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First book of the series. Pretty good so far. Slower paced since the intricate plot is still being uncovered and there’s a lot of characters to learn about.
A little hard to follow at times due to all of the names/people having 3+ titles.
Not usually the biggest fan of cultivation stories but I trust I’ll get into it as the series progresses.
MC’s are still quite a mystery so I don’t feel super attached to them yet.
People who said this series is easier to follow than TGCF are full of 💩

skyhai's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh to hunt down the pieces of a dismembered corpse with your crush

bria_nnax's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved every page!

abirdnamedmagpie's review against another edition

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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

5.0

leafgilly's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

I found myself struggling with this book. I’m not familiar with the cultivation genre or traditionally Chinese literature, so it was a learning curve. This wasn’t helped by the translated prose feeling stilted. It also has some prolonged flashbacks that really slowed down the pace of the book in my opinion. I was enjoying myself in the present day with the mystery and the characters’ dynamic; I was wanting for more of that rather than the long-winded backstory exposition and lore dumps.

That being said, this book has the potential to be immensely funny. I read it and gave a play by play to my friend throughout, and there were some points that had us in tears laughing. Definitely recommend coming into this book ready to not take it too seriously and laugh at these idiots who are so obviously in love.

zra_ig's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

WWX drives me up the wall into hysterics.

lulusca's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced

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

2.75

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