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niakantorka 's review for:
Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang Vol. 1
by priest
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-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:
Yes
I haven’t read all of Priest’s novels yet, but from the ones I did read ShaPoLang has been my absolute favourite. Diving into its official English translation didn’t change this at all. I LOVE Gu Yun and I adore Chang Geng. I tried to make this book last as long as possible, reading only one or two chapters at a time.
I know a lot of people find it too slow, but I love that the relationship between the MCs actually changes a lot over time. I also love the court politics and how the reader slowly realises what is happening and why. In my teens and tweens I read a lot of steampunk novels and many of them were intriguing and good, but there was never one with a same sex couple. That’s another reason why ShaPoLang (I should try and get used to Stars of Chaos) is so dear to my heart.
The language flows even in English flawlessly and I can only imagine how beautiful it must be in Mandarin (with its poetic ways). Priest’s sense of humour is top notch (I haven’t found a Danmei yet, I didn’t laugh out loud over while reading it) and - of course - drama plays a huge role in this book.
One can definitely say that the romance is one-sided in the first book here and it’s absolutely hilarious that Chang Geng’s crush is visible from a mile away for the reader but not for his half blind and often deaf Yifu. I’m looking forward to seeing that change. I wish the publishing schedule for each volume was closer together. At least we’re not that far away from volume two being published.
I know a lot of people find it too slow, but I love that the relationship between the MCs actually changes a lot over time. I also love the court politics and how the reader slowly realises what is happening and why. In my teens and tweens I read a lot of steampunk novels and many of them were intriguing and good, but there was never one with a same sex couple. That’s another reason why ShaPoLang (I should try and get used to Stars of Chaos) is so dear to my heart.
The language flows even in English flawlessly and I can only imagine how beautiful it must be in Mandarin (with its poetic ways). Priest’s sense of humour is top notch (I haven’t found a Danmei yet, I didn’t laugh out loud over while reading it) and - of course - drama plays a huge role in this book.
One can definitely say that the romance is one-sided in the first book here and it’s absolutely hilarious that Chang Geng’s crush is visible from a mile away for the reader but not for his half blind and often deaf Yifu. I’m looking forward to seeing that change. I wish the publishing schedule for each volume was closer together. At least we’re not that far away from volume two being published.