Wavebound

Self-Published

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Description

Ruyo, a small-time merchant, made a deal with a desperate spirit. Now she's the new Goddess of Water! With one barely-working shrine and little idea of what she's doing, can she convince people to give her the worship she needs to grow her powers?

Volumes 1-3 of a high fantasy series about freedom, magic, and being in over your head. You can also find the series on Amazon starting with the free Vol. 1:https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B08CBJGVCT

New:Patreon account here for advanced chapters:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5942610

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2021
Author: Snow Quill

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 631
Views: 367,909

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Community Reviews(4)

ErlemarRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Sometimes I like reading progression stories where protagonists reach incredibly high power levels. Still, sometimes I prefer slower-paced stories with lower stakes, and Wavebound is a beautiful example of this.
The world presents a post-apocalypse setting with medieval technologies, not well-developed magic, and small cities. This is a story about a young merchant called Ruyo who became a fledgling goddess. We follow her steps in gathering believers, spreading her influence, and improving the world. She doesn't aim at becoming the strongest person in the world - she tries to be useful and helpful. Unfortunately, her "mentor" isn't very experienced, so her progression isn't smooth but scattered and all over the place.
I like how she thinks about her actions' economic and political consequences and not simply giving everything to anyone. Instead, she builds communities and brings general improvements. There are many realistic parts – for example, in the beginning, she feels pretty awkward behaving like a goddess and asking for prayers. Her mindset is merchant-like, so often, she treats the goddess business as transactional and makes lots of pragmatic decisions.
The style of the story is nice, though sometimes it becomes a little dry and too descriptive. But in general, it is pretty good.
NarksRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's an interesting story with a genera rarely used and when I've read in the past left me disappointed.
so if your in for some god magic, war, and Assination attempts then give it a read
think this is my third review I've ever made
I'm wrtiting this on a small screen and late at night read it read it read it read it
rgreadsRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Everyone knows what gods are like. But how do they get started?
A slow build-up through books 1-3 tells the story of Ruyo, who's just barely a goddess by accident and has to convince friends, customers, and strangers to pray to the newest goddess. Her. Otherwise, we all know what happens to gods who are forgotten.
Grammar and writing style are what you would expect from a published series of novels, and each book covers another arc in her slow growth. Ruyo is a little scared, a little confused and uncertain, and a lot over her head. This isn't an isekai's instant climb to ultimate power, it's a slow and wandering journey like a lazy river. From everything the author has said, we'll get there, but expect another 3-6 books before there's any major progress beyond a mortal water mage.
skairunnerRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
(Note that volumes 1, 2, 3 and 6 are available on RoyalRoad, while volumes 4 and 5 are available exclusively on Amazon Kindle, either via Unlimited or an a la carte purchase of $2.99 each.)
Wavebound is a story about a young merchant Ruyo who finds herself inadvertently placed on the path to godhood. This story is something of a progression-style one, where the main conflicts have to do with power, accumulating it, and the problems that happen due to the lack of it.
Our main character Ruyo is likeable, and (as up to reading) she doesn't have grandiose thoughts about ruling the world or having people grovel at her feet. She just wants to be able to take the divinity she's gained and make it grow while making people happy.
And the people are just as important too. She has connections and makes new ones. People she help, people who want to use her, people who don't care either way. The relationships are diverse and interesting.
Her world is something of a resettled post-apocalypse, where the current inhabitants were dumped into the setting a few hundred years ago atop the ruins of what seems like much our own civilization. If that sounds like your vibe, it's quite integral to the entire story and may be a good reason to read it.
Here are some criticisms I had:
The writing style is dry at times, lacking a little bit of vitality -- which is a little disappointing when other times we do feel that direct connection to what's going on.
Ruyo handles things coming at her in a very scattershot and distractible way. Is it understandable? Yes, but it's still frustrating for a dozen things to pursue opening up while little progress is made on most of them. It gives the fiction a plodding tempo, I think, even though a lot of things do happen. I think the story could have benefited from a stronger focus on a few important plotlines, giving the rest less narrative weight without being entirely omitting them. It's a hard balance to strike, to be sure.
All in all, I enjoyed Wavebound