Luna Library

Luna Library is a magical tale of magic and God's with a cast of characters you would expect of a fantasy setting. However, there were many story beats that made inner monologuing difficult to comprehend. Alongside the many flashbacks that did not have enough descriptive text for me comprehend, visualization wasn't very clear me either on what I was reading. The story begins and ends (as of the latest chapter) with Sukafu Shiori, our main lead. As she goes through explaining roughly where she is and how characters and objects interact around her, I had this nagging feeling of if there was anything about Sukafu that I felt to root for. I understand she she is flawed in aspects not known to the reader yet, but with her hostile defensive nature to keep people away, I just did not know what to think. Does she think everything and everyone is out to get her or is she just doubtful of everything? I do not know who Sukafu Shiori is, what her motives are, and what she has experienced. I also did not get a sense of Sukafu having a "sarcastic edge and sharp tongue" as her character description says. Perhaps it would have been better formatting to have italics and wordplay to show these aspects more clearer. On the topic of other characters, everyone seems to have a mysterious past. It feels as if I am reading a detective novel without any clues ever resolving. Sukafu's mother has ties with Liberty Belle, God of Hard Covered Books. Sukafu's mother seems like she is bubbly, friendly, and an all round nice person, but she seems to not have parented Sukafu better. She lacks parental skills such as guidance and how to be okay with vulnerability. The nuture is apparent from Sukafu's present stance. As for the God of Hard Covered Books, from their interactions with Sukafu, it sounds like she is but only a pawn in his plans. I do not know if these adult figures want to help Sukafu or use her. I also thought Sukafu accepting that she is now an angel quickly felt out of character. Korraline Belle (Korra) seemed like the most easygoing character dispute her introduction seeming very random. I think she has the most dynamic potential with any character relationships she may run into. I really do want to root for Sukafu seeing as she is our main lead with everything around describing how they affect her, but Korra seems to be the more likable character so far. Before, I still felt very lost whilst reading. I had a moment of realization that it felt as if I was just dropped into the middle of an already going plot. It even took me a few more reads to finally understand that in the flashbacks sequence, it was Sukafu and her mother that lived in a run down bus. The story seemed to pick up at a better pace on ch7. More of the world lore was introduced followed by character dialogue between Sukafu and Korra. The lives of our party also have been threatened with the arrival of a moon goddess that seeks the destruction of where our party is staying. This part seems the most interesting to me and I wish to read more about the start of Sukafu and Korra's adventure. Other things I enjoyed were the angel rules. It gives a clear set idea of how Sukafu will be acting moving forward in the story as to answering my question as to why she does not swear. I also enjoyed the hot dog costume for its out of place nature compared to the impending war. All in all, is Luna Library worth your time reading? Not yet as of now with only 7 chapters. There is not enough substance to keep the reader engaged. However, if the beinning plot points are restructured to help benefit the overall consistency of the story and the direction leads towards more character interactions, there is gold waiting to be dug. Edit: There are now 8 chapters with the previous chapter 1 being split into 2 chapters. I enjoyed the segue from death to flash back scene. It played out more smoothly compared to before. Will update when there are more chapters...