Everyday Life Begins with an Evil Spirit

Strictly speaking, this isn't a book review, just my personal subjective opinion. Since the story is indeed well-written, I'm still giving it full marks. I've read more than half of this book so far. Although the male lead has appeared and started pursuing the female lead, it still feels like he was forced into the "marriage arrangement" narrative. In terms of abilities, he's at best complementary to the female lead; there's absolutely no sense of security, he's practically just a partner. Moreover, after reading these volumes, the male lead gives the impression that he's only pursuing the female lead because he's lusting after her body, and the female lead's response to this relationship is very casual, giving off an "whatever" or "whatever" vibe. The two of them inexplicably got together...

Let's start with the strengths: 1. The female lead is generally charming enough. Although she's a bit hesitant about her identity and feelings for the male lead, she's quite adept in other aspects. She doesn't act foolishly or become a saint, and she maintains the moral compass of a normal person. This prevents readers from feeling a significant disconnect; there are no instances where her relatives are unrelated to her, and she doesn't take advantage of her beautiful appearance. She's quite reserved, especially compared to the previous female lead's heavy smoking habit—a significant improvement in removing this seemingly incongruous attribute. The character's background as a "mirror" further enhances the character's appeal...

I don't understand what's wrong with the male protagonist. While his strength is indeed relatively weaker than the female protagonist's, and he's not even a top-tier player, he's different. He's not inherently a monster; like other players, he gained his abilities through a parasite. By design, it's impossible for him to reach the protagonist's level. So, since the protagonist is stronger, what's wrong with the female protagonist helping the male protagonist overcome difficulties? Nowadays, whether it's male-oriented or female-oriented novels, it's all the same: the male is stronger than the female, and the male protagonist protects the female protagonist. But that doesn't mean it's wrong for the female to be stronger than the male. If the male protagonist, whose nature isn't a monster, eventually grows to be on par with or even stronger than the protagonist...

I followed the previous book all the way to the end, and to be honest, towards the end, the author's world-building became increasingly inflated. Everything started to exhibit a "giant" mentality—the bigger the better, the more the better. This inflated scale ultimately led to a disappointing ending. I was very disappointed with the previous book because good post-apocalyptic works are rare, and I thought it had a great potential to be one of the best in the genre. Now, let's talk about this book. It's very captivating from the start, weaving in slice-of-life elements as the plot progresses. The author's writing is excellent; many descriptions made me feel like I was actually there. While reading it at night...

The beginning was really good, but it fell apart towards the end, shifting from a horror/supernatural story to an urban fantasy, which was incredibly awkward to read, and the emotional impact was indescribable… Did the author run out of ideas towards the end? I hope it doesn't have a bad ending…

Now I've seen scenes where perceptions are altered on campus, like the second encounter with the strange sheep-headed creature at the hospital. This is probably the best-written horror scene I've seen so far, and also the most immersive. To be honest, I've seen too much mindless sweetness lately, which is getting a bit cloying. I'm generally averse to the "transformation marriage" trope, but I still had hope for this book, so I continued reading. However, since returning from the mirror world, I've become increasingly disappointed. The earlier parts were so well-written, but the later parts just feel a bit nauseating. For example, the scene where they casually engage in a gunfight with American soldiers abroad is ridiculous; it's pure wish-fulfillment fiction...

To be honest, I was drawn to this book by its novel subject matter. The idea of ​​a horror story combining transformation and spirits is quite appealing, but it needs a correspondingly coherent plot logic. I can tell the author is aiming for a mystery-driven horror style, speculating on game rules, how to exploit loopholes, and discovering hidden opportunities within those rules. But importantly, these all require clues—that's the charm of mystery—making that opportunity appear natural yet unexpected, often requiring a seemingly insignificant clue and a bold hypothesis or speculation. However, it's clear the author's grasp of this plot isn't quite there yet…

The first nine volumes of the book have a good plot, but the romance really needs improvement. I don't know how other readers feel, but I want to complain about the romance at the end of volume 11 and the beginning of volume 12. I found it very awkward to read. It tells the story of how the female lead suddenly opens up and accepts the male lead's love for a rather far-fetched reason, and then the male lead becomes a mindless simp, while the female lead's IQ seems to drop out. Here's a suggestion: a background like this would be better written like this: the male lead falls deeply in love with the female lead, but she is unwilling to accept it; the male lead constantly makes sacrifices for her behind the scenes, preventing her from...

I read up to volume nine in four days. The supernatural and ghost stories are well-written, and some parts really feel like ghost stories. However, there's just too much slice-of-life content. It's all the classic "pretending to be weak while actually being strong" trope—either healers pretending to be a miracle worker, buying this and that while casually mentioning how expensive everything is. There are also bizarre plots like powerful families, an old patriarch forcing a marriage, and minor villains who are always driven by lust, trying to force themselves on the heroine after a failed attempt, only to be taken away and filmed for a trending topic? And this plot has been repeated several times. If I didn't know better, I'd think this was India with such bad crime rates. Why not spend time developing the male lead's character instead of focusing on this...?

I started reading it in 2023, so it's been almost two years now. At first, I was looking forward to the sequel, but later it mainly became about seeing how they creatively padded the word count. My mindset has definitely changed a lot. This time, after accumulating content for several months, I finally opened it and found it straightforward and concise. I thought, "Brother, are you going to finish this?" And sure enough, it is. For a moment, I didn't know whether to regret not seeing any special padding techniques or feel relieved to finally reach the end. The first half of the story was very elaborate, with various game-related scenarios designed to foreshadow future plot developments...