Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

5 reviews

graceskate's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: War, Xenophobia, Torture, Racism, Grief, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Homophobia, and Infidelity

amberboo61997's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Bullying, Abandonment, and Child abuse

You see a child being mistreated and ridiculed.

squinnittowinit's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Heaven Official's Blessing Vol. 1 is hilarious, witty, and thoughtful all at the same time. Xiè Lián is a wonderful main character, a kind soul who truly sees the best in people and wants to help them, but at the same time he isn't naive or sheltered. He is a calm and centered presence in the crazy situations he finds himself in.

The biggest difficulty a reader might have with this book is how many names some of the characters have, as many of them are immortal gods who have gained names over time. Keeping a paper nearby to make a character log or keeping the Heaven Official's Blessing wiki pulled up (but beware spoilers) as you read may be helpful.

Another thing to note is this is a translation from Chinese. In order to more closely capture the meanings of the original text, this version is not quite written in the 'literary English prose' style that English readers may be used to, but it is grammatically correct and overall quite understandable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Transphobia, Cannibalism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Mental illness, Self harm, and Confinement

Minor: Sexism, Grief, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Body shaming, and Misogyny

samugranjo's review against another edition

adventurous funny relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was so fun to read, truly a blessing. And I like how we are building up the relationship between the main characters while also giving us mysteries and making us reflect on the unbalanced way in which power exists in this world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Genocide, War, Animal death, Cursing, and Death

ye_li's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Every one of MXTX's works, though not known for a poetic and literary writing style, is renowned for its stories and complexities; its characters, and their anguish. Heaven Official's Blessing is no exception. It's a story of such yearning, of deep-rooted bitterness, of gut-wrenching regret, of hidden secrets that must be unearthed—I hold tgcf close to my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Minor: Abandonment