I am rewriting the review after reading till the end. The ending is cliff hanger free but still leaves a taste for more. And, Man this is some good stuff. I got attached to MC around 7 or 8 chapter. When his dream shattered and he was forced to walk the path of a mage. 

Overview- 

It is a story of a very young kid, at least till now. Who was raised away from the civilised world. Then his family was forced to return. All he wanted to become best and the politics kick in since his past was mysterious. It sounds cliche but trust me it's not, you will get hooked pretty soon.

Character-

I feel almost every character till now have some sort of back story. Hats off to author ✍️ for managing me to get intrigued on the story of side characters too.

Story-

It's a generic story of high fantasy same described as in synopsis. With lots of past events that unfold gradually, it will sure get you hooked

verdict- 

you should read it just because you will want to know more. It's a 💎 

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TBH, I was sceptical before starting this book. The prologue and first chapter did not immediately capture my attention, so I put it on my read later list. However, after some time, I gave this book a chance, and I found myself devouring chapters like hotcakes.

• The author's writing style and characterization: Despite the author switching between POVs quite often, I stopped worrying about it since it was written that way. I found the main character's quirky habits and way of talking to be entertaining, and the past foreshadowing added depth to the story.
• The importance of backstory: A good backstory is crucial for a present story to work, and this book definitely has it. I appreciated how the author weaved the past and present together seamlessly.
• Why I stopped at chapter ten: Although I was hooked, I decided to wait until the book had at least a hundred chapters before continuing. I want to let this tree grow and harvest it later, so to speak.

Overall, I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fantasy read. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it, despite my initial reservations. Don't be fooled by the few negative reviews; this book deserves at least a four, if not a five-star rating.

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TL:DR - Started with promising depth, devolved to McGuffin chasing shonen with villains of the week. Pacing and grammar feel a bit like a poor translation.

Setting:  4.5/5 - The history of the world is deep, interesting, and slowly revealed as the story progresses and the MC steps out into the world and experiences more of it.

Magic System 4/5 - Blend of options to explore, there are benefits to being born with the right affinity to take advantage of, but also alternatives that reward hard work regardless of background. Flexible enough to allow for creative use of mechanics for underdogs to turn around a fight or for people to be more capable than their appearance would suggest.

Characters/Dialogue 3.5/5 - Strong at the start of the story, but as more is revealed they become shallow achetypes where their job at moving the plot forward takes priority of keeping their motivations consistent.

Plot/Pacing 2/5 - After leaving the starting zone, everything in the story is dictated by McGuffins to an absurd degree and with the only informed characters being intentionally mysterious and playing the pronoun game.  There is little sense of the Mc's character growth or integration with the world or society around him shown through his actions, but the author will be sure to tell you explicitly if the MC did indeed become more mature or cautious by saying so then moving on. Out of character events are contrived and forced into existence in order to be lessons or hardships for the MC rather than something that organically appears to be part of the world or could occur by happenstance.

Grammar/Spelling/Structure 2/5 - It is hard to tell if this story is a poor translation or if English isn't the author's first language. Possessive pronouns for the same character will change many times in a paragraph usually in the context of the phrases "His son" or "Her son" confusing the s*x of the parent. Dropped letters in simple words makes me wonder if perhaps the "T" key is busted, this becomes very obvious as I use text to speech to listen to the story.  There will be times when you check to see if you missed a chapter because of a break or jump in the story.... no you didn't miss a chapter.... it's just written like that.

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