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A review by vaddia99
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I personally wasn't as interested in this one as I was the first volume. In my defense what really struck me about MXTX's writing was how shocking and grotesque the horror elements were in juxtaposition with how soft the romance was. This one introduces those concepts in a completely different way than the first book does.
This volume presents horror a little bit in the physical sense (Yi city is rough but not as bad as some of the stuff in V1 and nowhere near compares to the beginning of V2), but more so in the horror of humanity and what people can and will do to one another. With that the romance juxtaposition also shifts from playful cat and mouse to ignorance of one another for their own desires. This can go from frivolous (Wei Ying's desire to play with Lan Zhan's headband while forgetting the symbol meaning behind it) to deeply emotional (Lan Zhan's desire to protect Wei Ying and remove him from his own past without Wei Ying's permission to do so). This lead for an overall slower read but one with really compelling stories in it. However since those stories had very little to do with the MCs accept for parallels and arrows to point towards the larger plot, I found my interest wanning in it. It definitely makes up for that with the ending though. That was incredible.
Anyway, I love Wei Ying. He's found himself a spot on the shelf of all time favorite characters
This volume presents horror a little bit in the physical sense (Yi city is rough but not as bad as some of the stuff in V1 and nowhere near compares to the beginning of V2), but more so in the horror of humanity and what people can and will do to one another. With that the romance juxtaposition also shifts from playful cat and mouse to ignorance of one another for their own desires. This can go from frivolous (Wei Ying's desire to play with Lan Zhan's headband while forgetting the symbol meaning behind it) to deeply emotional (Lan Zhan's desire to protect Wei Ying and remove him from his own past without Wei Ying's permission to do so). This lead for an overall slower read but one with really compelling stories in it. However since those stories had very little to do with the MCs accept for parallels and arrows to point towards the larger plot, I found my interest wanning in it. It definitely makes up for that with the ending though. That was incredible.
Anyway, I love Wei Ying. He's found himself a spot on the shelf of all time favorite characters