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swe_m's review
3.0
Well, all I wanted say is compared to Lost You Forever which Tong Hwa claimed that it’s her best work, this is quite different in terms of plots and the depth of the characters. Maybe the translation that I read was just too summarized, that’s why I feel like everything happened so quick and is so rushed. But, anyway, not my favorite but thank god…it didn’t break my heart like Lost You Forever did! (Still did a little though and I will never shut up about how Lost You Forever broke my heart)
amywong's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
4.5
Though I read this way long ago before writing this, I still remember enjoying this and feeling lots of emotions from the story.
From what the summary of this novel triggered in my memory, I loved Jin Yu and Huo Qu Bing. But also, the regret and angst for Meng Jiu, ugh you really feel the “what could’ve been” hard at the end. This entire story really felt like an epic and having read so many translated novels now it’s really thanks to the good translations for not losing that quality. I recall loving the world building and really having a good image of where the story is which painted the story beautifully in my mind. If I had the time this is one of the few novels I’d reread.
From what the summary of this novel triggered in my memory, I loved Jin Yu and Huo Qu Bing. But also, the regret and angst for Meng Jiu, ugh you really feel the “what could’ve been” hard at the end. This entire story really felt like an epic and having read so many translated novels now it’s really thanks to the good translations for not losing that quality. I recall loving the world building and really having a good image of where the story is which painted the story beautifully in my mind. If I had the time this is one of the few novels I’d reread.
rebeccazh's review
3.0
3.5 stars. Koala was the translator for this novel again. I found this story a bit hard to follow in the beginning and a bit confused about Jin Yu's upbringing and history. Anyway, the story follows a free-spirited and loyal heroine (quite similar traits to Lost You Forever's heroine) as she travels to the capital and falls in love with two very different men. This is more of a character-driven romance novel, not much of a political intrigue or history novel (found myself missing Sha Po Lang while reading the court machinations lol).
One thing I like about Tong Hua's romance novels is that they're all pretty short. No more novels with 200/300/400+ chapters! The other thing I really like is that her heroines go through a lot of growth. Jin Yu is no exception, growing and maturing in the cesspit of the capitol.
On the romance side, Jin Yu ends up with Huo Qu Bing. I like his character a lot, and I wish I could ship it, but it felt like Jin Yu's first love is and remains Jiu Ye. She has a special affection for him no matter what he does or how much time has passed. So the endgame romance wasn't super convincing for me though I really like HQB. I think the messy love triangles that Tong Hua writes work so well because the heroine genuinely cares about the many men and they love her as well - there's often a strong bond of affection and friendship between the heroine and her many choices.
Anyway, pretty enjoyable!
One thing I like about Tong Hua's romance novels is that they're all pretty short. No more novels with 200/300/400+ chapters! The other thing I really like is that her heroines go through a lot of growth. Jin Yu is no exception, growing and maturing in the cesspit of the capitol.
On the romance side, Jin Yu ends up with Huo Qu Bing. I like his character a lot, and I wish I could ship it, but it felt like Jin Yu's first love is and remains Jiu Ye. She has a special affection for him no matter what he does or how much time has passed. So the endgame romance wasn't super convincing for me though I really like HQB. I think the messy love triangles that Tong Hua writes work so well because the heroine genuinely cares about the many men and they love her as well - there's often a strong bond of affection and friendship between the heroine and her many choices.
Anyway, pretty enjoyable!
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