Defiance of the Fall 3 (Defiance of the Fall, #3)

by TheFirstDefier

many a little makes a mickle,

But before Zac had time to sigh in relief, tens of claws reached out of the darkness, and a few ghastly faces emerged as well.

It's like "Just Survive"

But before he resigned himself to becoming a lumberjack,

Oh. I think I see.

To think it was like this.

I have noticed many instances of this kind of language in these books. I believe that the author has read so many books translated from Japanese that this sounds natural to him. It's not that it's wrong -- it just sounds like a translation from Japanese.