knapsacktragedy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad tense slow-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

3.0

If you're reading for the romance, you'll be disappointed. The two main characters don't actually interact that much in the early and middle parts, and it takes WAAAAAY too long until 
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.

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ostenreal's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • 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


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sofiacore's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

this book was on a mission to make me cry and it succeeded at the very end 😭

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.

also when it was revealed at the end that they were soulmates??!?! i was LOSING IT!!! i love them so fucking much 😭😭🥺

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peonydancer's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I've never read any English-language sapphic novel that can make me feel something. A beautiful, heartbreaking, warm and exciting read.

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yushihuang's review

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challenging emotional tense slow-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

5.0


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lotten4's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • 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

The romance was to one sided I think

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karambit's review

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

200111-200120, slow first half but pace picks up in second half

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izabellyohana's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

5.0


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coochieconsumer's review

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dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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spock's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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