A review by stacieladams21
七爷 [Qī Yé] by priest

5.0

I am shocked at how much I loved this I book since I am one of the few that didn’t *gush* over Faraway Wanderers (still really liked it). Absolutely adored Jing Qi and the little toxin Wu Xi 🥰. I am not sure which story Priest wrote first but I watched Word of Honor, read Faraway Wanderers and then read Lord Seventh. 

✔️Historical fiction

✔️Politics, war, death

✔️Pining/unrequited love

✔️Incredible character development

✔️Romance (my favorite part of this book!) but per usual with Priest, off-screen/fade to black 🌶️

*Priest’s humor just always hits perfectly for me, especially in her novels that might be a little more melancholy

I’m sure most people already know this is the prequel to Faraway Wanderers and I’m curious what the recommended order is. Having Zhou Zushi in this novel  was just icing on the cake IMO and now I want to rewatch WoH and reread Faraway Wanderers!

“In this life, you will be the only one in my heart. In the next life, and the life after that, I will forever remember you, so long as my soul hasn’t scattered.”