Rate: 10/10

OMG!!! I just spend the past 3 day and night binge reading this novel.

This novel was so intense and thrilling. The characters and the plot is so interesting. I definitely will reread this novel.

Extremely intricate plot with a vibrant cast.

Main CP is basically Enemies to Lovers. They both learn to understand and then support each other which is always wonderful. They also communicate like the adults they are which is A+. This novel also has the unique set up that both MC and ML already know each other and don't like each other, right from the beginning, until things start changing.

The crimes being solved are very graphic and intricate. I'm honestly not that fond of graphic crime stories but this kept it's... more>> focus on trying to solve the crimes and not just on the gore/violence to shock the audience.

Things in the beginning are not what they seem so like other reviews, I would recommend reading a few chapters before deciding. Not all novels have a good ending but this one ends near perfect. If you love crime and/or mystery+ character development then this novel is a good choice.

People have different tastes, so of course there are going to be dislikes (and that's okay). But there's a difference in just disliking something, criticizing a story because of structure, etc. And then there's straight up not even reading properly, making assumptions and then getting angry because of your own assumptions.

MC has a degree in Psychology. He's written actual books on the subject. And one of the most liked reviews is a complaint about MC correctly psycho-analyzing a child. And he's not helping the police for the lols. There are pretty obvious plot-related reasons. I can't comment on 'MC is too OP' without spoilers, but again there's a difference between being OP and playing to your strengths. <<less

10/10 excellent writing, characters, plot, and romance.

Mo Du is intricate and complex in both its plot line and its characters. Priest will astonish you in how she connects everything together while throwing plot twists your way. I highly recommend taking notes on every character that appears while reading, so that you don't get lost as the cast gets bigger with every case investigated.

The psychological aspect of the novel was the best part of reading. Priest handling of psychology is what makes this novel one of my favorites.

However, even with Mo... more>> Du's convoluted web of a plot, it doesn't stop Priest from adding in comedic aspects throughout the story that will make you laugh, and I just really love that.

The romance has one of the best and most realistic developments I've read. Every moment our two main characters share together will have you at the edge of your seat.

Fei Du: our main character since he's the driving force of the plot, but despite him being the protagonist, the novel is often told from the main lead, Luo Wenzhou's POV. Fei Du is a really enjoyable character. He's incredibly intelligent, confident, shameless, a huge flirt, a playboy, openly bis**ual/pans*xual (his sexuality is just described as "interested in humans") and overall really sexy. He's lived through a traumatic childhood and has hemophobia (a fear of blood). His mother committed su*cide when he was a 14/15-year-old teenager, but for reasons unknown he doesn't believe it to be a su*cide. His father is in a comatose state due to a car accident that happened when Fei Du was eighteen.

Spoiler

When Fei Du found his mother's dead body, she had the song "you raise me up" playing and through the story, Fei Du will have this song be playing on loop. Whether it's on his car radio or his phone ringtone, this is the first indication of his self-destructive tendencies.

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Fei Du's past is shrouded in the mystery, and throughout the story you will be unraveling what happened to him.

Luo Wenzhou: our main lead and most of the story will be narrated from his POV. Luo Wenzhou is the captain of the criminal Investigation unit and through the books, he will be investigating a series of inter-connected crimes with his investigation team and Fei Du. He's smart, shameless, can be just as much a flirt as Fei Du if he wants to be, openly gay and confident about it, very much husband material, and overall like Fei Du he is also very sexy. Seven years prior to volume 1, Luo Wenzhou was the one in charge of the investigation on the death of Fei Du's mother and deemed it to be a su*cide, hence Fei Du's animosity towards him in the beginning of the story, as he still doesn't believe his mother's death to be a su*cide. Luo Wenzhou is simultaneously wary of Fei Du and also h**ny for him, he's complicated like that. What really gets to me about Luo Wenzhou is that he has his character development happen seven years prior to the story. The stability in his character throughout the books is pivotal for him to maintain a healthy relationship with Fei Du who has considerably a lot of emotional baggage.

Tao Ran: Luo Wenzhou's best friend since high school and kinda of a guardian to Fei Du. Along with Luo Wenzhou, he was also on the investigation team on the death of Fei Du's mother. He often took care of Fei Du even after the investigation had ended. Both Fei Du and Luo Wenzhou had a crush on him, but gave up relatively quickly in Volume 1 after seeing how straight he was lol. My one complaint in Mo Du is Tao Ran's lack of role in the climax despite the importance his character likely had in Fei Du's life.

Lang Qiao and Xiao Haiyang: part of luo wenzhou's investigation team. Both of them are really cute.

Luo Yiguo: Luo Wenzhou's cat. This cat has characterization that rivals the cast lol

I highly recommend this novel, especially with the novel translations already being completed. It's already on the page but adding the link to read here again: edanglarstranslations. Com/modu <<less

9.6/10

I love crime thriller series. And this one is particularly the novel that made a big fan of Priest.

Okay, so the first volume, honestly it did feel a little slow to me, it wasn't anything I have not watched or seen, but the first volume was more about forming the base of the whole story and world building.

... more>> The second volume is the one that got me hooked! This case was so interesting and the plot twist was totally unexpected. But what more, I loved the third volume even better.

For me, the story didn't have a low point, the interest I had in this novel just kept rising. Fifth volume has to be my favourite one and I loved the finale of this novel so much ;_;

The entertainment value is 10/10

The ML is my favourite character here! And I know Fei Du as ML is a way too smart, but that's what made him so charming for me. If you have ever watched signal, one of the three main characters, the youngest one is actually the criminal profiler, something Fei Du does too. Age doesn't have anything to do with the intelligence.

Age has something to do with wisdom & experience, and that's what makes Luo Wenzhou, our MC, the team captain. Not just him, even Tao Ran. You'll see how responsible they are, specially LWZ, never for a moment did he make a decision hastily. No matter how bad the situation gets, he always thought about it calmly first and tried to make his juniors feel less nervous too.

My favourite side character from police team has to be Xiao Haiyang. His photographic memory and general problem solving skills! He is amazing. He is as intelligent as Fei Du but in a different way. Lang Qiao stole my heart with her dependency and elder sister image, and Tao Ran's humanity!! Together as a team, these four were perfectly balanced if you see it in this way. You don't become a police officer just by being intelligent, a lot other things count too, together they were the best criminal investigation team.

Rest depends on how you take it. For me this novel has been one of the best crime thriller media I ever consumed!! <<less

Woah woah woah !! A truly wonderful work. The plot and characters are just marvelous. Rating 10/10

On paper, this work would be an utterly perfect read: mystery, slow romance, high tension, enemies to lovers, fantastic writing...!

In reality, I'm damn bored.

The tension the author tries to build between the main pair just does not hit for me at all. It's a cheap trope but I felt way more tension between the love interests and the straight Tao Ran than between Lou Wenzhou and Fei Du and honestly wished Tao Ran had been the MC. '~' The mystery can be riveting and fun at times but is often... more>> just super draggy.

I wish I liked this, but at some point, reading it just became a chore. <<less

My favorite Priest book!
Police history, with a psychological theme and romance.
From the first page everything begins to intertwine, the most macabre and complicated cases seem to have more depth than they appear and soon begins to glimpse a whole conspiracy inside and outside the police, splashing the highest and wealthiest spheres of the country. Our lead police unravel these cases one by one until they can reach the people who pull the strings from the shadows. At the same time, you will be forced to interact with a young acquaintance from the past, a typical rich child with ego problems.
As time passes, we do not realize the depth of darkness in the city as our protagonists approach. Our policeman will need all his patience and ingenuity because what looked like a spoiled child could be much more complicated.
Our second protagonist will also closely follow the cases that occur in the city although, with other ideas in mind and always trying to stay one step ahead of their own demons.

Without a doubt an intriguing story and with a romance of those who you look forward to being together at the same time that you wish that the protagonists can become sincere and become the sustenance of the other.

Very good story !

i was hooked by the investigations of each case and by the mystery behind the whole truth. My God, it was terrifying !

The characters are really human-like, no perfection, no Mary-sue... with the same fears and interrogations we all have. I liked the evolution of the relationship from the main couple and their personalities, really life like.

For me one of the best Priest's work (with Imperfection !)

Thanks for the translation !

Still have not finished the fifth book, I'm so so so in love with all of the characters, idk how am I gonna live without them after finishing the entire thing.... also, recently have found the audio drama but unfortunately it doesn't have any sub. can anyone tell me in which chapter FD went to LWZ's home and LYG came close to FD, but FD got scared remembering his childhood memory when his dad made him kill the bird. I've only understood this part in the audio drama. please if... more>> anyone can remember then tell me. I will just track the other scenes following the novel to find the spicy parts, , , , , , , , , , , ;) <<less

One of the most amazing books I've ever read. The depth and complexity of the plot, the wonderful characterization of even minor characters, the pacing... An excellent, almost poetic translation by E. Danglars. I will forever wonder to what extent does the current shape of the novel owe to the translator.

OH MY GOOD GOD I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

I'D DIE FOR WENZHOU AND FEI DU

I haven't finished it yet, but the story has been incredible, and I'm just so happy I read this because this really has been a delight, yes the plot is a little difficult to understand sometimes, and yes it's a little complicated, it takes a while to understand completely sometimes, but it's truly a masterpiece, and goodness Fei Du and Luo Wenzhou is just YES help indeed I love them so much I want to sob... more>> and laugh and scream or something, anyways, when my brain decides to actually function I'll try to do a more coherent review I literally just got an account to ramble about how much I love this

i hope you all have a lovely day!! <<less

LOVE IT!!! Awesome plot and cute ass characters. Seems nice and everything but I really want to cuddle FeiDu so much. I love how his character has so many layers. Like even after LuoWenZhou peels one after another, there's always one more. Complex and interesting plot to keep me super enthu throughout.

I actually read this novel twice already and this is my third time. Reason because this novel is too good and I can't remember the whole plot even after reading it twice (cause it's a little very complicated but... more>> good)

Would definitely read it again after some time thoughhh. And can I just say I really love FeiDu sooooooo much!! <<less

Just logged in to give this top masterpiece 5 stars. Its one of the best priest works I have read. I love her novels they are super interesting, My eyes were glued and I was in anxiety for these past few days due to plot, that's truly interesting. Romance and plot are well balanced. They are going together you dont have to wait for sweet moments, it'll be thrown into your face suddenly. Haha I loved their interactions. Wenzhou is a husband material, he's strong and loves our President fei... more>> to the moon and back. I admire how he is patient towards fei. And Fei du is my Cool Genius baby darling, the way he's portrayed I can imagine a handsome man with long hair wearing glasses oh my God im in love uwuwuwuwu.

And my favourite one is Lou Yigou. This cat breaks and is fierce. I love Their fights hahaha. The Side characters are bunch of cool criminal police officers, sometimes I feel pity the way they work like dogs. The characters are well written, the story is amazing (its super amazing (a little higher) (sorry I running out of words that can describe this masterpiece)

JUST GO AND READ IT YOURSELF. <<less

Finished reading volume 2.

Checked all the chapters available, there's a translator who bundle whole novel per volume (5 volumes + epilogue).

Crime psychology novel which engaged readers to think and try solving the cases. It's not hard to read, just the romance was slow 😅.

I've got the complete epub on my reader app, will continue later.

Some of the themes were a little too heavy for me personally, and I didn't always like the way they were handled, but I have to give this novel top scores, just because it's a masterpiece of writing.

From a technical standpoint, the plotting and prose are perfect. Many readers will love this novel, but it won't rank my favorite of Priest's works.

Making my first review for this novel because it's the most interesting story I've read in a very long time! As usual with Priest, the main focus is not on romance but it certainly is a integral part for the development of main leads. A great read, excellent translation with characters can hook your heart in!

One of my most favorite crime novels. Truly worth reading. Although I may read it again because the plot is so complicated and my poor brain couldn't understand it at once. The romance plot is by far one of the most satisfying plot development I've read. I also like the heavy plot. All in all, very recommended for you people who like reading something with criminal, conspiracies, and things that have to do with police.

To be honest, it's hard to keep my interest reading the first few chapters, it feels bland & monotone. I'm glad I persist though, because I've been blown away by the story. The author is overqualified to write wn imo LoL. MC is the seemingly laid-back, devil-may-care 2nd generation rich man, ML is the carefree, can't-wake-up-in-the-morning policeman. At first, they can't exist in the same place without bickering or maybe plan to kill each other, it's cute LoL. Each character is woven beautifully into the story, basically there's no... more>> 2 dimensional character. The last few chapters is so nerve-wracking I spent the night speed read everything. The conclusions is quite satisfying, though if I can nitpick, I feel a bit unsatisfied there's no extra chapter describing those who sneer & jeer at MC found out that MC is not the bad guy they think he is. I'm so invested to the story, I feel hurt that they are judging & pointing MC, not knowing what MC has gone through, what he has sacrificed. Thankfully MC have ML now, he'll be spoiled to death by ML. <<less

Awesome CP + thriller + crime + slight humour = simply outstanding

No other words

So far, it’s exactly what I was looking for. Recently, I’ve been watching a lot of crime documentaries and had an urge to read a book so I put these two together and found this. All I can say is, I wasn’t disappointed. The action scenes were especially thrilling, and I say it probably has all the elements I was looking for to keep me satisfied. And I’m only 23 chapters in, isn’t that crazy? I just felt the need to give it 5 stars bc of how easily it... more>> lured me in to the point I lost track of time.
ngl, the main reason I’m making a review is to say I have a crush on Xiao Haiyang, he’s so adorable and smart (^з^) -☆ <<less