Ascendance of a Bookworm

Miya Kazuki

Jun 2020 · Ascendance of a Bookworm Vol 7 · J-Novel Club

About this eBook

The long winter comes to an end and vibrant spring returns to Ehrenfest. The temple swirls busily as attempts to control Myne's future escalate and the High Bishop, fueled by hate, shrouds the city in the darkness of his nefarious plots. But Myne just wants everything to stay the same. Her little brother has been born, she's making new books thanks to her progress making ink, and she wants nothing more than to just keep spending more heart-warming time with her family and friends. The world, however, forces her to make a cruel and unbearable decision. To protect those she loves, she must begin walking a new road.

Part two of this biblio-fantasy concludes in this heart-wrenching volume! There's a collection of short stories following the shocking climax, as well as two completely original short stories and a four-panel manga drawn by You Shiina.

Ratings and reviews

Good translation, although they removed the usual Japanese way to address names (like Benno-san could be translated as Mr. Benno instead just Benno) but it didn't changed the story much. Quite good story, although there's a bit of disjointed and rushed feeling at the climax chapters, but nothing too distracting. The world building is good. The story pacing is fine (except that bit around the climax chapter) and the characters are likeable. Cant wait for the next installment.

Till CLIMAX, it felt like story is bit rushed (unlike the moderate pace that we're used to.) Felt bad that Damuel being reduced to wallflower in this arc... :( But AFTER the CLIMAX, the story is back on its usual pace and the feelings it always seems to evoke, touching our hearts, specially with bonds of her family....

This is the most realistic and elaborate story I've ever read. I still got to read the first books, started buying the ones after where I stopped in the anime. I have no regret, this series is delivering all my expectations and surprising me to no end! Before I could notice I was buying every new book after finishing the last. Author-sama please continue being undoubtedly amazing in your writing, and the best is that you know how to balance everything and deliver a cohesive story plot and lore wise, I love your work!