later plot and resolve several foreshadowing elements (for example, Kelly's storyline connects to the appearance of Liu Mubai, the founder of Tianqi Academy, and related events). Furthermore, all the male characters in this book...
A very good book
I started reading this book before it was even released, and so far, I feel it's very enjoyable (in my own opinion). The strengths are: a well-written plot, decent writing style, and a very engaging novel. The weaknesses so far are: 1. The romance between the school and elf periods feels a bit rushed (the female lead's feelings for the protagonist change a little too quickly, even though a semester has passed, the lack of transition makes me feel like I've missed a few chapters). I hope the author can address this here. 2. The author's word count is too low qwq, I'm looking forward to a whole day of happy 15 seconds 。°(°¯᷄◠¯᷅°)°。 I hope the author continues to improve, keep it up! By the way...