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Angel Land

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I was deeply disappointed by this book, and I couldn't bring myself to finish it. The writing appears to be by someone whose second language is English. It's alright to not be a perfect english speaker, obviously, but you should not be publishing novels in English if you aren't confident in your English skills- or cannot hire a proofreader to correct mistakes.

The plot itself has one or two interesting ideas on loan, about a futuristic city of angels, but mostly it borrows heavily from anime/manga to a ludicrous and often bizarre degree. Characters have special abilities with Weird Specific Names, just as there's a guild and government system that feels incredibly arbitrary. It feels like someone inspired by shounen manga trying to make a novel like that- like Naruto style or something- but failing heavily. All these ideas and tropes are things I do not even enjoy in manga, and they certainly do not work in this 'light novel'.

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This was a cute story overall which I would categorize as middle grade level. I think the story could go for a couple more revisions. I was able to spot several typos and I think the story itself could use a bit of work to develop the world and make it something great rather than something just cute. It was enjoyable and would be more so with children. I think adding some pictures, such as a drawing of the clip-on wings, would make it intriguing for a child to pick up in the store. It sends a nice message to children about never giving up on your dreams and enjoying the path that takes you there, something many adults need to be reminded of too.

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