Description

A passion burns inside the heart of everyone. It's spark may have bloomed during the most unlikely of times for strange and even the most unappealing of things till it kindled into a raging fire that you have long lost control of, but we must all thank the flame that helped shape our very essence.

In a strange new world filled with marvellous works crafted from iron and powered by steam there lived a changed man. For his desire of knowledge about a history long buried he discovered secrets that shattered a well crafted illusion forcing him into a new life on the high seas. Where the danger isn't just from his previous king, but also from the navy, pirates, monsters from the ocean depths, and uncharted lands that he has to cross to liberate his world.

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Little RacoonRoyal Road

★★★★ 3.5

Overall score: 3.5/5. I feel the author wrote each chapter in a single train of thought, which does lead to a decent flow, but with it, it also feels like nothing much happened over the past five chapters.
Style score: 4/5. Although there were bits where I felt the descriptions took away from the story more than adding to it, in general the writing style was relatively easy to understand and communicated the story in a decent way.
Story score: 3/5. This is actually what I think is one of the weaker parts of the novel. As mentioned before, not much actually happens in the story. I am greeted with many technical terms related to the world, but with it, there isn't really depth where I can understand their relation to the story itself, making the overall plot so far a bit bland.
Grammar score: 4/5. There are some pretty clear but minor grammatical mistakes that doesn't distract the story too much. Overall it's pretty good though. Not much to say there.
Character score: 3/5. Although I feel the personality of Nathaniel is well-established over the five chapters, the lack of mention of him in the very first chapter makes it feel like it's a prologue...? There isn't too much mention of other characters in the story so far, most of them serving as a way to introduce another facet of Nathaniel's character.
Conclusion: In five chapters, I can't really say too much about the story. It's definitely not bad, but I think a couple of edits can help it in the long run. I feel there is a lot going on, but at the same time, not much stuff actually happens. Maybe all of this is setting up for future plot points and character development, but in a world where patience isn't really a strength in most individuals (sadly, me included), it can get difficult to continue onwards. However, I do encourage people to keep reading onwards as it's not like there's no movement; it's just slower than your average webnovel.