![]() ![]() It's such a teenager "I'm the only one right, everyone else is getting in my way, and I'm gonna make it happen my way no matter what" mindset that is then continuously reinforced by the story to the point of other characters being frustratingly stupid or incompetent. Looking back on it through a myriad of discussions I've had over the years, there are serious problems with the worldbuilding and setting around the story, and I've grown more and more disenfranchised with Taylor's perspective as I get older. As others have said, it does suffer by nature of being a serial novel, meaning the pacing is screwed up in a lot of places, but the huge cast of characters and interesting+inventive powers keep it powering through even when it can drag on. The ending was and still is incredibly hype, and there's a lot of great moments in the story. Worm was something I really enjoyed while reading in a giant binge, getting on to it towards the last few arcs. I made a thread for Ward back when it first began, but it did not take off at all. I've followed John McCrae/Wildbow's works for a while, and I've read all of them with the sole exception of Twig, so it's funny to see it pop up here. The main character is also really well done and goes through one helluva crazy arc. That and of course a lot of the heroes and the powers in general are great as well as they all get very well developed and have a lot of nuance. Oh and its got like a dozen amazing villains from The Slaughter House 5 who are a fucking incredible villain group to the apocalyptic End Bringers. Not too mention I also think its quite possibly one of the most well realized super hero universes and once you finally understand the full breadth of what's going on in the universe its amazing to see how all the pieces fall together. I'd compare it to Game of Thrones in the scale, the thoughtfulness to both the character development and world building and not being afraid to go some dark places while pulling no punches. Its not perfect as I think the pacing can drag at times and the author maybe focuses on some side characters a little more than he needs to but its just an incredible read. I would prefer that fans use the comment section rather than email, if there’s any choice between the two.I honestly think its the best piece of super hero fiction of the last decade. McCrae can be contacted at for the time being. Use your own judgement, because you know yourself best. Pact is generally aimed at readers aged eighteen or older, acknowledging that some younger people are more than capable of handling the aforementioned material and topics, while some older people can’t. Expect violence and foul language, and know that sex may well happen, though it will occur ‘offscreen’. Though efforts are made to treat all mature subjects with the gravitas it deserves, young and emotionally vulnerable readers are advised to skip over this story. With that in mind, trigger warnings abound. Pact is liable to be dark, given the author’s tendencies & style. It now joins Worm as a finished work, having run for a little over a year and three months.Īny resemblance to real people, things or places is coincidental. Chapters are grouped into arcs, five to ten chapters that cover a single theme or substory, with side content appearing between arcs. Pact is a web serial in the modern supernatural genre, and was updated one chapter at a time on Tuesdays and Saturdays, 12:01am, eastern standard time. McCrae in real life) following the completion of the popular superhero web serial Worm. Pact is the second undertaking of Wildbow (J.C. Blake soon finds himself next in line to inherit the property, a trove of dark supernatural knowledge, and the many enemies his grandmother left behind her in the small town of Jacob’s Bell. Interested in reading without even the slightest spoiler? Click here.īlake Thorburn was driven away from home and family by a vicious fight over inheritance, returning only for a deathbed visit with the grandmother who set it in motion. ![]()
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