nigmatillium
The only reason I read this book was to see the differences between the novel and the drama. The only reason I finished reading it was sheer stubbornness.
One thing I have to remember on future books is this: if the author themselves says that the novel is not good and you’re better off watching the drama, I must listen to them. I don’t remember ever reading a book that made me feel so awful. I knew from the start that every single character is not a good guy, but oof, they were terrible.
Which is why it’s surprising that the first thing that stood out to me in the novel is that Yue Yue was not as heartless as she was in the drama. Sure, she was mean and her goal was to get a rich guy by almost any means, but somewhere in there she genuinely cared about Suo Wei once upon a time. At the same time, I have to give it to Suo Wei for this line:
“Careful not to dirty those noble chicken claws of yours.”
There were quite a few differences between the novel and the drama, and I understand and agree with the director’s changes, they made the characters much more likeable, but I didn’t understand why they omitted the fact that Suo Wei was colourblind. That’s the only thing that doesn’t make sense to leave out. To me at least.
Anyway, I was saying the characters are terrible. The one I was the most disappointed about is Suo Wei. I got his idiotic revenge plot, his twisted mind, and all that, but the fact that he would 100% cheat on Chi Cheng if he wouldn’t have known Chi Cheng would find out, was awful to realise.
I also did not enjoy his stinginess. I understand it, but I felt it was over the top. I also did not like how locked in Suo Wei was on marrying a girl while in a full on relationship with Chi Cheng. Granted, he may have had a hard time coming to terms with his orientation/feelings for Chi Cheng, but after, dunno, a year of relationship, why was he still thinking about marrying someone else??
When it comes to Chi Cheng, him being awful is a given. The introduction to him made that very clear, but I got to like him during the novel, then I came to realise he is absolutely nuts. In some instances he was cruel for no reason (or just the tiniest bit of a messed up reason which offered absolutely no justification), and I didn’t enjoy how he treated Suo Wei. He was possessive, obsessed and sometimes straight up tyrannical.
The relationship between Suo Wei and Chi Cheng was not good no matter which angle you look at it. I took a note: chapter 160 is the first time Chi Cheng stopped when Suo Wei told him to and if that doesn’t say abusive relationship, then I don’t know what does. The consent left the novel and didn’t even look back.
There were also moments when I liked them together. It was like they had a language of their own and were amazing when on the same wavelength, but, sadly, that did not happen as often as I would have liked.
I enjoyed Xiao Shuai and Guo Cheng’s relationship a bit more. More accurately, I liked how Guo Cheng treated Xiao Shuai. He was attentive, kind, spoiled him and being intimate did not result in Xiao Shuai not being able to move the next day (aka realistic compared to whatever that was between Suo Wei and Chi Cheng).
Of course, I have to also mention the friendship between these people. Suo Wei and Xiao Shuai are indeed friends, they can rely on each other when it actually matters, but, ugh, the envy between them, and the readiness to screw each other over petty things was offputting. On the other hand, Chi Cheng and Guo Cheng’s relationship was slightly better, they were better friends than the aforementioned, but they had their own… stuff going on too.
And there are so many things I left out, so many aspects that are just not okay, but I am ready to move on from this novel. It kept me stuck for a long while and I need to find something better to read.
The only reason I read this book was to see the differences between the novel and the drama. The only reason I finished reading it was sheer stubbornness.
One thing I have to remember on future books is this: if the author themselves says that the novel is not good and you’re better off watching the drama, I must listen to them. I don’t remember ever reading a book that made me feel so awful. I knew from the start that every single character is not a good guy, but oof, they were terrible.
Which is why it’s surprising that the first thing that stood out to me in the novel is that Yue Yue was not as heartless as she was in the drama. Sure, she was mean and her goal was to get a rich guy by almost any means, but somewhere in there she genuinely cared about Suo Wei once upon a time. At the same time, I have to give it to Suo Wei for this line:
“Careful not to dirty those noble chicken claws of yours.”
There were quite a few differences between the novel and the drama, and I understand and agree with the director’s changes, they made the characters much more likeable, but I didn’t understand why they omitted the fact that Suo Wei was colourblind. That’s the only thing that doesn’t make sense to leave out. To me at least.
Anyway, I was saying the characters are terrible. The one I was the most disappointed about is Suo Wei. I got his idiotic revenge plot, his twisted mind, and all that, but the fact that he would 100% cheat on Chi Cheng if he wouldn’t have known Chi Cheng would find out, was awful to realise.
I also did not enjoy his stinginess. I understand it, but I felt it was over the top. I also did not like how locked in Suo Wei was on marrying a girl while in a full on relationship with Chi Cheng. Granted, he may have had a hard time coming to terms with his orientation/feelings for Chi Cheng, but after, dunno, a year of relationship, why was he still thinking about marrying someone else??
When it comes to Chi Cheng, him being awful is a given. The introduction to him made that very clear, but I got to like him during the novel, then I came to realise he is absolutely nuts. In some instances he was cruel for no reason (or just the tiniest bit of a messed up reason which offered absolutely no justification), and I didn’t enjoy how he treated Suo Wei. He was possessive, obsessed and sometimes straight up tyrannical.
The relationship between Suo Wei and Chi Cheng was not good no matter which angle you look at it. I took a note: chapter 160 is the first time Chi Cheng stopped when Suo Wei told him to and if that doesn’t say abusive relationship, then I don’t know what does. The consent left the novel and didn’t even look back.
There were also moments when I liked them together. It was like they had a language of their own and were amazing when on the same wavelength, but, sadly, that did not happen as often as I would have liked.
I enjoyed Xiao Shuai and Guo Cheng’s relationship a bit more. More accurately, I liked how Guo Cheng treated Xiao Shuai. He was attentive, kind, spoiled him and being intimate did not result in Xiao Shuai not being able to move the next day (aka realistic compared to whatever that was between Suo Wei and Chi Cheng).
Of course, I have to also mention the friendship between these people. Suo Wei and Xiao Shuai are indeed friends, they can rely on each other when it actually matters, but, ugh, the envy between them, and the readiness to screw each other over petty things was offputting. On the other hand, Chi Cheng and Guo Cheng’s relationship was slightly better, they were better friends than the aforementioned, but they had their own… stuff going on too.
And there are so many things I left out, so many aspects that are just not okay, but I am ready to move on from this novel. It kept me stuck for a long while and I need to find something better to read.