Salvos (Stubbed)

I love this series. The story is somewhat chaotic which perfectly matches the personality of Salvos. It's always following Salvos' whims, but while still keeping consistency and tying everything together.

It's a great exercise in viewing from a different mentality: I've read several monster mc stories and they mostly all still hold human values and become less "monstrous" as the story progresses. Salvos however keeps a firm grasp on her identity, and though she has fun with humans she doesn't think like humans, and since the story is from her perspective it makes for a very entertaining read. 

MelasD creates well crafted characters who are entertaining and witty. The world-building has been really interesting providing a great backdrop for the main character Salvos and Salvos' companions Daniel and Edithe. The author introduces other characters during the stop who are unique and interesting in their own right.

I love that though this is set in a fantasy world where the characters level up and earn skills, that there is far more to the story than that.

The author is very aggressive at removing older chapters. If you like reading the story on here, do not fall behind by even a few weeks!

I loved this story. I absolutely recommend reading the first volume, it's well polished with very few grammatical errors, and very amusing. THEN, at some point (or maybe it had been going on the entire story and I was just engaged enough to ignore it) the grammar dropped abysmally- probably close to triple as many mistakes as before. At this same point, the author decided to experiment with using italics. Up until then, with very few exceptions, italics had been used strictly for internal dialogue, as is the norm. Suddenly, nearly every time the author wanted to indicate volume in dialogue, they began to italicize on top of using exclamation points. In a few places, there are full conversations which are entirely in italics, which is honestly just ugly. At this point, it became a stumbling block every time I came across italics in the story, as I had to figure out which way he was using them whenever they came up. I finally put down the story at chapter 64, when the author decided that having two usages wasn't enough, and started to just italicize words seemingly at random. Some examples from chapter 64:

"Sunlight seeped through the cracks in the leaves— the intermingling foliage not thick enough to blot out the sun"

"The Human man jumped but Rachel simply cocked her head"

"A burning clawed hand raked through his chest",

"but his attacker— a feral four legged monster— bounded onto him a moment later"

Maybe I'm just picky, I dont know. But this makes the story completely unreadable for me. I'm actually a little upset, because in case i didn't make it clear, I LOVED the story itself. The style could use some work, and the author ought to either find a proofreader or stop ignoring edit suggestions, but by god does this story have heart.

I really do hope that MelosDelta reads this, and takes my suggestions into account, because I would like to finish reading the story eventually. It pains me that I am unable to, but not nearly as much as it would to read through another 200+ chapters of garbage italicizing. 

TL;DR First volume is fantastic. Read it. This is a threat. BUT if you dislike random italics as much as I do, stop there and don't tease yourself by reading the first few chapters of the second volume.

Salvos is not a groundbreaking masterpiece.  It's not an exciting adventure the likes of which you've never seen before.  You will not be bowled over with awe at its unrelenting magesty.  But that's not what a story has to be in order to shine.  Sometimes I just want to read something that gives me a goofy smile.  Salvos is that story.  

A lighthearted adventure about a demon trying to go home to see her friend, Salvos starts off a little dark but quickly progresses into an almost sitcom-style journey about a silly, dorky demon girl who likes to fight making friends with humans and repeatedly baffling them.  The plot progresses smoothly and sensibly, the character motivations are simplistic but consistent, and Salvos's slow character progression, while occationally heavy-handed, is satisfying and enjoyable to read.

MelasD is a fantastic author with an excellent sense of grammar and flow.  Chapters are snappy and I never found myself getting bored with the pacing or uninterested in the current objective.  Past the beginning section, the story just feels fun.  Tropes from similar stories are introduced with amusing twists, combat is snappy and interesting but never feels grim, and the constantly upbeat attitude of the main character is a joy to read.  

To anyone looking for a simple fantasy romp to make you grin, I can't recommend this enough.

It's... fine. I've enjoyed having this as something to read when I don't have the mental energy for something more complex. It's the literary equivalent of watching TV. Don't get me wrong, that's nice sometimes, but there's nothing special here. I won't remember this in a year.

It's got more sustain than many stories I've read in the progression fantasy genre. The pacing still suffers in the way that most all web fiction does, but for some reason I haven't gotten too bored after almost 150 chapters. It's long. There's a lot of it. I like that aspect.

I don't care much for the characters. The MC isn't very complex, on purpose, which sometimes works very nicely as a foil to the wider world (I wish this concept was explored more rather than hinted at), but often just leaves me wanting a little more depth. Her main companion is a bit of a sad fellow. He's not very motivated by anything, constantly doubts himself, and hasn't seen much character growth. C'mon author, you could make this a proper hypersigil real easily ;) Or at least one that does more than reinforce existing conditions.

There are very few typos. The overall writing style is fine. It neither elevates nor detracts from the story.

The plot is not particularly compelling. I am not confident in my own abilities as an author or critic, so I cannot say why, but I would guess that it's because it feels haphazard and without real stakes. One thing happens, then the next. Level up! Some of the characters express more emotion than in the usual story of this genre, I appreciate this greatly. But I want to see more! Higher highs and lower lows. Development in actual wisdom, not just [Wisdom].

I read the writing advice once that a good story needs not one, but three compelling ideas. This had one, in Hegel, but it was only shallowly referenced (repeatedly) until it became background noise.

Overall, if you're looking to fill time, give it a shot. Right now it's topwebfiction #1 for a reason. I won't recommend this to any of my friends.

What more can I say about Salvos that hasn't already been said? It's a fantastic adventure through and through with lots of action-packed battles, a grimly entertaining world and a story with lots of heart.

The prose is tight, which is always a fear with web novels, particularly those that are long-running. I have to commend MelasDelta for keeping the quality high throughout, especially as the scope of the project expands.

A very unusual presentation of the protagonist, if not a person. Salvos' way of thinking and acting is very interesting. Especially at the end of volume 2, the author reveals to us more of her thoughts and experiences, which is cool. The only thing that didn't suit me a little was the POV at the end of Volume 2. Hopefully in the next book there will be more fighting and pumping on behalf of Salvos. (Maybe she will go to the magic academy?)

I really like this book for it's characters and it only gets better! <3

The premise is simple but the writing makes it feel far more alive than a lot of books manage. Grammer and all that technical stuff is great which helps with the flow greatly. Can't wait for more

I feel like you could write an essay on how Salvos is the end-game of RR stats gamification. The chapters are very consistent, resulting in a short bit every day, but rarely does that advance the plot, improve characterization, or expand the world. I have never before wanted fewer action sequences before reading this webnovel.

The worst part is MelasDelta is good at writing--maybe even great at it. There are a number of scenes that do a great job with character emotions and evoking reader empathy. There are great worldbuilding concepts underpinning the story. The characters do have emotional development and complexity. But all of those details are just lost somewhere in 500 chapters of not that.

I had hoped this story would get better but it has not so I dropped my rating. I have had fun reading this don't be mistaken by my relatively low rating but I have had enough. I have read and dropped this 4-5 times and still find it childish and not in fun way. Demon hunters that don't know what demon looks like, fine, said demon ambushing the said demon hunters and going one vs army ,fine, but every encounter not made by Salvos feels like interactions between mentally unwell individuals and even of encounters Salvos makes are wooden. Not my cup of tea.