Summary: Overall, this is a very high quality story. This story avoids most of the common pitfalls and tropes that stories of this genre tend to have. If the synopsis or tags capture your interest, then this story is worth a read. For those who are still on the fence about reading, the first two chapters and the extra chapter are enough to know whether you want to continue with the story or not. If you are still on the fence after that, Chapters 3 and 4 should be enough for you to decide.

This is a very high quality story. The author has a solid grasp on the fundamentals it takes to craft a good book. A majority of the qualities that one would expect from a good book, from the basics like plot and setting to the more complex components like pacing and execution, are at the satisfactory level at the very least. There might be some parts that are a little lacking like the world building, but it isn't weak enough to weigh down the story as of Chapter 10. Of particular note is the writing level of this story. The writing level of this story is noticeably better than other stories that can be found on ScribbleHub, which strengthens this story's quality overall.

Where this story shines the most so far is in the development of its characters. As of this point, the cast of named characters is relatively small when compared to other works of this genre. This gives the author more time to add to the complexity of their characters. None of the characters in this story are one-dimensional; all characters have a rhyme or reason to their behaviors and actions. Even the characters with not a lot of screentime are given complexity through description or implication. Of course, as the driving force of the story, the main character is the most complex character of them all. Although character writing may not be a priority in other stories of this genre, it is definitely one of the priorities of this story and it shows.

The average length per chapter is about 8, 000 words. Almost all of the chapters in Volume 1 are written like mini-arcs, which means that they all have a beginning, middle, and end. Except for two specific chapters which make up two halves of a mini-arc, there are no abrupt endings or cliffhangers in Volume 1's chapters. Yet, the chapters are not isolated from one another, with the author adding plenty of foreshadowing and intrigue to keep the chapters connected to one another. This makes Volume 1 follow a half-episodic, half-continuous storyline. Volume 2 so far has a more continuous storyline. Unfortunately, the updates to this story come few and far between, which makes the wait between chapters in Volume 2 more painful because of this. At least the long chapter length helps alleviate the pain of waiting for additional chapters.

This story definitely deserves more readers than it has now, and this story is definitely worth a read.

Extra Note: If anyone is curious, I wrote a much longer, much more spoiler heavy comment of my thoughts and expectations about this story on "Chapter 10: The Mistress of All Evil is Now My Big Sister." This comment is very, VERY spoiler heavy, so I don't recommend you read it until you finish that chapter.

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