When I thought Silent Reading would be my 2nd most favorite Priestโ€™s novel after Big Brother, The Defective (Imperfections) came by to fight me.

Itโ€™s a space fiction & Iโ€™m in awe of Priestโ€™s ability to write so many different genres. & the usual complicated world building, no kidding. I had low expectations coz I knew the plot wouldnโ€™t be easy to understand (I needed a reread to comprehend everything), but the relationships were oh so heart wrenching.

This is the sweetest BL piece I have ever read. The ring โ€˜proposalโ€™ & that commemoration party disguised as a wedding. When I thought the ending couldnโ€™t be sweeter, she gave us a pair of boy-girl twins whose personalities are so much alike to their dads. 😭😭

I almost teared when I saw the teaser for the donghua, just like how I felt when I saw Heaven Officialโ€™s Blessing teaser. 💕

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    Thank you so much for your recommendation of The Defective @llljr!! After watching The Untamed, I have been down the rabbit hole the last few months of reading Chinese BL novels, a genre I really knew nothing about before!

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      You’re so welcome!! You can check out all the BL novels by Priest. She’s an awesome writer. Have u read any of her books?

      Which BL novels have u read anyway? I’m actually worried about withdrawal symptoms if I finish reading all the BL novels by Priest, lol.

      Well, it’s Untamed that opened this path to heaven/hell for me too. I have officially ditched kdramas for the time being & giving 100% of my attention to Priest. 🤣

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        I totally hear ya, @llljr! Who knew the most fantastic drama can actually put a person in the slump! I spent most of my time reading BL novels, and watching far fewer dramas for the last half year.

        The only Priest work I have read so far is Gaurdian but I couldn’t connect with its mythology and the world building as much as I did with MXTX’s works, but I am ready to try her other works since her stories seem to be quite diverse!

        Are you also interested in slice-of-life stories? I have read about a dozen BL novels so far and my favorite work (other than HOB and MDZS) is Sa Ye (ๆ’’้‡Ž) by ๅทซๅ“ฒ. I think I remember you a while back identifying as a Chinese speaker who grew up in Taiwan? If so, I highly recommend it since the translation of Sa Ye is only in its nascent stage. Although the setup of the story seems quite bleak, but the OTP’s supportive relationship for one another is incredibly heartwarming and sweet. It is the kind of story that has lingered in my mind and I feel so much joy knowing that they will continue to live beautiful lives happily even though the story has concluded. I believe the story is also in the initial stage of being adapted into a live action drama.

        I can definitely recommend a few more if you’d like especially if you can read Chinese!

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          Guardian was her most famed work, thanks to the drama adaptation. But it’s far from being her best work imo. I’m not a fan of Pangu/Nuwa mythology too, I just liked how Yunlan shamelessly pursued Shenwei at the start, lol!

          Yes! Do try out other Priest novels! I TOTALLY love slice of life stories, Priest had written 3 slice of life, & ‘Big Brother’ is my favorite. ‘Silent Reading’ is my favorite crime investigation piece from her, & Defective, the space fiction is even more awesome. I’m still in progress of finishing up her novels & I’m so excited. Teehee. She has wuxia/xianxia BL under her belt too but tbh I’m not a huge fan of period stuff, but I will still check them out.

          Not sure where u get that idea from, but I’m actually a Singaporean Chinese, haha! & yes! I’m reading all these novel in Chinese, & like I mentioned, I love slice of life. Do recommend as many good BL novels as possible!~ I will definitely need more after I finish all the Priest’s novels~

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          Remember to check out Defective too! Now I know who to look for if I need more recommendations for BL novels, HAHAHA.

          Happy reading to you too, @kimbapnoona! ^^

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