Child of Dusk

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2021

Author

drabbit

• Child of Writer's Block
  May 1, 2022
• 12. New Student 7
  May 26, 2021
• 11. New Student 6
  May 21, 2021
• 10. New Student 5
  May 12, 2021
• 9. Edhalan 1
  May 4, 2021
• 8. New Student 4
  Apr 25, 2021
• 7. New Student 3
  Apr 20, 2021
• 6. New Student 2
  Apr 19, 2021
• 5. New Student 1
  Apr 17, 2021
• 4. Offer 4
  Apr 17, 2021
• 3. Offer 3
  Apr 15, 2021
• 2. Offer 2
  Apr 14, 2021
• 1. Offer 1
  Apr 12, 2021

Reviews

Community Reviews(6)

• ArusalanRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but the story's great! The title could use some work (although it might be used as irony).
  Alvanue is a really fun protagonist, who while impulsive does not suffer from bouts of idiocy that most "impulsive" characters suffer from. While she has flaws, it doesn't detract from her role as a MC, and I would love to see them explored further.
  I also like how the emotional scenes were done. Many stories seem to use shock or death to create these moments, but not this one. I won't go into Spoilers here, but her parents' reactions were pretty on point.
  I also love her bodyguard, and how he has a personality of his own. In too many stories they are either part of the furniture, or an unrequited lust object for the MC. He is neither, he has his own issues and his own flaws to his character.
  I'm also looking forward to the new characters introduced in the newest arc, and can't wait for them to be more fleshed out. The taste I got of them makes me hungry for more.
  Finally, I hope that the magic system is more fleshed out in the new arc. While I don't necessarily want a hard magic system (from what I've seen, that probably won't happen), I'd love to see more of the magic of the world, and especially those of the elves.
  I find myself looking forward to a new chapter (given how many stories I'm subscribed to on here, that is significant) and I hope the author keeps up the good work!
  10/10 Would recommend.
• GrayloreRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  An enjoyable read, well edited and with solid characters and storytelling. The plot is slow paced but you can see hints of the more active direction it'll take later. I feel it's setting up for some big adventures. However, early on it reads more as a slice of life, particularly since it's heading into a school-of-magic setting. There's nothing wrong with that, but the action in the first chapter could be a little misleading for readers. Expect a slower pace for many chapters.
  I think I'm most impressed with how distinct some of the cultures in the story feel. There's a sense of depth and history, and the exposition is gradual and feels natural with no info-dumps. The worldbuilding is drawing me in, and I like piecing together the hints we're given.
  I do feel just 'Child of Dusk' would be a better title for this story: the reincarnation angle is played lightly and mostly just provides the MC with perspective and drive. I like that reincarnation does not provide the MC any powers. Certainly, the reincarnation aspect is overemphasised in the title. This is more a coming-of-age story than a reincarnation or Isekai.
  Overall, a well developed narrative, with a lot of promise. I'm enjoying this series so far, and I hope it continues!
• EriBazz12Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  This story really stuck out to me. The style, the tone, it all fits together pretty well. I'm big on lore and world building and the little snippets we've gotten to see so far are pretty intriguing (the headings for each chapter kinda remind me of Practical Guide to Evil).
  I do have a few problems with the story, though. While I've liked everything I've read so far, at times it feels like the author is adding in some unnecessary filler and the pacing can drag a bit. (We don’t need everything to get described, we want action!). I think this is made up for with interesting characters and really good dialogue, but it was noticeable to me.
  Another thing, I'm kind of confused on how the magic system works, but hopefully that gets explained later on. The way things are going, it seems a bit xian xia? The author keeps mentioning mana reserves which kinda sounds like cultivating...Not sure how that'll be introduced, but seems pretty cool.
  Overall, excited to see where it goes. It just needs a bit of work. I've been looking for a good, new fantasy story to binge so I hope the author keeps writing.
• rexharrisRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  I have enjoyed the story so far and think it has potential. The main thing I will say is a piece of advice to the author. And that is to remove the gender bender element. I say this because of as off the current chapter, it really just hasn't been relevant. I am fairly certain the author, like I feel many authors do, added the gender bender aspect to make the fact their female charecter was tomboyish make sense. I feel authors tend to do this because it is difficult to write a good female lead as a male author. But the fact is that the gender bender tag will turn off some readers. I know in the past there was a time when I automatically didn't read anything with the gender bender tag. I feel like there are other readers like this out there so that's why I suggest removing it from the story unless you plan on expanding on it more. Not that I dislike the part. But I feel you might get more readers. So that's my advise.
  that being said. To anyone reading this considering the novel. It is a pretty solid novel so far and the world is interesting with lots of potential. The only negative being the sometimes overly wordy sections. And that I soemtimes find myself disliking the mc and the guard. But mainly the guard. Overal I would consider giving it a try.
• luda305Royal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  The style is well done.  And with respect to both technical style and grammar, the story is very well done.   The background and wordlbuilding are also very well done.  There's been a lot of thought put into the deep history of this world.
  The major concerns I have fall into three categories.
  First, I don't like the protagonist.  I'm neither sympathetic or empathetic to her.  She comes across as little more than a naive and clueless princess, though fortunately she's not spoiled.  That said, she does whine, beg and plead, has a habit of causing trouble for others unabashedly, and is occasionally lazy.
  Second, the characters' personalities are that cohesive.  For the protagonist and bodyguard, their characters are massively different than just a chapter later when they return from their mission.
  The protagonist is also a bit over the place.  Notionally, after living as an elf for a decade or more, she recovered her memories of her life on Earth.  How these memories affect her personality though seems very haphazard, and rather than an elf with Earth memories, she comes across as an Earthling who's now an elf. This is particularly clear in her diction, which comes across as 21st century American teenaer contra everyone else who speaks like, well, an adult.  (Though I have no idea how that works when they are all speaking elvish).  Her strong juvenile tendencies are odd as it's some amalgam of elvish and Earth juvenile, which is just weird.
  Third, the plot doesn't seem cohesive?  Or perhaps it lacks direction.  I'm actually not clear on this, but if you asked me what the plot was, I'd say "Elvish Harry Potter."  The problem is that this clearly doesn't make sense in light of what's been set up, and the school arc must be just a single arc, or a subplot.  And yet we've got 150ish pages related to the school.
  As an aside, I'm not real keen on how the interactions between the multiple languages spoken in-universe are handled.  It's just doesn't seem realistic to those of
• grovekeeperRoyal Road

  ★★ 2.0

  The initial chapters are plain info dumps about the world and that too is revealed in the most mundane way. There are events and then texts connecting it all together. The conversations are quick and gets finished soon. The rest of the chapter would be just filler. The novel is slow, the pacing is atrocious and only because there is so much filler.
  Author tries to show us elven culture but fails miserably. The important parts to the story are skimmed over while more importance is given to details which doesn't matter. It's like a dish with only seasonings and no meat.