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Gentle and captivating
The art nouveau drawing style is just breathtaking, and, I believe, a deliberate choice of style based on how the magic system in this world works. Some panels are so gorgeously drawn that I had to stop reading and just admire them.
My opinion is that the reading level is actually more like 24-25 but the lack of furigana makes it seem very intimidating to tackle. The language itself is not difficult, however. Naruto, firmly at level 25, is way more difficult than Atelier IMO.
The story is just the right amount of captivating. It's not addictive and probably won't keep you up at night waiting to read the next page, but it's compelling enough that I caught myself going about my day thinking "I can't believe [event] happened, that was so interesting." It warmed my heart, got me choked up, had me lightly clutching my pearls, and generally kept me excited to continue. I can't wait to go on to Volume 2 :)