Review Detail of Xyterni in Maiden Of The Splitting Moon
Review detail
Overall, a pretty good read. There aren't too many stories with female cultivators, and I really REALLY appreciate that there is no romantic interest in this one. The other ones all do and I hate the trope of having an OP male lead that saves the protagonist all the time. The world is pretty fleshed out and you can tell that the author spent a lot of time designing it. However, there are several places with huge info dumps that break the flow of the story. It would be nice if the info could be fed to the reader more naturally. The characters are fine, though a little lackluster. There are a lot of side characters but they're not really fleshed out because they have very little individual screentime. Also, there are a couple of points in the story where a ton of characters get introduced at once and it's hard to keep track of who's who. I like the strength progression of the protagonist. She works in order to improve and although she is quite strong she isn't OP. It's nice to see that there are other strong characters of the same age and that there are situations that are beyond her current power. I'm not an expert in fight scenes, but the ones here seem pretty good to me. Weapons and fighting styles are varied, and they're interesting to read. All in all, although there are definitely areas for improvement, I found the story to be solid and interesting to read. I'm giving it a 5 because it's honestly the best cultivator story with a female protagonist that I've seen so far.
Maiden Of The Splitting Moon
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RandomZach21:Don't know if you've read forge of destiny, but you'll probably like it for similar reasons.
Funny enough I found forge of destiny first and it helped me appreciate this story alot. I thought the idea of a world where the mc isn't the only one who's special while still being strong was an interesting idea.
Xyterni:I actually found Forge of Destiny after I read this story. You're right, I really liked it as well!
I think I know what you mean. I find a lot of cultivation stories very similar and trope-y, so finding a story that *doesn't* have a special snowflake/super OP protagonist is like a breath of fresh air.
RandomZach21:Funny enough I found forge of destiny first and it helped me appreciate this story alot. I thought the idea of a world where the mc isn't the only one who's special while still being strong was an interesting idea.
something that has always bothered me is how the mc is the only special snowflake there is. The mc always finds some special technique or overpowered treasure just laying around, How Are They The Only One?! I mean you can just walk outside the starter city and find an ancient bloodline, and somehow I'm supposed to believe that no one else has done that? it's just ridiculous.
Xyterni:I think I know what you mean. I find a lot of cultivation stories very similar and trope-y, so finding a story that *doesn't* have a special snowflake/super OP protagonist is like a breath of fresh air.
I know right! And it's even more ridiculous when the protagonist finds more than one OP technique/treasure. Like sure, the protagonist finds them on the ground like candy but no one else can have even one?? I understand power fantasies are popular and all, but sometimes it gets to be too much.
RandomZach21:something that has always bothered me is how the mc is the only special snowflake there is. The mc always finds some special technique or overpowered treasure just laying around, How Are They The Only One?! I mean you can just walk outside the starter city and find an ancient bloodline, and somehow I'm supposed to believe that no one else has done that? it's just ridiculous.
I'm glad someone gets it. I can appreciate a power fantasy, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I just want an awesome blood pumping fight between powerful people, not a continuous stream of one-sided beat downs.
Xyterni:I know right! And it's even more ridiculous when the protagonist finds more than one OP technique/treasure. Like sure, the protagonist finds them on the ground like candy but no one else can have even one?? I understand power fantasies are popular and all, but sometimes it gets to be too much.
so yeah I really appreciate these stories where the mc is special but not the only one who's special. Oh, and the world building is also pretty interesting, which is very nice.
RandomZach21:I'm glad someone gets it. I can appreciate a power fantasy, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I just want an awesome blood pumping fight between powerful people, not a continuous stream of one-sided beat downs.
Exactly. Power fantasies can be nice sometimes, but after a while they get boring because there is no tension. I want the protagonist to be able to fail, not have every fight have a foregone conclusion. Anyways, I guess this conversation was a long winded way of saying that we need more stories like this one. :)
RandomZach21:I'm glad someone gets it. I can appreciate a power fantasy, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I just want an awesome blood pumping fight between powerful people, not a continuous stream of one-sided beat downs.
I have never liked it when the Female MC always falls for the first beefcake male and he will always have a line along this route " she will be mine, or I will make her mine" like she is a car or piece of meat. And why does the love interest always have to be male, for that matter why one at all. ? I hate that.