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theworstofit's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The plot twist(s) gave me whiplash. Maybe it's because I came in expecting everything to turn out to be supernatural in the end, or at least for the book to focus on a scientific explanation for the actually-real supernatural event, but the reveal that it was drugs all along was so anticlimactic that it ruined the rest of the book for me. I actually loved the first 2/3s of the book and the historical bits with the characterization between General Li and Bai Wenxuan, but not much else. Disappointed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Body horror and Drug use
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