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September 26, 2021
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January 15, 2020
Started watching the drama General and I which is based on the novel Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang/A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to be Appreciated by Feng Nong
The drama is awesome so far and promises to be so in the future as well! :D
When I found out it's based on a novel and even has manhua made from the novel...of course I had to read it!
And while there are now plenty of Chinese novels I wish to read, sadly, it's difficult to find them in English, but seems like this one was popular enough so people had it translated - yay! :)
Also, apparently the later re-leases made the novel into 3 volumes (I think, but might be mistaken, it was 7 volumes before with 75 chapters in total) and while vol1 & vol2 do seem to be on goodreads, no 3rd volume...or maybe it's in Chinese and so I don't recognize it >.<
...hmmm...will have to thoroughly investigate this when I'll have read the first 2 volumes so that I can add 3rd one as well ^^
Off to reading now ~
Update:
Yosh, I'm done!
Totally worth 5 stars, no wonder the novel was so popular - it deserves it! :D
Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang or A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to be Appreciated is a tale about love & loyalty. And in it's own way love is a form of loyalty. So much difficult decisions. I'm having a difficult time to express myself, so maybe that in itself is an indication of how great the story is.
While the novel at times...well...most of the time doesn't go into painfully small & exact detailing of the events or location, everyday things etc, and I mean super small useless detail like she went there, he did that, she blablablablabla it works out just fine! There's really no need to uselessly write all that. Feng Nong managed to write only what was necessary to the plot /story and it doesn't feel plain or like it's missing something at all.
Ok. Plot.
Two people from enemy countries accidentally meet and fall in love. Doesn't sound that bad. Could work out. But one is a general/prince and the other a military adviser/tactician. Starts to sound not that good. Especially when they have to go at war with each other. Not good at all, I'd say even hopeless.
As I said - this story is about love & loyalty. Loyalty towards your country. Loyalty towards your loved one. Damn, but I really am having a real difficult time to describe it all!
Maybe I should move on to characters...
Bai Ping Ting. A young girl. Also brilliant military strategist. Eh, all those country names are damn difficult to remember once I'm not reading, so let's say she's from country #1 XD)
Chu Bei Jie. The best general at the time among all countries. The younger brother of the king. From country #2 XD
Not even for a moment did these two annoy me. O.o Shocking, I know. Awesome! :D
Really, I gotta say there was only 1 character - He Xia, prince from country #1- that was annoying in the story and well...that's just his character. You gotta dislike the antagonist/evil guy. Or at least I think he will turn out to be as the story progresses. Good thing there wasn't a lot of him, but even so he did manage to leave his impact...
And while one might think love, loyalty, blablablabla probably a sappy romance simply set in ancient times to make it look better, nope, it's totally not!
I loved all the battle scenes! The military strategies! The palace/royalty and it's backstabbings, plottings, schemes & power plays! I adore this stuff! And Feng Nong delivers it all!
The struggle Ping Ting and Bei Jie have to go through because of their love towards each other and loyalty to their country! And this was only the first book of the story! Can't wait to read the next one! I bet those will have all that stuff even more! :D
If one can get your hands on it, it's definitely worth reading :)
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Part #2 review: The very middle
Part #3 review: The grand finale
The drama is awesome so far and promises to be so in the future as well! :D
When I found out it's based on a novel and even has manhua made from the novel...of course I had to read it!
And while there are now plenty of Chinese novels I wish to read, sadly, it's difficult to find them in English, but seems like this one was popular enough so people had it translated - yay! :)
Also, apparently the later re-leases made the novel into 3 volumes (I think, but might be mistaken, it was 7 volumes before with 75 chapters in total) and while vol1 & vol2 do seem to be on goodreads, no 3rd volume...or maybe it's in Chinese and so I don't recognize it >.<
...hmmm...will have to thoroughly investigate this when I'll have read the first 2 volumes so that I can add 3rd one as well ^^
Off to reading now ~
Update:
Yosh, I'm done!
Totally worth 5 stars, no wonder the novel was so popular - it deserves it! :D
Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang or A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to be Appreciated is a tale about love & loyalty. And in it's own way love is a form of loyalty. So much difficult decisions. I'm having a difficult time to express myself, so maybe that in itself is an indication of how great the story is.
While the novel at times...well...most of the time doesn't go into painfully small & exact detailing of the events or location, everyday things etc, and I mean super small useless detail like she went there, he did that, she blablablablabla it works out just fine! There's really no need to uselessly write all that. Feng Nong managed to write only what was necessary to the plot /story and it doesn't feel plain or like it's missing something at all.
Ok. Plot.
Two people from enemy countries accidentally meet and fall in love. Doesn't sound that bad. Could work out. But one is a general/prince and the other a military adviser/tactician. Starts to sound not that good. Especially when they have to go at war with each other. Not good at all, I'd say even hopeless.
As I said - this story is about love & loyalty. Loyalty towards your country. Loyalty towards your loved one. Damn, but I really am having a real difficult time to describe it all!
Maybe I should move on to characters...
Bai Ping Ting. A young girl. Also brilliant military strategist. Eh, all those country names are damn difficult to remember once I'm not reading, so let's say she's from country #1 XD)
Chu Bei Jie. The best general at the time among all countries. The younger brother of the king. From country #2 XD
Not even for a moment did these two annoy me. O.o Shocking, I know. Awesome! :D
Really, I gotta say there was only 1 character - He Xia, prince from country #1- that was annoying in the story and well...that's just his character. You gotta dislike the antagonist/evil guy. Or at least I think he will turn out to be as the story progresses. Good thing there wasn't a lot of him, but even so he did manage to leave his impact...
And while one might think love, loyalty, blablablabla probably a sappy romance simply set in ancient times to make it look better, nope, it's totally not!
I loved all the battle scenes! The military strategies! The palace/royalty and it's backstabbings, plottings, schemes & power plays! I adore this stuff! And Feng Nong delivers it all!
The struggle Ping Ting and Bei Jie have to go through because of their love towards each other and loyalty to their country! And this was only the first book of the story! Can't wait to read the next one! I bet those will have all that stuff even more! :D
If one can get your hands on it, it's definitely worth reading :)
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Part #2 review: The very middle
Part #3 review: The grand finale
November 7, 2018
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June 16, 2015
I recommend reading the novel first (thank you Chinatown KM translations!!) - the light novel gives more context and insight, such as Bai Pingting's background, the dispute in Gui Le that launched the story, plus the details like conversation which shows off Pingting's cleverness, or the actions she carries out and basically her charm as a strong and admirable heroine. The manwha adaptation differs slightly, and a lot of shortcuts were taken to get to the important matters - the dynamic relationship between Pinting and Chu Beijie. I love the story for what it is, and reading the light novel beforehand provides a better understanding of the manwha, but it's really good because of its differentiations. Our cunning heroine is very cute, even though she is described as having a plain face; her eyes are very expressful which a very important fact. I really enjoyed the efforts put into the courting arc by the mangaka (not sure how else to call the time Pingting and Chu Beijie got to fall hard before everything goes downhill). It's very passionate and even better than the original text. Plus, I think the mangaka helped us understand He Xia a little better - he gets more screen time and I actually feel a little sympathetic for him. In the light novel, it really felt like Pingting idealized him a bit too much, and when he did make an appearance he's not as good as we thought. Also, I'm so happy Moran is good-looking (I really liked his character in the text for some reason) XD
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March 1, 2015
DNF - the heroine wrecked things for me about 70% of the way through when she started deliberately causing unnecessary pain to people whom she allegedly loved.
December 17, 2017
I really love this author's romans... I wish I could have more of them. I hope in near future more of benefactor people help to translate for like of us who don't know Chinese :(
December 23, 2017
I came to know the novel by reading the manhua first. The manhua was incomplete so I searched for the novel. The novel is easier to understand and more detailed so I suggest reading the novel.
I couldn't sleep at all! The suspense was killing me haha. This is my first time reading a chinese made novel so some things were confusing but its still a really great story.
The characters are great... They're far from perfect but they are amusing. Bai Pingting is fiesty and cunning (How I like my girls!). But, she also cries when she is deeply hurt. There were times when she seemed like a cry baby but I guess I would cry too haha. Bai Pingting ended up falling in love with the enemy general, Chu Beijie. All I can say is wow. Chu Beijie is... demanding? Arrogant? Selfish? Cold?... but can also be gentle :) I like a man who's like a great mountain but weak to the woman he loves.
The story is really great but the ending! What a cliffhanger! Can anyone tell me where I can read an english version of book two? please :(
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November 9, 2012WoW
May 22, 2018
Plot: 4/5
Characterisation: 4/5
Prose: 3/5
How much I enjoyed it: 4/5
The first English translated Chinese novel I read.
Characterisation: 4/5
Prose: 3/5
How much I enjoyed it: 4/5
The first English translated Chinese novel I read.
September 26, 2021
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March 9, 2018
Um romance que ¨¦ bom, mas n?o faz jus a sinopse.
T¨ªtulo: Uma flor solit¨¢ria esperando para ser apreciada, (A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to be Appreciated em ingl¨ºs), (¹Â·¼²»×ÔÙp ¨C Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang em mandarim )
Autor:Feng Nong
L¨ªngua lida: Ingl¨ºs.
Tem em portugu¨ºs: N?o encontrei
Sinopse em portugu¨ºs traduzida por mim:
Bai Pingting sempre foi contr¨¢ria ao ditado ¡°A virtude de uma mulher ¨¦ a ignor?ncia.¡±
Mesmo que ela sirva ao Marqu¨ºs de Jing-An como uma criada, ela leva uma vida mais luxuosa do que a maioria das mulheres. Sua apar¨ºncia comum n?o ¨¦ o que a define ¨C mas sim sua intelig¨ºncia, acima de muitos s¨¢bios.
Ainda que Chu Beijie fosse um general inimigo, ela ainda n?o conseguiria evitar de se sentir atra¨ªda por esse homem, apesar de tantas mentiras e conspira??es¡ mas entre o amor e a lealdade, ela deve fazer uma escolha. Ela s¨® pode desejar que o amor que aquele homem sente por ela n?o seja t?o profundo quando ela imagina.
Um ¨¦ uma alma que aparenta destruir a paz, enquanto o outro aspira ser a espada que a salva. No meio deles se encontra uma montanha de ¨®dio
Qual das duas pessoas mais maquinadoras da Terra pode amar uma armadilha e qual ser¨¢ aquela que ser¨¢ capturada?
Mais uma vez um livro com uma drama no qual ¨¦ baseado (para acessar de forma legal, v¨¢ no dramafever). S¨® comecei a assistir e parei. Achei ruim e a caracteriza??o dos personagens ¨¦ pior ainda. Tamb¨¦m tem um mang¨¢ que pode ser encontrado pelo t¨ªtulo em mandarim, mas acho que a produ??o ou a tradu??o est¨¢ parada.
Essa na verdade foi o primeiro livro chin¨ºs que li na ¨ªntegra (o primeiro e que ainda estou lendo ¨¦ Princesa Wey Yang). E foi uma surpresa no come?o¡ e uma decep??o no final. Por qu¨º? ? simples: n?o entrega a premissa da sinopse. No come?o temos a hist¨®ria como esperado, mas depois disso, a hist¨®ria se torna outra coisa. Fica¡ estranho¡ n?o sei como descrever.
A protagonista ¨¦ uma esp¨¦cie de serva de luxo, que tudo o que faz na vida ¨¦ tocar um instrumento musical, zither, e conversar sobre estrat¨¦gias militares com o filho da fam¨ªlia de um general poderoso. Ela ¨¦ completamente devota a ele e h¨¢ conversas sobre ela se tornar sua concubina no futuro. S¨® que viviam em guerra e ela acabou sendo capturada por traficantes de escravos. Depois de uma s¨¦rie de acontecimentos, ela acaba se passando pela filha de seus novos donos para o general que comanda o ex¨¦rcito inimigo. Ele acaba se apaixonando pela protagonista e querendo se casar com ela.
(Detalhe: durante a hist¨®ria inteira, ele fala que ¨¦ o marido dela, mas eles nunca chegaram a ter uma cerim?nia de casamento. Ele disse e pronto).
Ent?o o que ela faz? Foge.
- resenha completa no blog
July 13, 2016
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November 5, 2015
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May 3, 2017
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July 20, 2018
Beautifully scripted. Each character has an impression to leave in the minds of reader. A truly culture enlightening experience. Loved the protagonist Bai Pinting.. raw and bold. Overall the description, plot, narration is well served.
August 24, 2019
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Start 11.28 ?. Sun 28 Jul 2019
End 8.33 ?. Thu 1 Aug 2019
Review Date 22.49 ?. Sat 24 Aug 2019
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Start 11.28 ?. Sun 28 Jul 2019
End 8.33 ?. Thu 1 Aug 2019
Review Date 22.49 ?. Sat 24 Aug 2019
March 11, 2017
DNF at 50% mark.
Nothing against this book, but I just kind of lost interest.
Maybe someday I'll pick it back up.
Nothing against this book, but I just kind of lost interest.
Maybe someday I'll pick it back up.
November 23, 2016
Love this book!!
I will have give this book at 100 out of 5, but sadly I can't, so a 5 out of 5 it goes.
this book was so good... This book was full of drama, action , war, tragedy and a beautiful (well play) forbidden romance.
Another point that I loved about this book was that it took place in the old Asian culture. That I really love a lot and it made it so enjoyable to read. The way it was dicribe, the poems and music everything was so well describe, it made you feel like you were in that era.
However, that was not the only reason why I love this book so much. I love this book so much because of the characters. this characters really bring the book to life. The heroine Pingting was really amazing for a woman in that era to be so intelligent and be a general she could be the second Mulan. with out having to fight she was a really a strong character, yet some times in the story will make you mad but in a good way, also those mistakes will let you now this character wasn't perfect. Another Character that I love was Beijin ( got his name wrong sorry (¡Ð_¡Ð;) ) He was a strong character!!, he was so smart, smarter than Pingting, AND THE ROMANCE BETWEEN THESE TWO CHARACTERS WAS AMAZING!!. This character really made the book, his cold personality and the thougth of only one person in the world could control him made it so fascinating, like there's no word's in describing how amazing this character was and is in the book. There were many others amazing characters, but if I keep mentioning them I will never finish.
The plot was really good. I really hope this book is traduce in English and made a fisical copy for everyone to enjoy. I really recommend this book for every one that loves war books, Asian history, drama and tragedy romance. Yet I also will recommend it to everyone because this book was epic and such and enjoyable read!!!
Many thanks to the author for this wonderful book and hope that all of the reader take there time to read this wonderful story. Have all a good day!
I will have give this book at 100 out of 5, but sadly I can't, so a 5 out of 5 it goes.
this book was so good... This book was full of drama, action , war, tragedy and a beautiful (well play) forbidden romance.
Another point that I loved about this book was that it took place in the old Asian culture. That I really love a lot and it made it so enjoyable to read. The way it was dicribe, the poems and music everything was so well describe, it made you feel like you were in that era.
However, that was not the only reason why I love this book so much. I love this book so much because of the characters. this characters really bring the book to life. The heroine Pingting was really amazing for a woman in that era to be so intelligent and be a general she could be the second Mulan. with out having to fight she was a really a strong character, yet some times in the story will make you mad but in a good way, also those mistakes will let you now this character wasn't perfect. Another Character that I love was Beijin ( got his name wrong sorry (¡Ð_¡Ð;) ) He was a strong character!!, he was so smart, smarter than Pingting, AND THE ROMANCE BETWEEN THESE TWO CHARACTERS WAS AMAZING!!. This character really made the book, his cold personality and the thougth of only one person in the world could control him made it so fascinating, like there's no word's in describing how amazing this character was and is in the book. There were many others amazing characters, but if I keep mentioning them I will never finish.
The plot was really good. I really hope this book is traduce in English and made a fisical copy for everyone to enjoy. I really recommend this book for every one that loves war books, Asian history, drama and tragedy romance. Yet I also will recommend it to everyone because this book was epic and such and enjoyable read!!!
Many thanks to the author for this wonderful book and hope that all of the reader take there time to read this wonderful story. Have all a good day!
May 6, 2020
This review is for the web novel, not the manga, although I have read (and loved!) both. The story is just beautiful. I wish it was officially available in English, but being a web novel doesn't lend itself to that. It's originally in Chinese I believe, with the setting of the book being pretty much ancient Chinese as well. My knowledge of Chinese history is lacking so I can't speak strongly to how loosely it sticks to ancient Chinese culture.
From here I may have minor spoilers involving the main character's personality etc.
I do think the book is best in the first half or so and then slows down. I don't remember exactly how far percentage-wise that happened into the book, but I did slow down a lot and it took me a while to finish. It's still great though and I completely suggest reading it.
There are a couple mangas/manwhuas based on it. They have a few differing names, but are titled by the same name as the book or as "The General and I." The book is much more detailed and finishes the story, which feels like it's really left hanging in the manga.
From here I may have minor spoilers involving the main character's personality etc.
I do think the book is best in the first half or so and then slows down. I don't remember exactly how far percentage-wise that happened into the book, but I did slow down a lot and it took me a while to finish. It's still great though and I completely suggest reading it.
There are a couple mangas/manwhuas based on it. They have a few differing names, but are titled by the same name as the book or as "The General and I." The book is much more detailed and finishes the story, which feels like it's really left hanging in the manga.
May 17, 2017
So.. I can't find the actual novel, so I'm just gonna rate it for the manga.
This book remind me why I love Chinese historical drama so much as a kid. As I grew older, these dramas became less interesting to me because they are like 60 episodes long.. WHO THE HECK HAVE THAT KIND OF PATIENT! Okay.. a lot of people do.... Anyway, the main character is smart and is pretty, but not because she is pretty. She is pretty because of how smart she is.. HOW AWESOME IS THAT! (okay the manga makes her extremely pretty... and so did the drama.. *eyes rolled*). I just love it when they have their wit to wit battle... it's just so heart wrenching but also so romantic because they know each other so well... I would recommend reading the novel over the manga because the manga ended after 2 vol. (WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME!) and it left out a lot of things... Also recommend the novel over the drama too.. The drama is not bad, but it is just not the novel. This is my first Chinese light novel and was not disappointed. Hopefully I will be able to find something similar if not better in the future... (oh yah.. this story is not perfect.. not by a long shot, but it is just so... AHHHHHHH!)
This book remind me why I love Chinese historical drama so much as a kid. As I grew older, these dramas became less interesting to me because they are like 60 episodes long.. WHO THE HECK HAVE THAT KIND OF PATIENT! Okay.. a lot of people do.... Anyway, the main character is smart and is pretty, but not because she is pretty. She is pretty because of how smart she is.. HOW AWESOME IS THAT! (okay the manga makes her extremely pretty... and so did the drama.. *eyes rolled*). I just love it when they have their wit to wit battle... it's just so heart wrenching but also so romantic because they know each other so well... I would recommend reading the novel over the manga because the manga ended after 2 vol. (WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME!) and it left out a lot of things... Also recommend the novel over the drama too.. The drama is not bad, but it is just not the novel. This is my first Chinese light novel and was not disappointed. Hopefully I will be able to find something similar if not better in the future... (oh yah.. this story is not perfect.. not by a long shot, but it is just so... AHHHHHHH!)
February 19, 2019
This is the first chinese translated novel I read. It was already special since it has an imprint from chinese history and culture despite being a fictional story and makee you discover another world. I also like that despite being a love story, it doesnt only turn around the main characters but has a good plot,very well written and unpredictable that make you unable to stop reading. This fictional story also reflect a deep thinking about problems of always such as wars and nations conflicts and rulers greed to dominate and conquer resulting in causing their own people unhappiness and suffering. It's also a very artistic story, the description is so well written that it makes you feel with all your senses, hear the sound of guqin, smell the incense and flowers and fragrances, travel to that fictional word and imagine every bit of it. I recommand this novel a lot.
January 8, 2021
This book was my gate of entry into the realm of cnovels.
When I learned that the manhua series was discontinued, I was disappointed. Gladly, there was a novel version to this story.
What I really loved about this series is the protagonist, Bai Pingting. I love that she is described as an average-looking woman with her strongest asset being her brain. This was also the reason the ML, Chu Beijie, fell in love with her. Their love story complicates with them being enemies. In addition to the characters, the first volume has got to be my favorite because it showcased how intelligent our characters are.
While the drama made some alterations, this is the only volume of the novel that they were closely able to adapt.
When I learned that the manhua series was discontinued, I was disappointed. Gladly, there was a novel version to this story.
What I really loved about this series is the protagonist, Bai Pingting. I love that she is described as an average-looking woman with her strongest asset being her brain. This was also the reason the ML, Chu Beijie, fell in love with her. Their love story complicates with them being enemies. In addition to the characters, the first volume has got to be my favorite because it showcased how intelligent our characters are.
While the drama made some alterations, this is the only volume of the novel that they were closely able to adapt.
January 14, 2024
I hesitated to read this at first because I do not like the translated style of this translator, but it got such a good review, so I decided to read it.
I found this to be a disappointment. Maybe because I had high expectation. The story progresses too fast. I think the writer should give more detail about how the protagonist spent time together because maybe it is convincing. They spent months together and I do not feel anything special between these two. Also, I expect that Pingting would be smarter than this. The writer described her as a genius girl, but she should behave and do things wiser than this if she was truly a genius.
I found this to be a disappointment. Maybe because I had high expectation. The story progresses too fast. I think the writer should give more detail about how the protagonist spent time together because maybe it is convincing. They spent months together and I do not feel anything special between these two. Also, I expect that Pingting would be smarter than this. The writer described her as a genius girl, but she should behave and do things wiser than this if she was truly a genius.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 4, 2019
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May 26, 2021
3.5 stars
Overall, great plot but poor execution. When you want to write a flashback scene, you shouldn't literally copy paste previous parts of the book, it gets really confusing. Also barely any description of the characters other than the fact that the FMC is "plain". And then there's the intalove in chapter 5 after meeting the male MC once is just urggg nooo. Nevertheless, first two volumes were actually pretty good. Started losing interest at the third one when the author decided to make the male MC just disappear for a long ass time.
Overall, great plot but poor execution. When you want to write a flashback scene, you shouldn't literally copy paste previous parts of the book, it gets really confusing. Also barely any description of the characters other than the fact that the FMC is "plain". And then there's the intalove in chapter 5 after meeting the male MC once is just urggg nooo. Nevertheless, first two volumes were actually pretty good. Started losing interest at the third one when the author decided to make the male MC just disappear for a long ass time.
September 27, 2018
Truly a wonderful book and a great read! It is a historical story about love and loyalty in times of war. I stumbled upon the drama on youtube and immediately fell in love with it so I searched and found an English translation of the book. Although there are differences between the two I highly recommend both the book and the drama series.
For those who wish to read it in English I found the story on this site:
For those who wish to read it in English I found the story on this site:
January 28, 2018
Elsket denne! Utrolig bra bok. Fant en oversatt versjon p? nettet.
Veldig spennende med imponerende, dype og til tider plagsomme karakterer.
Ble nesten litt sliten av ? lese xD
misforst?else etter misforst?else... satt ? rev meg i h?ret noen ganger xD
Det var s? jeg lurte p? om dette bare kom til ? ende i tragedie...noe det p? en m?te gjorde litt,
men alt i alt var det en lykkelig slutt
Veldig spennende med imponerende, dype og til tider plagsomme karakterer.
Ble nesten litt sliten av ? lese xD
misforst?else etter misforst?else... satt ? rev meg i h?ret noen ganger xD
Det var s? jeg lurte p? om dette bare kom til ? ende i tragedie...noe det p? en m?te gjorde litt,
men alt i alt var det en lykkelig slutt
October 20, 2017
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