A review by zenlosingit
The Imperial Uncle by Da Feng Gua Guo

emotional funny informative mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I had expectations on how this would play out, was proven wrong, was put into a new ride, and now I’m left alone and confused in the aftermath.

Fundamentally, Prince Huai is a guy who just wants to chill and live life on his own terms and is a romantic at heart who wants to be with someone to share it with, yet because of his position on the court he’s always placed in situations where he has to play into assumptions he was born into. I honestly was rooting for him to finally find a way out of it all, then the goddamn twist happens and I have more questions than answers.

Some people say there is a love triangle- there isn’t. For me at least there is a clear cut show of who is his love interest, but there’s gotta be some drama to drive the characters along. If anything I should’ve taken heed that they literally don’t get together until the last chapter- and even then it not that clear cut.

I need to find someone else’s meta-analysis on this cause I don’t know what to make of this book 😭
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