Reviews tagging 'Grief'

天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú] by 墨香铜臭, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

27 reviews

s_s_kassab's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Grief

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

binniearcher's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

gillian_t's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit

thebookewyrme's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is truly Epic, in all senses of the word. It’s a Lot, but so worth the time investment to make it through all five volumes. The main characters, Xie Lian and Hua Cheng are so sweet and lovable and funny together. I really enjoyed MXTX’s humor in this. And the story was a sweeping epic full of magic and mystery and world-ending calamities and ghosts and gods and ordinary human failure. I honestly can’t recommend this book enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse

inkandmuses's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

junebugdyke's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this knocked the wind out of me. the romance was so well done, and the characters were all so loveable. the writing was weird in places because i read a fan translation and the author hasn’t finished editing to her satisfaction, but the plot and characters MORE than made up for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

kingorgan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

It took me three months to read this book and it was worth every second that I fell behind on my reading goals. This book did exactly what I want books to do - tear me apart emotionally and then put me back together again. Every character is interesting and complex, the plot is well thought out and intricate, and the writing style was very enjoyable (although remember that this is a work in translation so obviously things get a bit complicated in that respect). I would definitely recommend this book <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Abortion