- #1
Since it's been a year since Tuzhi started translating this work it's a better time than ever to give a review of this wonderful novel. For those who have read Death Sutra/Death scripture, this is written by the same author. But this is more polished and refined and with a heavy interest in politics. For those interested in the writing itself, the novel is incredibly grounded. This means that the characters and the world are alive and have their own intentions that cascade with our MC (a child emperor).Pros
- very grounded/realistic progression
- great worldbuilding and story building
- memorable side characters
- intriguing plot
- unexpected twists
- great translation so far
- no cliches
- rootable mc
- starts off slow
- MC takes time to be likeable
- the plot sometimes can feel as though it's not progressing
- historical context is a mesh of different time periods (personally I see this as a pro)
