Reviews with content warning for Death - พันสารท เล่ม 1

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 😭

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!!!! 😩

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