Oct 23, 2025
I find these first few chapters to be a nice intro to an isekai world. I also find it to be an excellent use of present tense.
Dueling perspectives in the same chapter is bold, yes, though with a scene break it's pretty seamless and I think most readers will be able to get what's happening.
There's always different layers of 'genre blindness' regarding how many previous isekai-related media a protagonist has seen. Diane not knowing what magic is or not expecting it to exist in new world reminds me of how in zombie movies protagonists seldom have knowledge of previous zombie tropes.
Anyway, it's a pretty good start and I look forward to reading the rest :)