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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
4/5
The concept and univers is interesting like steampunk but in ancient China. I like the dynamic between the main characters but also with the other.
"My little yifu" he said talking about his 10 year older godfather.... I swear
The concept and univers is interesting like steampunk but in ancient China. I like the dynamic between the main characters but also with the other.
"My little yifu" he said talking about his 10 year older godfather.... I swear
Once again expressing how I think this book deserves 3.5 stars yet Goodreads is not Letterboxd and won't give me the joy of putting a number that isn't whole.
I will start by saying I love Priest! Writing, world, characters–all of it is lovely and well thought out. Sha Po Lang is definitely tough for me, maybe it's just because it's volume one.
I believe Priest devoted a lot of time in the beginning of the story to really trying to make the uncommon (violet gold and literally all the other steampunk stuff–took me 3 chapters after kites were mentioned to realize they were boats) elements make sense. I also think this first volume shows key traits with the main characters.
Despite some strange words, the difference in all the important characters is nice. I can easily describe Chang Geng, Gu Yun, and the other three I don't feel like naming to others.
Priest also does something I don't see often and feature characters that are disabled. I like Gu Yun's struggle to really admit what's wrong with him because he sees it as a weakness and goes to extremes (that get worse with time) just to avoid telling people (like Chang Geng who still isn't 100% sure he's even deaf). I also like that Liao Ran is mute. I just like him in general.
I have a lot of questions for this book and definitely see myself buying the next volume in the future. Will I do it immediately? Probably not.
On the topic of the romance though: Chang Geng lusting after his yifu is not subtle (me too tho #relatable). I saw all of "those lips surely wouldn't be very soft, or very sweet—they would probably even be bitter" ..... why are you thinking about his lips?
I will start by saying I love Priest! Writing, world, characters–all of it is lovely and well thought out. Sha Po Lang is definitely tough for me, maybe it's just because it's volume one.
I believe Priest devoted a lot of time in the beginning of the story to really trying to make the uncommon (violet gold and literally all the other steampunk stuff–took me 3 chapters after kites were mentioned to realize they were boats) elements make sense. I also think this first volume shows key traits with the main characters.
Despite some strange words, the difference in all the important characters is nice. I can easily describe Chang Geng, Gu Yun, and the other three I don't feel like naming to others.
Priest also does something I don't see often and feature characters that are disabled. I like Gu Yun's struggle to really admit what's wrong with him because he sees it as a weakness and goes to extremes (that get worse with time) just to avoid telling people (like Chang Geng who still isn't 100% sure he's even deaf). I also like that Liao Ran is mute. I just like him in general.
I have a lot of questions for this book and definitely see myself buying the next volume in the future. Will I do it immediately? Probably not.
On the topic of the romance though: Chang Geng lusting after his yifu is not subtle (me too tho #relatable). I saw all of "those lips surely wouldn't be very soft, or very sweet—they would probably even be bitter" ..... why are you thinking about his lips?
genuinely pissed that priest chose Thee Worst pairing for this series because the worldbuilding is so fuckin cool!!!
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is an interesting series so far. Although this first volume was paced relatively slowly, I didn’t mind much. I particularly enjoyed how robust the world building was, and I also really appreciated that priest shows rather than tells the reader about the universe.
I wonder how the next volumes will go, especially in terms of the relationship. Honestly speaking, I had (and still have) some hesitations on the relationship between the eventual couple, but we’ll just have to see how it goes. I’ll check out volume 2 soon.
I wonder how the next volumes will go, especially in terms of the relationship. Honestly speaking, I had (and still have) some hesitations on the relationship between the eventual couple, but we’ll just have to see how it goes. I’ll check out volume 2 soon.
Well this is a departure from the danmei I've read until now! It's more steampunky than I'm used to. There was a whole lot going on here and I'm eager to see where the story goes.
adventurous
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes