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Bezig met laden... Golden Terrace: Volume 1 (editie 2022)door Cang Wu Bin Bai (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A rather enjoyable historical fiction m/m story focused on political intrigue and two guys who sorta hate each other, sorta love each other. Part 1 gets to be pretty dark at times, including In a way this does read as post-canon fanfiction, in the sense that the protagonists do have a long history together and care for each other, and The most difficulty I had with this was that it's only available in English in physical form, and I've struggled to read physical books lately (I prefer e-books). On top of that, I think Peach Flower House's translation has some issues. There were some typos, but also some weird formatting choices that made it difficult at times to figure out who is talking or if there's been a scene transition. All in all, these didn't ruin the story for me. I eventually got through the book and plan to go on to finish volume 2. I just wish there was an ebook version. The protagonists are sweet but snippy, and the world they live in is rich but incredibly dangerous, and they navigate it as best they can, sometimes not well. It is when they help each other - and accept that help from their partner - that they shine. Looking forward to part 2. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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But that's just the surface. Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan have a history of secrets, love, and betrayal between them. Being forced into a marriage by the Emperor (marriage between men of the noble class is condoned, in part to accept same sex relationships, and in part to control progeny inheritance complications) forces them not only to repair their relationship, but to combine their efforts to protect their nation, as there's a great conspiracy against the Emperor boiling up, carefully hidden,
I love a good slow burn romance, and I love strong characters. I enjoy historical detail, too. All of them combine in this book, which really worked for me. I kept being surprised. The usual tropes got messed with. I kept teasing myself with it, wanting the book to last a while and wanting to finish it all right away.
Caveats -- this is a translation, but a good one. Dialogue attribution is very different in translated Chinese fiction from what most English language readers find normal, and that takes a bit of adjustment. Pronouns tended to get a bit tangled here and there. Other than that, I thought the prose flowed nicely, occasionally quite beautifully. ( )