Winter in a Small Town

How can anyone rate this book full of horrodeous grammar 5 stars, seriously? Story is good though, but reading is pain in ass unless edited.

What is Huxia?Author or translator, if You write a story in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French; kindly use English, Spanish, Portuguese and/or French names. Using Chinese names is unpleasant, confusing, difficult to read and remember; for example: Lian Shung Tiaxang went to ask for some apples, she told him that Leam Shang Taoxeng only has peaches.

the author sucks at describing the fights... it's even at the level where it's frustrating to read...in addition there are too many useless descriptions which already make the fight not so well described more difficult to read, and besides the author stops redefining the description of the technique as well as the weapons each time one of your characters makes a attack, and above all we already know that water represses fire, no need to give such a detailed and boring description in each paragraph...for me it's the worst novel I've seen in terms of combat description! just too frustrating!

love the story, but find the translation inconsistent, not to mention some chapters being posted in the wrong order and it not being fixed, ever.

If you are going to only Skim this Review, then I'll tell you it is a ok story quality-wise, but it is a very fun story. Even though this is a story based around a mmorpg, the author did not think too deeply how mmorpgs work as a game and just used game elements to create story *******. Like how losing a level upon character death is used to create stakes and consequences for the players about to do a risky plays which is compounded as higher levels become very grind heavy. You can see how this would make fights more tense when the odds are against the heroes and death in a game substantial but not fatal. However, when viewed as a game, this mechanic is incredible harsh and not player friendly with how easy it is to die in this game. When you die, you lose the level, the stats that came with it, any skills that unlock on those levels and all proficiency with said skills, and maybe an equipment piece you had now free for anyone to take. These are very powerful reason to not die for a story character, but as a random player, this death penalty will kill alot of player interest. Now if you can ignore all of the game stuff as a possible game and just take those at face value, then you can focus on the best parts. The characters. Alot of main characters are quirky and memorable which leads to alot of fun interactions and situations. I could talk about them in more depth like with the game problems but that will ruin the fun.TL;DR: Story about a bad mmorpg with funny and enjoyable main characters.

Second review, because why not? I've read pass 100 chapters already. First, the influence of the novel is immense for me may it be for better or for worse. I like it despite its discrepancies, so the review might not be helpful for the other readers. As I said in my last post, I'm a friend of the author and I'm a little bit biased about wanting him to succeed in his writing career. (I'm writing the review for other readers to know the charm, because Coffee has all my input already.)Writing Quality: 4 StarsHe said it himself in the aux chapter, what he uploads are the first drafts and would only even edit the free chapters. I find his words skewed, but I understood when he said he'd probably edit his premium chapters as well when he's done with the four-month guaranteed payment. Straight four months, one chapter daily is tough for his laziness, so I'm cutting him the slack. So far, I enjoyed the chapters he sends each and every day. I haven't gotten used of the recurring monologues, but they're all compensated by the low-key talking-and-walking signature happening between characters (the scenes are mostly refreshing to read), and what I like best are the surreal mind reading shenanigans. I've never read a book before that's so out of the norm. Of course, it has to be done somewhere before, but the way they're being executed are cleaner than the action scenes. I like the vigor.Stability of Updates: 2 StarsEasy five stars if the updates are linear, but volume three being simulpublished is a mess. Especially when Volume 2 gets a chapter in a week when Volume 3 has six. Please, take it the other way around. I understand that Volume 3 is another story, but if I'm a regular reader, I won't open the next book unless I've finished what's before it.Story Development: 3 StarsTbh, the structure is also a mess. But because the author was so insistent it's a "literary metafiction