taroroot's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

i love the special images in this edition <3 i love this series so much!

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preciousnightmare's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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ziaxx's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Don't you love it when the fmc literally plays with poisons? Because I sure as hell do.🤩😍🥳

I'm pretty sure who the MMC is, but reading too much romance has taught me never trust the first set of cast in any series. You never know who'll end up dead soon. 🌚



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mabellene's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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nat_kiverse's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0


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skylarkindareads's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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adephagiaofbooks's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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mariahmmm's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Kidnapped and forced into servitude at the Emperor's inner palace, Maomao quickly rises to lady-in-waiting after she uses her apothecary skills to solve the palace curse. In her new position, Maomao starts solving other mysteries too, but perhaps not the mystery of the attractive Jinshi...

A lovely light story with a cosy plot, sweet characters, and interesting puzzles. Much too short for the price and perhaps better consumed as a tv series binge watch!

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deadly_kitten777's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Virtually identical to the anime so if you like that you'll love this, very good

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whomever_0's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I watched the anime, so I decided to give the manga a try. I love MaoMao, but reading this reminded me how uncomfortable Jinshi makes feel, especially at the beginning.
He doesn't respect her boundaries and is so touchy. Like she is visibly uncomfortable, leave her alone. You would think Jinshi would understand that with how uncomfortable he is with the women who constantly hit on him..
I still like Jinshi and at least in the anime, I felt less uncomfy as the story progressed.  

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