A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel
年代文里的精致利己主义
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- Completed
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- 432k Words
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- Modern Romance
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- Period Fiction
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- 3y ago
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Completed Stories Rated 9.7 or Higher. Please Don’t Recommend Anything Below That, Thanks!
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As a seasoned bookworm, I found it quite enjoyable; the characters and plot are both distinctive. It's been a long time since I've seen a normal historical novel; those overused space system novels are ridiculously exaggerated. Keep up the good work, author! If I wasn't worried about recommending your book affecting your verification data, I would have recommended it myself.
Okay, the low rating might be because the female lead isn't a saint and is quite selfish, but it really reflects the realities of life. Her abilities and intelligence are still above average. Not bad, not bad.
Although there are only a few chapters, the current updates are really good. The female lead is perfectly refined, self-serving, and doesn't harm others. She's not perfect, but quite realistic—she doesn't go to the countryside. She's measured with her family and others, but also has a temper.
Not bad. Regardless of the past, present, or future, people's thinking is truly similar (who doesn't think of themselves first and help others when they have the means?). The author's writing is good, and the portrayal of human psychology is very delicate, especially seeing the male lead die at the end... Emo, tearful...
Honestly, I think the description better reflects the second sister's experience: shrewd and self-serving, using her parents' love to ostracize the third sister. She possesses a beautiful appearance, enjoys the love of her parents and the respect of her younger siblings. Her husband is loving and comes from a good family. She fits the profile of many contemporary female protagonists in period dramas.
As a bookworm for over a decade, I've read countless historical fiction novels and have rather discerning tastes. This book is truly excellent 🥰🥰🥰 It's very enjoyable; I finished it in one go. It's really great, but it's still being serialized. 💕💕💕
This book's score is a bit low. I think it's exceptionally well-written. The female protagonist is portrayed very delicately, with a very distinct personality. The author's writing style is also excellent—concise and refined. The story is vividly told, avoiding the typical rural setting of time-travel stories. It uses a different perspective to depict the female protagonist. It's exceptionally good. I give it full marks.
It's pretty good, keep it up, author!
It's a great book with good writing, a good story, and good characters. It's just that it started off so cheerful, but it got more and more heartbreaking later on, almost ending in a bad ending. But then it miraculously turned back and became more peaceful. Apart from the heartbreaking parts in the middle, I really liked everything else.
This book is genuinely quite good, but the author's writing style is so bad it's almost offensive. They write half the story, leaving the other half entirely to the reader's imagination, and the parts they leave unfinished are often the parts the reader most wants to know.