Bringing you another completed webnovel, here I am. I think it would be a good start to the whole review spree that I am beginning again. I should actually start reading some novels geared towards males. I have literally read so many so-called female webnovels, I should give the male ones a try.
Anyway, this is another novel from volarenovels and I am thankful to them for translating stuff which are not your typical stories. I mean, all the C-webnovels still have same tropes but when you want something different, however slight, just go to volare.
So, this novel is about a transmigrator called Murong Qi Qi, who, at the beginning of the novel has already been in this historical world for five years. Her background story is similar to all other transmigration stories; original owner is legitimate wife’s child but born with weak constitution, bullied by her own family member, ousted from her own home, dies and she, from the modern world takes over. In modern world as well, she was killed by either an organization or her lover or someone who was unusually obsessed about her.
While many novels rely on the growth of the female lead’s power since the time she migrates and as the plot goes on, what’s different here is that the our female lead is already an OP (overpowered) girl. She has been in this world for five years, plenty of time to develop her skills. She has acquired enough experience to be one of the best in martial arts as well as the art of poisons in this world. And then the story starts.
So, Murong Qi Qi goes back home on account of her pre-arranged marriage, takes revenge for the previous owner of the body and serves justice to each and every family member and other bullies. Another way this novel is vastly different from similar novels is that they lose their purpose once the revenge gets over. This novel trumps that and continues in the second half where she marries the “Demon Wang” Feng Cang, her male counterpart.
Now this Demon Prince has his own background story. He’s as powerful as Qi Qi, so he complements her very well. But he has a poison in his body since birth. And he is infamous for having his previous eight wives die on the first night of wedding. Murong Qi Qi is also wed to the guy as a sacrificial lamb for her country. But ultimately, she falls in love with him and helps him cure and solve the mystery of his poison.
What I really like about this novel is that it’s short (206 chapters and 2 extras) and there is tons of character development for not just the two lead characters but the people important in their lives, including their servants and family members. And it’s a happy ending for people who deserve it in the story.
Murong Qi Qi is a no non-sense eye for an eye girl who values her relationships with even her servants of many years. She would move mountains for people dear to her and I relate a lot with her in that sense. Feng Cang, on the other hand, is the usual, oh most handsome guy who dotes on his wife like anything. When it comes to power, he does complement Qi Qi but the major role in devising strategies is played by Qi Qi herself. All in all, he just supports her from behind or executes her ideas when required, but does not really interfere with/ take over what she is doing. I really like how they have actually given importance to the female lead here.
There are definitely some loopholes. There is absolutely no connection of how the Demon Wang came to love Qi Qi so much, why he was really doting on her from the get go. Like fine, he was attracted to her headstrong personality but he wasn’t aware of her martial arts or medical skills or even her beauty. Which reminds me, this is another one of those novels where female lead’s beauty can make nations fall. I don’t know why Chinese people are so obsessed with making the girls fairest and prettiest, like normal girls exist, okay?
The translation is very high quality except the translator has added the meanings of certain Chinese terms right after their use in the chapter, which sometimes is annoying. Rest is great in terms of grammar and choice of words.
Conclusion: It’s not the best out there but in terms of plot and tying lose ends, I would actually give it 7/10. OP female and male MCs are too cliche but I like the stories of side characters which has been given good amount of importance. The names are sometimes confusing for English audience but those are unimportant characters to begin with, so it should be not too bad. I do recommend it for one time read.
Final feelings: (⌒▽⌒)♡
Read here: Demon Wang’s Favorite Fei free on volare
Personal front: I finally started a ko-fi page for the starters. So, if you guys enjoy reading my posts and would like to buy me a coffee, this is where you go: http://ko-fi.com/eastasianlover. Thank you in advance!
I’m thinking of revamping this website and would need funds to have some custom domain may be and more features to explore. I’m still learning how this thing actually works but yeah.
Apart from that, I might have to start working on weekends starting next week, so I’ll start preparing a buffer for my posts so that the schedule remains and posts go out on time. I was looking for more webnovels and I might have another one finishing soon, so I will be able to review it.
Anyway, anyone following any anime this season? I have not looked at the fall anime list yet, nor read any synopsis. And there is no on-going drama or anime that I am watching right now, except Black Clover of course. Any recommendations?
It’s also starting to get colder here in northeast US. The temperatures early morning today dropped below 5 deg C. Sad that winters are coming. Now I have blabbered too much and it’s time for me to take my leave. See you guys around!
Today’s song: Been a while since I listened to any songs but I really like OSTs from Doctor John which I might review in the future. Here is one (the video will have some spoilers):
The Joys and Worries of an East Asia Lover 