Chinese Novel Recommendation

The World of the Pirate Consort

Genre
Historical Josei Mature Romance

Author(s)
Nguyệt Xuất Vân
Yue Chu Yun
月出云

Description

She is a daughter of a marquis. People only know her as the timid and cowardly young maiden, unaware that her other identity is the imperial capital’s famous, who awes the world, “slender gentleman“ is her.

She was promised a marriage 10 years ago and painstakingly waited 4 years for her groom. The morning her supposed partner returned to imperial court, he’s holding another woman.

In a single evening, from primary spouse she was demoted to secondary spouse.

For love, she supports and assists him. Together they share trials and tribulations, flying side by side. Who would expect all he did was for another woman?

He was born in the top chain of power, yet he grew up inside the darkness, enduring among conspiracies. Maturing from a weak youngster to a war-god.

For the woman he has once loved, he met her on the battlefield [1]. Every move fierce. He helplessly watched her ripping apart her sleeve, falling into bottomless cliff with a smile….he was hurt to the core. After this imperial ancestral temple and jiang hu, sky and sea, are we never to meet?

Coming out of prince’s manor, visiting vast sea, walking on the grassland and dealing with maritime power struggle.

The world is in chaos, love came in troubled times. Palace. Jiang Hu. Power. Mutiny. Naval battle. Four years of silent endurance. She, commanding thousands of pirates, returned, swirling the imperial court and jiang hu.

Only, you have once said you have been waiting for a person — a person who you admire, who you adore, a woman who could stand side by side with you.

Now, have you regretted?

[1]兵戎相见 – bing rong xian jian referring to using force or war to solve problems
(Taken from Shushengbar)

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A review of Katlovestore

The novel started dramatically with many sadness against the MC. So much injustice, rudeness, trials for her by the ML, there are many handsome, capable, strong, royal contenders for the MC but the MC is somehow only attracted to the ML.

She doesn't want to be but yet she is, even though what he put her through.
ML loved another but later he found out he "admired" and only loves the MC, a little too late, as his actions continuously hurt the MC.

He has to pursue hard to gain back MC affections. MC and her other admirers didn't make it easy for him.

I like this novel enough to post a review and I do like the intense drama, misunderstandings and how strong the MC is, her resilience and how she handles her challenges. The story tied up all loose ends at a good pace and not rushing to the happily ever after without clear explanations. The epilogues are also super sweet to end the story nicely.

I would love to read a novel where the second ML who actually gets the girl.
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