Review for The Neverending Winter, the Land of Broken Dreams

To be honest, the Autumn novel was quite a disappointment but fortunately this one gets much better. Though, I would say the Spring one is still the best.

The premise is quite like The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria where the FMC was trapped in an endless time loop, reliving the same day over and over. Soon joined by the protagonist, a high school boy who got dragged into the same time loop after an unfortunate incident, they began to look for ways to escape.

Unlike HakoMari which is more of a horror, this one focuses on character dynamics and development, tugging at your heartstrings from time to time which Hachimoku Mei is really good at it. There are hilarious moments, there are suspenseful moments, there are heartwarming moments, there are also traumatising moments. In short, this novel really feels like a roller coaster journey, which ironically is a ride the protagonist wasn't too fond of.

However, the ending was kind of awkward. I can definitely see the author struggling to conclude the story. There are indeed some loose ends. But to flesh them out, he might need an extra chapter or two but it would probably end up being a massive info-dump. So, to keep it concise, or to flesh it out, that is the question.