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random thoughts

[wewillneverknow1111]

I'm honestly convinced that Kevin Day and Oliver Wood would be best friends if they ever met.

[wewillneverknow1111]

James/Sarcean parallels

This is just some random speculation, but I can't help but see some parallels between Sarcean and James.

The most striking one to me is that in Dark Heir, we learn that Sarcean was thrown in prison for his “evil deeds“. How did he get out of there? Someone who had a crush on him (Visander) set him free. In Dark Rise, James was also imprisoned by the Stewards for his "evil deeds" and was also released by a guy who had a crush on him. In both cases, we would have expected Anharion to be the one to release Sarcean and Will to be the one to free James.

We don't know much about the past yet, but Sarcean seemed to have been an important figure in the Sun Kingdom before he betrayed the king and became the Dark King. From the flashbacks in Dark Heir, I gather that Sarcean may have been admired for his powers before the inhabitants (and the King?) turned on him. It's all speculation, but maybe that's why he turned against the Sun King and committed all those crimes.

Does that sound familiar?

James was also greatly admired by the Stewards before they found out he was a Reborn and turned against him because of his powers/abilities.

The Stewards feared him, just as the Sun Kingdom feared Sarcean. And James betrayed and killed them, just like Sarcean.

On the other hand, there are some parallels between Anharion and Will.

In the flashbacks, we learn that Anharion was an important general who was held in high esteem in the Sun Kingdom.

The stewards also saw Will as a savior because he was the blood of the Lady.

The catch?

Will was the Dark King all along, pretending to be someone he wasn't.

Could that have been the case with Anharion too?

The Sun Kingdom and the Stewards also portray themselves as saints, although they are not as innocent as they try to pretend.

These are just some random thoughts so take them with a grain of salt :)

[wewillneverknow1111]

Opinions?

I‘m honestly torn as to whether I should read omniscient reader’s viewpoint or lord of the mysteries first.

Which one do you all consider better?

[wacko-01]

I read LoTM first so that’s what I recommend

[wewillneverknow1111]

Thank you for the recommendation! :)

[wewillneverknow1111]

Opinions?

I‘m honestly torn as to whether I should read omniscient reader’s viewpoint or lord of the mysteries first.

Which one do you all consider better?

[everyonesfavoritebastard]

@kkomaism

[kkomaism]

personally I read orv before lotm but there's no difference, really! I saw someone in the notes explain that while orv breaks the power-up stereotypes, lotm creates an intricate power-up system and sticks with it, and that is true!

All in all, it depends on personal tastes and how much you can read because both of them are pretty hefty, and they have their good points and not-so good points!

[wewillneverknow1111]

Thank you very much for your help! :)

Both novels sound very intriguing and I read somewhere that they both have the found family trope, which is honestly my favorite.

[wewillneverknow1111]

Opinions?

I‘m honestly torn as to whether I should read omniscient reader’s viewpoint or lord of the mysteries first.

Which one do you all consider better?

[shakingfourthwall]

i wouldnt say one is necessarily better than the other, but they are p different in themes and narrative; orv is an examination of stories and their influence on peoples' lives and why they are told. a big part of it is how the narrator tells this story to the audience and who the audience is.

in comparison, lotm is about, well, mysteries, and has a ton of intricate worldbuilding. i find it more suspenseful in between the humor since it's always introducing more dangerous antagonists with powers that expand both the mc's and the reader's understanding of the world. orv also does this power-constantly-raising thing, but it feels different? it's hard to convey without spoilers, but in a more surface level way, lotm introduces more systems of power where orv persistently cuts them down.

i love both mcs' but if you favor a type: klein and kdj are both closed off, sympathetic and kind guys who can't help themselves from intervening in situations at great risk. klein is more openly sillier and cooperative, but is still so so isolated. kdj (and orv as a whole) has more comedic stops that are more obvious in the webtoon, but he has this internal suppression of his emotions that can be missed if you don't pause to think about it.

i'm not a great source on this bc i can't control myself (and end up reading for hours into the night), but orv was a faster read than lotm.

sorry for this super long reply lmao, hope it helps

[wewillneverknow1111]

Thank you so much for your thorough analysis, it really helps me to see the fundamental differences between the novels <3

[wewillneverknow1111]

Opinions?

I‘m honestly torn as to whether I should read omniscient reader’s viewpoint or lord of the mysteries first.

Which one do you all consider better?

[wewillneverknow1111]

This part is so interesting to me because it highlights the fact that the only thing Will really desires is to be trusted and not despised for things he may have done in his past life (we can't be sure of what exactly happened in the past as of now).

He's willing to give James everything he has just because he doesn't despise and reject him like others have done (his mother, Katherine and even people he considered his close friends).

I firmly believe that this is a trauma response caused by his mother's abuse and constant rejection due to his identity as Sarcean in his previous life. It is probably also the reason why he is immediately so loyal to people who have shown him kindness.

He basically just wants to be accepted and have a different fate to Sarcean :(