The Rising of the Shield Hero, Volume 3
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Summary
Naofumi Iwatani， an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga， suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe！ He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction。 As the Shield Hero， the weakest of the heroes， all is not as it seems。 Naofumi is soon alone， penniless， and betrayed。 With no one to turn to， and nowhere to run， he is left with only his shield。 Now， Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world！
Reviews
Mateus Perboni Rodrigues
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IdeaKeeping the same idea from the previous volume， to keep the MC moving on as a merchant。Also the basically no-evolution from the other "heroes" is kinda disappointing and also the hate from the country towards the Shield Hero is so far not explained yet， which is kinda odd since we are in the third volume already。Execution MacroI can say the evolution is always very fast， even in the previous volumes。Even though it is fast paces， it lacks some explanations to give more background to the topic IdeaKeeping the same idea from the previous volume， to keep the MC moving on as a merchant。Also the basically no-evolution from the other "heroes" is kinda disappointing and also the hate from the country towards the Shield Hero is so far not explained yet， which is kinda odd since we are in the third volume already。Execution MacroI can say the evolution is always very fast， even in the previous volumes。Even though it is fast paces， it lacks some explanations to give more background to the topic。Execution MicroThe lack of details from macro-level also reflects on micro-level， it is heavily focused on the MC and sometimes it misses some important explanations or details on the topic at hand。There could be a little more attention to that。All-in-AllI like how the MC keeps trying to solve his problems one at a time and also trying to clear his name from the false accusations。I also like how he protects those around him and tries his best to not let any harm come their way。I can see that some more information about characters or new characters could be brought forth to enrich the story， to give depth and more background。Let's keep reading the other volumes to see how things evolve。 。。。more
Ivan Labombarbe
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The story continues to build this world out and the struggles of the main character。
Ridho Febriansa
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Probably one of the intense volume compared to the first two volumes。1st volume supposed to be a introduction， but it gave out amazing and emotional introduction。2nd volume feels more to be introduction compared to the 1st one， but interactions between characters was really something I can enjoy forever。3rd volume finally answered things I've been craving after reading 2nd volume， the MAIN PLOT。 things are getting more clear after knowing the main plot。 3rd volume is really a compact volume tha Probably one of the intense volume compared to the first two volumes。1st volume supposed to be a introduction， but it gave out amazing and emotional introduction。2nd volume feels more to be introduction compared to the 1st one， but interactions between characters was really something I can enjoy forever。3rd volume finally answered things I've been craving after reading 2nd volume， the MAIN PLOT。 things are getting more clear after knowing the main plot。 3rd volume is really a compact volume that introduce new two characters （drawn in the illustration）， some fights among the other characters （outside the protagonist party）， and some heart-warming interactions between characters。I'm looking forward to read the next volume！ 。。。more
Donte McNeal
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We’re moving right along with this series。 Another volume， another betrayal for Naofumi。 He honestly can't seem to catch a break。 Just when he's survived the most recent wave （and protected countless people， he has to begin preparations for the next wave。 This volume introduces another potential party member in the form of Melty， a purple-haired young lady who loves filolials （and especially Filo）。 I won't spoil who she is exactly， but her inclusion inn the story， and Naofumi's party brings with We’re moving right along with this series。 Another volume， another betrayal for Naofumi。 He honestly can't seem to catch a break。 Just when he's survived the most recent wave （and protected countless people， he has to begin preparations for the next wave。 This volume introduces another potential party member in the form of Melty， a purple-haired young lady who loves filolials （and especially Filo）。 I won't spoil who she is exactly， but her inclusion inn the story， and Naofumi's party brings with it another set of challenges for our Shield Hero to face and overcome。Not only is he still expected to perform his duties as one of the Legendary Heroes， but he also has to put up with another attempt to make him out to be a villain。 By the hand of the same perpetrator from the false allegation against him back in Volume 1: Myne。 I can honestly say that Myne is a character I love to hate， and whenever she gets her comeuppance， it will be a sweet victory。 I'm not saying she's。。。you know what？ Yes I am。 She's a horrible person and deserves whatever she gets in the future。 I'm looking forward to it。Anyway， back to the aforementioned betrayal in this volume。 Naofumi is made out to be a violent， kidnapper/attempted murderer。 As if being accused of being a thief and a rapist wasn't bad enough; now he has to be on the run with someone he doesn't know too well。 Hell， he doesn't even know if he can trust them， yet he has to protect。 And that's not even counting the encroaching wave。The newest qwave brings with it challenges and enemies that you wouldn't have expected to see。 And funnily enough， it's Naofumi's party and expertise who does the most in the second wave。 The other heroes are just firing off special move after special move， approaching the fight as if it were something from one of the games they used to play back in their worlds。 Only after Naofumi confronts them and gets them to view things as more than a game， and gives them suggestions on how to plan their attacks， do things turn around for them。 With him being the Shield though， they reluctantly listen to him， but by the time Naofumi defeats the big boss of the wave， a surprise enemy appears， shaking the heroes to their cores。 Enter Glass， an enemy who descends from the sky， with powers unlike anyone Naofumi's ever faced before。 That's all I'll say about her， and learning about her while reading is the best way。 Just know this: she's a beast！ And I can't wait to see more of her。 I'm excited about what comes next， because I'm nearing where I left off in the anime。 I think it'll be a couple more volumes， and then I'll be in uncharted territory。 I'll blow through the next couple novels once I'm done with the first volume of another light novel series I started （more on that one at a later date）。Until next time peeps！ 。。。more
Pablo García
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The light novel The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 3 is written by Aneko Yusagi。I don’t understand the reason behind the author making the main characters incompetent and naïve。 On this third volume Naofumi （shield-hero）， Raphtalia and Filo face off against the King （Aultcray Melromarc xxxii）， the first daughter Myne， Melty （the future Queen – second daughter） three heroes （Motoyasu spear-hero， Ren sword-hero and Itsuki bow-hero） and the church。 If they are not enough， the main purpose for the The light novel The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 3 is written by Aneko Yusagi。I don’t understand the reason behind the author making the main characters incompetent and naïve。 On this third volume Naofumi （shield-hero）， Raphtalia and Filo face off against the King （Aultcray Melromarc xxxii）， the first daughter Myne， Melty （the future Queen – second daughter） three heroes （Motoyasu spear-hero， Ren sword-hero and Itsuki bow-hero） and the church。 If they are not enough， the main purpose for the heroes is to defeat the monsters falling from the waves of great destruction and because of their lack of capacity， ingenuity and courage lose to the main boss named Glass （hero from another world） in this third volume。 If the kidnapping-summoning ritual does not consider merit or capacity of the “heroes” it summons， well then， it has a big probability， that the people who are summoned， are modest， incapable and dumb。 But why would an author wish to exalt and “make a hero” out of incapable people or “regular joes”？ Is that even possible in real life？ Are real life heroes incapable， modest， low intelligence individuals？In addition， to this irredeemable writing flaw， how is it possible that the people who should be most interested in having their territory saved from the monsters and adversaries found in the waves of great destruction （rulers， knights， people， and heroes of Melromarc territory）， are the first to try to capture， kill and harm the （other） heroes and their allies？ This lacks logic and credibility。 The website vocabulary defines heroism as “（how） you might think of great acts of bravery， such as rushing into burning buildings and facing danger in battle。 。。。 As someone who shows great courage and valor is referred to as a hero， their actions are considered to be acts of heroism”。The “heroes” that are “summoned” are not trained， there is no handbook or help guide to tell them how to improve their capacities or power。 Nor do the people of that parallel world， know， train or guide the “heroes” toward improving themselves。 Even though this light novel tries to imply that this “parallel world” is “game-like” is it possible for the players to do whatever they want and even to the extent of not accomplishing their main objective？ Are the online games played in “real-life” situations where the players are not taught to improve and win？ Can this laissez-faire fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants， attitude be accepted in life and death parallel world？ The Rising of the Shield Hero is one of my favorite anime （animated series） for both the values and main characters and the great music in its soundtrack。 I find it fortunate， that its director and main writer on the anime， have been able to filter out these illogical inconsistencies found on the light novel。 I am really happy that the anime is on its third season already。 Congratulations to everyone involved。 。。。more
Leonardo Mattei
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Very action packed chapter
Titan Rossi
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Glass cantik banget sih， dan si Naofumi makin lama makin sangar dan Overpower。 Temennya yang lain makin kelihatan ampasnya。 Andaikan Naofumi bisa lebih kuat mungkin glass bakal kalah sih
Edward Joseph
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Now we see The Heroes facing another force stronger than the waves。Despite the Shield Hero's power with the Curse Shield， he barely lasted against the the newcomer in black。 Adding to burden is the royal heiress Melty， pushing further suspicion towards him。The novel began with a cozy time with the protagonists as they introduce Melty。 But this novel deals with a wave， making us see the progress of the heroes since the last wave from Volume 1。 But the bow， sword， and pear were given a small porti Now we see The Heroes facing another force stronger than the waves。Despite the Shield Hero's power with the Curse Shield， he barely lasted against the the newcomer in black。 Adding to burden is the royal heiress Melty， pushing further suspicion towards him。The novel began with a cozy time with the protagonists as they introduce Melty。 But this novel deals with a wave， making us see the progress of the heroes since the last wave from Volume 1。 But the bow， sword， and pear were given a small portion of development Glass' intervention cuts them short; bringing all the focus to Naofumi's strategy。Hopefully some weigh come out from Naofumi。 。。。more
Scott Mattson
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It is as good as the previous books。 Another series， where the Heroes get ore powers when they need them to win。
Eden Bordelon
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Great addition to the series！
Francisco Palavicino
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 un entretenido y ligero libro
Azilena
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I really enjoyed the first two novels in 2019 （I forgot to rate them though haha）， so the third one was obviously going to be my first read of the year。 The story is interesting （not going into details; I want people to read the book not my review with spoilers and have them think they can skip it） and really have me captivated enough to binge the first three。 It only lost a star because of the fact that ONE PEACE BOOKS really need a better editor （an English editor to fix the odd phrasing of th I really enjoyed the first two novels in 2019 （I forgot to rate them though haha）， so the third one was obviously going to be my first read of the year。 The story is interesting （not going into details; I want people to read the book not my review with spoilers and have them think they can skip it） and really have me captivated enough to binge the first three。 It only lost a star because of the fact that ONE PEACE BOOKS really need a better editor （an English editor to fix the odd phrasing of the Japanese to English translator）， they are pretty expensive （almost 20 dollars a piece） and it seems to be hard to get my hands on all 15 volumes （~300 dollars for all of them？ Oof my bank account is crying）。 Though don’t get me wrong， I’m probably going to buy them all （just not all at once）。 This was the last volume I had and I probably won’t get the next one until the end of January; but it is very anticipated and I DO recommend it to anyone who is curious about light novels :） 。。。more
Jaine
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I love this。
LiteratureIsLife
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Read this review （and others） at: https://literatureislife。com/2019/10/。。。Volume 3 of The Rising of the Shield Hero is where things start to pick up。 While the last book did not 100% wrap up the intro sequence， readers start to see that here。 For you anime watchers， Volume 3 covers episodes 9 to 13。 This time around， existing character development and plot advancement take precedence over introducing new characters。 Volume 3 primarily revolves around the Heroes fighting the next wave， including Read this review （and others） at: https://literatureislife。com/2019/10/。。。Volume 3 of The Rising of the Shield Hero is where things start to pick up。 While the last book did not 100% wrap up the intro sequence， readers start to see that here。 For you anime watchers， Volume 3 covers episodes 9 to 13。 This time around， existing character development and plot advancement take precedence over introducing new characters。 Volume 3 primarily revolves around the Heroes fighting the next wave， including prep work and the aftermath of the battle。 Readers also get to see the first hints at behind-the-scenes politics going on within Melromarc， and their influence。But that is not to say that the plot-lines from Volume 2 are all wrapped up。 Naofumi continues （to his frustration） to clean up the messes left by the other heroes。 And his relationship with Melty， the newest member of the group， continues to develop。 Moreover， Raphtalia begins this book still cursed following the battle against the zombie dragon。 Suffice to say， the group is kept busy prior to fighting the next wave。 But the wave does come and this time around Naofumi is properly prepared and ready for a real fight。The wave itself is one of the best parts of Shield Hero up to this point。 Naofumi has gained a lot of experience， both personal and as a leader， since the last wave。 And it shows。 Whereas the other heroes do what they did last time （run off seeking glory）， Naofumi marshals what forces he can and rallies a defense。 And does this job well enough that he starts to outshine the other heroes。 By the time the battle is said and done， it cannot be denied that Naofumi played the most pivotal role。 Between that and his travels， public opinion is starting to sway in the Shield Hero’s favor。That is not to say that everyone is happy with this outcome。 The Shield Hero still has many powerful enemies who want public opinion of him to stay as-is。 People who care more for their own personal power than the safety and survival of the citizens under their rule。 Or even of the world。 Once again Naofumi finds himself falsely accused without so much as a chance to defend himself。 But anyone who thinks he will go down without a fight this time is a damn fool。 Despite everything， he persevered once and is damned determined to do it again。 How that turns out will be revealed in Volume 4。 。。。more
Chris
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Cute。 Reads like a poorly thought out ulillillia novel。 Kinda bad。
Shawn McLain
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Would like the main character to grow just a bit。
Emily
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While travelling and healing the sick， acting as a wandering saint， Naofumi is asked by a girl if he'll give her a ride back to the capital。 Little does he know this will set a plan into motion， assassination and religious zealotry， that will leave them fleeing for their lives。 And also dealing more with the Spear Hero's weird obsession with Filo。 While travelling and healing the sick， acting as a wandering saint， Naofumi is asked by a girl if he'll give her a ride back to the capital。 Little does he know this will set a plan into motion， assassination and religious zealotry， that will leave them fleeing for their lives。 And also dealing more with the Spear Hero's weird obsession with Filo。 。。。more
Lachmann Marcel
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Light indeed BUT i am ahead of anime series :）
Barrett
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One more cute little bae added to the harem army heh？
Mahesh
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Intense！
kurogane shiroikaze
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Much more happening volume than the previous， with yet another heroine introduced as well as a new major antagonist。 The new heroine is related to one of the earlier antagonists and the hero's approach to dealing with her forms the drama of the volume， while the climax deals with his new found knowledge of his power-levels relative to the others in the world。 The translation quality continues to be sub-par， which much more confusing blocks of text where the speaker is not evident as well as many Much more happening volume than the previous， with yet another heroine introduced as well as a new major antagonist。 The new heroine is related to one of the earlier antagonists and the hero's approach to dealing with her forms the drama of the volume， while the climax deals with his new found knowledge of his power-levels relative to the others in the world。 The translation quality continues to be sub-par， which much more confusing blocks of text where the speaker is not evident as well as many typos or wrong words。 The "flow" of the story is still pretty confusing due to this， as some chapters bounce about。 。。。more
Bivisyani Questibrilia
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Okay， volume three was a great improvement！ Things start to change and we're starting to see more character and world development through the various events that happened throughout its pages。 The system of the world as we know it starts to evolve and now anything goes。The dynamic of the group that Naofumi creates with his slave， Raphtalia， and his pet， Filo， starts to become more well-rounded—especially after meeting Melty。 Itsuki and Ren also manages to show more of their human sides， slowly c Okay， volume three was a great improvement！ Things start to change and we're starting to see more character and world development through the various events that happened throughout its pages。 The system of the world as we know it starts to evolve and now anything goes。The dynamic of the group that Naofumi creates with his slave， Raphtalia， and his pet， Filo， starts to become more well-rounded—especially after meeting Melty。 Itsuki and Ren also manages to show more of their human sides， slowly crumbling the one-dimensionality of their characters。 The wave comes back in this book too， but in an entirely unexpected way。 Last but not least， we are finally given an explanation to why Naofumi is given such awful treatment by the crown and practically the whole kingdom—although it still begs more questions as to how this came about。 I suspect—or hope—there will be more stories of the past heroes to shed light on the matter。 Speaking of which， the extra chapter is a really great way to get the inner workings of this other dimension—and see what other countries are out there and how they feel about the Legendary Heroes。However， there are severe downfalls too—that I managed to just ignore in the prequels。 First of all， the translation is pretty bad。 There were numerous grammatical error， as well as fatal typos。 It's almost as if it were translated by an unqualified fan。 Some parts are so badly done， that I'm not sure how to follow the scene。 I'm not sure if that lies on the translation itself or with the writing in general， but it's hard to tell sometimes who was speaking when。 Granted， of course， with the Japanese grammar， it would probably be apparent， so I think it should've been the translator's job to let that show in other languages—or work around it somehow。 Proofreading is also severely needed， as there were countless times when symbols， such as the quotation marks， were used although they clearly weren't supposed to。 Lastly， I must say that the writing isn't all that well done。 It doesn't really show the chronology very well—dividing a scene into two chapters one time， while mushing up several scenes into a chapter another time。 The language used is pretty simple—again， not sure if its the translation or the original writing—making it seem like the author isn't used to the language。 Most important of all， the paragraphs often jump all over the place， making the storyline hard to follow。That being said， I quite enjoyed it。 It has some unexpected twists and turns and manage to really show the characters as human beings—who can't be all bad or all good。 There are some parts that are quintessentially Japanese， in the way that， for instance， Naofumi not even bothering to say what's really on his mind and stand up for himself。 IT DRIVES ME CRAZY！ Also， his trust issues should really need to get resolved soon。 But I am excited to read the next one。 Especially if we get to meet the queen！ 。。。more
Henrique
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O shield hero agora luta na sua segunda onde de inimigos do mal， e começa a descobrir porque ele é odiado（A igreja fala que ele é um demonio）Durante os eventos ele tenta fazer um Class-Up mas nao deixam。Tentar falar que ele matou a princesa， o que faz todos o heroi irem atras deles - e ele foge para outro reino para tentar fazer seu Class-up junto com a princesa， sua nova companheira de aventura。
Aelvana
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Naofumi is struggling with the consequences of what his Curse Series Shield did to Raphtalia， and determined to get her a cure。 Unfortunately that means going back to Castle Town for some high-grade holy water。 Along the way， he encounters a well-spoken young girl who complicates everything he thought he knew about the country that summoned him。 In addition， the next wave is finally here， and Naofumi realizes to his horror that he's somehow doing better than the other three Heroes 。 。 。 and that Naofumi is struggling with the consequences of what his Curse Series Shield did to Raphtalia， and determined to get her a cure。 Unfortunately that means going back to Castle Town for some high-grade holy water。 Along the way， he encounters a well-spoken young girl who complicates everything he thought he knew about the country that summoned him。 In addition， the next wave is finally here， and Naofumi realizes to his horror that he's somehow doing better than the other three Heroes 。 。 。 and that could have deadly consequences。This picks up right where the second book left off， and wastes no time throwing additional problems in Naofumi's face。 Motoyasu， the Spear Hero， is increasingly determined to take Naofumi down （and "liberate" Naofumi's party members for his own use）。 And because he's currently the favorite of the princess Naofumi calls the Bitch， he's got a lot of support in his attempts。 Naofumi is growing more and more frustrated with both how Motoyasu's irresponsible behavior endangers civilians and how no one is willing to see that Motoyasu is the problem。 But there are some bright spots， despite the relentless discrimination。 The discussion on who's really in charge of the country---and the actual amount of power the Bitch should have---comes as news to Naofumi。 The queen， not the king， is in charge， but since she's currently been traveling， he's been dealing with her temporary substitute the king。 And there's a good chance the queen will be sympathetic to him， or at the very least， more fair。 All he needs to do is hold out until she can return。It's also interesting to see how the other three Heroes' game knowledge is proving an unreliable crutch。 They recognize this wave's "boss"， but because they expect it to work the same way as their games， they waste time and energy hammering at it with ineffective attacks， leaving Naofumi to once again try to clean up their mess。 Naofumi can look at the situation from an outsider's perspective， identify the problem， and propose an alternative solution。 It's the only time so far the four of them have done anything like fighting on the same team---and the Glass's evaluation of Naofumi as the only REAL Hero spells a great deal of trouble for them， because Naofumi is pretty much completely optimized for defense。 He really needs strong attackers to back him up， and right now Raphtalia and Filo are better than the rest of the Legendary Heroes。 And Raphtalia and Filo have hit their level caps， which means they can't get stronger until they can class up， which would require the king to feel cooperative enough to let them use the Dragon Hourglass。 Or else they'll have to try to escape the country and talk someone else into letting them class up。The deepening political stakes， as well as the revelation that the power structures don't entirely favor the two nastiest people in the series， help elevate this book above the last。 I'm less fond of adding yet another little girl who seems to be in love with Naofumi， although at least he's just as horrified by the idea and refuses to entertain any romantic feelings for any of them。 Overall， though， this series continues to develop in interesting ways， and I look forward to finding out what happens next。 I rate this book Recommended。See my reviews and more at https://offtheshelfreviews。wordpress。。。。 。。。more
MIles Cahill
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Love it so farThe story is getting good and more solid with questions being answer and I'm getting captivity by the alliance the main character is making with some of the people and the new power he gains。 Can't wait to see how the story unfolds。 Love it so farThe story is getting good and more solid with questions being answer and I'm getting captivity by the alliance the main character is making with some of the people and the new power he gains。 Can't wait to see how the story unfolds。 。。。more
Al
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I am still enjoying this series。 I love the struggle Naofumi has to go through。 This book shows him slowly trusting another person。 I love hearing what he is thinking。 I can't wait to see the anime。 I am still enjoying this series。 I love the struggle Naofumi has to go through。 This book shows him slowly trusting another person。 I love hearing what he is thinking。 I can't wait to see the anime。 。。。more
Ricardo Matos
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The 3rd volume in the series。 A considerable improvement from vol 2！ That one was an absolute disaster！ Back are the politic intrigue and difficult battles with the waves。 It doesn't get 5 stars for 2 reasons: #1 and the most important one， the adult dark side of the world hasn't been seen since book 1 :（ really hoping we get some of it on book 4; #2 Melty doesn't bring anything new to the story， and her side story at the end of the book is mega childish。It seems the author hasn't been able to r The 3rd volume in the series。 A considerable improvement from vol 2！ That one was an absolute disaster！ Back are the politic intrigue and difficult battles with the waves。 It doesn't get 5 stars for 2 reasons: #1 and the most important one， the adult dark side of the world hasn't been seen since book 1 :（ really hoping we get some of it on book 4; #2 Melty doesn't bring anything new to the story， and her side story at the end of the book is mega childish。It seems the author hasn't been able to re-capture the feel of the 1st book， and it's a shame。 However， this 3rd book is a step in the right direction！ 。。。more
Nicholas
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Love itJust such a good start series don't want to ruin anythingFor anyone but could use a more action for the shield hero Love itJust such a good start series don't want to ruin anythingFor anyone but could use a more action for the shield hero 。。。more
Lazybee
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The lolita harem gets bigger and it gets on my nerves。 The book was disappointing to say the least。
Devan
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