jessi_readss's reviews
464 reviews

I wanted to love this, I really did, and I tried so hard but in the end I had to push myself to even finish it. The characters just both seemed to be the same person in a way with the same struggles and it was repetitive in a way. And I kept dissociating from boredom and had to reread multiple parts and a few of those parts I gave up on altogether and have no idea what happened. 😅 Now I listened to the audio so that may have been the problem and I do plan on trying to read the physical book at some point to give it an honest chance. 

But for now, I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it. 

This volume was so cute and sweet. I love that Adachi chose to pursue his dreams while also choosing Kurosawa. And Tsuge is so freakin cuuuuuute. Ah, this manga is everything. 

Looking for an AMAZING story that is extremely detailed to the point you can fully immerse yourself in the story? This is the one. 

Now, I’m gonna be super honest though. It was so detailed that my ADHD brain kept having to reread whole sections of the story because I would zone out periodically. So I am rating this 5 stars solely on vibes and the fact that I have not read a story this detailed and superb since LOTR. It is an amazing story, just hard to stay focused on something so detailed, it’s a me problem. 😂

But I heard the first book is also the slowest as it has a lot of explanations and character intros and different regions being described. So I understand that and I am so excited to get to volume two. 

I also hybrid read/listened to this by the amazing narrator Crimson Rain on Spotify. 💕

With all that said, I am obsessed with the characters and the story and I NEED more Xie Lian and Hua Cheng more than I need to breathe. 😍

Ahhhhhhh omg I love Kurosawa and Adachi so much, words cannot even begin to describe my love for them. This volume was EVERYTHING, everything I tell you. 😍

Can we PLEASE start normalizing writing books from the main male pov? Because this was PERFECTION. 

Ngl, I almost DNFed this series after book two, I finished book two but it was mid imo and Callie was annoying tf out of me. This book redeemed the entire series in my eyes and it was necessary to understand Callie more and the Bargainer and his beginning. 

I loved everything about this book. And will def be finishing up the series with the last book now. 

The vibes were IMMACULATE! I need a Jacks/Eva novella now immediately, please, on my knees BEGGING. 

The vibes were immaculate. I loved the mystery/thriller aspect, it was perfectly paired with the romance between the two main characters. 

Still a better book than Twilight 😂

OMG AHHHHHHHH  the kiss was EVERYTHING. 😍