Webnovel Review: I am the Lucky Cat of an MMORPG by Black Wings

Title: I am the Lucky Cat of an MMORPG
Author: Black Wings
Chapters: 89 chapters + 7 extras
Publication: 2009
Summary from Novel Updates:

Bai XiaoYu who’s forced into becoming an otaku due to a tragic event in real life,

Met a magical lucky pet cat when he took to hiding in a game.

Not only did the cat beckon fortune, it also beckoned a sugar daddy and enemies.

Can it beckon ultimate happiness?

2 STARS - IT WAS OKAY

MY REVIEW: 

This book is just alright. 

I'm not sure if it's because I already know that the publish date was 2009 and has made me biased, but I can tell that it's an older writing style. Like, this was the writing style I was used to reading from fanfics back in the day. The biggest example was the way the author used exposition, explaining all of the little details of just one spoken sentence or thought process in case you missed it's obvious intent and using their friends to also highlight all the small details of their romance. There was also the obviously outdated shou/uke and gong/seme characteristics described in the beginning were similar to novice yaoi writers. There's even a fujoshi side character that seemed more like a self-insert when she wasn't doing her job as a healer. 

It's hard to put it into words, but if you've read fanfiction or self published works like on Wattpad for a long time, you'll understand what I mean about the writing style, especially in the beginning.

Also, don't you think the relationship, once they got together, was really fast paced? Especially compared to slow pace it took for them to get together? They went from sending each other messages to grinding levels together, to kissing and moving in together real quick!

The characters were pretty decent. XiaoYu has his reasons for the way he acts, and he's actually pretty logical. He doesn't care for revenge or past grievances, but because he doesn't communicate well, it causes him problems. Yao is your typical handsome but cold gong who only becomes gentle with his lover. He definitely supports and cares for XiaoYu whenever XiaoYu actually lets him. The other side characters are pretty standard; they don't have much personality except to help facilitate information sharing and move the plot forward.

It felt like the plot stopped abruptly. It seemed like the guild wars and hidden professions were going to play a larger part of the novel, but it just stops at the end and isn't mentioned again. Even the author in the afterwards stated that there were a lot of loose ends but that she just wanted to finish the novel. The extras explained a couple of things such as XiaoYu's lucky cat and their life after the ending

I thought that this book would be similar to This MC is Kickass since both characters have high luck and are set in the future with VRMMORPG games, but at least This MC is Kickass has a stronger plot and more interesting characters (the main couple are pretty OP though). Actually, there's a variety of books you could read instead of this book. If you want to read a yaoi romance with a super lucky character, I'd recommend I Just Want to Be in a Relationship. If you want to read a yaoi e-sports book, I'd recommend God Level Summoner. Or if you want a more casual yaoi MMORPG book, I'd recommend Love You 59 Seconds.

Or you could read this book in two days like I did lol. Up to you.