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The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

In would say this book was a fair bit worse than the first. 

Yun being the secondary baddie would've been more motivating if his wouldn't have been so anticlimactic. I'm also disappointed that Kyoshi didn't break through to him, with him sacrificing himself or something.


I definitely find myself wondering more about Kuruk and what exactly Yangchen did to cause the spirits to behave the way they did during his reincarnation cycle.


I would've enjoyed focusing on one set of characters instead of a kyoshi having so many acquaintances that travel around with her. I'm not sure what the purpose of the Flying Opera Company was since they were replaced with Jinpa until the last second of the book where they showed up to nearly all be casualties of Yun.
The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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

4.0

“Oh,” Kyoshi said in response to the worst news she’d ever heard in her life.
(chapter 4)

Rangi poked her in the small of the back. “Promise me you’ll never throw your life away over a boy,” she said, her voice coated thickly with disdain.
(chapter 16)

The writing is really funny, very dark and the lesbians are great. I'm glad I read this during pride month. 

The beginning and middle are very strong, but the ending was a little bit sudden for me. 

Jianzhu be killed by Yun who is suddenly alive again?
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Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

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dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

This is really bad 😂 it gets so much worse later on though. 
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The Husky & His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 6 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun de Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 1 by Xue Shan Fei Hu

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

" ...Wang Xi came in to take a look... only to be faced with Prince Jing in a state of undress, face flushed pink, and fish in hand. "
" 'Your Highness, you can't! The fish is so small! It won't be able to take it!' "
(page 118)

"Xiaoyu had nibbled him, and he wanted to nibble back."
(page 387)

I went into this fully expecting to be let down by this novel, and then I read all of it in a day. If you like svsss, I'm confident you'll like it because this series is already so much better. This is such a compelling romance between a man and his pet fish. It's also so funny, and Wang Xi is a great wingman for Li Yu and Prince Jing.
I look forward to the second Prince being humiliated by our Master fish in the rest of the series. 
Peach Blossom Debt by Da Feng Gua Guo

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funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was somehow extremely long-winded for how short the novel was. It's not hard to follow, but I didn't find it had almost any emotional impact on me. It's also first person and I never got used to it.

Song Yao: "Hengwen, would you still love me if I was a worm cockroach?".


The ending was kind of funny, I feel like
Hengwen should have chosen the fox though.


Tianshu had the hardest time of anyone in this book
Guardian: Zhen Hun (Novel) Vol. 2 by priest

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Guardian: Zhen Hun (Novel) Vol. 1 by priest

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

4.5

I really enjoy a mystery-solving duo with
secret identities.


So far I've felt this series is very melancholy. It actually reminds me of the feeling mdzs had where you can tell the mmc's are holding a lot of pain in their hearts, but you're not sure why yet.
The other thing that reminds me of mdzs is their first kiss being caused by alcohol hehe.


I think this will be a series that I really enjoy rereading. 
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The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

My biggest problem with this series has always been how Shen Qingqiu's character is written. I find his inner monologs to be more insufferable than funny even though this is written as satire/comedy. 
Instead of just going through the plot of the story we get Shen Qingqiu going "yadda yadda yadda, anyway some time has passed and now we're doing a thing and this is the expected end result" while he sort of argues with the system. 
In comparison to svsss, I've read 2ha where the main protagonist is reborn as his younger self and has insight on events that other characters don't. Meatbun writes this very well as unsurprisingly things end up changing, or the protagonist goes through growth where he realizes he misunderstood things that happened in his past.
Svsss is written in a way that nothing feels real and Shen Qingqiu doesn't seem like he seriously engages or connects with the world and characters. We briefly get some glimpses here and there into Luo Binghe's character and how he's affected by Shen Yuan transmigrating into Shen Qingqiu's body, but most of the character growth takes place "off-screen" in montages or timeskips. It really does a great job of seeming like an authentic "isekai" since I think volume 1 sounds better summarized than actually reading through it.
Shen Qingqiu could also hate women less. I know he's closeted, but dude needs to chill. 
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Silver Lining by Asiah Bosier

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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

4.0

This book was so unfair to Caesar.
I'm glad everything worked out, but he really had to work for everything in his life.


I'm excited for the next book, I hope Jeremiah gets a "redemption" because his attitude this book was not it. 
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