
The First Wife
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- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 275k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 6y ago
- English
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Synopsis
Stats
144Chapters
176Reads · 30 days
83.5kReads · all time
8.4Score
45Listens
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I hate those heroines who get tortured a thousand times and then easily move on with a simple "I'm sorry!" However, the heroine in this book is bold and passionate, and the story is realistic and relatable. I'm already tired of the same old formulaic online novels, so I highly recommend this book that breaks the mold. I came from "Fox Spirit Yuan Su," and I wish the author continued success and look forward to all your future books.
Having read so many novels where the male protagonist cruelly harms the female protagonist only to forgive her in the end, I truly believe that forgiveness has its limits. I genuinely love this novel and will continue to follow your work. I'll also be following two other novels by you. Keep up the good work, author!
At first, I wasn't used to it; the male and female leads did a lot of narration and had little dialogue. What I liked most was when the female lead discovered the male lead was a scumbag (he even brought up his deceased mother to elevate his concubine's status, believing the concubine but not the female lead who professed her love).
To be honest, I don't understand why this book has such a low score. It's actually quite well-written and very realistic. Just like the author himself wrote at the end: he didn't intend to write any melodramatic love stories. He always wanted to write an article about realistic marriages, because in reality, there aren't that many earth-shattering love stories.
I really enjoyed this short, concise, and excellent piece. The female lead is calm, intelligent, and not love-struck. Upon discovering the infidelity, she immediately stops loving him. Because of her powerful family background, she puts her ex-husband through a lot of pain, which he finds incredibly satisfying. That's how women should be! I hope the author will write more great articles.
I read it in one go! It was soothing when I felt wronged, cathartic when I divorced my husband, and a relief when I remarried! I remember reading a first-person novel before, but I gave up after only two chapters because it felt awkward. But I easily accepted this one, which means I like it. It's very well written!
I really feel sorry for the female lead. She's bold and decisive in love and hate, and I've seen her in her eyes – she's definitely my type. While watching the middle part, I kept skipping around to focus on the scumbag and the female lead, and I couldn't help but feel sad and angry after watching it. How could that scumbag be so shameless?
Great article! Great article! Great article! I can't stress this enough! I rarely write book reviews, but I finally couldn't resist! To those of you who weren't used to the beginning, just keep going, and you'll see a different view!
I felt quite conflicted after finishing it. People are really strange, and human nature is truly complex. The overall emotional tone was somewhat melancholic. At first, seeing the female lead's cold heart and their marriage, I felt mostly helplessness. I could understand the female lead's behavior, after all, Cao Qingwen didn't seem particularly worthy of letting go of the past.
I gave it four stars because I felt the process of the female lead getting rid of the scumbag was a bit drawn out, and I also didn't like the first-person narrative. Overall, it's still a good story; the author tells it well. I especially love stories where the second male lead takes over after the female lead is wronged.