3.94 AVERAGE

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inameitlater's review

4.5
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

megking's review

3.5
adventurous emotional sad tense fast-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 emotional reflective 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
adventurous emotional hopeful 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
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nnendi's review

3.0
emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

I really like Zhen's first chapter, but that was about it. The couple and their development felt very bland, and sometimes the story bordered on boring. Zhen was a likeable character, a good boy that could come across as a bit of a doormat at times. The other main character, Prince Xian was the worst. The only time the story didn't feel bland was when this man was making me rage with his hypocrisy. The relationship had a bit of a power imbalance, and progressed too fast. At time I thought maybe Xian was a secret villain.

The pacing felt a bit off. Like everything got shoved in on the end. Villains were appearing and getting dealt with one after the other, and sometimes came across as silly.
adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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dkreading's review

4.0

Zhen is a snake with a heart of gold!! When the book started, I felt like Xian was very spoiled and a playboy, but he grew on me. There's heart-wrenching angst, desperate escapes, betrayal, wooing, romance... it's pretty amazing! Also, this is one of my all time favorite covers.
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vagaybond's review

5.0
adventurous emotional sad
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

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