
A Hong Kong Tycoon's Canary in the 1990s
90年代港城富商金丝雀
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 250k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Billionaire CEO
- Updated
- 6mo ago
- English
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The female lead is great, but the books all suffer from a common problem: the female characters tend to be self-pitying, and when the male characters are down on his luck, the female characters are there to support him as he makes a comeback, while the male characters seem to want to crush him.
At first glance, I thought it was a story about a poor girl forced into a gilded cage, who then becomes independent and falls in love with her wealthy patron on equal footing. Halfway through, I thought it was a story of a stingy patron's mistress striving to save money and living a comfortable life.
It's a pretty realistic portrayal of life in a wealthy family, featuring power struggles among brothers, marital discord, and keeping mistresses. The male lead is the second son of a wealthy family. He is quite kind to his older brother and ex-wife who wronged him.
It's alright, but the timeline doesn't match, there are some logical inconsistencies, and there are some repetitive statements. Overall, it's acceptable.
Since you've chosen to do it, make sure you hold onto your job securely.
🥺😜 My favorite is the old-fashioned port city.
Aside from a few errors—a few where the author seems to be fighting with their brain (there are several instances where the following text contradicts the preceding text, making for a poor reading experience)—everything else is fine. A very bland novel
👍Okay, but the novel says she's 26 and her daughter is 6, which is a plot hole. Otherwise, it's pretty good.