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I don't have much to say about this book, except that I'm enjoying it very well. However, I do have one peeve about it, and that is the patriotism.It doesn't necessarily detract from the story per se, but it makes it uncomfortable to read. This was probably written as propaganda for the CCP. I mean, Ye Jian wasn't a necessarily patriotic individual in her past life, and at the point I've read to, she hasn't even joined the military officially yet. Despite that, she's talking about such extreme nationalist and patriotic ideas that I would've thought she'd been in active service for years now.One could say that her mother being a martyr was an influence but it's a bit of a stretch to cry for a policeman you only interacted with once. It might be my own views that are distorted but I would've loved to see the story develop Ye Jian's love of China more, rather than just jumping to level 10 without seeing how she got to level 4, 6 or 7, if you know what I mean.Other than that, it's pretty solid. Give it a try, if you can stomach the blatant propaganda and nationalist views.