I was thrown off a bit with all the smut, though I'd admit that it was written exceptionally well, but it kinda distracted from the crux of the story. The ambiguity of emotions between SLS and CC. It's a story that evokes thinking, and different people will have different understanding of the relationship between the couple. Looking forward to reading about their next life

"I love you" for no reason. Confusing setup of backstory. ML Shen Liangsheng's thinking/character is so dry and out of nowhere. Same could be said for MC Ch'in Ching.

Didn't think I'd cry over a book where 3.5/5 of it is *ahem ahem*... but I did and you will too.

Thankfully, there's 'Till Death do us Part', which KIND OF gives us a Happy Ending for the main CP here <3

it's heartbreaking but I didn't cry. It's also really wholesome.

"I willingly exchanged one heart for another..." He took a step forward, gaze locked on the man's, and finished, "and I willingly admit defeat."

Living to Suffer is angst in it's purest form. I was looking for something that could make me cry, I was missing some angst in my readings, but I didn't thought that this novel could make me suffer so much in such a short story. I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to cry and feel that unique sensation of despair. The author wrote in a... more>> poetic way that made everything feels even sadder. The characters have their own reasons to do what they do and I hope you can read the story without judging them. Well, my review will not be useful anyway but I'm happy that I can share my pov of this beautiful novel. Another thing that I appreciated in this novel is that it has only twenty chapters and the chapters are short, and I particulary love this, I don't like huge story with long chapters, but this is only a preference of mine. In short, what I have to say is: read Living To Suffer, please, you won't regreat it. <<less

After reading this, you can say I'm "living to suffer" too.

This story was a massive tear-jerker, especially by the end, where all THAT happened.

For me, all the smut scenes were filled with certain feelings of tenderness that perfectly aided the plot's angst, and the words of affection spoken and exchanged between the two main characters really built up an atmosphere akin to a shabby palace that one would temporarily stay in, grow feelings for, and make you cry your heart out when it finally falls down, even though you already... more>> know from the start that it wouldn't hold out much longer. <<less

meh