DANMEI ARCHIVE:
<all are complete unless otherwise said> ⚠️ NOT SPOILER FREE REVIEWS!! ⚠️
HISTORICAL
- mo dao zu shi ⭐️ 9/10
- heaven official's blessing 9/10
- scum villain self saving system 9/10
- dumb husky and his white cat shizun 8/10 [ great storytelling but i thought thr angst was gonna kill me ]
[ shi mei playlist ] - qiang jin jiu ⭐️ 10/10 [ confusing at times but world building and structure and wording was amazing. songyu HEUERUEUYEUEYUEUE THE GUYS EVER GODDDDDDDD I LVOE THEM SOI MUCH IMS O ILL AND AND AND THE ENDING AND UHH WELL WOMEN!! AND MEN KILLERS!! YIPEE!! but i love the way that no one is painted as the 'bad guy' and everyone has their reasons ]
[ shen zechuan playlist, yao wenyu playlist, songyu playlist, ding tao playlist, xiao chiye playlist ] - the unemployed assassin 4/10
- cold sands 8/10 [ made me wanna die. MAE I HATE TGOUBYRUTTIUOU5GOUGROBHUGRBOUGT ]
- living to suffer 6/10
- svsss (reread)
- nan chan 8/10 WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE IT BROO 99-102 TORE ME UP BUT LIKE.... god their relationship and jing lin learning to be a human and the ending having so many plot twists it hurt my brain and and and "there's a man i love. in the clouds. in the sea. in my heart." like dont play with me ho it tore me up but also the depth of every character whidch t97 is so good at doing. my fave character was probably dong jun or ah yi, i love their playfulness' so much. and i didnt give it 10/10 bc i do feel like there was points where i just forgot what the novel was about and it made me wanna drop it, but when i finally fr got back into it it was so good
- dingahi fusheng records 10/10 ⚠️SPOILER WARNING⚠️ GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I LVOE HISTORY AND RTHE WAY FEITINA USES HISTORY IN HIS NOVELS TO TIE THE STORY TOGETHER IS SO GOOD. the aspects of everyone and the deep backstories for all thw characters was so good. its show of power and politics back then was amazing, i love the portrayal of the xianbei people and what princess qinghe and murong chong went through just cause they caught the emperors eye which was a very real thing back then. i LOVED TOUBA YAN like i would die for him and im sad none of the extras shown if he ever met with lu ying again but in my heart, they meet and live jhappily ever. i was a little confused about the second extra since it shows xiao shan becoming a wolf god which i know he was blessed with the last slithers of powers from the wolf god but i dont get to what extent that was or if hes immortal or not, i wish that wa cleared out a bit more. the progression of chen xing and xiang shu's relationship as well was amazing as it shown the raw emotions they felt as well as their cultural differences that reflected those of the time and omg this has gotta be one of my favourite danmei's
- fox demon cultivation novel 8/10 [ i love it... man.... idk what to say tbh, its just like. i love the dual timeline bit and also just song ci in general ]
[ fdcm playlist ] - mistakenly saving the villain ⭐ 10/10 [ god... oh my god... it was actually so good i lvoed the development of the characters, relationsgip, and the ending. the ending STILL does conduse me a bit bc i do not understand then how was song qingshi's past life come to be? the one he remembers? but seeing yue wuhuan developing and the reprocussions of his love dying infront of him over and over, GODDDD. i hope they live the happiest life for all eternity ]
- liu yao 8/10 [ THEY THEY THEYYYY theyre just the family ever and oh my god the ending?!?!?! PRIEST YOUR BRAIN HOW DID YOU LINK THAT ALL TOGETHER COME KISS ME ]
- mo dao zu shi (reread)
- married thrice to a salted fish 9/10 [ that was kinda FIRE. also i think either my third or fourth buddy read with astro ]
- mo dao zu shi (reread)
- mo dao zu shi (reread)
- qiang jin jiu vol 1 (reread)
- tian guan ci fu (reread)
- sha po lang 5/10 [ i had to pull myself to read it until halfway through vol 2 when it really started to pick up for me but by vol 4 i was more eager to finish it than read it. it was my third attempt of reading and i finally did finish it but it wasnt exactly to my tastes (which is okay !). but yeah, not terrible but not for me either ]
MODERN
- hope you've been well ⭐️ 10/10 [ pls marry me ]
[ fanxin playlist, zhuoyan playlist, yanxin playlist ] - global examination ⭐️ 10/10 [ FUCK IT WAS SO GOOD I WANNA R`EAD IT FOR THE FIRST TIME ]
- fog 7/10 [ really cute ]
- social outcast 5/10 [ wasnt my fave but it wasnt terrible. ncie to pass the time with ]
- love rival romance system 8/10 [ the tl wasnt one that was memorable, althoguh it wasnt bad. i liked the premise of tiny things to do in your day to day life that build up to something more though ]
- hope you've been well (reread)
- please, dont see me 6/10 [ didnt get to connect with the characters but it was sweet ]
- never see each other again 9/10
- bus complex ⭐️ 10/10 [ literaly adorable i wish it was longer, im a sucker for public transport meetings ]
- kaleidoscope of death ⭐️ 10/10 [ EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS NOVEL WAS GOOD. the world building, charcater back stories, the twins, the horror. made me want to vomit at times from the descriptions. loved it, would 100% recommend to anyone open to horror, it literally had me imagine slenderman was standing over my head all night to go to sleep one time when i read it late at night. almost cried that night... ]
[ cheng twins playlist ] - fake slackers 9/10 [ it was so cute. i miss them (its been 3 days). xie yu ur just like me and ily. some places were hard to read bc i got bored but who cares ]
[ he zhao playlist, xie yu playlist ] - mist: unlimited 10/10 [ i love how u had to continuously think to understand each arc. the questions asked in the novel abt time are the same one's ive asked myself since i was a child so it was interesting to read abt it ]
[ mist: unlimited ] - light tea, sweet wine 9/10 [ i heart oo couples ]
- the moon is coming to me 9/10 [ ute story i read to pass the time. the plot of the switch at birth was so interesting. i just wish there was a more dramatic discovery, like him going insane and shouting at them. the pain ]
[ the moon is coming to me ] - bing an ben 7/10 [ now, i have rlly mixed feelings abt this one. the plot, characters, world building i really liked at the beginning but at some times, it felt like words on a page. there was some parts that couldve been worked on to make it feel more real. (particularly looking at that mental hopsital arc at the beginning. the way they announced the body was xie xue was... controversial lets say.) i loved the firsty 60 or so chapters but after that, it felt like the story was slowly falling off and changed sm from the original idea that it felt like a chore to complete ]
[ he yu playlist, main playlist, duanli playlist ] - the horror movie male leads winter 8/10 [ i loved it. it was short, it was sweet and it showed that even if people go through rough spots, even if they love its ok ]
- time-limited hunt 7/10 [ someties got very confused and that got me into a reading slump. BUT!! i got to the end and enjoyed it. the endign was a little confusing but by putting the pieces together and with stars help, i figured it out ]
- skin hunger 7/10 [ it was nice seeing them grow mutually dependent on each other ]
- limited possession 9/10 [ omg bro this omegaverse was sooooooo. like it was jsut so well put together and the story was adorable. ofc, i still do not like the usage of "wife" on someone when its just based on stereotypes but i also see the usage of "mother" as more of a role than a gender role. i still heavily dislike people from the outside calling someone int he relationsgip the "wife" vecause of stereotypes even if theyre an omega BUT i like it when it is used within the relationship]
- mou mou ⭐ 9/10 [ it WAS a bit sliw on yhe slowvurn so i did feel myself sliwly starting to lose motivation to read but then all of sudden new events happened that hooked me back in and god... BOOK 4 HURT ME SO BAD... like i hate their oarents its unfathomable ]
[ mou mou playlist ] - i can do it 8/10 [ havent read a esport novel in a while, but theyre my babes but I LOVED PINE AND XIAO BAI OSOSOSOSOSI HEIBHPFVB GBI HBHI BIBIR ]
- lovely allergen 4/10 [ there were a few bits of this novel i REALLY enjoyed (such as the fashion show) but at the same time, as i was reading it idk what i was seeing going through it. it wasnt a bad novel, but not something i enjoyed as much. i dont think it was a tl issue more than an actual premise of the novel issue ]
[ lovely allergen playlist ] - an accident in broad daylight 8/10 [ pretty good novel but brother, the younger one was 17 with a 6 year age gap i was like 'ermmm' but oh well! i liked the story and the family portrayal. like. the family portrayl was just. GOD. MY GOD. how forgot his names family was so broken but in the end it was pulled by a change in perspective and how the other more 'well put tgt' family became fragile but unwilling to let go of what they once had. GODODODOBEOFVBIFERIJBEGR ]
[ brsg playlist ] - tattoo 8/10 [ i love the maturity of them and just idk... THEYRE CUNTY ]
- accidentally married a man full of vinegar 6/10 [ not bad, just nothing memorable ]
- guardian vol 1 9/10 [ PEAKPEAPEAKEPPPEAKKKK OH MY GODF I LOVED IT SM... idk if i should wait for the next official tl vol to come out or continue from where i left off on the fan tl ]
- hope you've been well (reread) [ guys we already know what i got to say about this novel im insane ]
- reborn with an old enemy on the day of our marriage 10/10 [ it was so stupid i was laughing the entire time i loved it. there was nothing particularly deep going on at any one time and thats why i loved ]
- wait for me after school 9/10 [ HOLY CRPA THAT WAS SO GOOD I NORMALLY DONT STAY UP AT NIGHT BUT I WAS UP UNTIL 2:30AM READING LIKE I COULD NOT LEAVE IT. 50 chaps in 2 days bc i just couldnt stop reading, it just got better and better and the characters were all so diverse asnd 3d. i tend to dislike when the ml is stoic and cold but dont really got no reason behind it or theyre rude, but cheng jingshen was neither of those things. he had the things he was going through himself, he was closed off bc of so many experiences hes had in the past and even though its not directly said, you know from a early point theres alot more to his character than shown. he was kind to people around him even if he was a bit unapproachable and god he is a man of love. he was someone entirely encapsulated in it and i lovbed that. yu fan god wheres it to start.. his characterisation was so consistent throughout the novel and i think thats something jiang zi bei is extremely good at. man im yappuing atp god it wa sogood im gonna rot in bed now ]
[ wfmas playlist ] - saye: run freely ⭐️ 10/10 [ wu zhe u moved me. oh wow that was something else. the depth of all thr characters and not fearing making them have flaws and their own issues and how that plays in their own life. im so glad this novels been officially picked up i pray 7s does it justice bc its genuinely so good. the tl work throughout most od the novel was actually crazy. there were lines (esp gu fei inner thoughts) that had me sitting there wondering why im here. "At this moment, such appalling violence seemed to have become his best form of release. When he exploded in rage, when he raised his hand, he could almost see the person who once terrified him by the mere sound of his footsteps." like wow ok guys his mental healths deterioration and how it was dealth with in the boook... guys pls everyone read saye its amazing and deals with topics not frequently dealt with in danmei and dare id say literature in general ]
[ saye playlist ] - xiaozhang: unbridled 9/10 [ my first completed modern danmei since finishing saye months ago and of course, a wu zhe work. i've learnt to love their writin so much, the way the characters are written and how raw they are. no real dislikes about the novel, when i reached the end of it i felt hollow like,,, i'm done? i couldnt even track my reading because storygraph doesn't have it on there but the dates were 21.11.24-02.12.24. really want the last extra tled bc idk what happened but the tler kinda forgot about it so... feels so incomplete ]
[ xiaozhang playlist ] - dont you like me 6/10 [ not a bad read, it was a good premise and a nice story, but didnt hook me really well but ya ]
- guomen 9/10 [ my worst decision was reading this during exam period. i am the type of person that connects a little too much to whatever book im reading and it DOES effect my daily life. the fatigue that xu xilin felt nearing the end was so real and it almost genuinely made me unable to study properly due to how fatigued i felt on his behalf. but that is a tribute to how raw and real the way this book is written. the way it was wtitten and translated, how it isn't some sudden angst but the buildup of inevitability that makes one feel completely powerless. also the playlist i was listening was a mix of old french and melancholic english music and it didn't help the sad mood. banger novel, really liked it. defs could have done without the racist out of pocket comments ]
[ guomen playlist ] - guardian: zhen hun 8/10 [ my taste, ily priest ]
- fanservice paradox <dropped>
- after i flopped my crush <dropped>
- i like it! <dropped>
- love stop rumours <dropped>
- till death do us part <dropped>
- mo flower <dropped>
- loneliness <dropped>
- erha reread <dropped>
- i like your pheromones 62/72 <dropped>