this is an early review based on reading 3 chapters of the story~

you know those misty spring mornings where the air is kinda crisp but the weather just warm enough to go out with only a light jacket or long sleeves? 

this novel is kinda like taking a walk in that. it's very measured, methodical, and multilayered in its details. the author has taken the time to settle readers in with an abundance of descriptive details and syntax to establish a certain tone reminiscent of the xianxia genre. I think it's a love story/homage to cnovels as well--i dare you to go in blind without assuming this was a translated work of an actual cnovel instead of an english original~

reading it is relaxing and refreshing--although it has the typical tropes like transmigration and a somewhat self-deprecating protagonist, they are here as familiar friends in a setting new and exquisite, not a careless rehash of tired tropes. I also appreciate that the author knows when to linger on details and when to propel the plot so as to make the reading light and easy. 

there is already some foreshadowing in the first two chapters of a bigger backstory at play which i'll look forward to in the future arcs. the characters introduced so far are both nuanced and likable, but each hints at having their own layered complexity. we'll have to read more to find out. ^-^

my only complaint would be... the slow updates! now while that's very true to form for the story who's a metaphorical equivalent of "leisurely spring stroll, " my reader's heart still suffers from bouts of content-starved impatience!! i-it's okay though, cultivating patience is a virtue....

anyways, if you've read this far that's great! now go read the actual novel if you haven't already, 'cause that's better, heheh.

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