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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
omfg i love them so so much, this book was SO good like actually. the mc is really well written, but not only him the ml ofc as well but even the side characters?? i got so attached to them and they just feel real. the plot was amazing, the world building, the cases, if only i hadn't suddenly stopped reading it halfway through, lorddd. ‘cause of that the experience wasn’t as good as it could’ve been, but nonetheless i still freaking loved it.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, War
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
a very enjoyable read, the mystery is very engaging (although the translation made understanding some technical parts a bit more difficult) and the romance is much fun and quite sweet.
It is all marred unfortunately by the author's naif view of the justice system, the casual fatphobia, ableism and colorism/racism.
It is all marred unfortunately by the author's naif view of the justice system, the casual fatphobia, ableism and colorism/racism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Medical content
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Fatphobia, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Xenophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, War
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was an interesting read. I loved the main couple and their relationship. My favourite character is definitely Ke Jin I have the softest spot for him😭
However, the world-building and the plot were underwhelming honestly. The few plot twists were kind of expected and it seemed the main couple had crazy plot armour. They could predict every possible unwanted scenario and although they are lawyers, it still made the plot less captivating. At some point, I was expecting them to get into serious trouble while investigating but that never came which was kind of surprising given the riskiness of the final case, but maybe that was just my misunderstanding of this novel’s vibe. Also, I felt like the world-building was all over the place with new components getting added solely for the purpose of helping the main couple when they were never mentioned before (especially when it came to the various planets).
I had very high expectations especially since this novel is fairly popular and the same author wrote Global Examination but I was a bit disappointed.
Still a very good read!
Unrelated but throughout the novel I did wonder multiple times how the story would have changed if Gu Yan didn’t find out the dean’s identity right away
However, the world-building and the plot were underwhelming honestly. The few plot twists were kind of expected and it seemed the main couple had crazy plot armour. They could predict every possible unwanted scenario and although they are lawyers, it still made the plot less captivating. At some point, I was expecting them to get into serious trouble while investigating but that never came which was kind of surprising given the riskiness of the final case, but maybe that was just my misunderstanding of this novel’s vibe. Also, I felt like the world-building was all over the place with new components getting added solely for the purpose of helping the main couple when they were never mentioned before (especially when it came to the various planets).
I had very high expectations especially since this novel is fairly popular and the same author wrote Global Examination but I was a bit disappointed.
Still a very good read!
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No