Yes. It does. I am willing to put up with a good deal in exchange for chemistry and fluff.

The one thing that saves it is that the chemistry between the MC and the ML works. Thus, it landed in my FanFic Fodder pile.

The original. World building is thin and contradictory. Secondary characters act OOC to suit the plot. For a transmigrator into an OC-bad-guy, the protagonist has major plot armor. Minor villains are Stupid/Gullible & the ultimate villain's motivation is irrational. Crowd-pleaser tropes abound.

Also, of all of the Danmei web novels on JJWXC, how were After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine, My Husband and I Sleep in a Coffin, and You’ve Got Mail: The Perils of Pigeon Post chosen by Seven Seas for print English editions??? But I digress...

I have reread the first book of MDZS a few times now. I will eventually reread the full thing. I plan to reread the TGCF arcs in chronological order. Guardian is a definite yes.

Also, After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine, because I am morbidly fascinated by the unending plot holes.

Indeed. If it was not meant to combust, why was it built with combustible materials?

Most of the time, I only read completed novels and manga/manhua.

My observation of wuxia and xianxia web novels so far is that it really shows when the author already knows how a novel will end vs when they are open ended writing.

My thoughts on pacing were set long ago by other genres. That being said, I think that pacing has as much to do with writing quality & style as it does with word count. War and Peace is long but well paced. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman can put even fans into a coma.

It was my first.

Golden Terrace by Cang Wu Bin Bai. Short and on point.

Vote blue as the lesser evil. However, we also need to talk about those Democrats on the board at Cornell and how Democrats continue to condone rape through inaction.

I choose violence.

EDITOR’S NOTE: if your trans friend who lives alone bc they had to run away from their family and struggles to make rent gets killed, NYT will only ever report about them as a statistic much later during an election campaign, if it helps their preferred candidate, who probably hates you

Please do.

Thank you! I will get to it. Perhaps 2027?