Super Supportive

Simply put, this story is magnificent. The characters act like real people, their victories feel earned, the humor is clever and understated and just real, the world building is interesting, and I'm excited about what's to come. This book isn't just one of the best on plotgenre.com, it's one of the best I've read period.

Started out a little bit cliche with the tragic backstory, but i reallllly liked how it was developed afterward. I didn't feel like any of the plot was forced and the characters felt... human for lack of a better term. There is no twirly mustache villain and yet theres intrigue conflict and even proper enemies.

But the feels from the the kid. AHHHHH THE FEEELS. AND BOE TOOOOOOOO.

I thought at first that this was going to be a somewhat standard story of someone wanting to be a superhero in a litrpg-flavored world, and having that come to pass. I think that may still be technically true, but there’s so much more to the story. The author has done a tremendous amount of work to make a really creative background for the system, and an entirely different and parallel setting for the protag to explore and grow in at the same time that he’s pursuing his terrestrial goals. I’m really looking forward to hopefully following this story for a long time and seeing its many future twists and turns. 

I would say it has a system, but it's not a system novel. It tries to explore colonialism from the colonized perspective. Earth has "benign" alien overlords taking our most magically gifted as more or less slave labor, and trying to make Earth integrate into their culture- And they do it in a lot of other places as well.

In the middle of that, we have a young man with potent but not top tier magical power, trying to be clever and careful and understand the world, and find a place in it.

It's honestly lovely.

It's a great story. The characters are simple, but very real and very compelling. The world seems somewhat generic at its face, but is very interesting when you start getting further into it. The only thing I can't comment on is the story/plot. Not that its bad by any means, it's just that the story revolves heavily around the protagonist, so it's really difficult to predict where it's going to go next. Thus far, however, I've ended every chapter thinking that I really want to read more.

I'll provide a general review as I felt the need to as I almost at chair 90. I think the world building is great, I've taken the two different places as their own individual arcs and earth city as just a prelude in a sense. I feel the pacing a hair on the slower side but otherwise it's fun seeing all the different characters we get introduce to. 

I am going to read to current and I'll have a nice advance review! My first review too as this is kind of my first slightly heavier slice of life   

It is sweet and sour cocktail of emotions made by S-Rank Rabbit Bartender swirling in an incredibly Super Supportive cast of characters. The title is in equal measure about them as it is about main character.

It will make you smile. It will make you weep. There will be old secrets of the System, magical contracts, mortal dangers, tragedies and victories, highs and lows, and it grips you all the way - even in the most mundane parts.

I love this story. Definitely one of the top three on plotgenre.com for me. I very highly recommend it.

I don't know why reviews have to be at least 50 words. I get the concept, but that only stops me from posting reviews. I don't really have anything to say other than "read it, you won't regret it". 

There are many stories on RoyalRoad that I enjoy. I am happy to give those stories 5/5, when the story, characters, and world are engaging, without grammatical errors that rip away my immersion.

This one is the only one that I think is beautiful. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. I frequently feel like something in this story resonates with reality on a deep level.

The world that Sleyca has created is impressively detailed, and the characters all seem like real people with different but plausible perspectives.

The Artonans are one of the most interesting alien societies I have ever encountered.  They are clearly people who have a wide variety of perspectives as well, but their most powerful and honored people are inspiring in a way that Tolkien's elves could only wish to be.  The societal focus on teaching, children, duty, and emotions make me ache to live with them.

I'm also still very curious about what they have kept from humanity, to learn more about the nature of demons and authority, and to see Alden continue to develop his Skill.  I want to see how the supporting characters will grow.  I want to learn more about what it takes to make a Contract, and meet more Hn'tyons, and see their Skills.

Please, Sleyca, keep writing this beautiful world into being.  I want to see it all.

This story tries to link both a superhero world and a litrpg universe which it somewhat succeeds in doing. However, its many flaws stop me from recommending it and made me abandon it. I do believe the author has strong basics and will write interesting stories in the future.

The author's style is functional and doesn't display the most common flaws found in litrpg. It does feature some first person thrown in a mostly third person story.

While the worldbuilding lacks originality despite its interesting premise, it does anchor us into this world among these growing teenagers.

In terms of characters, the author manages to give a personality to a pretty large array of quirky characters. I could easily distinguish one from the other and I grew fond of some of them. However, none of them have evolved for a hundred chapters and their personalities don't have any impact on a plot. The banter is great though.

Indeed, the story has been meandering for a long time now. Some plot threads have taken too long to be resolved and/or were resolved in a disappointingly flat fashion.

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