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knapsacktragedy's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
the MC's gender is revealed to the FL.
The FL is too manipulative and unlikeable for me, but I love the MC. This story is primarily more about the MC's military journey than anything else, and that's fine because the battles are fun. Oh and court intrigue with the Princess.
I'd give it a higher score if not for some of the conflicts resolving too quickly to be believable, and the story taking way too long to end. I feel like there's too much unnecessary parts to the story that just drags it down.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Sexism, Torture, and Gore
Minor: Abortion and Rape
ostenreal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Violence, War, and Gore
vibrosist's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
At first, reading the (if you can call that) begining of their pining, I truly feel like I wouldn't <I>feel</I> anything the moment they got together. I became hopeless that this wouldn't feel as good as when I finished jwqs, but boy oh boy am I wrong! because the moment they <I>pine</I> for real, my heart won't stop aching with every fluff and every angst I read about them. I became very emotional and fully submerged into them that I kinda lose interest when they briefly or not-so briefly separate.
The time skip was truly perfect that my heart ached even more for them! it was 183 chapters, but I felt like it was just as long as jwqs, just not as slow.
it's saddening me how Li Zhu ended up lonely in his emperor path or whatever, I wished for PDL to at least let him see his Jiejie for the last time before saying goodbye forever 🥹
oh also, that "plot twist" was definitely something lmao. had I not read that part at night, I'd probably SCREAM loud as fuck omg. I thought they'd get their short story, since pdl did mention it in one of the extras author's note, but since i don't really care about them and was only a tiny bit curious, I don't feel like it's a loss, truly.
I hope PDL a very happy day, I hope she can stop undermining her works in the author's note, because I've seen international fans be saddened about this part of her notes, and how I think all of her everything about the works are just wonderful and spectacular! truly love this book, thank you for gracing our eyes PDL!
Graphic: Classism, Death, Drug use, War, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cursing, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Trafficking
sofiacore's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
this was a lifetime experience like this is definitely going to stay with me forever, it both destroyed and healed me at the same time and that's not something I can easily forget. i also think lin wanyue and li xian are very much at this point two of my favorite fictional characters and couples EVER.
i still have some unanswered questions, but overall this was so. fucking. good that i think i can be forgiving with that.
Graphic: Gore, Torture, and Blood
lotten4's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Genocide, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Minor: Miscarriage
karambit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Gore, and Torture
Minor: Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
izabellyohana's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Torture, Violence, Murder, Gore, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, and Sexism
Minor: Miscarriage
spock's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Torture
elyse29efd's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexism
Minor: Torture, Vomit, and Miscarriage