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_i_am_et_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Most of my annotations were "wtf", like the most random things were just put in a sentence like some after thought (eg. SQ castrating mu yipo or smth)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood
rafacolog's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, and Violence
fred___'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Gore and Blood
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Cannibalism
areen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I'm so sad it's over. I never not wanted a book to end this badly. this novel is a masterclass in characterization and writing!!
shen qiao and yan wushi are such iconic characters. I loved shen qiao for being the epitome of kindness (and cuteness) while also being equally strong-hearted and fierce. I thoroughly enjoyed and loved yan wushi for, well... being yan wushi? I can't really compare him to any character ever. his arrogance mixed with his flirting is not something I expected to like, let alone becoming one of my favorite things of the book lol.
the character development of these two, especially SQ was immaculate! it's so subtle that it's hard to describe but that's what makes it so immaculate imo. I loved that despite these two being polar opposites, they didn't change each other's character at all but also they grew closer so naturally!
and these two together is just so much chaos LMAO. they're the funniest couple ever and I mean it with so much respect! I was worried I wouldn't understand why SQ fell for YW but... if you can pick up on the subtlety then!!! it was way better than I expected and I couldn't be happier ðŸ˜
I have so much love and respect for the author for taking time to work on almost every single character, and there's SO MANY of them!! bai rong, bian yanmei, yu shengyan, shiwu, chen gong, qi fengge, yu ai and so many others, I believe I'll remember them forever. even if we didn't spend a lot of time with every character I could still tell exactly what kind of person they were.
this book is also crack. I can't for the life of me put it down once I start. whenever I wasn't reading, all I could think about was them and how I want to know more. I spent my entire weekend only reading this book and I didn't feel tired at all. they've completely consumed me (with consent) and I'll never be the same again.
I've never had such an entertaining and meaningful journey with a story before. it's so freaking long but I never once felt like this arc dragged too long or wasn't necessary. almost every character gave a grey perspective of morality and how complex humans are, how you can't really box them as good or evil.
everywhere, it's a 10/10 from me. my standards for danmei has gone up so much now I'm afraid of reading anything else. also I'm so freaking jealous of yan wushi!!!! 😩
shen qiao and yan wushi are such iconic characters. I loved shen qiao for being the epitome of kindness (and cuteness) while also being equally strong-hearted and fierce. I thoroughly enjoyed and loved yan wushi for, well... being yan wushi? I can't really compare him to any character ever. his arrogance mixed with his flirting is not something I expected to like, let alone becoming one of my favorite things of the book lol.
the character development of these two, especially SQ was immaculate! it's so subtle that it's hard to describe but that's what makes it so immaculate imo. I loved that despite these two being polar opposites, they didn't change each other's character at all but also they grew closer so naturally!
and these two together is just so much chaos LMAO. they're the funniest couple ever and I mean it with so much respect! I was worried I wouldn't understand why SQ fell for YW but... if you can pick up on the subtlety then!!! it was way better than I expected and I couldn't be happier ðŸ˜
I have so much love and respect for the author for taking time to work on almost every single character, and there's SO MANY of them!! bai rong, bian yanmei, yu shengyan, shiwu, chen gong, qi fengge, yu ai and so many others, I believe I'll remember them forever. even if we didn't spend a lot of time with every character I could still tell exactly what kind of person they were.
this book is also crack. I can't for the life of me put it down once I start. whenever I wasn't reading, all I could think about was them and how I want to know more. I spent my entire weekend only reading this book and I didn't feel tired at all. they've completely consumed me (with consent) and I'll never be the same again.
I've never had such an entertaining and meaningful journey with a story before. it's so freaking long but I never once felt like this arc dragged too long or wasn't necessary. almost every character gave a grey perspective of morality and how complex humans are, how you can't really box them as good or evil.
everywhere, it's a 10/10 from me. my standards for danmei has gone up so much now I'm afraid of reading anything else. also I'm so freaking jealous of yan wushi!!!! 😩
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying
tincrumbs's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I read the whole thing, so I liked it well enough, but there just wasn't enough romance for what I was in the mood for. It was really more historical fiction than romance fiction, at least in this first volume. It felt very bogged down in historical politics I wasn't smart enough to keep up with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Minor: Gore and Misogyny