The Grand Secretary Shen’s Beloved Darling
沈首辅的掌上娇
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.2M Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 3y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
Synopsis
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I stayed up late to read the book. It's been a long time since I've read a book from beginning to end in 🍅, and it's such a long book! It's good if it's just plain and simple. Isn't that what life is like? There are no ups and downs in the plot, but I shed tears a few times while watching it because of the sincere feelings of the characters and the things in daily life that touched me more. This is my first time writing a book review. The author wrote it very well. Why is the score so low? I almost missed it! I'll probably come back for a second review, and then I'll write a serious book review! Thank you to the author for writing such a story, I really love it! I'm going to read the author's other books again!
This one is really good-looking, there won't be anyone framed all the time, and the family sisters are very united. It's especially funny to see the three sisters beating the third prince together. The story of each supporting character is also written I like Prince Rong, Hahahaha
This book is really beautiful. I feel like I have discovered a treasure. [Blow a kiss][Flow a kiss][Flow a kiss]
So-so. The 600 chapters are purely about romance. There really is no other storyline besides sprinkling sweets every day. The couple is very good and super sweet. It's a good romance novel, and I also like to read sweet articles, but this article is really too full of sugar and I'm a bit tired of it. There was a lot of dancing in the middle, and each couple had a rough look. There were no twists and turns, it was a plain and heartwarming daily sweet story.
It's sweet and heart-warming, the stories between men and women flow smoothly, the relationship is sweet and funny, and it's very interesting to watch. The heroine's character is very appealing to me, she is transparent and wise. The only shortcomings of the book are that there are always fragments of memories, which are a bit verbose when mentioned repeatedly. Also, there are always repetitions between the beginning of each chapter and the end of the previous chapter. Some of them take up too much space. It is recommended that the author pay attention to the details when reviewing the manuscript.
It's good-looking. The male and female protagonists have other cps. Every couple is very good and the female protagonist's family atmosphere is good. The male protagonist's parents also like the female protagonist very much. I learned that the two of them talked to the female protagonist together. It's super good. Five-star praise. If you like the novel "Xishui Longliu", don't miss this book📚
Oh my god, they are so beautiful. Every couple looks so good. I'm so happy.
This book is so beautiful. The overall writing style is humorous and makes people relaxed and happy. Although it is sweet, it does not make people feel arrogant.
The content is still very comfortable. The male and female protagonists are childhood sweethearts, and they have developed a relationship, haha. The most important thing is that everyone around them can have their own story. The writing is very interesting, and the characters have different personalities, which is still very interesting in some places.
It's rare to see a novel that doesn't have intrigues between sisters. It's so well written. There aren't any ups and downs. There aren't any too heinous people. Although there are some disgusting people, the overall story is very warm. It's good.