A review by everie
Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I avoided reading this one for a while, since I heard this was where it started getting dark and hohohohohoho
it sure as hell was
BUT it does a great job feeding you little bits of comedy and cute moments and
it's going to get way way waaaaayyyyyyy worse
 

I love the depiction of a man trying to hold on as everything falls apart around him. A situation that may not be winnable, a kingdom
destined (??) for doom, just an all-around terrible time for everyone involved. Sympathy for everyone, destruction for all.
It's honestly much more nuanced than I expected. So interesting!