4.32 AVERAGE

missreader's review

4.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Yes
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grushanna's review

5.0

Замечательное завершение истории! Порадовалась за всех героев. А какие милые экстры, полные любви и юмора! Прочитала в послесловии, что Прист считает свои новеллы этаким шариком сахарной ваты, который можно продать Диснею, и что она как автор хочет откомфортить читателя своими историями. И да, меня откомфортили по полной, чему я в этой истории очень рада. 
Мне понравился темп повествования, мироустройство, то, к чему герои пришли и что они делали. 
Отдельно хотелось бы отметить юмор этой новеллы, он тут прекрасен. 
А еще отметила для себя, что Прист не заморачивается с именами второстепенных персонажей и злодеев - они вроде и есть, а вроде и нет. 
В целом я очень довольна. 
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thedisreputabledog's review

4.75
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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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mgarsz's review

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: No
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pagesandgloom's review

5.0
emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

analinea's review

4.75
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

heartplacee's review

4.75
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

One of the best stories I have ever had the chance of reading. Gu Yun is an incredible character. Sha Po Lang is a story about love, yearning, and devotion. An amazing ride from start to finish. The extras are great! I really enjoyed reading about their life after the main events of the book. I’m so happy they got their happy ending in the end…
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sebean's review

4.75
adventurous emotional funny 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

This was such a nice conclusion! Chang Geng’s political maneuvering and Gu Yun’s military strategy come together while they yearn for each other, and I love how we get out of character moments for both of them in the process.
When Gu Yun writes to Chang Geng that he just misses him and when Chang Geng finally cries…

The extras were also super cute, plenty of backstory for Gu Yun but of course my favorites were the ones about soft domestic family life following the war. ☺️ 
adventurous 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
adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Complicated