Take a photo of a barcode or cover
when your friend says "hey this book is gay and it's about a girl who disguises herself as a man and marries the daughter of the emperor who slaughtered her entire clan" you don't walk, you RUN
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
challenging
dark
emotional
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
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
omg. omg. this might’ve been the single greatest book i’ve ever read and my only regret is i can’t buy a physical english copy. this novel is just so incredible and heart wrenching
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
it took me two days to process that ending properly to finally be able to review this book, wow!
this book is absolutely incredible and so, so unique, i don't think i've ever read a book with such a good exploration of revenge and trauma, honestly, even thought the ending was kind of a huge shock to me (it's a happy one okay!) it still is the most reasonable way to close qi yan and jingnu's story, because they had their fair share of pain and trauma, these things don't just go away to open a beautiful and pure path for love, they stick with you, love happens despite trauma, sometimes alongside trauma, before you work through it, while you work through it and after too.
the characters had great personalities and the plot was just SO interesting you have no idea how much i thrived reading all about those court politics and qi yan's schemes. the development of the characters and the plot was on point, i really think it didn't lack anything.
the relationship
this book is absolutely incredible and so, so unique, i don't think i've ever read a book with such a good exploration of revenge and trauma, honestly, even thought the ending was kind of a huge shock to me (it's a happy one okay!) it still is the most reasonable way to close qi yan and jingnu's story, because they had their fair share of pain and trauma, these things don't just go away to open a beautiful and pure path for love, they stick with you, love happens despite trauma, sometimes alongside trauma, before you work through it, while you work through it and after too.
the characters had great personalities and the plot was just SO interesting you have no idea how much i thrived reading all about those court politics and qi yan's schemes. the development of the characters and the plot was on point, i really think it didn't lack anything.
the relationship
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
DNF at chapter 33. still very intrigued, but i cant get into it right now so i’ll come back later :]
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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