Ya Boy Books

Virtuous Sons: A Greco Roman Xianxia

Author: Ya Boy Genre: Fantasy

ThesayinggoesthatwhenamanisborntheFatesweavehisdestinyandswaddlehiminit.Thenone...Readmore ThesayinggoesthatwhenamanisborntheFatesweavehisdestinyandswaddlehiminit.Thenonedaythemandies,andtheswaddlebecomesashroud.Heavenmoveson.ItisaudacitytoquestiontheFates.OlympusisOlympus.Thelandofmenisthelandofmen.Totransgressthat,tocrossthelineofdivinityandscaleOlympusMons?TodefytheFatesandcastofftheirthreads?Thatishubris.It’samarkthateveryphilosopherbearsplainlyontheirsoul.[VirtuousSonsupdateseverySunday,Tuesday,andThursdayat8pmEST.]Collapse HandsomeMaleLead,Magic,MaleProtagonist,MultiplePOV,Mythology,AgeProgression,SecretIdentity,OverpoweredProtagonist,Wars,EuropeanAmbience,Medieval,WeaktoStrong Goodstory.Manwritesthisontherapeuticmethandit’sawesome Hey...Cansomeonegivemeabriefsummaryofwhatthisnovelisabout?Causethedescriptiondidn'tsayanything.. ThisbookissogoodicantbegintodescribeitwellwrittenandwellstructuredSpoilerpacingisimmaculateandtherearelotsofplotthreadsthatformfromtheverybeginning.sidecharacterswellfleshedoutandallactionstheycharactersmakecomeacrossasnaturalandnotforcedatall.thefirstpersonpovisnotannoyingatallunlikehowitusuallyis.thebestthingaboutthisnovelishowrealitfeelsduetothecarefulattentionthingslikepowerscalingandcharacterinteractionshavereceived.didnotexpectthislevelofqualityfromwhatisessentiallyaxianxia.Thisnovelistruetoitscoreasaxianxiabuthasitsowndistinctivetwistthatjustmakesitsomuchfuntoread.Closestthingtoa10/10ivecomeacross greatbook ReinventingtheXianxiaGenreREVIEWEDAT:0.18[TheYoungMiss-tocrat2]BYHaltWrite02/04/202122:16:54Thisisaninspiredtakeonthexianxiagenre.ItreinterpretsthesettingthroughaGreco-MediterraneanlensinsteadofthetypicalChinesesetting,andIhonestlyfinditquiterefereshing.Theauthorhasclearlyputinalotoftimeandthoughtintomergingthetraditionalxianxiasystemintotheaboveaesthetic.Thestyleisevocativeinanepic-fantasyfeelthatalotofotherstorieslack.Ialsolikehowwe'restartingfromarelativelygroundedlevelinsteadofhavingmountainsblowingupeveryotherchapter,anditreallymakestheworldfeelmorereal(andonlyservestomaketheepicmoreepic).Grammar,spelling,andpunctuationareflawless.Theproseissmoothandiseasytoread,nowallsoftextinvolved,andthereisverylittle,ifany,bloat.Eachsentenceisdesignedtoimpartsomethingusefultothereaderabouttheworld,theplot,orthecharacters.Nothingherefeelslikemytimeisbeingwasted.It'sstillveryearlyonasIwritethisreview,butalreadywe'reseeinghintsofplotthreadsherethatI'mreallyexcitedtoseedevelop.WhathappenedtoSolusinthepast?Iimagineatsomepointwe'llalsobeexposedtothewiderworldandthat'sgoingtobelitaf,seeinghowdifferentcity-statesmighthavedifferentcults(xianxiasects)forming.Itispacedquitenicely,neitherbeingtooabrupt,butnotmeanderingendlesslyeither.Edit:Chapter18,andtheplotthreadscontinuetointrigue!Thetwomaincharactersweseehaveareallynicedynamicbetweenthem.Bothfeellikefleshedoutindividuals.They'vegotsomequippylines,someinterestingmotivations,andagoodback-and-forth.Really,whatmoreistheretolikeinourleads? Thiswaslastreviewedatchapter18,butjudgingbytheamountofupvotesonthisreviewi'dsayitholdsup. 3upvotes. I'mtalkingabouttheupvotesontheoriginalreviewonRoyalRoad,ijustcopíeditandpostedithere. TheWritingPOV...IsNotMyCupOfTeaSoICan'tReadThisToBad...ItSeemedGoodAtFirstChapter WhyAreYouTypingLikeThis? IsThereAProblem......??? Yes. Whyistheresomanydownvote? JustSourLosers...BecauseOfMyCapitalizationTyping...ItLikeRanobesIsNowASchool It'sjustannoyingtoread,it'ssortofbotheringbutnoharmdone. IthinkIsawthisonroyal Publishers:Royalroad GladtoseemyrecommendationputonthesitethisstoryisbeautifulitistheperfectcombobetweengreecmytologyandXianxiaIrecommendreadingthistoeveryone Howmanymaincharactersdowehave? twomaincharacters 2?Thatsoundslikeanono Why?TaketheexampleofNarutoanime,ithasNarutoandSasukeastwomaincharacters. Greekmythology?Sothegodsarepresentinthestory? Idon'twanttosaytoomuchbecauseitwouldspoilthepleasureofreadingit,buttheauthorknowsalotaboutancientGreece,eventhoughitisobviouslyanalternativeworldwithimportantdifferences. Unrelated,butIamamazedathowpeoplecangetawaywiththesepfp Iwouldarguetheymightknowtoomuchforthereader'sgood.Ireadafewchaptersandputitasideasapotentialtoread,buttheamountoftimesIhadtogoogleawordbecausethey'reusingtheancientgreektermwaskindofannoying.Igetit,it'ssetinanancientgreeksettingsoofcoursethey'llusethoseterms,butitwasfarmoreofachoretoreadandactuallyfullyunderstandwhatwasgoingonthanmostotherbooks.Nottomentionsomeofthemseemedentirelyunnecessary.Ifit'ssomethingthatdoesn'thaveadirecttranslationoryou'dactuallylosesomethingbytranslatingit,fine.Butmaybehalfofthemseemedsoarbitrary.MaybeI'mjustsofamiliarwiththetermsinAsiannovelsIjustdon'tnoticethesameproblemsinthem. isitharem?orhaveromance? Askingtherealquestions Noharemit'salmostsure,the2MChavepotentialloveinterestsbutthestorydoesn'treallyfocusonthat.(fromwhatIhaveread) Signsofgayromanceappearlateron That'sveryGreek... ManIloveyourpfp hahaha

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