Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu, Vol. 1 by Meng Xi Shi

5 reviews

camo_mila's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.0

The writing/translation is not bad and the novel is easy to read and understand. 

however

my problems were:

• it lacks personality, not much of an actual story to be told, the characters didn't have much of a personality either;
• nothing happens, you have 400ish pages of story telling of the world building that is simply put: basic;
• over repetition of facts, we as readers already know that Shen Qiao developed a good sense and hearing after losing his vision, you don't have to repeat that all the time;
• even though I know this story barely has any romance, tension and dialogue are important. They spent days together without us having any clue of their talks and interactions, you can't just brush it off when they arrive there, it feels lazy.

Summarizing: this novel tastes like nothing

With all of that said, I don't think I'll continue reading.

I do think it's a good novel for those who have zero or don't have much experience with the genre yet. To maybe getting used to the genre, but in my humble opinion, you can find better novels out there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Misogyny

bonriki's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Cannibalism

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

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

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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

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment

saltycoffee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Rape, Torture, Cannibalism, and War