The Breakthrough of N+M+X+2

Although this novel was completed last year, and I don't know if the author will ever see my long review, I'll still write down my thoughts because it's the most brilliant work I've ever read. Novels have always been a hobby of mine, especially mystery novels—this was true during my school years, and even more so after I started working. Whether it's world-renowned works or excellent pieces published in magazines, I pride myself on having read countless mystery novels. While many of them are excellent works with exciting plots, complex structures, and numerous suspenseful points, none have ever inspired me to write a review. But this work did…

Those who win the novella award are all monsters. As someone said, even such a brilliant work of the bizarre and suspense genre, even an award-winning work, seems to have a rather meager following, though it's still better than the silver-winning "Mountain City Shadow Puppetry." And it's quite strange that the reading experience of "N+" was almost identical to my experience reading "Mountain City" six months ago. I spent almost a year, quite by chance, reading all three award-winning novellas, leaving reviews and chatting with the authors (the other two were posted under a different account starting with "b"). Now, another year of writing competitions has arrived, and the gold and silver award winners...

The following contains spoilers, please read with caution ------------Divider-------------- I only started using this software late, lol, so this is my first review. Whether the author will see this is another matter. I never expected this novel to give me such a satisfying feeling after reading it; it just feels like, ah, it's suddenly over, leaving me wanting more. The novel doesn't have much unnecessary dialogue, but personally, I feel the daily descriptions lack humor and don't effectively enhance the suspense. However, the plot twists and turns are dramatic, and the later developments are a rollercoaster experience. However, the foreshadowing in the early stages is too shallow...

The novel is quite well-written, with a refreshing premise and well-placed foreshadowing. However, the writing style feels somewhat like simply telling a story. If the language could be improved, it could become a very good novel. The ending, however, felt a bit rushed. I'm really looking forward to your next novel and hope you'll bring us something even better then.

Overall, it's fantastic! The world-building is very scientific, and the main plot unfolds logically. It's a rare gem among suspenseful mystery (pseudo) novels. It's reminiscent of *Re: Zero*, though it has carved its own path. The notebook returns while the soul cannot (oops, spoiler!), Which in a sense tells a sad story about the irreversibility of life. Impressive! Actually, the foreshadowing in the early chapters could have been more extensive, and the order of deaths could have been adjusted and extended—but these are just my humble opinions. In short, the author is excellent, and I eagerly await your next "comeback."

I never expected that someone else would remember this book like me.

My method for finding books is to go to the homepage of my favorite author and look at their collection. That's how I unexpectedly discovered this book; I was really lucky.

I don't know why I deleted it back then. I can't remember the plot, and I don't want to rewatch it, but I remember it was truly a masterpiece.

Two years later, I'm back and highly recommend it.

The scene where the cabinet was overflowing with suicide notes suddenly reminded me of the movie Triangle, where the protagonist wanted to write a note but found he already had a whole bunch.