readerandcat's review
4.0
read until chapter 281, couldn't find a decent translation for the chapters after this...
ngl I've never sobbed so hard in my life and the plottwists and how everything comes together is just chefs kiss...
ngl I've never sobbed so hard in my life and the plottwists and how everything comes together is just chefs kiss...
clockworkp's review
5.0
El primer libro de 3.
Me enganchó desde el principio y con mi melodrama favorito. Algunos comienzos de arcos se me hicieron pesados, pero nunca paré de leer.
Me enganchó desde el principio y con mi melodrama favorito. Algunos comienzos de arcos se me hicieron pesados, pero nunca paré de leer.
soinavoice's review
5.0
this is one of the wildest books i've ever read and i am permanently in awe of meatbun's mind and the specific flavour of insanity that could produce something so simultaneously emotionally rich, psychologically insightful insightful, conceptually meticulous, gleefully pulpy, feral horny, and just generally unhinged. ever finish a 1000+ page book and feel like you immediately need to go back and reread the whole thing from the beginning in light of the revelations of the last quarter of the novel? definitely don't trust the goodreads summary (or the title) tho because WOW is it ever misleading, and make sure you check the content warnings before reading.
chadine's review
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, War, and Physical abuse
jenvile's review
5.0
“The misunderstandings between the two of them in the past life were so deep that it made them lose their way, and the tremendous abyss divided them. And so in this life, they used their own blood to fill this abyss, turn it into a sea of blood in order to ferry across to get to each other’s side. However, because of this one barrier, they could not see the outpouring of love from the other, and so had no choice but to let their love and desire wash over them, alone.”
I have no words to say but all I can say is that I can't wait for when the entire story is fully translated so I can re-read it again, even when it is 900,000 words, even when there are multiple arcs intersecting with the main story, even where there are 3,799 steps... I'd do it all over again.
“I want to start over, but why must you haunt me so, in my dreams, in my drunken stupors, in the dimming light of fading candles, jumping out when I least expect it to curse me with that twisted face of yours! Cursing me with a thousand deaths, cursing me with retribution and comeuppance.”
This is a story of atonement even when you well and truly believe that the main character can never be forgiven for their sins. And forgiveness doesn't come immediately.
“Shizun, pay attention to me.”
Every word is precisely chosen and meticulously written to suit the story, the characters, and their journey. Do I recommend it? I tentatively do. But you're in for a lot of pain (even when there are some really lovely moments, it takes a while to get there). But I promise it's a happy ending!!! (I literally had to recite this mantra over and over while I was reading though).
Essentially, I'd say this image describes the story perfectly:
Mo Ran and Chu Wanning, I'll always remember you, and I can't wait to see you in the new live-action drama coming soon. Overall, 2HA is well and truly worth every word you read. Every word.
“But, when truly faced with the prospect of dying … he had instinctively pulled him into his arms, as if trying to merge his flesh into his own, his soul within his own.
Chu Wanning.
I’m with you.”
I have no words to say but all I can say is that I can't wait for when the entire story is fully translated so I can re-read it again, even when it is 900,000 words, even when there are multiple arcs intersecting with the main story, even where there are 3,799 steps... I'd do it all over again.
“I want to start over, but why must you haunt me so, in my dreams, in my drunken stupors, in the dimming light of fading candles, jumping out when I least expect it to curse me with that twisted face of yours! Cursing me with a thousand deaths, cursing me with retribution and comeuppance.”
This is a story of atonement even when you well and truly believe that the main character can never be forgiven for their sins. And forgiveness doesn't come immediately.
“Shizun, pay attention to me.”
Every word is precisely chosen and meticulously written to suit the story, the characters, and their journey. Do I recommend it? I tentatively do. But you're in for a lot of pain (even when there are some really lovely moments, it takes a while to get there). But I promise it's a happy ending!!! (I literally had to recite this mantra over and over while I was reading though).
Essentially, I'd say this image describes the story perfectly:
Mo Ran and Chu Wanning, I'll always remember you, and I can't wait to see you in the new live-action drama coming soon. Overall, 2HA is well and truly worth every word you read. Every word.
“But, when truly faced with the prospect of dying … he had instinctively pulled him into his arms, as if trying to merge his flesh into his own, his soul within his own.
Chu Wanning.
I’m with you.”
andreaphoenix26's review
5.0
Jamás había llorado de la manera en la que lo hice con esta historia como desde el 2013.
Meatbun genia, te hago un altar. Tremenda historia, no tengo más palabras
Meatbun genia, te hago un altar. Tremenda historia, no tengo más palabras
bookfan1414's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0