I really loved the writing and how from the very first page the lush and vivid world building is so easy to visualise and though it feels like it is a little complex you soon get a clear understanding of the world that The Scorpion and the Night Blossom is set in. 

I will say the plot is very fast paced and while at some points this is a good thing in some aspects I really would have liked to see some moments slowed down to get the full impact of that scene or revelation as it felt very rushed and not expanded on fully.

This is a reverse grumpy x sunshine and it really worked, I loved the MMC Yù’chén and every scene he was in. The angst and pining he feels for the FMC is at times bittersweet and other times heartbreaking considering his story, the tension between them was so good. Though at times Àn’yīng’s persistent hatred for Yù'chén became rather tedious to keep reading especially when he's done nothing but go out of his way to look out for her and for me it made it a little hard to fully get behind the romance between them, even more so when the author took the story in a completely different direction to what I was expecting towards the end. 

While I enjoyed the overall story and the vibes as well as the slow burn tension I felt like some parts dragged and it was a little too predictable in some plot points but the ending with the emotional turmoil has set up the next book perfectly.