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The ancient saying goes: Most generals come from Guan Xi, while ministers come from Guan Dong.

He Yan was born to be a Star General.

She was merely a stepping stone for her family, and was used as her brother’s substitute. She had fought on the battlefields for years, bringing peace to Xi Qiang, stopping the barbarians… When her brother recovered, she gave up her position with great laurels brought to her name. Without further ado, she was married off.

During her married life, she was forsaken by her husband and even suffered from a strange illness, thereby losing her eyesight…

The young and pretty concubine stood in front of her, speaking softly: “The decoction you drank that made you blind was instructed by the elders of your family. As you know, the dead tell no tales. If you lived, you would be your family’s greatest threat!”

A great general of her time, the heroine of the country, died pitifully in the hands of those shameless women, who only knew to fight for a man’s favor… How absurd!

When she opened her eyes again, she had become the drill fields officer’s daughter, who was weak and arrogant, innocent and naive.

They had stolen her glory, taken her life, lead her army and betrayed her feelings! She had crawled back from the depths of hell and would take back everything she had lost, one by one.

Bring the world under her feet and with her beauty and nobility, overwhelm the nine prefectures!

But would she get out easily once she entered the barracks?

Hardly did she begin her adventures when He Yan met her arch-enemy of the previous lifetime, that young hunk whose “enemies would retreat as soon as he attacked”.

The chic and cool female general versus the handsome and ravenous young man. Two efficient generals team up to conquer the world!

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Legend of the Female General (Drama)
重生之女将星
Related Series
The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage (Shared Universe)
The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Shared Universe)
Marriage of the Di Daughter (Shared Universe)
Recommendations
The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage (3)
The Black Horse (3)
The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (2)
Thousand Miles of Bright Moonlight (2)
Marriage of the Di Daughter (1)
Feng Xing (1)
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  3. The BEST Historical Novels (BG only)
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wangxian0821
wangxian0821 rated it
May 3, 2022
Status: --
this so so good! I hope someone adapt this on live action!!😭😭 the FL is clumsy no talent but XJ is always there even thou he didn't saw her face! Then after she became hero to as general then her family is evil!😠 they kill her! And then reborn again and she meets xj again!

xj is so so scary when he's jealous 😂 so damn possessive! Those people who always trew their children to make xj as concubine 😑 🙄 tsk xj is cold and heartless towards them.😏 he always... more>> care abt heyan from previous life and present. Like he siad I don't care if I don't have a child or heir as long he with his wife

i love Dr. Lin too I hope he found his wish girl😂 and young achen

dr. Lin is hardstan ship of xj and heyan😂

the FL is not smart or have a talented she only knew is hoe to kill the enemy 😂 she also shameless 😂 when they have a baby she don't knew anything 😂 when shr red the book to make her baby slep then she narrator the heroine how to kill the enemy cut and chop chop them😂 the child is only 3yrs😂luckily her husby knew everything 😍😍

he yun heyan's lil bro is like mother and father of heyan even when he's 16yrs old he's so stric

the more heartbreaking here is when Hanye died is battle!😭😭😠 why they kill him! Poor man!😭😭😭 <<less
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Ainslee
Ainslee
July 18, 2020
Status: c17
MTL till chapter 143, it's actually readable.

The plot is simple and interesting, FL and ML interaction in the past was revealed little by little in the current life.

Just like XJX in RMEML, ML also a beautiful general, full of mystery.

I'll continue MTL-ing this then re-read when the translation completed.
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jkitten
jkitten rated it
June 20, 2020
Status: Completed
My introduction to Qian Shan Cha Ke was reading The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage, and at the time I greatly enjoyed it despite its many flaws. Following that, I ended up reading Marriage of the Di Daughter (and completing it by machine translating it with DeepL) and The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort. The author excels at writing entertaining schemes and face slapping scenes, which is something I greatly enjoy and motivated me to read the author's other novels as well, despite getting annoyed by recycled... more>> plot points, excessive wordiness, dragged out irrelevant nonsense, and cringeworthy edgy r*pe and gore scenes.

I love revenge stories so despite getting annoyed by the aforementioned flaws in the author's previous novels, I started reading Rebirth of a Star General as soon as I saw it being translated. Being impatient and, in the end a fan of the author (despite my complaints!), I also machine translated the rest of the novel (almost the entire thing lol) with DeepL. What I discovered is that this novel is a pretty refreshing departure from some of these weaknesses in the author's previous novels. There's no r*pe, the gore is way less intense and the main character's personality is very different from her predecessors in the author's other novels. The male lead, however, is pretty similar to the other ones, and is completely OP in every single way, although thankfully he doesn't outshine the main character once she really gets going! Speaking of the male lead, the author's tendency to write huge blocks of text using weird purple prose to describe how beautiful he is over and over and over again is present in this novel as well, but not to the same extent as in Malicious Empress. I honestly can't imagine a person reading them and not rolling their eyes, but they don't really detract from the story since you can skip them without missing anything important. The romance is very slow, but the relationship between the MC and ML is wonderful both before and after they fall in love. There's also much less focus on scheming since the main character is more prone to using her superior combat abilities and knowledge of military strategy to achieve her goals, instead of setting up elaborate schemes. There's still plenty of satisfying face slapping, though! In contrast with the author's other main characters, this main character's personality is straightforward, positive and she actually values human life to some extent. However, as with the author's other MCs, given how insanely smart and talented she is, I have a hard time buying how she could possibly have made the mistakes she made in her previous life.

Seeing the author explore some slightly different territory than in their previous work was interesting, and I greatly enjoyed reading this novel overall. Despite this, I would say that it contained a higher amount of what, in my opinion, amounts to unnecessary filler and boring and overly wordy chapters where very little plot or character development occurs. In my view, it would be a much, much, much better reading experience if the length was trimmed by as much as 50%. In the end though, I would still recommend this to fans of the author's previous books or anyone who enjoys a good revenge story.

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This novel is just as wordy and overly long as the author's other works, but isn't as gory and the MC isn't as cruel and merciless. Rather than focusing on courtyard drama and scheming, the focus here is on military advancement, which is new ground for the author. The romance develops slowly, but not frustratingly so. <<less
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eliiizabeth
eliiizabeth rated it
March 27, 2024
Status: Completed
God-tier. Random read but definitely unforgettable. I’ll read it again soon bc it’s THAT good

Also, yes, there are numerous side-stories of other characters but they definitely do not stick out in a weird side quest kind of way. The side stories were very heartfelt and shined in their own way
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Zakepref2
Zakepref2 rated it
May 1, 2023
Status: --
"Do you like the moon?"

"Like."

"Then the moon is yours now."

Top novel of 2022 for me! Don't worry about it being long, I blew threw a 100 chapters in 2 days! My favorite novel from this author! Also I can't express how much I love YANYAN and DUDU!! Both are generals! My favorite female lead ever!

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He Yan is our female lead, and her personality is like a mixed of everything. She is dorky, outgoing, friendly, courageous, and sometimes a little shameless lol. I really like how she considers people's feelings, and cares about her friends a lot. She is also very charming, and handsome, especially when she dresses as a man, and fights. Despite the brutality of her previous life, she does not seek out for revenge as much as the FL in ME, and the author mentions that it is because she wants to take the opportunity to live her life to the fullest since she had the opportunity to be reborn.

Xiao Dudu or Xiao Huaijun is our male lead, and he is the type that is cold on the outside, but warm on the inside. He has always treated the female lead well whether it is her previous life or their current life. He protects her when it is needed, but he is not the possessive type who controls all her actions, and lets the FL shine. As well.

It's a happy ending for the leads, but a bad ending for all the side couples : (

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riionne
riionne rated it
February 24, 2023
Status: c168
Worth reading if you have run out of things to read but this along with the author's other works are really just average.

Story is interesting enough (think Mulan but slightly different) however the author always has these elements that make her work just okay instead of exceptional. (Please note that these would include some spoilers)

    • Abilities that don't make sense. In the author's other works, the MCs have supernatural memory abilities. It didn't make sense how the memory of the MCs were so clear -- even for things that shouldn't be possible (ie Malicious Empress MC remembering another guy's speech even though she was busy ogling another guy when it was being said). Here it's similar but even more preposterous. I can understand a blind person enhancing their other senses to interact with the world but a blind person being able to guess the side of the dice just from the sound? That's infeasible. She mentions things like each side of the dice having a different sound. I can suspend disbelief if it's a dice she's used all her life but her just waltzing in to a casino (which is also most likely noisy) and being able to predict the exact dice position? That's infeasible.
    • MC is supposed to be a general but is absolutely clueless about ML suspecting her even though she shows abilities that aren't within the potential of a new recruit. If she were just a normal soldier who just has incredible physical abilities but not much wit, then it's fine. But she was a general in her past life. How can she not understand that she can be misunderstood for being a spy given all her unconventional abilities? She also doesn't seem to have any foresight about subterfuge. She couldn't seem to predict that her former older brother would use war to kill off her former trusted confidants in the army and is surprised when this happens. How is that something that a general should be surprised about?
    • To combine the first and second points, author focuses on abilities that shouldn't even be focused on. It's like making a character Mary Sue as possible even if certain traits aren't even necessary for the narrative. Then they forget to make sense of the character inconsistencies. It's a bit grating (especially for this novel)
    • Author tends to make subpar villains. I admit I haven't exactly gotten in depth here so this may change but in all her other novels, villains mostly just feel like one person with a different name + a slight difference in variation (like one being slightly more cowardly or more patient). No one ever feels remorse and the villains usually barely have any redeeming characteristics outside of physical appearance and their assumed intelligence before it drops once the MC/ML appears.
    • There is some level of misogyny in the author's works. This may also change once I get more in depth in the novel but since I just finished Ill Fated Consort, I can say that the author never seems to treat female villains well. Almost all of them are just there to treat the MC badly because of jealousy or perceived slight (even if they've only fallen into their own traps prior) and never have any guilt nor remorse. I don't mind having these types of villains but for the author to make all her female villains like this shows misogyny and pretty much just goes with the idea that all females who are not in line with the MC are all wrong and hateful.
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Haruna89
Haruna89 rated it
April 5, 2021
Status: Completed
I re-read this novel several times already.

I like the story especially FL being female general which is quite rare.

ML is smart and nice to FL different from those other cold male leads who ignore FL all the time.

ALL IN ALL, RECOMMENDED!
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ricachuu
ricachuu rated it
March 2, 2021
Status: Completed
It's worth the 2 days binge read!!!!

This story was truly a gem. It wasn't overly fluffy or dramatic or angst. It had the right pacing and also accounted for the character development of a lot of characters. Everyone has their own background, motives and personality. Although the romance developed slowly, it was the kind of development that would make their romance grow on you. This story was able to portray realistic endings of several couples, whether it be bitter and sad or happy and eternal. Aside from the romance, the... more>> family relationship and friendships were also tackled. Albeit the villains were quite dumb and the ML and FL being a bit Gary Sue-ish and Mary Sue-ish (tho from hardwork), it was able to show some realistic scenarios like how people could die in a war
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even if they were an important supporting character/ally of the leads

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Anyway, I was here for some dose of romance and I was duly satiated.
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The male lead was the only one who actually cared about FL, even in her past/original body. He was there silently helping her out in the dark ever since they became classmates though it wasn't out of love, but because the FL reminded him of his younger years. FL truly lived a tragic past life in her original body. As during ancient times women didn't have much rights, even though she was a general, she still followed her family's orders. FL really also just wanted to be loved and appreciated by someone so she was very obedient to her family and got married into a wolves' den. ML was also there when she tried to commit su*cide after being blind and he was the one who told her to live and be the best blind there is. I love how they were destined to be together in the end after missing out during her 'past' life.

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I also loooove how I couldn't predict and understand the ML's thoughts in the most part of the novel. I love how he supports the FL and protects her in his own way. There were quite a lot of times where the ML saved the FL but I like how the novel stated that the FL could indeed save herself but that would leave her to be injured. As much as independent FLs are awesome, strong and independent FLs that knows when to depend on their MLs are admirable. :) <<less
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WanderingQueen
WanderingQueen rated it
February 21, 2021
Status: --
Honestly, I'm not really a fan of the MC personality. She is so arrogant for some who supposedly had been a general.
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She thinks too highly of herself and her skills. Of course, the author allows her to win all the time. She also is s*upid and doesn't understand how much attention she is drawing to herself considering her background. There is no way that she a new recruit would have so much knowledge right off the bat. She doesn't even try to play it safe and keep her identity a secret. She openly challenges people unnecessarily, drawing attention to herself and making herself seen by people. So far, I'm just not liking her.

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I'm still reading though so who knows.
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Aster Anemone
Aster Anemone rated it
February 6, 2021
Status: Completed
This is "The Best" gender bender.

There are lots of stories, some have fantastic beginnings and other have good happy endings. Now a days there are very few stories with stable pace and considerate author.

The pace and events never fell short on anything. I kept reading and dreading that I am going to read some type of blunder next, that the action might be rushed or characters might not be given light. But no. Every character was given its due shinning time with easy stable pace and logical sequence of the... more>> story.

It only made my reading experience fulfilling and I feel satiated.

A runaway youth entering the army, but the catch is that she is a girl. But the thing is she is more at ease being a man. And this whole story revolves around why she is at ease being a man.

The romantic angle was steady too, felt a bit routinely. A typical devoted and cold blooded ML who only has MC in his eyes. But the beauty is the balance. There is a balance in the power. Both are equally famous, equally powerful and equally in love and equally devoted.

I loved the war strategies and the way they were presented, I didn't felt it to be boring in the least. There was never a page where I felt that the story is dragging. It was feast to read it.

Before reading this my fav was " Its hard to be a man" transmigration story with gender bending MC. But in that MC was too over powered. And it only occurred to me after reading this one. That story has its own place, I still like that but now my number one is this one.

Worthy read. Don't hesitate to read it. Mtl is not hard to read as well. Read it. <<less
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elliepot
elliepot rated it
April 11, 2024
Status: c175
In terms of romance, this is better than The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage, their relationship progressed from initial suspicion to mutual interest then affection and finally to love. The development of their relationship had a strong foundation as they had very meaningful interactions from the past which affected the present. Both the ML and FL had tragic backgrounds, two lonely souls looking for the love that was absent in their childhood. They eventually found it in each other.

The FL has a very charismatic personality, she's highly... more>> independent and determined yet at the same time vulnerable. She's a relatable character in a way that she has her flaws and imperfections. In my opinion, she was definitely no Mary Sue, she literally has no talents in the four arts and her plans don't always work out. More than anything as a woman, she understood the struggles of females in their era, and in all her lives she protected them whether she was disguised or not. I love her for that cause most novels whether modern or historical tend to pit women against each other.

The ML, all his actions were reasonable from suspicion to eventually falling in love with the FL. His past was heart wrenching to read similar with the FL. You could say that his cold personality was justified, yet at the same time he was also soft-hearted. But what I really found endearing about him was that he NEVER restricts the FL's actions, now that is rare. He was far from overbearing and possessive, sure he gets jealous but he doesn't dwell on it, he treats the FL as an equal whether in power or position. He trusts her abilities, keeps his promises with her and never once tried to cage her but instead lets her spread her wings.

Admittedly, malicious empress had a much more complex plot, here revenge really wasn't the main focus but rather the development of the main characters. In fact the so called "villains" in this novel were quite mediocre.

Most favorite parts
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The confession between them is really sweet. Starting with the FL implying in one of the chapters that she likes the moon but the moon doesn't know and after a few chapters the ML asks her is she likes the moon and then says that the moon is hers.

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When ML finds out the truth behind her past, he doesn't blame her but instead apologizes for only recognizing her now as He Yan and that was the only thing the FL wanted from the past until the present to be remembered as He Yan not He Rufei

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Adqui
Adqui rated it
January 31, 2024
Status: c153
F*ck... My heart...

I've read other works from this author. And usually (generally speaking about chinese romance novels) the MC is a cold/calculative beauty that participates in harem/household intrigue. If it's rebirth/soul reincarnation caused by an unfair death, it will focus on the revenge aspect of it. However, this MC is different.

He Yan is silly but cunning, funny but smart. She's headstrong and resilient, and she does it all with a smile on her face even if she hurts inside. Of course, she wasn't originally that way. But dying once and... more>> being away from your cr*ppy family can do incredible things to your personality.

I di have a bit of a problem with the new family though.

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Nothing against them, really, they are all so sweet and caring that it hurts. Why? Because the real HY (the og owner of the body) is no longer with them. I understand that giving MC the opportunity of being loved by her family can be taken as compensation for the unfair life she lived until then. Still, I don't usually like switcheroos like these because it feels deceiving.

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Also, you do have to suspend your belief with them. There aren't conflicts that arise because of the personality change, which is difficult to believe. It can be chalked up to the gather being too much of a daughter doting father to care ig. Could have been better.

I loved the way almost everyone gets character development in this story. Unfortunately, some of the villains are too two dimensioned. But at some point I kind of felt bad for MC's cousin, but he deserved to bear the brunt of his actions anyway.

As said before, this is not an entirely revenge oriented story, which is kind of nice imo. Why? So MC's life and development aren't restricted by seeking revenge. As a person, she has other ambitions and desires, which I love in a female character. For her, military life is not just a way to get her just desserts, it's her sweat, tears and blood, it's her calling.

ML is funny on his own accord. The typical cold, extremely handsome and intelligent guy that is in a powerful position. But it is made clear that there's a lot of humanity behind that handsome exterior that everyone seems to swoon over and even label as uncaring.

The relationship is sweet with its own little problems, most of them happen because of MC's way of thinking (can't blame he though).

The other characters are very well done. Some complain about the excessive backstories but imo most of them are well-made. They leave an impact on their world and on other characters like many human interactions do irl. Had a difficult time remembering some of MC's friends/comrades, but that's on me. If anything, my only complain would be the way the Uttos are portrayed. They being 'dumb', 'arrogant' and 'barbaric' made them too easy to defeat. And also too easy to hate, I would have loved to see more complexity on them.

And here is my meltdown (spoilers from the end of the novel)

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YAN HE NOOOOOOOOOO *wails* AND HER FRIENDS, AND THE 2ML'S SERVANT GIRL, WHY? WHYYYYY?

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*sighs* I mean, is kinda realistic in that aspect ig. But... My heart... *sobs*

A strong reccomendation: Avoid spending long periods of time between chapters while reading this novel. If possible read it in one go. It will hit harder that way. <<less
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Silent potato rated it
November 5, 2023
Status: Completed
Ignore my rating of 4 it was supposed to be 5 but I don't know how to change it, anyway

Out of 89+ novel that I read this is the first time I wrote a review because I want to share that his story is rlly good.

For those who are planning to read it but are hesitant because of others review, I'm gonna tell u right now that your missing another masterpiece.

... more>> I spent 3 sleepless night to finish this story, because itssss rlly good

* for those who don't like naive FL don't worry our FL is not like that nor is she like those character who is cold or cunning. She's smart but not to the point that you feel like its impossible.

Others would think this just like those typical rebirth story where the FL lead is like a mary sue, but its not.

I think out of all the 36+ novel that I read with a FL lead I would say this story is the one that I like the most, for the particular reason that the side characters in these story felt alive. You will really feel attached not only to our ML and FL but also the side characters even the villain. You would even want to transmigrate in this story so that you can save them, coax them (especially Chu Zhao I feel srry for him) because that's how I felt, I rlly wish I wound transmigrafe in this story (/ω＼)

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(WHAT WOULD I SAY AFTER THIS IS A SPOILER SO SKIP IT IF U DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED CUZ WTF I'M HAVING A HARD TIME PUTTING IT IN SPOILER) I even cried because of how the side characters died especially Yan He (TДT) I hope the author didn't do that, until now, thinking bout it make my heart ache *sigh* 〒_〒

But anyway this story does not only revolve around FL revenge. Typically this type of story where the FL transmigrate for revenge the story will focus on FL revenge but in this story it doesn't, yeah there would be a revenge scene but its not that heavely focus there, I think besides focusing on fl's revenge and FL & ML love the story focus onto war.

Everyone know that war is rlly terrible but you wouldn't rlly now how terrible is that, not until u experience it.

In this story author-san let us experience how war brought nothing but chaos, it also let us experience on how hurtful would u be once you seperate to your love ones.

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In this story our loves ones is those characters who we fell in love in these story and died like Ye Han, Hong Xiu, Shi Tuo, Hong Shan, Liu Buwang or even our Villain Chu zhao (even tho he did not die its just sad thinking how lonely he is)

But anyway this story is rlly good, at time like this I wish I really tried to study hard to improve my english, because of it I can't write a review that do justice to this story

for those who is still hesitant READ IT! Ur senpai is veteran in the field of romance novel so if I say that its good its rlly good GO READ IT! (σ≧▽≦) σ <<less
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fluffyc4t
fluffyc4t rated it
November 3, 2023
Status: --
This novel was good, deserved with 5 star. I am not too fond of writing the review, one of the reason, since english is not my mother tongue. So this is the first.

If you live strong heroine, loyal, brave and knows what she, herself wanted, you will like this novel.
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J Doe
J Doe rated it
April 21, 2023
Status: c127
Almost every new chapter of this makes me wonder if it can get any better and with the next chapter, I answer- yes.

Funny, touching and super slooooow burn romance. So slow, one might think it's glacial, but that little flame keeps low key burning along. The MC and ML really get to know each other as people and it's brilliant.
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Angryant2021
Angryant2021 rated it
April 16, 2023
Status: Completed
This is so beautifully written, engaging, and the characters feel very real. The writing has really improved from the popular ill-fated consort/military empress books. Those were quite dark with a focus on revenge which is not so relatable. The storyline of star general is smooth and the MC is so likeable.
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Jamming2000
Jamming2000 rated it
July 2, 2022
Status: c112
So sad that she has to suffer so much in both lifetimes. Love her grit and honor and by god how blooming’ hard she works. Despite all the injustices she suffers, she is not an embittered curmudgeon despite still wanting revenge of course. Am slowly warming up to ML. Translators are doing a wonderful job, worth waiting for the quality work they’re doing.
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moonilia
moonilia rated it
May 2, 2022
Status: Completed
So beautifully written, there's no words to describe this masterpiece. A must read. Your heart will be torn painfully along with He Yan into a thousand pieces, yet heal back with warmth with Xiao Jue's seemingly endless love. Xiao Jue is no doubt, the top male lead I love most. Everything about him is admirable. The more you get to know him, the deeper you fall for this man.

He Yan is also his equal match, so kindly powerful and strong. Despite the betrayals she faced, her heart still remains pure... more>> and simple. These two were truly meant to be together. What an admirable and beautiful pair. Don't hesitate to give it a try. It's a bit slow, but promise this will be one of the best journey you've ever walked upon :) <<less
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kaister
kaister rated it
February 23, 2022
Status: Completed
Maybe I'll change my mind after a while but my current impression after finishing it is: it's ok.

My rating: 3.5/5

This is my second/third novel from the same author. I really like Malicious Empress and currently also in the middle of Ill-fated Consort. A Star General is a little different from the previous two novels.

Star General is about He Yan, a noble woman who previously switch place with her cousin who after being born was told he would not live long so she took her cousin male identity (because they needed... more>> a male heir? the logic is kinda flimsy here) and eventually became a young rising general of Great Wei. Her cousin managed to survived into his adulthood and fully got healthy so they eventually switch back their identity. She died due to her family fearing her identity will eventually be exposed causing downfall of her family. Her soul then went into another younger girl who just happen to share the same exact name and is from a more humble family. She, who never truly have her own identity in her original body, decided relive her life in a similar path but without a shackle of the responsibility she had with her family. She started doing thing she never had a chance to: making friends and falling in love.

Still the same rebirth premise but the main difference I felt is that although she harbor hatred with her original family most of the novel is spend on her reliving her life and less on revenge unlike Malicious Empress and Ill-fated Consort. In fact, the revenge part didn't really start until chapter 190 and lasted for like 50 chapter... just to give you an idea of how little time was spend on revenge. (50 out of like 267 chapters) Whereas Jiang Ruan in Ill-fated consort spent her time on revenge on one characters from the get go and with very little time living their life. A nice change in pace. This is either a good thing or bad thing on whether you care too much on scheming and revenge. Malicious Empress is kinda in the middle but even Shen Miao spend way more time on revenge than He Yan who literally have one revenge arc.

In terms of character, He Yan is no doubt the nicest of them of all. Sure she hated what her family did but even in her "revenge" she wasn't cruel, she simply wanted to expose her family and want the word to know the great star general previously is a female. Whereas, Jiang Ruan from Ill-fated is the coldest and cruelest of them all. Shen Miao is very revenge-focused in the beginning but shifted in the middle of the story.

In terms of romance, again I think Star General is the most romance focused with Ill-fated Consort being the least. Malicious Empress being somewhere in between. He Yan and Xiao Jue is also way more playful with one another compare to the other couple.

Personally I still like Malicious Empress more as a story, I think is the most well rounded. However, I think I might understand why some would like A Star General more. He Yan is in a more likable character, more bubbly and funnier. Her dynamic with the male character Xiao Jue (male lead) is also cuter. This definitely more character development and more focus on romance. He Yan also simply more earnest on trying to live a more fulfilling life. So there are definitely a lot of things I rather enjoy here that doesn't exist or has very little of in the other two novels. However, I've read Malicious Empress more than once and I don't think I'll read A Star General again. Don't get me wrong. It's a nice story but it's not something I felt an urge to revisit later on.

Pros:

-More character development for female lead

-He Yan spend more time living life and doing thing she didn't have a chance before (making friends, falling in love, and just generally building relationship with people around her...)

-Interesting side characters/stories. Her master has an interesting side story. Her buddies in the army is also cool. Her brother and father in the second body was also nicer, i.e. she get to have a family she never had originally. Her original mother is also pretty tragic because she felt neglected in the original family but never get to know how much her mother loves her.

Cons:

-Slower. Thing happened slowly for the first 190 chapter and then suddenly tons of thing happened at the last 20 chapters. As if author just wants to drag things out in the beginning and all of the sudden wanted to just end things as quickly as possible.

-More filler. Felt story could've been trimmed down by a quarter and even a third and not much would've been lost.

-Chu Zhao (Second male lead) - I love a good second male lead but not how it's written here. I think author tries to write in a second male lead to add more conflict to the relationship between MC and ML but at the same time is not experience at writing a good second male lead. As a result, the "conflict" is shallow and the character is underutilized. On the other hand, I like his back story, which I felt the author is stronger at (... developing back stories).

-The court political seems very underdeveloped here. Like the fight between crown and fourth prince. And the conflict between Xiao Jue and the Minister Xu.

-The revenge is rather unsatisfying. The way the whole family was exposed was kinda underwhelming. The downfall of the original He family felt so underwhelming. Don't want to go into detail.

-Character just don't seem as intelligent. I understand He Yan is not the scheming witty type but how come everyone just become so s*upid. Character in her other novel seems way more intelligent or at least gives off a facade of being very witty but unfortunately none of the characters here felt particular smart. Chu Zhao and Xiao Jue is probably the most intelligent, I guess. Chu Zhao, which was built up as a most capable student of Minister Xu, ended up not doing much at the end in particularly his plan with crown prince. Xiao Jue although brought downfall Minister Xu but kinda weirdly didn't anticipated how drastic court change after. Minister Xu, which author build as a mastermind behind a lot of scheme, didn't do anything in the end especially how easily he was taken out. Character in other novel seems 2, 3, 4 step ahead of the other party and there seems to be a constant battle of wits. However, there's none here. <<less
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ryiryi
ryiryi rated it
January 2, 2022
Status: c171
I tried really really hard to like the MC. I had read until c 171. But I cannot stand her pure white lotus heart. Despite MC terrible past and yet she still retain her pure innocent heart and despite knowing that the opposite party is suspicious and yet still treat them well.

I know human being are not perfect but this MC is just too much of a saint. By the end of 4th volume I want to officially recognize MC as a living 'Saint'.

I guess I am just too black... more>> hearted to see the good in people. This MC seems to love helping her enemies and unintentionally harmed her allies. <<less
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