Lord of the Mysteries

Best novel ever, I'ma straight glaze on this. The fool is the GOAT. The world-building is the GOAT. This is PEAK FICTION

PRAISE THE FOOL!!!

In the waves of steam and machinery, who could achieve extraordinary? In the fogs of history and darkness, who was whispering? I woke up from the realm of mysteries and opened my eyes to the world.

Firearms, cannons, battleships, airships, and difference machines. Potions, divination, curses, hanged-man, and sealed artifacts… The lights shone brightly, yet the secrets of the world were never far away. This was a legend of the “Fool”.

By far the best story progession, world building, character building, mystery, horror, emotions from a story I can ever ask. If god wrote a story, this would be it. Do mind the pacing though as it's slow and I've seen many drop because of that or ask "when does it get good?". Try reading the first volume (220 ish chapters) and then ask yourself if you want to continue or not. Action starts at around 100 too, before that is just world building, letting you get to understand the world, characters and story. NO ROMANCE THOUGH, but do enjoy creating the character ships afterall the world needs justice ;) PRAISE THE FOOL

How should i put it??..In one word it's peak fiction... It's unique... It's cool... It's peak..

It was perfect.. perfect..everything to the last minute details...

The mc is op..the side characters has depth... It's like every character in this novel is alive...

This is a fake mystery, slice-of-life story trying hard to sound deep, but ends up both overwrought and lazy. Some praise the “quality” of the writing, apparently referring to walls of empty, overblown description— millions of words saying absolutely nothing, with repetitive, generic details, reactions like constant forced chuckling, and stiff, shallow dialogue full of pretentious, empty exchanges that drag on for entire pages. (e.g., read chapter 149 from the point: “Dunn listened to Klein’s description in silence, his gray eyes becoming even deeper.” to: “The new clerks... Klein’s mind wondered before he added inwardly, In another two days, definitely within this week, I’ll submit my application to Captain!”)

The MC is bland—mediocre in every way—and coasts by on dumb luck, gaining power without effort or struggle. He’s meant to be a “hero,” but comes off as a passive coward with no real drive or inner conflict. The characters are flat, cliché, and mostly pointless.

Nothing in this novel evokes genuine thrill or delight. The plot sounds better than it executes, with no memorable action (maybe one fight every hundred chapters, ending instantly), while impactful moments fall flat. Solutions often come from boosted dream divination or baseless intuition. Major plot holes break world rules—like "acting" speeding potion digestion, which should be common knowledge but is treated as a secret. This leads to absurd time compression (becoming a god in under five years).

Finally, there’s no real ending—just an abrupt, Disney-style cutoff, with the sequel being hollow cash-grab garbage.

10/10

world building,writing, plot twists, lore, characters, comedy, powersystem, mc and anatagonists. Overall peak fiction. I love this novel a lot.

Lord of the Mysteries isn't just a dark fantasy or a culture novel. It's a carefully written, complex story filled with symbolism, unforgettable characters, and a world that engulfs you. It's a modern webnovel masterpiece.

1. Consistent Writing Quality: From prologue to epilogue, the prose in Cuttlefish of the Sky is elegant, polished, and coherent. There are no noticeable drops in quality or pointless filler moments. The narrative maintains a balance between tension, mystery, and development.

2. Unique Power System: The “Potion Paths” system is one of the most original offerings in the genre. It blends occultism, alchemy, rituals, mysticism, tarot cards, and Lovecraftian horror with a gripping logical rigor.

3. Memorable Protagonist: Klein Moretti is not your typical overpowered protagonist. He is intelligent, cautious, ironic, and human. His evolution from detective to cosmic entity is organic and emotionally impactful.

4. Brutal Worldbuilding: The world is based on an alternate Europe during the Industrial Revolution, but fused with divine entities, cults, mad gods, and ancient secrets. There are multiple factions, each with complex and deep motivations.

I mean, after almost half a year, rereading this made me understand the story better and see how everything was connected, I will never retract that LOTM is my favorite novel and one of the best out there. 

With out a doubt one of the best works of fiction that are currently avaiable. Everything about LotM is (nearly) perfect, the plot, world building, just everything. 5/5