Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú] by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

14 reviews

zhanghao's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

tears flowing down my face... hualian my beloved i would fawking die for you. 

this is probably the longest book i've read, not sure if it's longer or equivalent to jwqs, but man. MAN. i did not want this to end. you know how once the main couple get together, your inner bitter singleness  inadvertently comes out and you start losing interest? didn't happen here. hua cheng is the biggest simp on earth and xie lian is just my poor little meow meow. his unluckiness rivals my own. maybe i projected a little, but seeing their love progress and things coming to light one by one (at the best pacing i've read in danmei, i might add) was a complete joy. i spent 4 days doing nothing but reading this book and i don't regret a single second.

i see why people say this is their fav mxtx book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

  This book is literally everything. The beginning 60-70% reads in the style of a weekly mystery that gets investigated by the main character but starting from the last arc in the third book (by the web novel 3rd out of 5 books way) the previous arcs start to coalesce into a plot really quickly and intensely. 
  I adore the way the themes of fate and love as well as the sheer number of character foils and ship(?) foils this book is so analysable as a lit student I am in love with it. But unlike other books that read like it's written for analysis (cough to kill a mockingbird, babel cough) and thus vaguely boring, this one is so fast paced. I read a couple of paragraphs and something new has already happened -> I finally managed to voluntarily finish a full length chinese book that isn't explicitly written for kids
  Mm I'm never going to forget this book it singlehandedly dragged my chinese grades up, made me stop hating my mother tongue, hard carried my will to live for a semester all because I finally found a fast-paced fantasy book that I could understand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Excrement, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death and Rape

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I most skimmed the parts I read from the official translations in order to read the fan translation for what hasn't been released yet.

I do think the official translations streamlined and polished everything based on what I did read.

What can I even say about the story?  It's about love and hate.  It's about destiny.  It's about willpower.  It's about life and death.  It's about sacrifice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

illiteratenerd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-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, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Cannibalism, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

0gabii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

atlanticgiantpumpkin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexism, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

fishflo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

This book is very long and the story picks up slowly but it's worth the time because it's a beautiful and moving love story  with very lovable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

thecoolshadewarrior's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Gore

tulipvee's review against another edition

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

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Incest and Rape

ilayi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing sad tense 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

i have nothing else to say. this is my all time favorite book ever. i love the main character xie lian so so much. i love his relationship with hua cheng. i love side characters and how deep they also are. the world building is breathtaking. the story of the protagonist is so moving and emotional. i adore everything about this work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Cannibalism