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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

3 reviews

saltycoffee's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Classism, Colonisation, Body horror, Grief, Gore, Death, Abandonment, Abortion, Child death, Chronic illness, and Genocide

tinyjude's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

The story continues by giving insight into Xianle's past and fall, as well as Xie Lian's attempts to save his people and resolve the conflict between the draught-affected victims and the wealthy elitist capital people. As a consequence, in comparison it is the sadder book of the three published. What at first begins as pure hearted actions to aid the victims, ends up turning his people against him and destroying him. It is very depressive,

although I wish he had been initially on the victim's side instead of allowing the rich and corrupt to antagonize the migrants for their poverty and desperation. Even though they did some wrong stuff, they were on the right and he should have been on their side.

3,000 lanterns??? Man, that is dedicated love. He is such an endearing liar through the volumes akdjs but the flowers he had left in the shrines... was actually the most touching moment in their story for me.

Also, this series needs more women. Often times it appears like women are only seductive and concerned about their beauty which is cool, but we need more variety of women here. There are rarely any important female character (only 2) whose traits aren't just their looks or sex appeal. Yeah, this is related to the cave scene which I'm not a big fan of.

As a side note: Shi Qingxuan, please, genderfluid majesty, marry me. The more they appear, the more I adore them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, War, and Child death

Minor: Abortion

aardwyrm's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, and War