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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
This could be a solid 5 stars if not for the fact that you really need to push through almost the entire first book (I read the Thai version so there is 3 books in total) and that the ending was pretty anticlimactic imo.
Anything other than that is absolutely masterpiece. Priest really is far ahead of other danmei author. The way she crafts her story and chooses her words are very poetic, and the strongest point of this story is to make use of the poetic language to create a ‘believable’ story. By ‘believable’ I mean I feel for every characters, I root for them, I care for them, even though they aren’t the focus of the story, I still care. The description of the atmosphere is also top tier, like you can feel the scenery like you were there yourself, and it helps with the immersive feeling towards the story.
However, I think Priest has her own flaw of ‘about to be there but not quite there yet’ in terms of the storyline. The plot during the climax was…somewhat there, but the climax fight scene is a little bit underwhelming.
All in all, if you’re looking for a story tthat will teach you about friendship, family, love, and life lessons, I highly recommend Liu Yao.
Anything other than that is absolutely masterpiece. Priest really is far ahead of other danmei author. The way she crafts her story and chooses her words are very poetic, and the strongest point of this story is to make use of the poetic language to create a ‘believable’ story. By ‘believable’ I mean I feel for every characters, I root for them, I care for them, even though they aren’t the focus of the story, I still care. The description of the atmosphere is also top tier, like you can feel the scenery like you were there yourself, and it helps with the immersive feeling towards the story.
However, I think Priest has her own flaw of ‘about to be there but not quite there yet’ in terms of the storyline. The plot during the climax was…somewhat there, but the climax fight scene is a little bit underwhelming.
All in all, if you’re looking for a story tthat will teach you about friendship, family, love, and life lessons, I highly recommend Liu Yao.
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I don't really have much to say on this novel despite the fact that it's probably my favorite novel I've read so far. The beginning plot was a bit slow and hard to understand, but things started to make sense over time. What really makes the novel good is the members of Fuyao Sect getting character development that you can really tell is there. I wish Li Yun's backstory was explored like the others but at least we did get an interesting fact about him at the end. I think the conclusion seemed a bit messy but this was my first Priest novel she might leave things up for interpretation like that I'm not sure. For me this book was a 5/5 but in general it'd be a 4/5. I definitely do NOT recommend this for people who have just started reading xianxia novels, but it's a book you should definitely read to the end. I hope everyone enjoys the donghua when it (hopefully) comes out!!
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated
no, i dont hate liu yao and no, i dont hate priest. after encountering so many positive reviews and seeing that this novel is only 109 chapters, which is relatively little in danmei, i thought it would be a great holiday read. well, the holidays got a little extended since i spent 5 months with this book.
before my excessive ranting and complaints lets talk about the plot. 'A cultivation story about how a declining sect is restored by a narcissist, troublemaker, meanie, idiot, and wimpy kid.' basically these five mischievous delinquents want to restore their clan’s former glory, but one of them gets possessed. and then another. it’s a long story.
i enjoyed the first 2 volumes, but later on in the novel i found myself wondering 'when is it gonna end? why are they beating around the bush? and WHAT exactly is going on?' after vol2 the arcs tend to be quite repetitive and so very long that at a certain point i was reading it just for the sake of finishing. i liked the characters and at some moments i loved them, but after all they came to be quite forgettable. the ending was so abrupt and like? what happened to the other 3 main characters? genuinely, where was this going? it probably was the lack of direction to the story.
the strength of it i think is the humour, as in any of priest’s works, as always witty and amusing. i appreciate a mystery aspect woven in the story, but again, i didnt really care for it in the first place, as i just wanted to be done with it RIGHT NOW.
if you are here for the romance, forget about it. i expected little romance, and got even less. at this point, i dont even think it can be called bl, well brother love maybe, but by the end of it i was sick. sick of how much people continuously and shamelessly lied to my face about how beautiful and sweet the romance is, because it isn’t. it is barely existent. and truly it is more of a brotherly love, with occasional hugs and kisses, and even in the end i didnt take them as a couple. really, am i missing something? if you are like me and love to experience that yearning feeling that the romance is giving—it was always overshadowed by the plot (which is arguably boring too) and if you thought that SPL had little romance, then this one is definitely not for you.
the whole concept of the story i really like, but if you like xianxia because of complex magic system and cool otherworldly characters (with the exception to yan zhengming), well… consider choosing something else to read. this one was kinda underwhelming.
i felt detached from the story, it felt stretchy and rushed at the same time and as if it was missing something. i can totally see the appeal and why people like it, but to me it was definitely not on par with priest’s other works like SPL or Mo Du.
before my excessive ranting and complaints lets talk about the plot. 'A cultivation story about how a declining sect is restored by a narcissist, troublemaker, meanie, idiot, and wimpy kid.' basically these five mischievous delinquents want to restore their clan’s former glory, but one of them gets possessed. and then another. it’s a long story.
i enjoyed the first 2 volumes, but later on in the novel i found myself wondering 'when is it gonna end? why are they beating around the bush? and WHAT exactly is going on?' after vol2 the arcs tend to be quite repetitive and so very long that at a certain point i was reading it just for the sake of finishing. i liked the characters and at some moments i loved them, but after all they came to be quite forgettable. the ending was so abrupt and like? what happened to the other 3 main characters? genuinely, where was this going? it probably was the lack of direction to the story.
the strength of it i think is the humour, as in any of priest’s works, as always witty and amusing. i appreciate a mystery aspect woven in the story, but again, i didnt really care for it in the first place, as i just wanted to be done with it RIGHT NOW.
if you are here for the romance, forget about it. i expected little romance, and got even less. at this point, i dont even think it can be called bl, well brother love maybe, but by the end of it i was sick. sick of how much people continuously and shamelessly lied to my face about how beautiful and sweet the romance is, because it isn’t. it is barely existent. and truly it is more of a brotherly love, with occasional hugs and kisses, and even in the end i didnt take them as a couple. really, am i missing something? if you are like me and love to experience that yearning feeling that the romance is giving—it was always overshadowed by the plot (which is arguably boring too) and if you thought that SPL had little romance, then this one is definitely not for you.
the whole concept of the story i really like, but if you like xianxia because of complex magic system and cool otherworldly characters (with the exception to yan zhengming), well… consider choosing something else to read. this one was kinda underwhelming.
i felt detached from the story, it felt stretchy and rushed at the same time and as if it was missing something. i can totally see the appeal and why people like it, but to me it was definitely not on par with priest’s other works like SPL or Mo Du.