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malecbanewood89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Blood, and Death of parent
fullybookedlola's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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 love MXTX's writing style, it does feel unique, though it looks like it is sometimes too much telling the story instead of showing it, but luckily it doesn't put me off.
Loved reading this novel after waiting a long time!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: War
winter_dream's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Child abuse and Alcohol
namjin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
The dynamic between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji is hard to describe of only because you don't know the whole history they have yet, nor where it will go in the future. So far, one is basically a class clown/jock type while the other is a stoic nerd type and I'm having a great time with it.
Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
graceskate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Outing
r1vana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, and Suicide
toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: War
particledamage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
And after reading just volume 1, I will say, I appreciate the novel for expanding and clarifying the lore, but I think my "canon" will be the drama.
MXTX truly struggles to relay exposition in a smooth manner, instead choosing random info dumps that derail the plot and make it very unclear who knows what. I have no idea what information Wei Wuxian knows (or how he knows it, after coming back) and what information is included just for me, with him unaware.
This story is a diamond in the rough. Knowing what I know about how this ends (and also how much has been changed from original text to adaption, as I have also read the manhua and also several posts comparing the drama to the novels), I think the drama improved this story which lays down an amazing foundation. Great ideas, intriguing characters, but so much mess in between.
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death
illiteratenerd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War