teagstime's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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

!!!! I put off reading this one for so long, simply because I knew it'd make me sad + I didn't want it to be over! I just absolutely adore this book πŸ’– 

Tbh my emotions are a complete mess rn, as I was ! Sooo weepy ! Throughout this volume !! I love Luo Binghe so much... He's never done anything wrong, actually, and I will accept no Binghe slander! His emotions are so so interesting and heartbreaking, and I simply can't wait for the next volume to reread the rest of his spiral πŸ’” (jk I can totally wait bc my heart isn't ready!)
Just the few things we got to see in this novel are already horrifying enough... Literally destroying his brain to punish himself, and doing it regularly enough that he's basically going thru the motions at this point? Not only preserving the corpse of his shizun, but sleeping with it? Despairing when he loses it bc that's 'all he has left' ?? Bro... That shit hurtedπŸ’”
 

And ofc, everyone else was amazing too! I love love looove Shen Qingqiu, in all his stupid goofy glory. His commentary this novel truly had some bangers, I was pleased to have still laughed multiple times despite reading all this before! πŸ™‡
Not to mention, we're finally getting some development and self-awareness! It only took him multiple years + dying to realize Luo Binghe is his own person & not the same stallion protag from PIDW! I'm so proud of him :') Now if only we could get him to reflect on his emotions for 1 (one) second.
 

While we're in spoiler mode, I was also ecstatic to see more Gongyi Xiao, rest his soul πŸ’”, as well as the introduction of Zhuzhi-Lang! I love that funky lil snake dude so much. Xizhi-lang.... πŸ₯ΊπŸ‘‰πŸ‘ˆ


Anyway!! As it's 6am, I'm not the most composed in my thoughts. I'm just having an incredible time rn
TLDR; I love this book so much πŸ˜­πŸ’˜

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illiteratenerd's review

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adventurous dark funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0


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