(Short review) This is not going to be a proper review of the novel as I've actually not read it all the way and I've mostly forgotten the story of Book 1 so I'm going to re-read that first But... The reason I'm reviewing this is because of its low rating here on myanimelist. I've read the volume 1 of this book and so far, the writing is definitely better than in the first book. Although, I still think Klein is the better main character because of his realism and by realism, I mean him being cautious and his thoughts resembling more like a real person's andnot some cliche animanga character.
Story:
The story so far is better than the volume 1 of the 1st book but still has some flaws. The writing is definitely better. I do not think there is any reason to hate it as it is still better than most of the 8.5+ rated novels on this very site.
Setting:
The setting is not better than the first book in my opinion. We start off in a village which is fine and with the little touch of french, it really feels like a foreign land but the underground concept is not to my liking. Might get better when I read more.
Power system:
One thing I do hate so far is the dual pathway thing, we haven't really gotten much focus on other pathways except for Seer and Hunter. There are characters close to the main characters that have different pathways but they are not focused much. I would have loved if there was more focus on other pathways instead of introducing dual pathways.
Overall:
Overall, while not being better than the first book, it is still a 10/10