Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

7 reviews

namjin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Genocide, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Pretty solid start for a series.  There's a huge cast of characters who have various forms of address so it can be difficult to keep track of everything in the beginning.

The dynamic between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji is hard to describe of only because you don't know the whole history they have yet, nor where it will go in the future.  So far, one is basically a class clown/jock type while the other is a stoic nerd type and I'm having a great time with it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, War, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Bullying

dioscorea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing

samugranjo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, War, Death of parent, Grief, and Torture

em_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Death, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, and Genocide

Minor: Abandonment, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Infidelity

miss_sunshine's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: War, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Homophobia, Abandonment, Body horror, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, and Death of parent

unforth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I've already read a fantranslation of this entire book but I'm absolutely delighted by the official English translation, it reads so smoothly, and I'm absolutely ready to fall in love with Wangxian all over again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War

Internalized homophobia, mild dubious consent