Soul Relic
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Born with an enormous well of power but no way to regenerate it, Raysha will risk anything to fix herself, even if it means venturing into the unknown with nothing but her brother, an enchanted water bottle, and a stubborn attitude.
Without the ability to cultivate aeon from the world, Raysha has been treated like an outcast her whole life. While she has to ration her power drop-by-drop, others use it as commonly as breathing. In a world where true masters of aeon have slaughtered gods, Raysha's future in her village is limited to babysitting pre-awakened children who inevitably surpass and mock her.
So when her brother visits from the Academy with a dangerous new idea to help her, Raysha jumps at the chance to finally do something. Her brother believes that with three simple things, they might have a cure: an enchanted water bottle, a simple change of scenery, and—-of course-the crystalized heart of an ancient spirit. Raysha is skeptical, but with her refreshing drink in hand, the pair head out into the wider world in search of the impossible.
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5 primary books#1 in Manifestation
Manifestation is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Samuel Hinton.
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CAWPILE SCORE
C-5
A-7
W-6
P-7
I-8
L-7
E-8
TOTAL-6.86/10
Great Prologue, good worldbuilding and I like the way the magic is set up. Interested to see where it goes from here.
Sometimes power levels felt a bit inconsistent, good plot. Nice atmosphere
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CAWPILE
Characters
Raysha is a great character. Strong drive.
Hlaya and Octavian seem to have inconsistent power levels or it feels like they do.
Atmosphere
Good, interesting to have out
Writing
Good
Plot
Investment
Logic
Nothing felt out of place for me
Enjoyment
I did enjoy this book
Misc
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Book 1: 3/5
Book 2 3.5/5
Book 3: 4/5
Book 4: 4/5
Book 1 is by far the weakest link in this series, but I'm happy I stuck with it. It took about halfway through book 2 to really get me invested and I binged the rest of the series after that.
So the start got whiffed for me, but after that it turns into a fun adventure-cultivation story. The characters are great and continue being fleshed out. Storyline and writing are generally solid. MC's powerset starting from halfway through book 2 becomes pretty cool.
my main problems:
1. Her early power doesn't feel earned, just given for free
2. The core fix and resulting power were too quick and easy
3. The trauma of childhood with a broken core wasn't established enough, which makes the resulting
character development not work great.
4. “big bad guy” wasn't established enough. We don't really have any reason to hate the guy except
that the author tells us he's the bad guy.
