Monarch of Darkness, Arsene - Reviews

Synopsis hooked me

This novel is one of the best On site hands down so many Writers fail to establish a romance that doesn’t make the Mc a simp or alows a side character to outshine the Mc, while at the same time The side characters have their own destiny and are not riding the coat tail of the Mc to gain power ups, his Potential girlfriend does not use him like in many stories on this site

i usually read 50 chapter before continue or drop a novel but i drop this at C41........the plot are a mess...i dont understand where the story is going,this is chinese cultivation with western setting then hes kowtowing to his parents before leaving them....i dont understand the setting anymore...he act live evil n cruel MC then act like beta simp to the girl his mother force on him cuz he wont say no to his mother...then he leave the family home bringing the girl with him...she gonna ask for food n all then hes gonna think its so annoying but still do what she ask...hes leaving the family when theres lot of people targetting him even the king...i dont know if his guards that much stronger to protect him... I really like the concept of this novel with a EVIL CANNIBAL MC wreaking havoc in the world...i never read a novel with cannibal mc before so that kinde new but NOT gonna torture myself with this one....

I like Dark novels with evil mC in them Plus the Canabalism Gives it an advantage oVer other novels if you keep him evil and not turn him into a bero and a good Mc it will beone of the bests. (You know Mc can eat his lovers literaly )

Loving this story so far. This work is proof that strong characters make stories worth reading. The protagonist is a fantastic character and is a blast to follow. The humor from his twisted world views and personality make each chapter such an entertaining read. Loved how he talked back to the demon after his death. I also never thought I could find so much amusement in reading a chapter about a baby in his mother's womb, but here you have it. As for the story itself, it is certainly a unique one and I look forward to seeing where it goes in future installments. The author seems to have a clear idea of where he is taking it. From a technical standpoint, this is a well-written work with little to no errors I could notice and the prose flows nicely, making for easy reading. Great original story that is well worth checking out.

Here are my thoughts!
Firstly, the style of writing the author has is really pleasant to read! It flows nicely, and has just the right amount of description that doesn't bog you down with too many details.
The main character is an absolute gem: they are witty, dark, humerous and it was really enjoyable following their blazon antics.
I think the plot ia also great, and the world building behind it is well thought out. I was really impressed with how fleshed out this story was when I read it.
My only critique is a few gramatical errors, but other than that, great work!

Shhhhh

Like majority of novels on this site, it starts out well only to become unbearable, cringy and embarrassing to read.

Decent quality of writing, with little errors but poor sentence structure... 3 stars

Updates are reliable... 3 stars

Story development involves almost every single character trying to kill mc with no reason and mc fighting them in retaliation... so plot is nonexistent and in its place is the typical angst and drama associated with silly revenge novels... 1 star because I can't give zero

Character design amounts to mc, fmc and everyone else... all characters beside mc and fmc have changes in behavior for plot convenience (eg: his parents who are rebellious turn meek and cowardly so that mc's enemies can attack him, all so that mc can have his edgy revenge arcs... yes they are only revenge arcs so far)... I give this 1 star otherwise i would give it zero

Worldbuilding involves mentioning of location names... no place is described hence impossible to imagine... 2 stars

Story straight up makes no sense. Author clearly does not know what story passing and proper development is, and cannot properly narrate the story as their is a lack of explanation for the plot. Simply put only the author would truly understand the story, since whatever the story is only fully narrated in his head.

Overall: Garbage tier writing/execution.

He changes how the Mc normally acts when around love interest for example when she lives in his home temporarily she invites her friend to live with her he normally would have kicked her out but decides to do nothing. Said friend poisons Mc instead of killing her he just leaves her be with no hard feelings.

If you don't have a good level of english then pass on this novel. Plenty of the words used are wrongly writen, especially the use of were - where - we're or your - you're - yours, etc. The use of ',' is also trashy.
Writing quality is deplorable.

That aside, characters dont really mean much emotionally. You see them, they die. Thoigh I have never read a novel with a main character like this so it's kinda nice.

Cultivation is a mess but I dont really care personally. Never really paid attention to it.

To me this novel is just to kill time and read without pondering too deeply while at the same time training your english to find spelling mistakes.
cheers

60 chapters in, I still don't understand even a speck of what is going on, no character makes sense, plotlines are convoluted and twisted, this whole "oh I'm a cannibal" thing never stops. I'm up for many things specially with evil MC, but one thing I just can't deal with is the pleasure of human meat. It's just absolutely upsetting. Oh and btw using a D20 dice although it sounds fun as a writer, it makes readers face too many confusing events.