Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Untamed 01. - A démoni kultiváció nagymestere by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

63 reviews

zia_c's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

You don't need to read reviews or anyone's opinions to decide to read it. Just READ THIS book!! 

It's got everything to make you forget the world and fly on cloud 9. (˵ ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°˵)ﾉ⌒♡*:･。.

MXTX is a literary goddess!! I love her so much. ꉂ(ˊᗜˋ*)♡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Death, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

caelysium's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Homophobia and War

Minor: Sexual harassment

debhawk84's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence

raintje's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

asukaya's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

So far it's an intriguing story filled with mysteries and unknowns. The main characters Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are on opposite ends of the character trait spectrum, which makes their interactions quite fun.

The cultivation is something new for me but the execution of it and worldbuilding in the story are compelling. What is difficult to follow at times is the usage of multiple names for the same character, so it can be hard to keep up with who is who and who is related to who. This is generally not too big of an issue since the book contains a glossary with characters and unacquainted vocabulary and concepts.

The text itself, especially the spoken conversations, feel a bit stiff and unnatural for an English reader. I presume this to be a peculiarity of the Chinese language and how it gets translated. While it can be a bit jarring at times you get used to it fast that it doesn't take you out of the reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia and Torture

Minor: Infidelity

green_amaryllis's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Infidelity

usjdjfnnffm2737's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: War and Torture

braynard's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

 I was first introduced to this story through Tumblr. First I saw some fanworks for the TV adaption The Untamed. Some research led me to the initial English translation online, which no longer existed at my time of finding. That quickly led me to the ‘official’ English translation published by Seven Seas. Because the workers of Seven Seas were striking at the time, I ended up buying my copy secondhand. 

Despite all these hurdles, I was pretty excited about the book. The series had a huge following on Tumblr, and, for some reason, my brain interpreted this as a sign of quality. After my brief time watching Supernatural, I should have known better. 

It wasn’t a terrible book. Aside from some cultural differences and some overt homoerotic moments, it was a pretty standard adventure story. I didn’t love it. I didn’t hate it. Honestly, if I hadn’t gotten my expectations up so high, I might have liked it better. 

If you like it, great. I’m happy for you. If you are interested in reading, try going in blind. But I would say don’t expect anything fantastic. 

Sorry. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/10 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Death

eatingbrains's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Pretty solid start for a series.  There's a huge cast of characters who have various forms of address so it can be difficult to keep track of everything in the beginning.

The dynamic between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji is hard to describe of only because you don't know the whole history they have yet, nor where it will go in the future.  So far, one is basically a class clown/jock type while the other is a stoic nerd type and I'm having a great time with it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, War, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Bullying

aexileigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Death, Homophobia, War, Murder, and Mental illness