A review by edgybutfemme
Dawning III by Ice

emotional 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

4.5

This was an excellent conclusion that wraps this series up nicely! 

Most of this last volume is extras and I always love getting to see what happens further down the road. I'm really glad I stuck with the extras because I almost stalled out in the middle of the first one, which is a very long flashback retelling of their early relationship through Duan Mingyang's POV. While the insight into his character was wonderful and I was glad to have it, jumping from the happy ending back into the Bad First Time Around where everything goes wrong was just not what I initially wanted. However, the est of the extras more than make up for it. They wrap up any lingering questions about what their future will look like, provide several more extremely good spicy scenes, and give several lighthearted moments of post canon relationship bliss as well. All in all, a very satisfying conclusion to a wonderful story that brings two deply wounded people back together to give them their happily ever after.

I hope more of Ice's work gets officially translated because I am definitely interested to see what else they have written!