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This was pretty decent actually. The scum capture itself was interesting to read. I liked how she played them. Just, there are some inconsistencies in logic, writing and the author fails to introduce certain important themes on time to make enough of an impact. Also lots of things were made super easy because she put on an extremely beautiful face - so not much of a challenge in that sense.Spoiler
The modern day bit actually felt divorced from the rest of the book. It took some time for me to tie it in with the FL and how this affected her decisions. I wish the author spoke about this during the actual novel. It feels like an afterthought tbh.
I like Jiang Yi most of the MLs. He didn't harm the FL like the other leads did and was sincere to her throughout. His possessiveness was a bit uncomfortable at times but I really felt for him. Nanggong Ye too. The rest were just selfish pieces of -
As for Yu-er, she just weirdly went AWOL. As one of the other reviewers said, there was an excellent opportunity with her starting to blacken. Alas.
[collapse]Post capture is where things start falling apart. There were so many things the FL could've handled better. Felt like the author just muddled their way through the rest. On the whole, I was okay with the ending. Pick it up if you have time for a slightly above average read. Just don't take it too seriously. 3.5/5