Ravela - Silver Age Turmoil

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Description

An insane gamble allows Ravela to escape the cycle of being flung from one dimension to another.

She finds herself on a planet that has just barely entered the Age of Heroes. Follow Ravela as she overcomes obstacles ‌to find her place in this new world.

But fitting in is not an easy task. The struggle for a purpose isn’t easy, and as a “Super” herself, Ravela has to decide how she wants to shape the world.

Our setting begins in a society similar to our 1950s, but because of a very different history and continental shift, Earth does not look as you would expect.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: Nigh Fear

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 168
Views: 100,432

Chapters(88 total)

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Community Reviews(5)

ApocaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I'm trying to be as unbiased as possible. If I'm unable to do so, then that means I like the story so much, which is telling in itself.
Overall the story is well done so far, where my only problem was the mc "luckily" finding a fortune for herself just by checking the first office. That tried my suspension of disbelief, but after that there was no more such lucky breaks and the story itself is structured in a way that's logical to me.
Style and grammar is fine, only some small problems, but they are all from the first couple chapters, the author seemingly looses these problems as more is written. There are some typos, but it's rare and those happen to everyone. (They are not that frequent that it bothers me in enjoying the story)
I really enjoy the story. The character's motivations are not always spelled out, but I think that is a plus, and if you think about it then it's always makes sense. (Except when you don't know something yet. Then you have to wait couple of chapters)
Last comment: the author lies! It is promised that chapers are 1/week, but the longest it was between 2 chapters is 2 days so far. (I imagine this may change soon.)
s44Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
For a story that's supposedly going to a once-per-week release schedule, it's frustrating to have the initial batch of chapters end with the main plot seemingly nowhere in sight. If you were hooked by the superhero angle, that's basically just been background color so far. Things will probably end up there, but there's no evident path and the MC is just fumbling around reactively so far.
You could enjoy what's there after the action-packed Prologue as a well-written slice-of-life (sort of) with the double-portaled MC slowly learning to live a sort of Clark Kent existence, or you could wait a year and see what the story really turns into.
JeslikRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
So I liked the MC to begin with, but I really don't like the way the MC deals with the 2 nosy teenagers. First time they break into my room, discover my secrets, steal my stuff... i'm knocking them both out, retrieving my belongings, and moving down the road under a different appearance. Thats the nicest solution, as the MC isn't full-on Psycho. And randomly helping them become supers in hopes of keeping things quiet? f that. thats insane.
I can't see a reason to continue reading - I can more easily believe shape-shifting rings than i can believe in trusting teenagers not to be stupid. Just totally breaks my reality meter.
Also not a fan of the preachy religion stuff, but thats actually realisitic, so I'm only annoyed, and not disturbed.
EiferRoyal Road
★★★ 2.5
First off, the Female Lead tag might as well change to Male Lead tag since the MC spends 99.9% of the time as a guy. At least putting in the Male Lead as an addition would make it more honest. As it stands, it's for all intents and purposes a Male Lead story. Super misleading.
Anyway. I find the MC to have the spine of a wet noodle and a generally cowardly disposition in how they deal with things. Not at all my cup of coffee.
Additionally, for someone that's supposed to have been a gladiator and have been fighting for years against Demons, the MC comes off as a wimpy inexperienced rookie when fighting anyone else aside from the regular chump goon.
Considering how paranoid the MC is, the way they deal with people snooping into their stuff and stealing from them is laughable. All trust should have been broken and ties should have been severed, yet we see the MC just taking it again and again with no consequences. Absolutely off-putting way to write those encounters.
Neko SaigaiRoyal Road
★★ 2.0
The tags are pretty misleading as while the MC is female, she spends the majority of her time as a male. At the very least this needs the male lead tag, and probably the gender bender tag.
Style: The writing style feels really rough. I haven’t seen much improvement for 29 chapters, and the tone just feels monotone.
Story: The story is bland. There’s some exciting moments and progress, but it just all feels pretty bland. I can see the attempts to weave a complex narrative, but it’s rough and ends up pretty one note. For a story set in an alternate universe 1950s, it seems to really lack the actual feel of the 1950s in setting, and there doesn’t seem to be any real “culture clash” between the society at large and the MC.
Grammar: The grammar is okay. I’ve seen worse, but I’ve seen far better. There’s a lot of basic mistakes in the sentence construction and word choice.
Character Score: The MC is frustratingly passive but also Mary Sue-esque. While there’s some early struggles and character conflict that keep the MC mildly interesting, the way the MC actually handles everything is just passive and kind of disappointing for their supposed background. The supporting characters are just bad. Almost everyone feels one note and largely the same. I don’t find myself actively caring for any of the characters because they almost feel like nameless, replaceable NPCs.
I appreciate the author’s efforts, but I’m extremely disappointed. The description was promising, the execution was lacking. I could see this story being really good with a solid editor and major rewrites. To use a house analogy, it’s got good bones but needs some updating to bring it to code, and a lot of TLC to make it livable.