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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

7 reviews

debthebookworm's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm still in love with this series. There was no doubt that I would be, but I'm enjoying getting more into the mystery and watching it unfold. I especially love the story with the juniors, A-Qing, and Xiao Xingchen, heartbreaking though it may be. Someone once said that storyline is Shakespearean, and it is!

I can't get enough of WangXian, and seeing just how much more dense Wei Wuxian is to Lan Wangji's affections in the book than he was in the TV show, it's hilarious. I was talking to the book!

I can foresee by the cliffhanger and where this book stops that we're going to start book 3 with one of my favorite moments from the boys' teen years (I'm almost sure), and I'm ready! What a masterpiece!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, and Abandonment

zia_c's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-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? No

3.0

It's with a very heavy heart that I'm giving it 3 stars but honestly there's so very little of Lan Wangji and I was actually reading for him to say something other than  "Mn" and one word. I liked the rest of the story but I'm a lovemaniac and I can't go without the lovey-dovey shit!!! 😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia

wickedgrumpy's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This volume was a bit slower paced since it was mostly flashbacks for different POVs that are filling in the backstory of what happened while Wei Wuxian was gone.  I do like non-linear story telling but when the present timeline is such a brief slice in between two rather large portions of the book it felt like it was missing something.

I think this set the tone for what is to come as well and built on the foundation of the relationship with some realizations and playfulness in the shorter bits of the present timeline.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rtaire's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death

taroroot's review

adventurous funny mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

<3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

tiredtori's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Classism

4zura's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and War