Reverse Reincarnation

Style: The novel is written from a first-person point of view, so the reader gets a insight on what the character thinks and sees. The author does a good job of describing the inner thoughts of the MC and especially how she reacts and come to terms with her transmigration. It is also slow-paced compared to the standards of the genre and more slice-of-life.

Story: The story can seem a bit cliché, it’s a run-of-the-mill Isekai into another world. It’s pretty light-hearted, and the MC is using her modern knowledge to better understand and improve upon the mystical mumbo-jumbo of the new world.

Grammar: Good grammar.

Characters: So far, only the MC has really been developed so I can’t really comment on that.

A xianxia/xuanhuan slice of life story with a very interesting initial premise that can be explored further. Does not include too many of the usual tropes. 


Style: Does not suffer from info-dumps and over exposition. 

The sentences are a bit too passive. There is no real urgency in the plot but since it is mostly a slice-of-life, it fits. The main character feels like she integrated into her environment too quickly.

Minor hooks are introduced but not used. The protagonist adapts rather quickly to her circumstances which feels unrealistic and wastes the potential of the reverse reincarnation premise.

Observations are passive, the first person perspective explains the heroine's deeper thoughts, which is good, but the passive style drags action scenes and makes them less interesting.

Characters: Characterisation is a bit off. The side characters need more fleshing out. It suffers from too many bystanders that are only present for a chapter or two to make the heroine look better, like what all xianxia seem to suffer from.

On the other hand, the characters relevant to the story are made well and believable. I believe the way the Empress is tackled is done well. I had to reread all the interactions and it felt better the second time with the transmigrator angle. The bodyguard and siblings are very interesting and deserve some more screen time of their own.

Dialogue is also slightly cringy at times. Creating different speaking styles for each person is recommended since they tend to read similar to each other.

Story: It is a slice-of-life and the pacing reflects that. Don't expect a murder hobo protagonist and gobs of action scenes thrown at you but there are unfired Chekov's guns present in the initial chapters.

The cultivation aspect is derivative and the science from the transmigration angle could be used to make it more unique than it already is. The small interludes explaining the world are interesting.

Grammar: No problems with grammar, paragraphs could be slightly shorter.

It's a solid 4-star slice of life cultivation with an interesting premise that could be expanded upon more. I think it simply suffers from a lack of hook. 

The concept of a society that is constantly getting these injections of culture from other worlds is interesting, and I hope it develops further in a very thought-out way.  The grammar is great, especially in comparison to other stories on this site.  The main character is an intelligent science major, which I get a feeling is a stand-in for the author, not that that's a bad thing.  The only problem I have is there is a lack of momentum in the story.  If you either added a conflict or a "mystery box", something that gets the audience desperate to turn the page, it would be a better read, rather then relying on world-building and interesting characters.  All in all, I enjoyed reading what I did.  It was interesting and well written, I just didn't have a drive to keep reading.  But if you like slice-of-life I'm sure you'll enjoy this.

Everything with this story is exceptional. It has delightful world-building, realistic characters that don't fall flat, a smoothly progressing storytelling, and perhaps best of all for a play on the transmigrator trope, an MC who doesn't immediately want to conquer the world (even though she'll be Empress one day) or forget everything about how things on Earth worked. I love the idea of a soul going on a journey as well, which is kinda related to something of my own. Well, in the same way human dna is related to bananas. I digress. 

The point is, READ THIS! you will NOT be disappointed.

Reverse Reincarnation is a story about a girl who was, well, reverse reincarnated. She finds that all her time on earth was just a "soul journey" made by a royal princess, and that she has lost all her memories of her life before her journey. 

Now, let me emphasize that this story is not a super-fast, balls-to-the-wall action-packed cultivation romp. If that was what you were coming for, don't be mad when it doesn't deliver on that. However, it's wonderfully done for what it is, which is a fun slice-of-life type progression with an emphasis on characters.

This story is written in first person, but despite normally preferring third person limited/deep, this story thrives off of its POV. The MC is a smart cookie, and I love the looks into her mind as she analyzes her foreign situations and comes to a logical decision. Also, her thirsting over the royal guards made me giggle, and that would have been a lot harder to pull off in third limited.

The grammar was near impeccable, and if there were any errors in the chapters that I read, I didn't notice them.

The prose is also wonderful, with the MC's thoughts and the things going on around her intertwined perfectly. I'm not really sure how to describe this, but Tejoka's writing is just really easy to read. It's like I can just relax and let the words flow over me. The only teeny tiny thing that I have a problem with is that sometimes scenes go by a tad too fast, which is definitely something I struggle with too. (That also might be the only reason I noticed, so take this with a grain of salt)

Overall, if you're looking for a fun slice of life with wonderful narration and spectacular writing, maybe give this one a try! Also, like I said, I can't explain it, but Tejoka's writing is just relaxing. I could read this story all day :)

Not a bad story, but also not a great story.  The chapters are around 1000 words each, so if you read fast there is a lot of clicking and the author has a tendency to end chapters with told summaries.  The unique twist was the 'soul journey' there-and-back-again reincarnation, but beyond that appears to be a stand cultivation novel with slow pacing.  The MC is also the empress's daughter and gets some freebies, so the setting is more slice of life than struggle.

If you try this book, please ensure that you go beyond the first chapter, it does get good.

Speaking of the first chapter, I do find it awkward with the new self-discovery. That is easily forgiven as the story progresses in the future chapters.

We have a nice complement of bonus chapters that help flesh out the world.

The author's style is pretty good. After getting into the meat of it I really began to enjoy it. There are fast forward jumps in time that are a little jarring but the story makes up for it.

Grammar is really well done with very few issues that would drive away even someone with exceptionally high standards.

There could be a few more hooks into the story at times to keep exciting, however, I believe that due to how causal of a speed we go at times it works.

I've enjoyed the book so far and would encourage anyone to give it an honest try and don't be thrown by the initial self-discovery in the first chapter.

Before I begin, I would like to mention how thrilled I am to read an isekai with an LGBT+ protagonist, and it's even more exciting that she's a woman! Extra bonus points for this. :) Even more bonus points for having the plot be driven by these women, especially the empress mother. She's easily both my favorite and the most fascinating character, and I think these characters are the strongest point of this story.

I'm usually not the biggest fan of a first person point of view, but considering the choice of a stream of consciousness style narrative. It also works well with a transmigration focused story, as we want to know the thoughts of the characters who are pushed intro strange worlds. That's the very beating heart of the genre, after all!

The grammar is good, especially for a writer whose first language isn't English. Thank you so mucn for writing, and I can't wait to read more from you!

Despite some of my more critical comments in chapter (sorry), this is actually a very good story.  It is, in short, a coming of age story of an imperial princess looking to cope with all the duties and demands that entails (war, law, corruption, political marriages). What's unique about it is the framing: a reincarnated soul from Earth and in a xianxia world.  Now to be clear, it's not actually a cultivation story.  Yes, she cultivates, but the story is focused on being a princess, not on being a cultivator. In that sense, it's fairly unique.

That said, and despite getting up to 76ish, it's not really the story for me. I appreciated the unique taste but the whole "ruling class" tag just isn't for me. 

Edit: Yay, the story finished! Still not my cup of tea, but it's great.