Review – Solo Leveling (light novel), vol 8

Solo Levelingby ChugongGenres: Fantasy, Light Novels Pages: 272 Series: Solo Leveling (light novel) #8 The eighth and final volume of Chugong’s Solo Leveling is a bit of a mix. It contains the last few chapters of the main story, then a bunch of more or less inconsequential side stories (with just a few that seem really important, and some that are just comic, or filling in some gaps), then finally an epilogue that does feel significant. It leads to the volume feeling very piecemeal and disorganised. Perhaps the side stories should’ve been after the epilogue, which would’ve helped… or split into a separate volume, and previous volumes each been expanded by a chapter or so to fit all the main story into seven volumes. It feels a bit sad to end with such a meh volume, because the main story itself isn’t bad at all, it’s just overshadowed by what feels like filler. Some of the side stories are fun (like ones that show the POV of Jinwoo’s minions), and the ending is epic and a little sad.…