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zhanghao's review against another edition
- 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 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
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
rafacolog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
46jjsg's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
- 10/10 Worldbuilding
- 10/10 Main Characters
- 9/10 Side Characters
- 8/10 Pacing... vol 1 was a hurdle but once you get into the world and realize there's a conspiracy that literally ties everything together, you literally can't stop reading the other volumes.
In depth review will be added when I re-read this novel with the 7seas editions.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Abortion
witheredflower's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
eauderat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment
some_random_person_hi's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
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.
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
daniiitf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
bluebari's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
phenomenarwhal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Sexism, Transphobia, Kidnapping, and Abortion