dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

SOMEBODY SEDATE ME 😭😭

These reveals are going to be the death of me, the soldier’s graveyard, Gu Mang’s backstory, the entire time mirror sequence oh god what the fuck 😭


The absolute whump of this story is killing me, it hurts so good. Insane lore drops and insane twists and turns. What incredible characters (the entire Chuyi/Yexue/Chenqing family drama is DESTROYING ME ) and I’m so excited to read more.

Fingers crossed we get a bit of a happy arc in book 5, I’m literally begging anyone we get a happy arc in book 5 😭🤞
adventurous emotional 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

Could we give my boy Gu Mang a goddamn break. This is my favorite volume by far, and it's all thanks to the mutually intense secret yearning from Mo Xi and Gu Mang. Lots of angst, bat demon-fueled sex (it makes sense in context), and yet another painful flashback. I'm now locked in and invested, can't wait to continue the series. 

give me a fucking break. ever since i started this series I WAS DOOMED TO CRY AT EVERY TURN. i am TIRED

Meatbun ripped open my heart and just left me to deal with it.
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
challenging dark 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
adventurous medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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
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retroflexin's review

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

"Indict me, then," the blue and gold light of the scepter illuminated Mo Xi's handsome, pale, and resolute face. "I'll wait."
gu mang continues to be on that bullshit,
all of his fears which could be solved or prepared for if he only fucking TALKED to mo xi instead of making unilateral decisions about their relationship without even asking mo xi was he wants.
gods i hate this trop so much. i'm glad mo xi gets to feel the anger he's entitled to even in the midst of his heartbreak. also, the mo clan being fucking xianxia paladins is so raw, i need mo xi to find some long lost relatives ASAP.
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queerreadswithbee's review

4.75

I cri and also I do not trust the emperor especially knowing that Erha is the future of this world with NO CHONGHUA