468 reviews for:

Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 1

Tang Jiu Qing

4.39 AVERAGE

ek4therin4h's review

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

cyanide_latte's review

5.0

dark mysterious tense 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

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Buddy-read with a friend of mine. Absolutely loved the way TJQ writes her story! The sheer level of political intrigue and maneuvering she writes is woven very well and everything in this book happens for a reason. It's absolutely fantastic and engaging, and I'm so glad I gave it a chance! Can't wait for the rest to be released in English!
(Also, the pairing here? Headed into darkship territory properly. There literally wouldn't be any other way to write them that would make sense for how this story goes; it has to be a darkship, and I love that that is the direction this took, because it shows the sheer strength of TJQ as a writer. She knows what she's doing and she does it well, and with intellect and intent. Can't praise that enough!)

tmcurley's review

4.0

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tixdixl's review

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

rosearchive's review

4.5

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective 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

niovski's review

3.75

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lilxnny's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

artbooksandstuff's review

3.5

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

goblingking's review

4.5

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

cam_711's review

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated