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aromarrie's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
i can excuse incest, but i absolutely draw the line at throwing away the chance of my favorite character returning, playing out the lovers to enemies to lovers arc of my dreams with another character 😓
in all seriousness, though, this was such a bizarre & funny murder mystery, i absolutely loved it. amazing characters with interesting backstories galore and the best setting for ghosts everywhere, it felt like something i don’t read often enough.
some parts of it did feel convoluted but at that certain point, i already got attached to four characters in particular—cui yue, bai shaonan, qin feng, and cao zhongnan— and it was still compelling as hell so i was in it for the long haul.
and it was a really really long haul for sure—very slow pacing—but i wouldn’t trade it for anything else.
this author has my full respects and im very curious to check out what more genius & chaos they can brew. i had a lot of fun!!
in all seriousness, though, this was such a bizarre & funny murder mystery, i absolutely loved it. amazing characters with interesting backstories galore and the best setting for ghosts everywhere, it felt like something i don’t read often enough.
some parts of it did feel convoluted but at that certain point, i already got attached to four characters in particular—cui yue, bai shaonan, qin feng, and cao zhongnan— and it was still compelling as hell so i was in it for the long haul.
and it was a really really long haul for sure—very slow pacing—but i wouldn’t trade it for anything else.
this author has my full respects and im very curious to check out what more genius & chaos they can brew. i had a lot of fun!!
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Incest and Sexual content
peoplearescary's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Incest
scarabsi's review
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The pacing was very uneven, I had a hard time staying invested for the beginning half and then the last 15% of the story wrapped up a little too quickly for me. However, the puzzle of the plot unfolded clearly and the foreshadowing was nicely laid. It may have been a little too obvious in places but it helped get me more invested. The characters were alright but the mystery ultimately got me more interested than everything else. A surprising amount of emotional or legal incest for an otherwise pretty light read.
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Violence and Incest
A note about the incest tag:
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