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cindeereadsbooks's review

5.0

I loved everything about this book from the politics to the relationship between the two main characters Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye. The characters were amazing to read about especially Shen Zechuan he is very interesting and complicated in many ways because of what he suffered and his want for retribution for all the wrongs committed to him. I liked Xiao Chiye even with how it all started with a kick that nearly killed Shen Zechuan he becomes rather interested in the main character their relationship is a real enemies to lovers one that takes awhile to develop. I really liked how the politics of the story were told it takes a little while to understand but it is well worth the read. I really loved the plot it starts with a younger Shen Zechuan being beat on because of what his father did and nearly die with Xiao Chite kicking him and nearly finishing him off after that other things happen they meet again and fight and then slowly get involved with one another while many things happen in the background with it all ending with them sleeping together. I am really looking forward to where this series goes next.

lizzie_reads2much's review

4.25
adventurous lighthearted 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

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dizzy_sama's review

3.25
adventurous 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
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sayurim's review

4.0
emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm stopping at book 1 itself. This is an incredibly slow paced book and it's not an easy to read book. But if you are an experienced reader then I highly recommend this. There are so many characters and the author has brought all the characters to life. The world building is a bit slow but also nicely done. The romance in it is enemies to lovers. For a slow novel , the romance relatively faster. The two of them are more of actions rather than words , but still it's nice to observe . 
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carlfrss's review

4.0
adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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cindeereads's review

5.0

I loved everything about this book from the politics to the relationship between the two main characters Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye. The characters were amazing to read about especially Shen Zechuan he is very interesting and complicated in many ways because of what he suffered and his want for retribution for all the wrongs committed to him. I liked Xiao Chiye even with how it all started with a kick that nearly killed Shen Zechuan he becomes rather interested in the main character their relationship is a real enemies to lovers one that takes awhile to develop. I really liked how the politics of the story were told it takes a little while to understand but it is well worth the read. I really loved the plot it starts with a younger Shen Zechuan being beat on because of what his father did and nearly die with Xiao Chite kicking him and nearly finishing him off after that other things happen they meet again and fight and then slowly get involved with one another while many things happen in the background with it all ending with them sleeping together. I am really looking forward to where this series goes next.

kanter's review

5.0
adventurous challenging funny tense 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: No

jurema's review

4.5
adventurous medium-paced
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neven518's review

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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booksrmagic's review

4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced