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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
15 reviews
biscuitgale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I truly enjoyed the slow-burn romance moments in this book, but want to caveat that this story includes dark themes and gore. Like many xianxia stories, there are characters with multiple names and titles. If you’re finding it tough to keep track of the names, I highly recommend keeping track of them and other confusing elements on the side on paper.
This volume does a lot of legwork to set up the world, but it can be a bit confusing if you haven’t read other stories of this genre. It introduces us to heaven, some cultivation and ghosts. The different realms mentioned are truly intriguing. The characters in this story are so fun and chaotic. Not all are fully developed, but they are definitely written with unique personalities and motivations. The pacing of this book can be challenging at times as there are scenes that go on for a bit longer than anticipated. But then there are moments where it picks up and it’s hard to put the book down because I just had to know what happens next. The story leaves us with a ton of loose threads going into the rest of the series!
Here are a few of the darker topics that came up in the story (behind a spoiler tag):
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Torture, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Transphobia, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Genocide
flovntic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Torture
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment
lenakathryn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Torture
graceskate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Body horror
Moderate: War, Xenophobia, Torture, Racism, Grief, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Homophobia, and Infidelity
saltycoffee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Bullying, Animal death, Torture, War, Blood, Child abuse, Genocide, Murder, Body horror, Classism, and Death
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
sb0112358's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Torture, Body horror, and Genocide
Minor: War and Kidnapping
Snakesatsuanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Gore, Self harm, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Death of parent, Genocide, Misogyny, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders
mxpringle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, Classism, Gore, Grief, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Cursing, Racism, Colonisation, Body horror, Death, and War
Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Suicide, Homophobia, Murder, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Cannibalism and Alcohol
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
I think the main deterrent I have might be with the style of translation. I am used to translated works using footnotes for quick reference so having one chunk at the end describing all the nuance that is otherwise lost in translation interrupts the flow. I chose to discern by context and then read through the glossary and such after so I think it will improve the experience for reading the next book in the series. I admit that this is a personal preference.
Minor: Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Violence, Death, Murder, Body horror, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Medical content, War, Gore, and Torture
drtx_bwt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture