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前往銅爐的途中，南風和扶搖的一場口角，
竟讓雪山崩了，幾人摔落石窟。
謝憐萬萬沒想到，雪山底下會有這般鬼斧神工的祕境，
遍布的大小石窟之中皆供有神像，居然是個萬神窟！
也不知是哪些神官有此福氣，擁有如此虔誠的信徒，
讓他這個三無神官好生羨慕……
什麼！這座萬神窟，只供了一尊神？
這些被蒙住的神像，雕的都是……他？！
而被揭開的不僅是神像上的輕紗，還有一個個的祕密，
比如，南風、扶搖的身分。再比如──花城。
不管石窟壁畫裡有花城什麼「不堪入目」的祕密，
謝憐仍記得，也曾有那麼個人，始終執著不悔地跟著他，
不論是風光無限的他，還是跌落塵埃的他，
甚至是迷失了自己的他……
他說：為你戰死是我至高無上的榮耀。
他說：我永遠是你最忠誠的信徒。
竟讓雪山崩了，幾人摔落石窟。
謝憐萬萬沒想到，雪山底下會有這般鬼斧神工的祕境，
遍布的大小石窟之中皆供有神像，居然是個萬神窟！
也不知是哪些神官有此福氣，擁有如此虔誠的信徒，
讓他這個三無神官好生羨慕……
什麼！這座萬神窟，只供了一尊神？
這些被蒙住的神像，雕的都是……他？！
而被揭開的不僅是神像上的輕紗，還有一個個的祕密，
比如，南風、扶搖的身分。再比如──花城。
不管石窟壁畫裡有花城什麼「不堪入目」的祕密，
謝憐仍記得，也曾有那麼個人，始終執著不悔地跟著他，
不論是風光無限的他，還是跌落塵埃的他，
甚至是迷失了自己的他……
他說：為你戰死是我至高無上的榮耀。
他說：我永遠是你最忠誠的信徒。
412 pages, Paperback
First published February 25, 2018
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June 21, 2021
“By the Heaven Official’s Blessing, no paths are bound!”
After many days, I’ve finally reached the ending and truth be told I have no regrets. I have no regrets at all that I spent my time reading over 200 chapters. Despite its length this is one of those books that are definitely worth it. With a perfect balance of humor and action, this won’t leave you bored. The immortal story of the Ghost King and the Scrap Immortal will flourish in times ahead!
The story reaches its climax in this fifth and final installment and it is all what you expect. For a minute I almost felt as if I was watching an episode of Naruto in its final arc for his fight against Kaguya (mind you I’m a fan of Naruto and watched episode as it aired). The thrilling feeling was rushing over me. Till the end you won’t know who’s good or who’s bad. Each moment made my heart beat. Even till the end, the author makes us doubt the others. One thing I was glad for was how the issue with Feng Xin and Mu Qing was resolved. I was glad they finally became happy as a trio and when Mu Qing went as far as to repair Ruoye for Xie Lian, you could see their old dynamics back.
If I have to say it frankly I did not find Ju Wan as the main antagonist either. His story felt pitiful. Frightfully similar to that of Xie Lian but in the end the difference was in how both of them acted in the face of calamity. They both went through similar hardships and Xie Lian was pushed to his brink and at the edge of falling down the same path, but thanks to the presence of one annoying ghost spirit, he managed to break free. Let it be the small kid in bandages, Wuming, the ghost fire or Hua Cheng, he was always there to help. I can’t help but think though, sometimes my sentiments are as the same as Guoshi and Feng Xin and Mu Qing. It seems like it slightly tips towards obsession but whom are we to judge? After all it was only Hua Cheng by his side all along. Not even his parents stayed.
Now to the end. I’m thoroughly sad that I have reached the end of the novel because I’m pretty sure I won’t try to read the whole thing again (at least in the near future), it truly is too long for it. The story was surely a ride, one I enjoyed immensely. This also gives me hope that I would read the rest of MXTX for sure despite the length of all the novels. Maybe I’ll stay a while before reading Untamed but I surely want to go into her other book. It makes sense why these novels are easily adapted. Even though it’s Danmei, there are not that many moments that are mentioned outright like other Danmei novels. The romance was slow burn and almost not heavily hinted but enough to carry the story on. As I mentioned in my previous review, it really does give us a lot to think. Are these gods that are worshipped, those who have ascended to the heavens because of their merits, as good as we think they are? Are they without defect? When their stored merits run out, does it mean they fall? And become worse than us mortals? Become demons and ghosts themselves? As an Asian, I find this concept of the story the most interesting and something to ponder on.
After many days, I’ve finally reached the ending and truth be told I have no regrets. I have no regrets at all that I spent my time reading over 200 chapters. Despite its length this is one of those books that are definitely worth it. With a perfect balance of humor and action, this won’t leave you bored. The immortal story of the Ghost King and the Scrap Immortal will flourish in times ahead!
The story reaches its climax in this fifth and final installment and it is all what you expect. For a minute I almost felt as if I was watching an episode of Naruto in its final arc for his fight against Kaguya (mind you I’m a fan of Naruto and watched episode as it aired). The thrilling feeling was rushing over me. Till the end you won’t know who’s good or who’s bad. Each moment made my heart beat. Even till the end, the author makes us doubt the others. One thing I was glad for was how the issue with Feng Xin and Mu Qing was resolved. I was glad they finally became happy as a trio and when Mu Qing went as far as to repair Ruoye for Xie Lian, you could see their old dynamics back.
If I have to say it frankly I did not find Ju Wan as the main antagonist either. His story felt pitiful. Frightfully similar to that of Xie Lian but in the end the difference was in how both of them acted in the face of calamity. They both went through similar hardships and Xie Lian was pushed to his brink and at the edge of falling down the same path, but thanks to the presence of one annoying ghost spirit, he managed to break free. Let it be the small kid in bandages, Wuming, the ghost fire or Hua Cheng, he was always there to help. I can’t help but think though, sometimes my sentiments are as the same as Guoshi and Feng Xin and Mu Qing. It seems like it slightly tips towards obsession but whom are we to judge? After all it was only Hua Cheng by his side all along. Not even his parents stayed.
Now to the end. I’m thoroughly sad that I have reached the end of the novel because I’m pretty sure I won’t try to read the whole thing again (at least in the near future), it truly is too long for it. The story was surely a ride, one I enjoyed immensely. This also gives me hope that I would read the rest of MXTX for sure despite the length of all the novels. Maybe I’ll stay a while before reading Untamed but I surely want to go into her other book. It makes sense why these novels are easily adapted. Even though it’s Danmei, there are not that many moments that are mentioned outright like other Danmei novels. The romance was slow burn and almost not heavily hinted but enough to carry the story on. As I mentioned in my previous review, it really does give us a lot to think. Are these gods that are worshipped, those who have ascended to the heavens because of their merits, as good as we think they are? Are they without defect? When their stored merits run out, does it mean they fall? And become worse than us mortals? Become demons and ghosts themselves? As an Asian, I find this concept of the story the most interesting and something to ponder on.
June 7, 2021
— Seré por siempre tu más devoto creyente.
No me puedo creer que esto haya terminado y lo mucho que lo he amado.
Tardé casi un mes en terminarme este arco y es que, por primera vez, le dí largas a una lectura porque no quería despedirme de tan maravillosa historia.
Y, efectivamente, ahora tengo un gran vacío. Extrañaré muchísimo cada momento vivido aquí: las risas, la felicidad, las lágrimas e incluso los saltos de corazón que me daba cada interacción de mi hermosa parejita.
Finalizamos con una batalla que estuvo a la altura (aunque la conclusión de esta, que si bien tiene un hermoso mensaje, me dejó algo fría).
El villano es uno de los que más he llegado a insultar y detestar demasiado, sí, pero la base de sus actos es impresionante. Conocer el trasfondo me hizo plantearme muchas cosas que son muy reales. La hipocresía, la falta de lealtad y el interés.
Cuando estás en las buenas te dan la mano, cuando estás en las malas te dan la espalda.
También puedo decir que amé cada personaje y la evolución de ellos, me hará falta cada uno: Feng Xin, QiYing, Qing Xuan, Pei Ming, MuQing (sí, raro). Hasta, obviamente, Ruoye y E-Ming.
Pero, absolutamente, quienes más me harán falta serán HuaLian.
Este ha sido el final que se merecen. Luego de tanto camino recorrido hubieron realmente cosas buenas para los dos. Tengo confianza de que no habrá nada que pueda superar esta relación tan tierna, sincera, soft, dulce, sana.
— Si pudiera quisiera que me usaras como tu trampolín. El puente que desarmas después de cruzar. Los huesos del cadáver que hay que pisotear para subir. El pecador que merecía la matanza de un millón de cuchillos. Pero se que no lo permitirías.
Xie Lian seguirá siendo, por siempre, la personita más hermosa, desinteresada, amable que conquistó mi corazón. Terminé muy orgullosa de cada acción, cada palabra, cada pensar y cada decisión que tomaba.
"Hua Cheng lo esperó por más de ochocientos años, entonces ¿qué importaba si esperaba a Hua Cheng por ochocientos años más?
Podrían ser mil años, diez mil años y todavía esperaría. Seguiría esperando."
Hua Cheng ¡Mi rey! Cuanto extrañaré su lealtad, su cariño, su protección... ¡hasta sus coqueteos! Es de mis personajes favoritos y lo amaré toda la vida. Así como el ama a su gege.
— Si tu sueño es salvar a la gente común, entonces mi sueño eres tú.
¡Yo es que no puedo con ellos! Mi estabilidad emocional estaba en sus manos. Me encantan
Se que muy pronto voy a releer esto. No estaré tanto tiempo sin poder revivir todo de nuevo. Mientras tanto, me despediré con una sonrisa y lágrimas en los ojos.
¡Los extrañaré! Gracias a MXTX por crear algo tan maravilloso.
January 10, 2021
As a note, I read this series in the original Chinese text which captured a lot of depth and beauty (there were so many quotes I had to save haha). I don't have enough words to describe how in love with this series I am. It has flown to the top of my favorite book/series of all times list. This is a book I'll eventually want to re-read because the writing is phenomenal (extremely detailed, which I know isn't everyone's taste but it is mine) and there are so many smaller details, events and stories in the grand scheme of the series that are interconnected which a first-time reader would miss because you don't know the significance yet. In the end, everything finally came full circle. The story is clearly told from Xie Lian's pov so it's focused on his developments and experience, but there were a lot of other awesome characters who had their own intriguing backstories as well with arcs involving them. Although I wish we can see more character development and growth in these characters, I'm not upset at all by what the author chose to do. There was only one arc (Black Water Arc) where I felt loose ends left but sometimes life is like that haha). Some themes that show up through the book is faith/religion, fate, and true peace. What makes the story so powerful for me is how complex and multifaceted most of the characters are, especially the main-protagonist, Xie Lian, and the main villain who was revealed towards the end (shocking revelation)! If I have to go into details, I can write a whole essay.
December 16, 2021
I need to able to give this more than 5 stars ohmigod I will never be able to recover from this I ugly sobbed for an hour it broke me. I may as well stop reading and writing entirely because nothing else I consume or attempt to produce will even come half as close to this it's unmatched it's the best thing I've ever read in my entire life obsession doesn't even begin to cover it this range of emotion cannot be expressed
January 13, 2022
alright, this will not be a coherent and conclusive review of heaven official's blessing because all i can think is how much i absolutely adored hua cheng and xie lian both as a couple and as individuals. in moxiang tongxiu's postscript, she mentioned that "someone like hua cheng will most definitely love some like this" and it's so freaking true.
hua cheng's notorious for being the headache of the heavens because he's just ruthless and doesn't give a shit about the rules and decorum. but for xie lian, he's willing to do everything and anything to ensure that he's back with xie lian once more and that he finally has the strength to support xie lian on whatever he wants to do. what the fuck, it's making me cry. the only person he will ever listen to is the one he has waited for 800 years. like come on, this is one of the greatest love stories i've ever read and probably ever will.
for the past four books, we've lived through xie lian's life. first as a kind-hearted crown prince and then the beloved one who ascended. next came the downfall of his kingdom and him. when he's in the mortal realm trying to survive, xie lian's faith and character is consistently challenged and stomped on. but you see him rise against all the goddamn odds and become himself again. at first all i could think is how does xie lian have such a view of the world. but it's because of all the things that he had been through, all the people that he had met, and all the humiliation he had endured.
i love the both of them, especially so in this one because i finally got to see them become more intimate and open to one another. xie lian's more active in showing affection in terms of kissing to get the spiritual powers from hua cheng, and in their conversations. xie lian finds out a lot about hua cheng and probably only now that he fully understood how much hua cheng loves him. through all the bad parts of his life, hua cheng witnessed some of the worst and stuck by whenever he can. now that xie lian knows that hua cheng irrevocably loves him, it's so freaking beautiful.
there were multiple twists that i would've been extremely surprised have i not googled them in advance while i was reading the five books. not too disappointed about that because this reading experience is so unique of its own. it's been a while since i've fallen head over heels for a series. i'll be thinking about heaven official's blessing and hualian for a long, long time. it doesn't help that there are so many beautiful artworks by fans and starember. the manhua is a gift on its own. i hope there'll be physical copies to be published in the future.
next up in my agenda is to read the taiwanese editions that i've ordered. i couldn't resist the beautiful covers. gonna use this chance to brush up on my mandarin reading skills even though i already struggle with simplified chinese. lol. also, reading the other two books by this author is next too.
anyway, pardon this review that's all over the place. main point is that i love heaven official's blessing to the point of no return. i'm in love with hua cheng and xie lian's love and their tenacity throughout these insane amount of years. the exploration of the different parts of this world and seeing how people are changed by what they experienced is amazing. no one good person is always good and no one bad person is always bad. there's always a little bit of both in every single character but this is what makes me love this book a lot more than i expected.
i'll probably do an annual reread of these books. heheh.
books in the series:
1. crimson rain sought flower: ✰✰✰✰
2. the god-pleasing crown prince: ✰✰✰✰
3. no paths are bound: ✰✰✰✰
4. white-clothed calamity: ✰✰✰✰
5. heaven official’s blessing: ✰✰✰✰✰
hua cheng's notorious for being the headache of the heavens because he's just ruthless and doesn't give a shit about the rules and decorum. but for xie lian, he's willing to do everything and anything to ensure that he's back with xie lian once more and that he finally has the strength to support xie lian on whatever he wants to do. what the fuck, it's making me cry. the only person he will ever listen to is the one he has waited for 800 years. like come on, this is one of the greatest love stories i've ever read and probably ever will.
for the past four books, we've lived through xie lian's life. first as a kind-hearted crown prince and then the beloved one who ascended. next came the downfall of his kingdom and him. when he's in the mortal realm trying to survive, xie lian's faith and character is consistently challenged and stomped on. but you see him rise against all the goddamn odds and become himself again. at first all i could think is how does xie lian have such a view of the world. but it's because of all the things that he had been through, all the people that he had met, and all the humiliation he had endured.
i love the both of them, especially so in this one because i finally got to see them become more intimate and open to one another. xie lian's more active in showing affection in terms of kissing to get the spiritual powers from hua cheng, and in their conversations. xie lian finds out a lot about hua cheng and probably only now that he fully understood how much hua cheng loves him. through all the bad parts of his life, hua cheng witnessed some of the worst and stuck by whenever he can. now that xie lian knows that hua cheng irrevocably loves him, it's so freaking beautiful.
there were multiple twists that i would've been extremely surprised have i not googled them in advance while i was reading the five books. not too disappointed about that because this reading experience is so unique of its own. it's been a while since i've fallen head over heels for a series. i'll be thinking about heaven official's blessing and hualian for a long, long time. it doesn't help that there are so many beautiful artworks by fans and starember. the manhua is a gift on its own. i hope there'll be physical copies to be published in the future.
next up in my agenda is to read the taiwanese editions that i've ordered. i couldn't resist the beautiful covers. gonna use this chance to brush up on my mandarin reading skills even though i already struggle with simplified chinese. lol. also, reading the other two books by this author is next too.
anyway, pardon this review that's all over the place. main point is that i love heaven official's blessing to the point of no return. i'm in love with hua cheng and xie lian's love and their tenacity throughout these insane amount of years. the exploration of the different parts of this world and seeing how people are changed by what they experienced is amazing. no one good person is always good and no one bad person is always bad. there's always a little bit of both in every single character but this is what makes me love this book a lot more than i expected.
i'll probably do an annual reread of these books. heheh.
books in the series:
1. crimson rain sought flower: ✰✰✰✰
2. the god-pleasing crown prince: ✰✰✰✰
3. no paths are bound: ✰✰✰✰
4. white-clothed calamity: ✰✰✰✰
5. heaven official’s blessing: ✰✰✰✰✰
July 9, 2023
7/8/23
TW: Too much tension, innocent teasing, and barely-there touches. I HATE IT. 🤣 Their sweet, innocent moments were so thrilling that I caught myself giggling too much all throughout the volume. I wanna strangle them so bad for causing me excessive heart melting and stomach fluttering moments.
Manhua Vol. 5, Ep. 54-65
This volume concluded Xie Lian's second quest, the Half Moon Pass arc. As heaven officials witnessed Pei Xue's confession and decided to take the case off his hand, their party headed back to Puqi Shrine to rest. Here, Xie Lian finally concluded San Lang's true identity (Hua Cheng, the Crimson Rain Sought Flower) and confronted him for his intentions on tagging along Xie Lian's adventures from the start.
My goodness! I can reread these parts of their conversations and stare at their faces a few more times and I'd still giggle from all the tension and second hand embarrassment.😂 Also, I'm sorry to say this but for an immortal, I sometimes think Xie Lian is too oblivious to live. 😭😂
Ending this volume was Xie Lian being summoned in the Heavenly Capital where he was questioned about his ulterior motives on Pei Xue's punishment and his involvement with a suspicious presence of a red-clothed man from the Ghost Realm.
GIGGLE FEST BEST SCENES
😅
Ep. 58: Xie Lian confirmed San Lang was indeed Hua Cheng, the Crimson Rain Sought Flower and Hua Cheng addressed him back using his moniker, The Crown Prince.😍
(Xie Lian confronting Hua Cheng)
(too much!)🥵
Ep. 61: Story time and Xie Lian's faint recollection of his interaction with a youngster from his past.
(young Hua Cheng)🥹
Ep. 62: Xie Lian sulking and calling Hua Cheng insincere. Hua Cheng swearing on his sincerity and promising he will meet Xie Lian in his original form next time.❤️
(yep! cheesy but effective... *sigh)😉
Ep. 63: Hua Cheng leaving Xie Lian a gift and fixing his favorite straw hat. (awwe)🥰🥰🥰
(for context, i read somewhere that you can turn ashes to diamonds so if you're following along, you'd understand what it means)😉
P.S. More couple frames because they're just too adorable.🤭
(aren't we too cozy?)😏
(JUST THE HAIR?! i'm so MAD right now)😭😭😭
TW: Too much tension, innocent teasing, and barely-there touches. I HATE IT. 🤣 Their sweet, innocent moments were so thrilling that I caught myself giggling too much all throughout the volume. I wanna strangle them so bad for causing me excessive heart melting and stomach fluttering moments.
Manhua Vol. 5, Ep. 54-65
This volume concluded Xie Lian's second quest, the Half Moon Pass arc. As heaven officials witnessed Pei Xue's confession and decided to take the case off his hand, their party headed back to Puqi Shrine to rest. Here, Xie Lian finally concluded San Lang's true identity (Hua Cheng, the Crimson Rain Sought Flower) and confronted him for his intentions on tagging along Xie Lian's adventures from the start.
My goodness! I can reread these parts of their conversations and stare at their faces a few more times and I'd still giggle from all the tension and second hand embarrassment.😂 Also, I'm sorry to say this but for an immortal, I sometimes think Xie Lian is too oblivious to live. 😭😂
Ending this volume was Xie Lian being summoned in the Heavenly Capital where he was questioned about his ulterior motives on Pei Xue's punishment and his involvement with a suspicious presence of a red-clothed man from the Ghost Realm.
Ep. 58: Xie Lian confirmed San Lang was indeed Hua Cheng, the Crimson Rain Sought Flower and Hua Cheng addressed him back using his moniker, The Crown Prince.😍
(Xie Lian confronting Hua Cheng)
(too much!)🥵
Ep. 61: Story time and Xie Lian's faint recollection of his interaction with a youngster from his past.
(young Hua Cheng)🥹
Ep. 62: Xie Lian sulking and calling Hua Cheng insincere. Hua Cheng swearing on his sincerity and promising he will meet Xie Lian in his original form next time.❤️
(yep! cheesy but effective... *sigh)😉
Ep. 63: Hua Cheng leaving Xie Lian a gift and fixing his favorite straw hat. (awwe)🥰🥰🥰
(for context, i read somewhere that you can turn ashes to diamonds so if you're following along, you'd understand what it means)😉
P.S. More couple frames because they're just too adorable.🤭
(aren't we too cozy?)😏
(JUST THE HAIR?! i'm so MAD right now)😭😭😭
March 7, 2023
"-Si tú sueño es salvar a la gente común, entonces mi sueño eres solo tú."
"-Mi amado es alguien especial, valiente, noble y amable. Me ha salvado la vida, lo he admirado desde que era joven. Pero, quería estar a su nivel y convertirme en una persona aún más fuerte para él. Aunque, él muy bien podría no recordarme. Nunca hablamos realmente. Quiero protegerlo."
"-Dianxia, entiendo su todo. Su coraje, su desesperación; su bondad, su dolor; su resentimiento, su odio; su inteligencia, su necedad.
Si pudiera, quisiera que me usara como su trampolín, el puente que desarma después de cruzar, los huesos del cadáver que necesita pisotear para escalar, el pecador que merecía el tormento de un millón de cuchillos. Pero sé que no lo permitiría."
"Cómo si se estuviera aferrando al último hilo que sostenía su vida, suplicó: -Dijiste que nunca me dejarías.
Sin embargo, Hua Cheng respondió: -No hay banquete en este mundo que no llegue a su fin. Pero nunca te dejaré. Volveré. Dianxia, créame."
"La última vez, pasaron ochocientos años corriendo el uno por el otro.
Está vez, solo tomó un instante caer en el abrazo del otro."
"Eran las palabras por las que Hua Cheng había vivido desde que era un niño y eternamente después de su muerte.
-Soy para siempre tú creyente más devoto."
"Indomable hasta el punto de que no podía controlar sus propios poderes, cada paso sacudiría montañas.
¡Un paso para recorrer mil millas, un paso para ascender a los cielos!"
"No había mal que no pudiera vencer, no había fantasmas y demonios que no pudiera matar.
Poseía el poder de aniquilar el mundo, pero a pesar de esto también poseía el corazón para apreciar una flor."
"-Gēge, mi querido gēge, está vez, querer verte es tan difícil como ascender a los cielos."
"-Mi amado es alguien especial, valiente, noble y amable. Me ha salvado la vida, lo he admirado desde que era joven. Pero, quería estar a su nivel y convertirme en una persona aún más fuerte para él. Aunque, él muy bien podría no recordarme. Nunca hablamos realmente. Quiero protegerlo."
"-Dianxia, entiendo su todo. Su coraje, su desesperación; su bondad, su dolor; su resentimiento, su odio; su inteligencia, su necedad.
Si pudiera, quisiera que me usara como su trampolín, el puente que desarma después de cruzar, los huesos del cadáver que necesita pisotear para escalar, el pecador que merecía el tormento de un millón de cuchillos. Pero sé que no lo permitiría."
"Cómo si se estuviera aferrando al último hilo que sostenía su vida, suplicó: -Dijiste que nunca me dejarías.
Sin embargo, Hua Cheng respondió: -No hay banquete en este mundo que no llegue a su fin. Pero nunca te dejaré. Volveré. Dianxia, créame."
"La última vez, pasaron ochocientos años corriendo el uno por el otro.
Está vez, solo tomó un instante caer en el abrazo del otro."
"Eran las palabras por las que Hua Cheng había vivido desde que era un niño y eternamente después de su muerte.
-Soy para siempre tú creyente más devoto."
"Indomable hasta el punto de que no podía controlar sus propios poderes, cada paso sacudiría montañas.
¡Un paso para recorrer mil millas, un paso para ascender a los cielos!"
"No había mal que no pudiera vencer, no había fantasmas y demonios que no pudiera matar.
Poseía el poder de aniquilar el mundo, pero a pesar de esto también poseía el corazón para apreciar una flor."
"-Gēge, mi querido gēge, está vez, querer verte es tan difícil como ascender a los cielos."
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December 11, 2020I only just learned that this novel was originally released through almost daily posts! How crazy is that?! For that reason, there’s no way I can fairly rate something that’s had no chance for the author to edit (let alone the stickiness that is translation!)
At the end of the day, I had so much fun with this series. Honestly, it was such a needed break from real life.
At the end of the day, I had so much fun with this series. Honestly, it was such a needed break from real life.
February 23, 2025
Xie Lian el mejor pto personaje.
August 14, 2021
Ay mi corazón sufrió tanto en las páginas finales. En general es una gran historia, solo que cuesta un poco seguirle el ritmo, aún así, no podía dejar de pensar y quería seguir leyendo. Muy buena lectura, de todos los tomos.
June 29, 2021
Bueno, este ultimo tomo me llevo un poco más de tiempo del esperado, a pesar de no ser el más largo. Por qué? PORQUE NO QUERIA TERMINAR LA Historia.
Ya lo dije anteriormente, y lo reafirmo, es una obra maravillosa, con todos los condimentos que me apasionan, aventura, fantasía épica, paisajes inigualables, referencias que me hicieron ampliar mis horizontes culturales...pero por sobre todo personajes entrañables (y me hago un párrafo aparte para EL SHIPPEO PRINCIPAL). El folklore de la novela impregna a todos los personajes de su propia personalidad forjada de sus propias miserias, fracasos y virtudes. Dioses que claramente han ascendido de humanos, y que siguen cometiendo errores o aciertos con el beneficio de la inmortalidad y el poder.
El protagonista no es ni más ni menos que la "relación" y aventuras que se forjan entre Xie Lian y Hua Cheng a lo largo de toda la obra. Las vivís en el corazón, pero sobre todo en las mariposas (a veces de amor, otras de terror) que no paran de atacarte el estomago con cada dialogo o escena que viven juntos.
No necesito entrar en comparaciones con otras obras de la autora, porque realmente solo he leído esta y Mo Dao zu Shi. No obstante, nobleza obliga, tengo que al menos recomendar que lean ambas obras, por que ninguna tiene desperdicio y sin lugar a dudas son dos de mis mejores lecturas de este año. No se van a arrepentir!
Ya lo dije anteriormente, y lo reafirmo, es una obra maravillosa, con todos los condimentos que me apasionan, aventura, fantasía épica, paisajes inigualables, referencias que me hicieron ampliar mis horizontes culturales...pero por sobre todo personajes entrañables (y me hago un párrafo aparte para EL SHIPPEO PRINCIPAL). El folklore de la novela impregna a todos los personajes de su propia personalidad forjada de sus propias miserias, fracasos y virtudes. Dioses que claramente han ascendido de humanos, y que siguen cometiendo errores o aciertos con el beneficio de la inmortalidad y el poder.
El protagonista no es ni más ni menos que la "relación" y aventuras que se forjan entre Xie Lian y Hua Cheng a lo largo de toda la obra. Las vivís en el corazón, pero sobre todo en las mariposas (a veces de amor, otras de terror) que no paran de atacarte el estomago con cada dialogo o escena que viven juntos.
No necesito entrar en comparaciones con otras obras de la autora, porque realmente solo he leído esta y Mo Dao zu Shi. No obstante, nobleza obliga, tengo que al menos recomendar que lean ambas obras, por que ninguna tiene desperdicio y sin lugar a dudas son dos de mis mejores lecturas de este año. No se van a arrepentir!
October 30, 2021
crying at the end it was beautiful😭😭 i'll write a review later😭😭
edit: ok so review time!! I wish I was articulative enough to write well-thought-out and organized paragraphs but I usually just brain dump my feelings.
FIRSTLY, I recommend listening to U by Baekhyun. I KNOW I KNOW it's in Korean but the lyrics and feeling of the song really match how I feel about Hua Cheng and Xie Lian's point in their relationship.
no other book has made me feel this way holyyy shit. i was sobbing my heart out at the ending.
*spoilery bits now*
"to die in battle with you is my greatest honor" SOBBING !!!!! SOBBINGGGG
I REALLY THOUGHT WE WOULD NOT HAVE A HAPPY ENDING HOLY SHIT😭😭😭 when hua cheng said that he would be back because his beloved is still in this world... WHEN HE SAID "there is no banquet in this world that doesn't come to an end" 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I actually keyword searched my ebook for the exact quote and I just realized that Xie Lian said this to San Lang first😭😭😭 AND HERE WE HAVE HUA CHENG QUOTING IT BACK TO HIM😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 and when we have Xie Lian waiting month after month for Hua Cheng... my heart... like PLS COME BACK FAST PLS
idk what to do now. i finally get to look up fanart without fear of being spoiled !! I'm starting to read the manhua and I'm going to rewatch the donghua so I can sob at the 12th episode again
edit: ok so review time!! I wish I was articulative enough to write well-thought-out and organized paragraphs but I usually just brain dump my feelings.
FIRSTLY, I recommend listening to U by Baekhyun. I KNOW I KNOW it's in Korean but the lyrics and feeling of the song really match how I feel about Hua Cheng and Xie Lian's point in their relationship.
no other book has made me feel this way holyyy shit. i was sobbing my heart out at the ending.
*spoilery bits now*
"to die in battle with you is my greatest honor" SOBBING !!!!! SOBBINGGGG
I REALLY THOUGHT WE WOULD NOT HAVE A HAPPY ENDING HOLY SHIT😭😭😭 when hua cheng said that he would be back because his beloved is still in this world... WHEN HE SAID "there is no banquet in this world that doesn't come to an end" 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I actually keyword searched my ebook for the exact quote and I just realized that Xie Lian said this to San Lang first😭😭😭 AND HERE WE HAVE HUA CHENG QUOTING IT BACK TO HIM😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 and when we have Xie Lian waiting month after month for Hua Cheng... my heart... like PLS COME BACK FAST PLS
idk what to do now. i finally get to look up fanart without fear of being spoiled !! I'm starting to read the manhua and I'm going to rewatch the donghua so I can sob at the 12th episode again
June 1, 2021
It’s 4 am but I couldn’t stop reading until I finished it. This whole journey was more beautiful than I expected.
“The one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’, and not the state of you.”
“The one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’, and not the state of you.”
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 19, 2021
"Last time, they spent eight hundred years running towards each other.
This time, it only took an instant to fall into each other’s embrace."
soy un mar de lagrimas hualian my beloveds
This time, it only took an instant to fall into each other’s embrace."
soy un mar de lagrimas hualian my beloveds
January 17, 2023
me pasé el libro riendo y llorando, soy la calamidad vestida de blanco
March 4, 2022
کتاب پنجم هم تموم شد
من واقعا چیزی ندارم بخوام دربارش بگم
فقط اینکه
شت
شتتتت
شتتتتتتتت
این لعنتی زیادی خوب بود
پ.ن: یه جورایی عاشق اینم که تو رمانای موشیانگ یه چیزایی بی جواب می مونن یا مستقیما بهشون اشاره نمیشه.
ولی خب طبیعتا قرار نیست هر چیزی یه جوابی داشته باشه.
شخصا بدم نمیومد یه ذره بیشتر درباره دوران فانی بودن سان لانگ بفهمم.
تازهههه، پسوورد هواچنگم نفهمیدیم چی بود😂
پ.ن.۲: گوئوشی چه مود بود😂♥️
من واقعا چیزی ندارم بخوام دربارش بگم
فقط اینکه
شت
شتتتت
شتتتتتتتت
این لعنتی زیادی خوب بود
پ.ن: یه جورایی عاشق اینم که تو رمانای موشیانگ یه چیزایی بی جواب می مونن یا مستقیما بهشون اشاره نمیشه.
ولی خب طبیعتا قرار نیست هر چیزی یه جوابی داشته باشه.
شخصا بدم نمیومد یه ذره بیشتر درباره دوران فانی بودن سان لانگ بفهمم.
تازهههه، پسوورد هواچنگم نفهمیدیم چی بود😂
پ.ن.۲: گوئوشی چه مود بود😂♥️
June 24, 2021
it's absolutely fucking insane how MXTX (the author) has made me sob uncontrollably throughout this book. because of that, 5/5 stars of course.
the last book was intense, exhilarating, and a trial for our characters to go through. it was action-packed from the start, never letting up and never letting the readers breathe — but we gotta go save the world, so who has the time to rest? every finalizing impact was made, all the loose ends carefully placed finally tied themselves up at the right time, until everything built up to a glorious, powerful ending crescendo that still makes my heart ache and tears well up when i think about it.
one of my tags is now-that-is-how-you-end-a-series, and it couldn't be more damn true. not only have i never been sharply disappointed or mind-numbingly bored throughout this book, but this piece of art has filled me up with so much emotion and feeling and heart that it honestly felt like my body could not handle it. the pace was perfect, the transitions were seamless, the little nods and winks to the little details were a delight to catch, and the brilliant, highly-anticipated plot points were explosive, leaving me in awe of how masterful this book is, how it's ruined me for endings forever.
this book is emotional and epic, hurting you in just a way that only a final book can. it's the final push to stake that dagger into your heart, knowing that it's the end, that it'll be painful, but you still cannot look away. there's so much i want to say, to express but i know i'll never fully be successful in transmitting my feelings to another person at the other side of the screen, so the best i can do to make them feel what i feel is to tell them to read what i've read, so they can see what i've seen, so they can experience what i've experienced, so we can laugh, cry, laugh, and cry some more together. even if it's just one person, it's worth it.
to add some more detail, i will say this: i was heartbroken. if you've read it, then you know what scene it was that wrenched that god-awful sob from you, that tore your heart out, its tattered edges ruined. crying is a normal part of reading books for me because i love to fully feel what the story is trying to convey. i cry at happy and sad moments, at life-changing moments, at powerful moments.
but it's entirely different when a book makes you sob.
sometimes, there are meanings lost in translation that miss the mark, that make you feel like you should've felt something, yet didn't. sometimes, those meanings do hit the mark, but only with so much impact that it didn't deliver its full force. this book didn't just hit the mark, it fucking tore it apart, it tore me apart. and in that ruin, my heart completely shifted itself into an entirely different entity. it made sure that this series will be in my heart forever. so even though i finished and said farewell to these characters whom i love so dearly and wish only the best for, i don't miss them at all. this is a bizarre concept to me because there's always some feeling of forlornness when i complete a series, but unexpectedly, not with this one. but i figured it out. i won't miss this series at all because i'll be carrying it around with me, to different sights, to different periods of my life. whenever i'm happy, i'll come back. whenever i'm sad, i'll come back. whatever version of myself i will be, i'll be carrying this series with me for as long as i'm alive. and maybe even then some (i'm thinking 800 years).
i've thought about touching on some specific aspects of this book, like the final battle, but i think it's best if i don't. it feels like to take some aspects from those powerful scenes and mention it in this review would be disrespectful, that it's better to leave them in the book. i don't know if that feeling makes sense, but it's like taking away something you're not supposed to move or else it won't be the same after. i want to reserve my emotions in those pages and leave that bit of privacy for me, to laugh at my reactions as i read through the book, as i cried through the book, as i noted my favorite scenes and characters. if you couldn't already tell, this book was very special to me.
after wrapping up this epic tale, it thankfully doesn't give me the same feeling as other last books do — of sitting numbly and staring off into space, wondering where my life goes from there. instead, it instills a strong sense of hope and faithfulness within me, that i'll be okay no matter where i go from here and that if i ever need a place to rest and laugh, this story is just waiting for me to dive right back in again, to xie lian and hua cheng's love story.
the last book was intense, exhilarating, and a trial for our characters to go through. it was action-packed from the start, never letting up and never letting the readers breathe — but we gotta go save the world, so who has the time to rest? every finalizing impact was made, all the loose ends carefully placed finally tied themselves up at the right time, until everything built up to a glorious, powerful ending crescendo that still makes my heart ache and tears well up when i think about it.
one of my tags is now-that-is-how-you-end-a-series, and it couldn't be more damn true. not only have i never been sharply disappointed or mind-numbingly bored throughout this book, but this piece of art has filled me up with so much emotion and feeling and heart that it honestly felt like my body could not handle it. the pace was perfect, the transitions were seamless, the little nods and winks to the little details were a delight to catch, and the brilliant, highly-anticipated plot points were explosive, leaving me in awe of how masterful this book is, how it's ruined me for endings forever.
this book is emotional and epic, hurting you in just a way that only a final book can. it's the final push to stake that dagger into your heart, knowing that it's the end, that it'll be painful, but you still cannot look away. there's so much i want to say, to express but i know i'll never fully be successful in transmitting my feelings to another person at the other side of the screen, so the best i can do to make them feel what i feel is to tell them to read what i've read, so they can see what i've seen, so they can experience what i've experienced, so we can laugh, cry, laugh, and cry some more together. even if it's just one person, it's worth it.
"To me, the one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is you, and not the state of you."
to add some more detail, i will say this: i was heartbroken. if you've read it, then you know what scene it was that wrenched that god-awful sob from you, that tore your heart out, its tattered edges ruined. crying is a normal part of reading books for me because i love to fully feel what the story is trying to convey. i cry at happy and sad moments, at life-changing moments, at powerful moments.
but it's entirely different when a book makes you sob.
sometimes, there are meanings lost in translation that miss the mark, that make you feel like you should've felt something, yet didn't. sometimes, those meanings do hit the mark, but only with so much impact that it didn't deliver its full force. this book didn't just hit the mark, it fucking tore it apart, it tore me apart. and in that ruin, my heart completely shifted itself into an entirely different entity. it made sure that this series will be in my heart forever. so even though i finished and said farewell to these characters whom i love so dearly and wish only the best for, i don't miss them at all. this is a bizarre concept to me because there's always some feeling of forlornness when i complete a series, but unexpectedly, not with this one. but i figured it out. i won't miss this series at all because i'll be carrying it around with me, to different sights, to different periods of my life. whenever i'm happy, i'll come back. whenever i'm sad, i'll come back. whatever version of myself i will be, i'll be carrying this series with me for as long as i'm alive. and maybe even then some (i'm thinking 800 years).
i've thought about touching on some specific aspects of this book, like the final battle, but i think it's best if i don't. it feels like to take some aspects from those powerful scenes and mention it in this review would be disrespectful, that it's better to leave them in the book. i don't know if that feeling makes sense, but it's like taking away something you're not supposed to move or else it won't be the same after. i want to reserve my emotions in those pages and leave that bit of privacy for me, to laugh at my reactions as i read through the book, as i cried through the book, as i noted my favorite scenes and characters. if you couldn't already tell, this book was very special to me.
after wrapping up this epic tale, it thankfully doesn't give me the same feeling as other last books do — of sitting numbly and staring off into space, wondering where my life goes from there. instead, it instills a strong sense of hope and faithfulness within me, that i'll be okay no matter where i go from here and that if i ever need a place to rest and laugh, this story is just waiting for me to dive right back in again, to xie lian and hua cheng's love story.
Last time, they spent eight hundred years running towards each other.
This time, it only took an instant to fall into each other's embrace.
January 17, 2022
HuaLian brainrot
November 19, 2021
—Si tu sueño es salvar a la gente común, entonces, mi sueño eres solo tú.
Una voz clara y poderosa en su corazón le dijo que este hombre realmente lo tomaba por un dios.
Creía que este hombre moriría por él una y otra vez y renacería por él una y otra vez. Incluso si cayera en las profundidades del infierno, atravesaría ese infierno por su creencia.
La última vez, pasaron ochocientos años corriendo el uno hacia el otro.
Esta vez, solo tomó un instante caer en el abrazo del otro.
Una voz clara y poderosa en su corazón le dijo que este hombre realmente lo tomaba por un dios.
Creía que este hombre moriría por él una y otra vez y renacería por él una y otra vez. Incluso si cayera en las profundidades del infierno, atravesaría ese infierno por su creencia.
La última vez, pasaron ochocientos años corriendo el uno hacia el otro.
Esta vez, solo tomó un instante caer en el abrazo del otro.
February 23, 2021
Plot twist that start from the beginning of Book 5 left me baffled for the longest time. Even as I read through I still can't believe it, still questioning how did that happen, when did that happen.
July 16, 2021
Si lo resumo en una palabra diría : Perfecto 🤍❤️
January 7, 2022
never going to get over this
January 10, 2024
Hua Cheng said quietly, “Your Highness, I understand your everything.
“Your courage, your despair; your kindness, your pain; your resentment, your hate; your intelligence, your foolishness.
“If I could, I would have you use me as your stepping stone, the bridge you take apart after crossing, the corpse bones you need to trample to climb up, the sinner who deserved the butchering of a million knives. But, I know you wouldn’t allow it.”
i don't think i can ever explain how much this novel (and her other novel, mdzs) mean to me. honestly, mxtx is a genius. her characters are so beautifully made, she makes an amazing world for them to live in, she's HILARIOUS, and she makes me cry. honestly, all i ask for in a story. i'm really glad that i decided to reread this, and i'm so excited to watch the second season of the show!
this one has to be my favorite because of the way everything comes together! it is all one work though, and i do love it the whole thing for sure :) some epic battles and lots of crying (tbh mostly happy tears this time), truly a masterpiece !!
intense summary just for me:
August 14, 2022
“to me, the one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. what matters is 'you' and not the state of you.”
after a little over a month i finally managed to finish the web novel of tiān guān cì fú / heaven official's blessing, a story that positively surprised me, without getting bored even for a moment. despite having more than 750k of words (around 795k, if you also count the extra chapters) and therefore having a rather slow pace, it's full of plot twists and new information with each chapter, which prevent anyone reading from stopping; or at least, that has been my experience.
the events narrated are described with extreme care; most of the characters — despite being deities, spirits, ghosts and more — retain aspects of their character that belonged to their ‘previous’ mortal life, which made me appreciate them even more; the world building is surprising and everything makes sense, nothing seems too ‘surreal’ (after all, tgcf is a fantasy work, but also a historical one).
the main theme is romantic love, at the end of the day it's a romance, however, being present the slow burn trope it all develops quite slowly, which i personally appreciate very much.
it's a story that also tells of loss and devotion, of firmly believing in something (or someone) and waiting for fate to complete its task, of friendship and the price of power, along with fidelity. in addition, the antagonist's actions and thoughts are extremely human, things that on the one hand make you hate him deeply, but at the same time you can easily understand his motives.
in my opinion, the bond of friendship between xiè lián, fēng xìn and mù qíng is extremely realistic: each of them has a different character and follows his own morals, discussing frequently but still helping each other in one way or another; at times one has felt betrayed by the other, there have been disagreements and strong emotions, however there has always remained trust, even if fragile in certain situations, placed in their hearts.
i loved the tireless enthusiasm of shī qiānxuán, the absolute devotion and courage of huā chéng, the character development of xiè lián, the kindness and strength of the rain master, in general the personalities of all the characters are quite interesting.
perhaps, i'm just a little disappointed because i'd have liked the themes of self-harm and abuse to be explored in a different, more introspective way, but this is purely my preference: i think this of almost all media that I have read / seen so far.
after a little over a month i finally managed to finish the web novel of tiān guān cì fú / heaven official's blessing, a story that positively surprised me, without getting bored even for a moment. despite having more than 750k of words (around 795k, if you also count the extra chapters) and therefore having a rather slow pace, it's full of plot twists and new information with each chapter, which prevent anyone reading from stopping; or at least, that has been my experience.
the events narrated are described with extreme care; most of the characters — despite being deities, spirits, ghosts and more — retain aspects of their character that belonged to their ‘previous’ mortal life, which made me appreciate them even more; the world building is surprising and everything makes sense, nothing seems too ‘surreal’ (after all, tgcf is a fantasy work, but also a historical one).
the main theme is romantic love, at the end of the day it's a romance, however, being present the slow burn trope it all develops quite slowly, which i personally appreciate very much.
it's a story that also tells of loss and devotion, of firmly believing in something (or someone) and waiting for fate to complete its task, of friendship and the price of power, along with fidelity. in addition, the antagonist's actions and thoughts are extremely human, things that on the one hand make you hate him deeply, but at the same time you can easily understand his motives.
in my opinion, the bond of friendship between xiè lián, fēng xìn and mù qíng is extremely realistic: each of them has a different character and follows his own morals, discussing frequently but still helping each other in one way or another; at times one has felt betrayed by the other, there have been disagreements and strong emotions, however there has always remained trust, even if fragile in certain situations, placed in their hearts.
i loved the tireless enthusiasm of shī qiānxuán, the absolute devotion and courage of huā chéng, the character development of xiè lián, the kindness and strength of the rain master, in general the personalities of all the characters are quite interesting.
perhaps, i'm just a little disappointed because i'd have liked the themes of self-harm and abuse to be explored in a different, more introspective way, but this is purely my preference: i think this of almost all media that I have read / seen so far.
August 16, 2022
“It was the words Hua Cheng had lived by since he was a child, and eternally thereafter beyond his death.
“I am forever your most devoted believer.”
a stab to the heart (sorry xie lian) would’ve hurt less than this.
“I am forever your most devoted believer.”
a stab to the heart (sorry xie lian) would’ve hurt less than this.
June 26, 2025
Eu tenho certeza de que esse livro foi escrito sob efeito de substâncias. Acontece TANTA coisa nesse livro e TANTA coisa doida que eu nem sei por onde começar essa review.
Não tenho o que reclamar do desfecho. Acho que tudo realmente se encaixou e fez sentido, inclusive alguns pequenos detalhes dos livros anteriores, que eu até tinha esquecido, foram puxados em explicações (ou eu acabei relembrando com alguma revelação que apareceu e fez eles tomarem outro significado na história). Novamente aplaudo os 5 livros por fazer isso tão bem durante toda a saga.
Esse livro também me deu certa nostalgia do primeiro da série. Aquele ritmo caótico de acontecimentos e revelações voltou junto com aquele humor típico e marcante do livro 1, me deixando sem piscar em todos os capítulos.
Eu jurei que eu fosse correr para escrever a review assim que eu terminasse esse 5º livro, mas eu simplesmente entrei em transe total quando acabei — fiquei encarando a parede por 10 minutos seguidos, ainda dando umas viajadas pelo resto da noite.
O vilão da história (White No-Face) apelou tanto nesse livro que eu fiquei de cara. Desde o livro 4 esse personagem apavora qualquer um e, nesse livro, com as peças finais se encaixando e mostrando tudo que ele fez, meu deus. Sério, sem cabimentos, eu nem sei o que dizer. Eu admito que fiquei tensa com certas possibilidades que eu imaginava acontecendo (o Hua Cheng em particular me fez passar tanto nervoso que eu precisei parar a leitura numa parte de calma do livro para retomar no dia seguinte, se não eu ia virar a noite doida lendo).
Indo para o tópico do casal principal: rapaz, como estavam insuportáveis de melosos nesse livro... Good for them.
Quanto à angst, eu achei que fosse ser... diferente (?). Não necessariamente maior, mas eu não sei... Talvez porque me prometeram mais, talvez porque a situação acabou tomando um rumo que eu já esperava.
Não vou mentir, eu achei triste e bonito ao mesmo tempo. O motivo pra isso é que essa angst foi bem construída e desenvolvida ao longo de todos os livros até chegar nesse momento em que ela aparece com conclusões muito específicas que retomam tudo que já tinha sido elaborado, pegando justamente em TODOS os pontos fracos e o que tem de mais crítico e essencial em toda a narrativa deles em um cenário coerente, de forma coerente, com frases muito certeiras no que comove aqueles que se ligaram a eles. Foi um golpe baixo depois do outro e nisso ela funcionou.
Provavelmente vou precisar reler algumas partes dos últimos capítulos porque depois do que aconteceu no capítulo 241 eu fiquei alguns minutos sem conseguir processar detalhes pós-conflito final. Os níveis de estresse deveriam estar altíssimos no meu cérebro.
Quando eu digo que a situação toda tomou um rumo que eu imaginava, é porque eu lembro de até mesmo ter comentado que o fandom de tgcf é muito feliz para eles dois não terem sido endgame com um final feliz, então isso me tranquilizava um pouco durante esse livro. Ainda assim foi bom, mesmo com essa garantia o livro conseguiu entregar um evento comovente e não posso negar que eu queria (e eles mereciam, afinal) um final feliz.
Acredito que o que mais me pegou foi a ficha caindo de que a história acabou e eu não tenho mais, sabe?(off: eu comecei a chorar de novo adicionando esse comentário aqui ao terminar a review e não irei me prolongar... let's all k*** ourselves...)
“He should be home soon.”
Não tenho o que reclamar do desfecho. Acho que tudo realmente se encaixou e fez sentido, inclusive alguns pequenos detalhes dos livros anteriores, que eu até tinha esquecido, foram puxados em explicações (ou eu acabei relembrando com alguma revelação que apareceu e fez eles tomarem outro significado na história). Novamente aplaudo os 5 livros por fazer isso tão bem durante toda a saga.
Esse livro também me deu certa nostalgia do primeiro da série. Aquele ritmo caótico de acontecimentos e revelações voltou junto com aquele humor típico e marcante do livro 1, me deixando sem piscar em todos os capítulos.
Eu jurei que eu fosse correr para escrever a review assim que eu terminasse esse 5º livro, mas eu simplesmente entrei em transe total quando acabei — fiquei encarando a parede por 10 minutos seguidos, ainda dando umas viajadas pelo resto da noite.
O vilão da história (White No-Face) apelou tanto nesse livro que eu fiquei de cara. Desde o livro 4 esse personagem apavora qualquer um e, nesse livro, com as peças finais se encaixando e mostrando tudo que ele fez, meu deus. Sério, sem cabimentos, eu nem sei o que dizer. Eu admito que fiquei tensa com certas possibilidades que eu imaginava acontecendo (o Hua Cheng em particular me fez passar tanto nervoso que eu precisei parar a leitura numa parte de calma do livro para retomar no dia seguinte, se não eu ia virar a noite doida lendo).
Indo para o tópico do casal principal: rapaz, como estavam insuportáveis de melosos nesse livro... Good for them.
Quanto à angst, eu achei que fosse ser... diferente (?). Não necessariamente maior, mas eu não sei... Talvez porque me prometeram mais, talvez porque a situação acabou tomando um rumo que eu já esperava.
Não vou mentir, eu achei triste e bonito ao mesmo tempo. O motivo pra isso é que essa angst foi bem construída e desenvolvida ao longo de todos os livros até chegar nesse momento em que ela aparece com conclusões muito específicas que retomam tudo que já tinha sido elaborado, pegando justamente em TODOS os pontos fracos e o que tem de mais crítico e essencial em toda a narrativa deles em um cenário coerente, de forma coerente, com frases muito certeiras no que comove aqueles que se ligaram a eles. Foi um golpe baixo depois do outro e nisso ela funcionou.
Provavelmente vou precisar reler algumas partes dos últimos capítulos porque depois do que aconteceu no capítulo 241 eu fiquei alguns minutos sem conseguir processar detalhes pós-conflito final. Os níveis de estresse deveriam estar altíssimos no meu cérebro.
Quando eu digo que a situação toda tomou um rumo que eu imaginava, é porque eu lembro de até mesmo ter comentado que o fandom de tgcf é muito feliz para eles dois não terem sido endgame com um final feliz, então isso me tranquilizava um pouco durante esse livro. Ainda assim foi bom, mesmo com essa garantia o livro conseguiu entregar um evento comovente e não posso negar que eu queria (e eles mereciam, afinal) um final feliz.
Acredito que o que mais me pegou foi a ficha caindo de que a história acabou e eu não tenho mais, sabe?
“He should be home soon.”
Last time, they spent eight hundred years running towards each other. This time, it only took an instant to fall into each other's embrace.
December 27, 2020
Sorry for my terrible english in advance.
Yes, I did read a lot of pages in such a short time, even I can't believe it. And well, I have to say certain things before I forget everything. I loved this novel with all my heart, from the secondary characters, to the protagonists, to the arcs, to the worldbuilding, to the villian, everything. I felt some parts faltered a little, they were no what I expected, but overall, the whole novel is great. Sometimes the language is repetitive, but well, I think it's probably because the lack of editing (although I understand that editing is not that simple, not mentioning this is a huge book and the considering the lenght, the task of editing sure is torture). However, you can see the commitment, effort and great planning behind TGCF. The lore is great to be honest, it's truly interesting and captivating.
Being honest, I loved it to the core. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me suffer, but in the end it left me with a stupid smile, it made me truly happy. The ending is very satisfying.
In my review of the first book I said that the author had improved a lot and it shows, I did not find a single plot hole, and the pacing she's maintaining flows like a river, she was much more fluid in here than with MDZS.
Anyways, I can't stop recommending it, so read it if you've got the chance.
“The one standing in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’ and not the state of you.”
"To die in battle for you is my greatest honour."
Yes, I did read a lot of pages in such a short time, even I can't believe it. And well, I have to say certain things before I forget everything. I loved this novel with all my heart, from the secondary characters, to the protagonists, to the arcs, to the worldbuilding, to the villian, everything. I felt some parts faltered a little, they were no what I expected, but overall, the whole novel is great. Sometimes the language is repetitive, but well, I think it's probably because the lack of editing (although I understand that editing is not that simple, not mentioning this is a huge book and the considering the lenght, the task of editing sure is torture). However, you can see the commitment, effort and great planning behind TGCF. The lore is great to be honest, it's truly interesting and captivating.
Being honest, I loved it to the core. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me suffer, but in the end it left me with a stupid smile, it made me truly happy. The ending is very satisfying.
In my review of the first book I said that the author had improved a lot and it shows, I did not find a single plot hole, and the pacing she's maintaining flows like a river, she was much more fluid in here than with MDZS.
Anyways, I can't stop recommending it, so read it if you've got the chance.
“The one standing in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’ and not the state of you.”
"To die in battle for you is my greatest honour."
May 27, 2021
AMEEEEEEEEE LA HISTORIAAAA
Disfrute mucho este ultimo libro, aunque me hizo sufrir y llorar, y estresarme, y amar como loca mis parejas. Realmente este libro es un tocho de sorpresas y me gusto sobre todo que pusiera la leyenda de mis amores. Xie Lian se incrusto en mi corazón, Hua Cheng mi obsesivo favorito.
El villano que jamás podre odiar porque a mi la brújula me fallo con ese hombre. Lo amo por ser incomprendido porque me hizo pensar en un ship muy toxico entre Él y Xie Lian, porque lo amo, porque no supo manejar todo su dolor y por eso se convirtió en el ser que mas despreciaba y su final fue realmente brillante no porque fuera bueno sino porque fue justo.
Amo con mi alma a Rouye y quiero un Rouye en mi vida.
Cada palabra de este libro vale la pena. Cada beso, palabra, caricia entre Xie Lian y Hua Cheng VALEN LA PENA si te sientes frustrado porque nada estaba bien en los anteriores libros, te lo digo yo NO TE PREOCUPES PORQUE AQUI VAS A TENER UNA BUENA RECOMPEZA porque todo termino mejor de lo que se podría esperar...
Ahora voy por los extras nenes y tengo fe de amar esas partes
Disfrute mucho este ultimo libro, aunque me hizo sufrir y llorar, y estresarme, y amar como loca mis parejas. Realmente este libro es un tocho de sorpresas y me gusto sobre todo que pusiera la leyenda de mis amores. Xie Lian se incrusto en mi corazón, Hua Cheng mi obsesivo favorito.
El villano que jamás podre odiar porque a mi la brújula me fallo con ese hombre. Lo amo por ser incomprendido porque me hizo pensar en un ship muy toxico entre Él y Xie Lian, porque lo amo, porque no supo manejar todo su dolor y por eso se convirtió en el ser que mas despreciaba y su final fue realmente brillante no porque fuera bueno sino porque fue justo.
Amo con mi alma a Rouye y quiero un Rouye en mi vida.
Cada palabra de este libro vale la pena. Cada beso, palabra, caricia entre Xie Lian y Hua Cheng VALEN LA PENA si te sientes frustrado porque nada estaba bien en los anteriores libros, te lo digo yo NO TE PREOCUPES PORQUE AQUI VAS A TENER UNA BUENA RECOMPEZA porque todo termino mejor de lo que se podría esperar...
Ahora voy por los extras nenes y tengo fe de amar esas partes
May 18, 2021
Xie Lian and Hua Cheng make me want to believe that forever actually exists and that love knows no bounds.
T-this was good. Very good. I’m cheesy as heck and I give five stars to almost every book I read. But legit! This time I’m serious. This saga is hella good.
It drives home the point that no one is perfect. All of us have our individual pasts, regrets, and mistakes.
It also shows that little things mean a lot. One person who believes is enough.
I have no idea how to write a review for a book I loved so much. Sorry. Basta. Maganda siya, okey?
To all the gays! Add this book to your agenda! I promise you won’t have regrets! (Except maybe loosing your sleep schedule but, really, people of the internet, haven’t we all experienced that at one point?)
Favorite Quote EVER:
“The one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’, and not the state of you.”
Also the most #romantic thing I’ve ever read???
All couples should have this in their vows. FITE ME.
T-this was good. Very good. I’m cheesy as heck and I give five stars to almost every book I read. But legit! This time I’m serious. This saga is hella good.
It drives home the point that no one is perfect. All of us have our individual pasts, regrets, and mistakes.
It also shows that little things mean a lot. One person who believes is enough.
I have no idea how to write a review for a book I loved so much. Sorry. Basta. Maganda siya, okey?
To all the gays! Add this book to your agenda! I promise you won’t have regrets! (Except maybe loosing your sleep schedule but, really, people of the internet, haven’t we all experienced that at one point?)
Favorite Quote EVER:
“The one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’, and not the state of you.”
Also the most #romantic thing I’ve ever read???
All couples should have this in their vows. FITE ME.
February 27, 2021
I may never recover from reading this series. What a beautiful masterpiece. I absolutely adored it, every last bit of it. Xie Lian and Hua Cheng are just amazingly complex characters this whole story, from start to finish was just amazing. The mini cases, the slowly unfolding of the major over arching plot, Xie Lian history mixing in and explaining his current personality, Hua Cheng's "I respect no one but Xie Lian" cheeky attitude, and all the fascinating and multi-faceted side characters....all wrapped up in a high quality translation? Pure perfection.
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