While taking a walk on a foggy beach, reclusive writer Cora encounters a young runaway. Curious, Cora offers her a place to stay... and a quiet, pensive story about overcoming the past unfolds.
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nothing & nowhere is a short visual novel which tells us the story of Cora and Lynn. You may know Lynn, if you've read the novel Lynne — it's dark and kind of depressive.
This novel, though, is very different in it's mood. It is relaxing and feel-good. It doesn't have much events and mostly consists of description of everyday life, but I found that kind of nice, even though I rarely like such things. And I was invested, until the ending had happened. I felt that it was abrupt and anticlimactic. Cora is one of the main characters here and she just... disappears. (I'm trying not to spoil everything, so let's use this word.) Why wasn't she even mentioned in the epilogue? I get that Lynn is more important in this story but... It seemed that Cora and Lynn had a nice and potentially deep friendship, and it feels so strange. Maybe it's just me. I don't know.
Anyway, the story ends on a nice note, and it was interesting to see how two novels about the same character are so much different. I liked that nothing & nowhere gave us a final for Lynne, even though it's a bit open.
I definitely recommend it to those who liked Lynne and generally to those who likes simple visual novels. I was surprised to see people in the reviews complaining that the story was too simple and didn't have any choices. Like... yeah? That's kinda the point? It wouldn't be a surprise for you if you've read the description before buying the novel.
So yeah, if you're a fan of short and simple stories, you might like this one. Also I probably recommend you reading Lynne beforehand (it's free). That way you'll get acquainted with the author's style and then you will definitely know whether you want to read more of her stories.
This novel, though, is very different in it's mood. It is relaxing and feel-good. It doesn't have much events and mostly consists of description of everyday life, but I found that kind of nice, even though I rarely like such things. And I was invested, until the ending had happened. I felt that it was abrupt and anticlimactic. Cora is one of the main characters here and she just... disappears. (I'm trying not to spoil everything, so let's use this word.) Why wasn't she even mentioned in the epilogue? I get that Lynn is more important in this story but... It seemed that Cora and Lynn had a nice and potentially deep friendship, and it feels so strange. Maybe it's just me. I don't know.
Anyway, the story ends on a nice note, and it was interesting to see how two novels about the same character are so much different. I liked that nothing & nowhere gave us a final for Lynne, even though it's a bit open.
I definitely recommend it to those who liked Lynne and generally to those who likes simple visual novels. I was surprised to see people in the reviews complaining that the story was too simple and didn't have any choices. Like... yeah? That's kinda the point? It wouldn't be a surprise for you if you've read the description before buying the novel.
So yeah, if you're a fan of short and simple stories, you might like this one. Also I probably recommend you reading Lynne beforehand (it's free). That way you'll get acquainted with the author's style and then you will definitely know whether you want to read more of her stories.