
The Mountains and Rivers Are a Painting, and You Are a Song
山河如画卿如歌
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 788k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 3y ago
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See allI’ve Recently Gotten into Historical Romance, and I’m Out of Books to Read
I like stories with equally strong male and female leads who help each other grow, with good supporting characters too. Something warm and loving, please recommend some.
Highly Rated Historical Palace-Intrigue Recommendations
The Kind of Angst That Keeps You Up at Night! It Has to Make You Cry Your Eyes Out!
I don't know what's gotten into me lately, but I just love reading angsty stories. I used to be really into rebirth stories, but now I'm obsessed with angst!!! I'm completely addicted!!!!!!!!!
Really Great Historical Romance!
Hey, cuties, do you know any really good historical romance novels with beautiful writing? I'm in a reading slump lately. Thanks for the recommendations, sweeties! OvO Sending love.
Looking for High-Quality Short Stories
Short stories, completed in no more than 30 chapters, but with a satisfying ending. The better, the better. Sweet or heartbreaking are both fine.
BE Aesthetics: The Kind of Story That Makes Me Cry Until I Can't Breathe and My Liver Hurts
Any Novels You Can Read Over and Over Without Getting Bored?
I'm out of books to read.
Tomato Novel's Ten Legendary Masterpieces
Short Angsty Stories! A Dozen Chapters or So! The Kind That Makes You Cry Nonstop!
Short, heartbreaking stories, around a dozen chapters!!! Make it hurt, hurt, hurt!!! The kind that leaves you sobbing and gasping for breath!!! Crying T﹏T!!!
Short Stories, Bad Endings, The Kind That Leave You Crying Yourself to Death at Midnight
High-Quality Classical Fiction, No Transmigration or Rebirth
I'm sick of the same old transmigration and rebirth plots.
Heartbreaking Stories That’ll Make Your Heart Ache
If I go a day without reading an angsty story, I feel completely out of sorts.
Extremely Angsty, the Kind That Breaks Your Heart and Brings You to Tears
Heartbreakingly angsty, like "A Love That Eats Away at Your Bones".
Ancient Romance Novels That Leave You Stunned to the Core
No comedy, no revenge against scumbags, and no female or male protagonist with serious issues. They shouldn’t go around causing trouble, and the plot should be exciting.
Pure Historical Romance
No transmigration, no being reborn, no System.
Angst Novels with Extreme, Brutal Suffering!
The Stunning Female Lead Lives in Seclusion in the Mountains, Where the Male Lead Meets Her and Falls in Love at First Sight
Books That Break Your Heart and Leave You in Tears
Novels so heartbreaking that you don't have the courage to read them a second time.
Tragedies, the More Heartbreaking the Better. I've Finished Seven Already, Give Me More Pain
Angst, So Much Angst It Hurts, Enough to Make You Want to Cry
Ancient Setting, Bad Ending, Utterly Heartbreaking
Bad-Ending Angst Fiction!! Truly Heartbreaking 😭
I want an ending that's a tragedy. Calling for tearjerkers that will absolutely make me cry!!
Short BE Stories Collection: The Kind That Leave You Heartbroken
I've recently gotten into BE collections. Come on, make me cry!!!
Looking for Ancient-Era Tragedies!!!
Any recommendations for angsty historical novels?
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It's really great! I felt it wasn't particularly angsty overall; everything unfolded naturally, and there wasn't a forced happy ending. The male lead is domineering and follows his own heart, but he loves the female lead deeply, which causes her some pain. Overall, he's a very well-developed character, and you can empathize with him. The female lead is beautiful and intelligent, but also rational.
This is a very good novel. The author brings each character to life, with no superfluous words to pad the plot. The story unfolds in a captivating and suspenseful manner. Four characters revolve around the female lead. The male lead, Xiao Ye, is deeply devoted but obsessive; his love initially feels like a prison, but gradually changes, though they can never be together.
This book has a tight plot and isn't verbose. I just hope it's not too heart-wrenching, and that the male and female leads end up together! ❤️ This book isn't too heart-wrenching. The love story between the male and female protagonists is full of hardships, but I still hope that they can end up together.
The novel is well-written, concise, and to the point. It is clearly structured and well-organized. I'm a huge fan of the author!
From Yao Yao in "The Land as Dowry, the Prosperous Age as Matchmaker" to Ali in "The Landscape is Like a Painting, the Love is Like a Song," besides the dramatic plots and poignant love stories, I also witnessed the strength of women portrayed by the authors. Both novels feature beautiful, gentle, resilient, intelligent, and open-minded women with a heart for the world.
The novel is well-written, with detailed descriptions that make the plot richer, more vivid, and more lifelike. It's so vivid that it's like a magnificent painting, making you want to keep reading and enjoy it more and more. The plot is full of twists and turns, keeping you on the edge of your seat. It's a rare and excellent book.
This story brought tears to my eyes. The entire narrative revolves around the love story of the male and female leads. The female lead, destined for greatness, is reduced to a kitchen maid. Though deeply loved by the male lead, her love is not legitimate. She is abused and hurt by the women in his harem, suffering from a chronic illness.
It's a good read, not verbose, and the foreshadowing is very well done. Does the male lead love the female lead? It's a love that's deeply ingrained, but his love is calculated and weighs the pros and cons. I thought the male lead would grow later on, but the moment he chose to protect Xiao Zun, I knew he would ultimately give up on Ye Li Huang. Ah Li couldn't protect Ye Li Huang, so he doesn't deserve her.
This book is truly exceptional, and the author's writing is superb. The beginning is quite sweet, but the later parts get a bit angsty, it really hurt me, I feel so bad for Ali 🥺
"Throughout his life, the old man only understood one truth: one should never meet someone who will amaze one's youth too early, otherwise..." The author's concluding statement is a fallacy! It portrays Xiao Ye's scumbag behavior as a result of meeting someone who will amaze his youth too early! It fails to reflect on its own mistakes!