Eldritch Maiden

Self-Published

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Description

Hailey Juniper Penze, an ordinary high school girl, fights crime by night under the nom de guerre Eldritch! A maid of mysterious and mystical might who defends Liberty City from the malfeasance of many a malicious malcontent!

Dear reader, we impart to you here the tales of Eldritch Maiden and her journey as a super heroine! Cloaked in the power of ancient spells and guided by the wisdom of her spiritual companion, Belinda, Eldritch combats the villainous forces that stand ready to prey upon her city. Join her as she confronts a multitude of plots and supervillains, all while surviving a far greater challenge in the form of high school and the difficult time when a girl becomes a woman.

Eldritch Maiden is inspired by Bronze Age comics. This means that while plotlines are grounded in reality and our heroine confronts personal and powered enemies, sometimes things are over the top and downrightcomicin nature.

AN: Also available on wattpad. This version is the most up to date however.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2018
Author: cerealsariel

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.0/ 5.0
Followers: 138
Views: 121,951

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Community Reviews(4)

cristy_ozRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This series is probably the most entertaining thing I've read in a while. It's fun, whitty, and overall a real adventure to read.
Style: The style and way it's narrated caught my attention as soon as I started reading. It's not afraid to be over the top and a little silly, but most importantly it's consistent throughout.
Grammar: The first few chapters could use revision, but over time you can tell the author improves and pays more attention to the grammar in the story. Even at the start, the errors are pretty minor and after a few chapters they're essentially gone save for the lone misplaced comma.
Story: The story is tremendous. The concept of a teen superheroine could go either way, but this story really knows what it's doing. It has depth without getting too intense. It does a good job of provoking different feelings in the reader. One of my favorite instances of this is when a villain shows up in a hospital and goes toe to toe with the heroine (I won't spoil anything) but it's a great moment that gives both character development and a cool fight scene.
Characters: The characters in this story are fun, and also have clear personalities and clear traits. Character development is very well done and usage and balance of characters works nicely. This is reflected on the use of charaters being allocated in chapters. While Eldrich is the main character, other characters such as Ginny get full chapters, which makes them more compelling as characters. It takes a while for characters to develop, but that made me like them a lot more because I had the chance to see them grow and experience their struggles.
elephaantteaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
If you are looking for a funny and witty short story to read look no further! There are a ton of quirky little details that the author added that make the story so much better! I don't want to spoil any so you'll have to look for yourself! The characters in it are sure to make you laugh, from what they do to anything else! I loved reading it and would 10/10 recccomend for someone to read!
GandraschRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
In my opinion the story's selling point is the writing style. It is written very dramatizing, like a narrator in an old play. Just like in the summary, really :). Sadly it's not for me, but objectively well written. To me it was too much and I'd have preferred if the story would have just gotten on with things, but you obviously can't make it right for everyone.
ShaorakaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Let me just say that, the story looks super nice and I sincerely recommend giving it a try. The characters are nice and varied, each of them has it's own little thing and the story flows well, and is interesting.
Now that that's out of the way, I'll just explain what I meant by that title.
So the story is written in a very... Stylish ? Complex ? Dramatic ? kind of style. Lots of description, each very precise and well written, but all from an omniscient outside view.
The action is described in a similar way, very detached I found, like you keep a emotional distance with what's happening.
So if you like the way the story is written it's very nice, and while I haven't read that much if it, it promised lottsa good things from the way it started.