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A review by djemsoresu
After Being Forced to Marry the Evil Star General by 顾三跃, Gu Sanyue
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
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
4.5
This book has a surprisingly strong emotional core, which really showed itself in the second half.
More than a romance, this book told the story of the MC’s healing, and his journey and acceptance towards finding love. MC is a cunning character, extremely intelligent, so and so. He is the protagonist, after all. I don’t think the story is perfect. I have a little bit of a thing with the way the plot resolution happens, but it was definitely a strong read.
The way the relationship develops between the main character is natural- it’s not a sudden “I am in love with you now,” as it comes more of as a gradual change.
I really enjoyed how some of the tropes commonly found in the genre was subverted by the Author, like how they handled the Emperor and all the other side characters. The MC’s past is there, and it haunts him, and there is a quest for revenge- but it is not at all the main attraction of the book, as it would have ordinarily been.
I hold the main couple strongly in my heart. Zhao Yelan and Yan Minting clearly complete each other in the story. They heal and slowly become better people, together, to the point where everyone sees it. Above all I really like Zhao Yelan as our MC. His progression and development through the story is great.
More than a romance, this book told the story of the MC’s healing, and his journey and acceptance towards finding love. MC is a cunning character, extremely intelligent, so and so. He is the protagonist, after all. I don’t think the story is perfect. I have a little bit of a thing with the way the plot resolution happens, but it was definitely a strong read.
The way the relationship develops between the main character is natural- it’s not a sudden “I am in love with you now,” as it comes more of as a gradual change.
I really enjoyed how some of the tropes commonly found in the genre was subverted by the Author, like how they handled the Emperor and all the other side characters. The MC’s past is there, and it haunts him, and there is a quest for revenge- but it is not at all the main attraction of the book, as it would have ordinarily been.
I hold the main couple strongly in my heart. Zhao Yelan and Yan Minting clearly complete each other in the story. They heal and slowly become better people, together, to the point where everyone sees it. Above all I really like Zhao Yelan as our MC. His progression and development through the story is great.