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5.0

it took me two days to process that ending properly to finally be able to review this book, wow!
this book is absolutely incredible and so, so unique, i don't think i've ever read a book with such a good exploration of revenge and trauma, honestly, even thought the ending was kind of a huge shock to me (it's a happy one okay!) it still is the most reasonable way to close qi yan and jingnu's story, because they had their fair share of pain and trauma, these things don't just go away to open a beautiful and pure path for love, they stick with you, love happens despite trauma, sometimes alongside trauma, before you work through it, while you work through it and after too.
the characters had great personalities and the plot was just SO interesting you have no idea how much i thrived reading all about those court politics and qi yan's schemes. the development of the characters and the plot was on point, i really think it didn't lack anything.
the relationship