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Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Vol. 1

Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2021-04-17 13:54:52
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Bokuto Uno
  • ISBN：197531719X
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Summary

FROM A CLASH OF SWORDS， AN UNSHAKABLE BOND
Springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy brings a new batch of first-year students， all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as they begin their journey to become full-fledged mages。 Among these newcomers are Oliver Horn， a studious boy equally skilled with the wand and the blade， and Nanao Hibiya， a strong-willed samurai girl from the distant nation of Yamatsu。 The wheels of fate bring these two souls together at Kimberly， where they become both comrades and rivals in equal measure。 However， lurking within the academy's halls are countless dangers and dark secrets guaranteed to threaten not only their friendship-but their very lives。。。

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Reviews

Geoff ，

Not the book for me。 It somehow seemed like a combination of a low-grade pastiche of Harry Potter magical boarding school tropes combined with overly dramatic Yu-Gi-Oh！ style anime characters。 Every decision was fraught with false-seeming drama which wore on me fast。 The world building was lush in terms of the magic dueling and sense of history and culture but facts were dropped on you seemingly randomly， including important facts and aspects of the school and magical system。 I think there are g Not the book for me。 It somehow seemed like a combination of a low-grade pastiche of Harry Potter magical boarding school tropes combined with overly dramatic Yu-Gi-Oh！ style anime characters。 Every decision was fraught with false-seeming drama which wore on me fast。 The world building was lush in terms of the magic dueling and sense of history and culture but facts were dropped on you seemingly randomly， including important facts and aspects of the school and magical system。 I think there are good stories to be told in this setting but this wasn't the one for me。 **Thanks to the author， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Tomcat ，

Poorly executed story。The book starts quite well， with a suspense scene that´s suppose to set the pace for the book。 Unfortunately， the the story goes about social problems in a magic academy， which is so similar to the famous HP books。 Magical creatures， class and social divisions， strange teachers and even the famous Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans in the form of drinks。 The battles are boring because the action is interrupted every time with someone giving a lengthy explanation of what is g Poorly executed story。The book starts quite well， with a suspense scene that´s suppose to set the pace for the book。 Unfortunately， the the story goes about social problems in a magic academy， which is so similar to the famous HP books。 Magical creatures， class and social divisions， strange teachers and even the famous Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans in the form of drinks。 The battles are boring because the action is interrupted every time with someone giving a lengthy explanation of what is going on， this is absurd as in each battle someone is talking and explaining while in combat。 One of the main villain， after trying to dissect the characters just gets a reprimand， one of the main characters with a cool and traumatic background just tell everything in a couple of pages and gets done with it。 All this makes the main plot just boring and quite predictable。 To be honest， the ending is quite good， and is a shame the author didn’t exploit this secondary story further throughout the book。 。。。more

Emma Piper ，

I will not lie， I went into this book thinking I would be reading a manga and that automatically made me dislike it。 However my reasoning for the low rating is purely because I couldnt get on with the authors writing style。 It confused me at times and I felt like I was reading a book in a series。 A lot felt like it was left out or unexplained。 I only managed to read a few chapters before I DNF'd this。 Again not the authors fault， just not something I could get on with。 I will not lie， I went into this book thinking I would be reading a manga and that automatically made me dislike it。 However my reasoning for the low rating is purely because I couldnt get on with the authors writing style。 It confused me at times and I felt like I was reading a book in a series。 A lot felt like it was left out or unexplained。 I only managed to read a few chapters before I DNF'd this。 Again not the authors fault， just not something I could get on with。 。。。more

Layla ，

I received an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 3。5/4 stars。Fast paced action， endearing characters and magic galore。 I really enjoyed the murderous magic school of Kimberley and all the outrageous events that occur in this light novel。 I feel that it would make an amazing anime series though， as a lot of the writing was very descriptive of actions， and there were quite a few repetitive sentences， that would translate better to an onscreen adaptation。But I loved the charac I received an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 3。5/4 stars。Fast paced action， endearing characters and magic galore。 I really enjoyed the murderous magic school of Kimberley and all the outrageous events that occur in this light novel。 I feel that it would make an amazing anime series though， as a lot of the writing was very descriptive of actions， and there were quite a few repetitive sentences， that would translate better to an onscreen adaptation。But I loved the characters， the fight scenes and the magical creatures。 I can't wait to see how this story develops， especially after that cliffhanger ending！ 。。。more

Rowena Andrews ，

This was really enjoyable and not at all what I was expecting。 The first half was light-hearted， but the tone darkens especially towards the end， and there were some unexpected turns that were very well done。 A well-imagined plot and world， with wonderful characters that you can't help but fall in love with。 This is very much a story that I will be following in future volumes。 This was really enjoyable and not at all what I was expecting。 The first half was light-hearted， but the tone darkens especially towards the end， and there were some unexpected turns that were very well done。 A well-imagined plot and world， with wonderful characters that you can't help but fall in love with。 This is very much a story that I will be following in future volumes。 。。。more

Lucien Welsh ，

Thank you to YenPress and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the ARC。 Also be sure to check out my full review over on lucienwelsh。ca。Right away， this light novel wasn’t what I was expecting。 Really cute and funny right off the bat， it gave me Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya vibes with how ditzy but determined Nanao was and Oliver’s exasperation with all of his new friends was very much like Kyon。 However， the comparison is more of a personal one， and each of the characters is honestly so m Thank you to YenPress and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the ARC。 Also be sure to check out my full review over on lucienwelsh。ca。Right away， this light novel wasn’t what I was expecting。 Really cute and funny right off the bat， it gave me Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya vibes with how ditzy but determined Nanao was and Oliver’s exasperation with all of his new friends was very much like Kyon。 However， the comparison is more of a personal one， and each of the characters is honestly so much fun and I loved all of them right away。 Then we get to Kimberly Academy， a magical school where death is damn near imminent at all times and the risk of losing your mind to the darkness of magical studies is a constant threat。 As fun and light-hearted as the first half of this book is， it does get dark around the half-way mark as the true dangers of Kimberly begin to show themselves and hidden traits are revealed in the students themselves。 。。。more

Yuri ，

Reign of the Seven Spellblades has a slow （and weak） prologue， but everything else was good too great， this book has a simple world to understand that is different enough to be interesting， fun character interactions， good fights， and a great ending， （you can definitely notice that it was made by an experienced author）。 I am looking forward to the next volume。

Tim ，

It started out as just an average swords and magic school LN， however the last 20-30 pages turned it on it's head and made it a lot more interesting。The localisation was fairly good， however the use of Mr/Ms and students referring to other students with them is really awkward in English。 Surely if they were going to localise honorifics they could have done a better job than just making it Mr/Ms in particular for students referring to other students。 It started out as just an average swords and magic school LN， however the last 20-30 pages turned it on it's head and made it a lot more interesting。The localisation was fairly good， however the use of Mr/Ms and students referring to other students with them is really awkward in English。 Surely if they were going to localise honorifics they could have done a better job than just making it Mr/Ms in particular for students referring to other students。 。。。more

Namelessfox ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 starsWow ok that summary on the back didn’t prepare me at all for what i was diving into！ The majority of the book is pretty much Harry Potter with swords。 The plot revolved around essentially politics。 Just when ok we resolved things - BAM！ There came that twist at the end！ （Where did that come from？？）After seeing that twist， I guess the cover was a good foreshadow of what’s to come at the end of this series。 Looking forward to reading the next book - if only to figure out wtf is gonna happ 3。5 starsWow ok that summary on the back didn’t prepare me at all for what i was diving into！ The majority of the book is pretty much Harry Potter with swords。 The plot revolved around essentially politics。 Just when ok we resolved things - BAM！ There came that twist at the end！ （Where did that come from？？）After seeing that twist， I guess the cover was a good foreshadow of what’s to come at the end of this series。 Looking forward to reading the next book - if only to figure out wtf is gonna happen！ 。。。more

Rebecca ，

This novel does a good job of playing its cards close to its vest but still implying enough that when the twist is revealed， it's surprising without coming out of nowhere。 It'd be easy to write it off as "dark（er） Harry Potter knock-off，" but I think it's got more going for it than that - plus not-so-stealth political commentary， which I'm sure will be more to my taste when 2020 eventually ends。 This novel does a good job of playing its cards close to its vest but still implying enough that when the twist is revealed， it's surprising without coming out of nowhere。 It'd be easy to write it off as "dark（er） Harry Potter knock-off，" but I think it's got more going for it than that - plus not-so-stealth political commentary， which I'm sure will be more to my taste when 2020 eventually ends。 。。。more

Iroha Miyumi ，

小説の設定は残酷な魔法学校です。。卒業前に、八割学生を死んでました。そして、先生達を学生たちの死は無視しました。なぜなら、彼らは魔法使いでした。主に、主人公の達はオリバー＝ホーンとナナオ＝ひびやです。オリバーは不思議に強くて優し方です。ナナオは戦いが好きですから、とても強い剣術があります。そして、主人公達はたくさん仲間が出会っていました。名前はピート＝レストン、カテイ＝アルート、ガイ＝グルリーンウッド、ミシエーラ＝マクファーレン。最初から、大きいキャストがあるので、個人的にキャラの覚え方はちょっと難しいです。けど、少しすづにキャラが把握から、明白に各自の性格は愛しいの魅力があります。そして、クライマックスはとても意外でした。小説の中は素敵な絆と戦いがありますので是非チェク下ください！The novel's setting is about a cruel magic academy。 Before graduation， 80% of the students die， and the teachers ignore their deaths。 This is because they 小説の設定は残酷な魔法学校です。。卒業前に、八割学生を死んでました。そして、先生達を学生たちの死は無視しました。なぜなら、彼らは魔法使いでした。主に、主人公の達はオリバー＝ホーンとナナオ＝ひびやです。オリバーは不思議に強くて優し方です。ナナオは戦いが好きですから、とても強い剣術があります。そして、主人公達はたくさん仲間が出会っていました。名前はピート＝レストン、カテイ＝アルート、ガイ＝グルリーンウッド、ミシエーラ＝マクファーレン。最初から、大きいキャストがあるので、個人的にキャラの覚え方はちょっと難しいです。けど、少しすづにキャラが把握から、明白に各自の性格は愛しいの魅力があります。そして、クライマックスはとても意外でした。小説の中は素敵な絆と戦いがありますので是非チェク下ください！The novel's setting is about a cruel magic academy。 Before graduation， 80% of the students die， and the teachers ignore their deaths。 This is because they are all magicians。Mainly， the protagonists are Oliver Horn and Nanao Hibiya。 Oliver is mysteriously kind and strong， while Nanoa considerable sword techniques because she loves to fight。 Both of them have a lot of friends: Pete Reston， Katie Aalto， Gai Greenwood， and Michala McFarlane。 Because there were a lot of characters in the beginning， it was hard for me to remember the characters。 However， as I grasped the characters little by little， it became apparent to me that each one has their own attractive charm to them。 Then at the climax， something unexpected happens。 The novel has plenty of precious bonds and fights so please check it out！ 。。。more

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