One of the best novels I have read in a long time! The plot twists and turns, pulls at your heart strings, and paints a vivid picture of the relationships, historic elements, and magic that make this work great. I felt every emotion possible reading and have become irrevocably tied to Wei Ying and Lan Zhan. A must read! Shout out to Exiled Rebels for the translation!

P.S. if you liked the show (The Untamed), which is incredible, you’ll love reading all the bits they left out!! ( )

I miss Lan JingYi already. He's the most un-Lan that has ever Lan'd in the history of Lan's. Of course I miss the others too. They all were really funny & cute.

This has been one of the best fantasy novels I've ever read. Wuxia, Xianxia and Xuanhuan, where have you been all my life?! I loved the world building. I loved all of the characters. Even Xue Yang and Jin Guangyao were written very well. Yes, it can get confusing because everyone has 3 different names, but once you get over that, you won't want to put the book down. The extra chapters are a bit steamy, FYI.

I watched The Untamed first, then read the novel. Now I will probably watch the donghua and read the manhua as well. The Untamed did their best to portray each character & the world, but obviously because of China's intolerance, there wasn't much actual romance between Wangji & Wuxian. It was only implied. The romance in the book is, as many have put it, a slow burn. But it's there! Much of the novel is about the adventure & it's overall a great & fun read! ( )

Wow, wow, WOW! I think I’ve enjoyed some parts of this even MORE than Tian Guan Ci Fu! This is such a wonderful story, it’s so original and dark. While I'll always love Xie Lian (and Hua Cheng), Wei Wuxian is simply the type of MC that ticks all my boxes. He’s quirky, he’s loyal, he’s principled, he’s funny, he’s shameless, he’s an obnoxious little shit, AND he controls corpses. He’s just so fucking precious. I LOVE that guy! ( )

3 stars

I cannot give it more stars, because story is not without issues.
No matter how much I love these idiots, this work is just no literary masterpiece.

THAT SAID, this is an engaging romp and it can be experienced in several ways (though of course each version is slightly different):
- manhua - unfinished as of 31/12/2019
- novel
- TV series The Untamed
- animated series - unfinished as of 31/12/2019

VERDICT : TRY IT ( )

Only reason I am rating this lower than a 5 is because the time skips were more confusing than the tv series. Other than that this story was amazing. ( )