A review by laedyred
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

It was...fine? The plot is not particularly interesting in terms of the actual events that happen, even though the idea of the situation, "series in a series" has a lot of potential. The romance component is forced, there's justification for It. The text was originally written on a writing website and it shows. The writing is high school level at best. Another thing that bothered me greatly is the language about women and the female characters, and the fetishization underage girls (and some boys). I understand that part of this story is parodying the nasty things in stories written for men, but there was too much of it and no "redemption" by reversing the criticism. I was surprised to learn that the author is a woman. I deducted half a star for the rampant misogyny. 

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