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Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 1 by Tang Jiu Qing

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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I really enjoyed the world building and political intrigue, it did take a while to remember which character was which. It's refreshing for one of the MCs to be upfront about his attraction, I was expecting like extreme slowburn but they had sex by the end of the first novel! Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye are such a funny dynamic lowkey I'm looking forward to see their relationship develop.