What light novel(s) have you read this week, and what do you think about it? [November 13. - November 19.]

Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! Volume 5 - The worst volume in the series so far. The characters so far weren’t the deepest by any stretch, but the two new additions on the MC party are as one dimensional tropes as they can be. But I wouldn’t mind so much since I don’t really expect deep and well written characters from this series, but the villains this time around are just so terrible. Seriously, comically evil with cruelty just for the sake of showing the reader how Evil™ they are. I hate it when there are those joke villains in any form of media and in this volume there are TWO of them! - 4/10

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Vol. 4 - Picked the series up again after I watched the anime adaptation recently where MC wasn't so terrible. But in the light novel her inner monologue makes sure beyond a doubt that she is just another hardcore dumb MC archetype. Why are so many MCs in light novels that fucking oblivious to even the most obvious things? Especially in cases like this where MC is supposed to know everything about the story and character motivations already due to her reincarnation!? Also, suddenly she is some damsel in distress who needs to be rescued from some princeling when in previous volumes she was a powerful last boss cheat monster that could annihilate a platoon of bandits that even endangered the army. But no, now s single little prince can manhandle her as he wants. Such fucking inconsistent writing. - 3/10

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 7 - WHAT! A! VOLUME! This firmly cements Bookworm as the greatest light novel series. What a fucking volume man. I usually don’t read the pre-pubs but after this I had to grab them and keep reading. No fucking way I would wait until January for the next volume. - 11/10