Henriette

Just wrote a review for Meng Xi Shi's third volume of "Thousand Autumns" 🌸

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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6018000065?book_show_action=false

Sollenbum's review of Thousand Autumns

4/5: Meng Xi Shi’s “Thousand Autumns” third volume opens with Yan Wushi being attacked by five other martial artists who work together to defeat him. There is no honour in this type attack but it is effective, which leaves him so badly injured that he would most certainly have died if Shen Qiao’s had not rescued him. Despite Yan Wushi’s betrayal in the previous volume, Shen Qiao saves him and spends the next section of the book, helping him heal. On the surface it makes no sense that Shen Qiao is willing to put himself in danger to save the man who handed him over to an enemy, but there is mor...

Apr 5, 2024 at 8:42pmWeb
Show threadDr. Neon, PhD in TragedyApr 5, 2024
@Sollenbum wow you're tearing through the books! Glad that you're enjoying reading about Shen Qiao's journey

I'm pretty sure I forgot to reply to your last message on the other thread. Gonna try to dig it up and reply 😓
Show threadHenrietteApr 5, 2024

@geraineon I do seem to be reading at quite a speed 😆 I am enjoying reading again after a long break so I think that might explain my pace.

I have decided to use my brain for reading and writing reviews in order to tear it away from mindless scrolling on social media. Am quite enjoying re-discovering the joy of books.

Thanks again for the good recommendation.

Show threadHenrietteApr 6, 2024

@geraineon So, now I have even finished volume 4 😄📚 To be fair I have been reading it all week…

The relationship between Shen Qiao and Yan Wushi is becoming playful, which is rather fun. The development of their relationship is nicely woven into the next phase of palace intrigue.

Now there’s a wait until the last volume is published. The 2nd volume of Guardian is arriving next week so I think, I read that next…

Show threadDr. Neon, PhD in TragedyApr 6, 2024
@Sollenbum yeah and the other thing I appreciate is Yan Wushi is entirely unrepentant. He doesn't change as a person. His world view is still the same. There's no "redemption." These are two people who see each other exactly as they are
Show threadHenrietteApr 6, 2024
@geraineon Agree entirely! A redemption storyline would weaken his personality. He likes Shen Qiao precisely because they both are who they are. The teasing shows that he has learned when to stop pushing Shen Qiao’s buttons so he has developed some insight even if it is in the service of staying close to Shen Qiao 😄