funny, cute, good way to pass the time. translations are pretty good... more>>

edit: finished this novel and left a review:

"I love this novel. The pacing is great, the humor hits hard, and readers will encounter equal parts hilarity and heartache.

One of the aspects of the novel I can't praise enough is that the author wrote this with a clear outline in mind. I've read a lot of novels with great reviews--eg. Husky and his White Cat Shizun, Heaven Official's Blessing--but frankly they all have issues with golden fingers popping up out of nowhere, sudden new worlds never mentioned before, and dei ex machina galore to solve the authors' tangled plot lines.

This novel is the definition of clean and contained. Its scenes do not drag on for the sake of word count. New developments are believable and hinted at in past chapters.

Even the misunderstandings are hilarious. For those who hate misunderstanding-based plots, this novel's misunderstandings made me choke on my tea.

The translations on Chrysanthemum Garden are great. I chose to finish reading the rest of this in the original language, but either way the read is satisfying. The author favors use of Chinese idioms.

There is dubious consent/noncon in this, and the treatment of that dubcon is a bit flippant and victim-blaming. This is common in CN BL. It didn't affect my enjoyment but it might lower someone else's." <<less

Set the bar for danmei. Seminal work. A must-read. Translations are a bit awkward (passive voice, etc) but good enough. This book left me emotional... more>> for a week fr <<less

Highly entertaining

engaging, well-rounded story with a deceptively cracky premise that develops well. good translations

only good because the translators are good. debatably worth reading. too many unrealistic twists, out-of-place world building, and golden fingers

entertaining, but mostly in the earlier parts. later it drags on a bit

not a fan of the quick transmigration type novels focusing on transmigrator x transmigrator. but the translations aren't bad and the stories themselves are interesting... more>> if you pretend it's not a transmigrator <<less

Cute and lightly enjoyable. Less of the usual r*pey yaoi elements than in other stories, for those that are squeamish. Translations do have grammatical errors,... more>> but the translator's writing style is pretty cute (canto-english phrases like "try try" haha) and easy to read.  <<less

Not perfect but semi-enjoyable. Read if you're really bored. Complete & translations are decent enough

Purely because the translations are good. The kid sections dragged out too long and the characters themselves aren't too compelling, but finding a good translator... more>> is 50% of the enjoyment <<less

the translators are very good. the story itself is just passable... but complete, well-translated novels are hard to come by

completely translated, similar to svss but more vanilla/less yandere. still lightly enjoyable--won't hook you but relaxing for when you have nothing to do. too many... more>> plot devices and unenjoyable fight scenes though <<less

Enjoyable story. Slow burn. If one has some grasp of Chinese, better to try to read this directly instead of reading the translations...

The author is really good at writing satisfying, engrossing arcs. Translation quality is good!

COMPLETELY TRANSLATED! Great translations. Realistic character development, fascinating world building, and... interesting... scenes. I genuinely enjoyed this and think the author did a tremendous job unfurling the story.... more>>

Very dubious and morally gray in the way that retro BL tends to be.  <<less

I'm usually not a fan of modern BL or lighthearted romances, but this was so lovely it won me over. The author's writing is funny, well-paced, and deeply touching when it needs to be. There are probably only two other authors I've encountered in the CN BL space who are as good as her. This translator/editor team is also one of the best I've encountered. Highly recommend.... more>>

Note: It's upsetting that the author has been sentenced to ten years in jail over distributing BL. A pe*ophile who imprisoned children in China was given only a few months. What I see is a disgustingly unfair judicial system that does its utmost to crush women's sexuality and freedom of expression, with unconscionably outdated views on homosexuality. <<less

Pure filth. Even though terrible things happen, the MC deserves it--truly a scumbag straight male. 

Entertaining and easy to read. Interesting plot

Just lovely. Hilarious and smutty, but with the insight into character and deep understanding of life that only presents in more serious literature. ... more>>

This novel leaves you feeling amused, then touched, and then amused again in unpredictable waves. <<less

Every arc is interesting enough that I wouldn't mind going through a fully-fleshed novel for each. The great part is that once each relationship settles and resolves, we move on from there--no dragging on when the drama ends.Translations are great.MC is realistically ordinary, but also realistically reasonable. ML is*******SPOILER******the same person throughout the arcs, but he does not have his memories. However, you can tell it's him. Even if he becomes a serial killer, some essential personality traits remain. His brain hole is especially entertaining. ... more>>

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High quality read, would recommend to friends and family. <<less

light, entertaining, complete read. decent translations. I enjoyed this

Completed. 3/5 enjoyment level. Story is quite simple and formulaic (face-slapping, etc. as expected). A lot of passive voice usage in the translation and grammatical... more>> errors, but overall the quality is decent  <<less