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2023 Book Bingo: 3 Books!
Jan. 18th, 2023 09:40 amAs expected, I finished Golden Stage yesterday (the official English translation calls it "Golden Terrace" but whatevs). I could have used it for a lot of squares, but I decided to go with "recommended" even tho maybe it's kind of a stretch? But when I originally read Golden Stage it was because a friend was like "If you enjoyed Those Years In Quest of Honor Mine you really should read Golden Stage." So while this is a re-read, it's a re-read of a book I primarily read because of a rec, so here we are. :D
Golden Stage Summary: It is year twenty-five of the Yuantai Era of the Great Zhou Empire. The renowned Marquis of Jingning, commander of the Beiyan Cavalry, Fu Shen is injured on the battlefield at the northern border. Returning with a broken leg to the capital, Fu Shen learns that the emperor has conferred a marriage for him—with another man. To make matters worse, Fu Shen’s spouse is his political nemesis: the famed Imperial Investigator of the Feilong Guard, Yan Xiaohan.
In spite of the political differences that stand between them in court, Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan gradually start to accept each other’s presence in their shared home. Yet as they learn to navigate their new life together, it is the calm before the storm. The mystery behind the attack at the northern border begins to unfold, unveiling dangers that threaten the peace of Great Zhou.
(the book on Storygraph)
I remember enjoying this book a lot when I first read it but it didn't really stick with me; now on a re-read I find I'm enjoying it even more. I really wish I could launch immediately into book 2 (and yes I've decided to count each volume as one novel, I mean, it was 400 pages long...) but I gotta do some more reading for work first. Oh well, at least I'll end up with something for the "e-book" square, lol.
I also read "Would You Like to Be a Family?" by koyama yesterday, because I finished Golden Stage and wanted to read more but didn't want to start anything real so I just plowed through a stand-alone manga volume. It was cute, but I wish I'd known going in that it was three stories instead of one, I might have picked something different. Oh well. I do love "the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one" and all three stories were that trope and for some quick bites of sweet mlm manga stories, it was enjoyable enough. I might have been ticked if it cost me more than a dollar though, lmao.
Golden Stage Summary: It is year twenty-five of the Yuantai Era of the Great Zhou Empire. The renowned Marquis of Jingning, commander of the Beiyan Cavalry, Fu Shen is injured on the battlefield at the northern border. Returning with a broken leg to the capital, Fu Shen learns that the emperor has conferred a marriage for him—with another man. To make matters worse, Fu Shen’s spouse is his political nemesis: the famed Imperial Investigator of the Feilong Guard, Yan Xiaohan.
In spite of the political differences that stand between them in court, Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan gradually start to accept each other’s presence in their shared home. Yet as they learn to navigate their new life together, it is the calm before the storm. The mystery behind the attack at the northern border begins to unfold, unveiling dangers that threaten the peace of Great Zhou.
(the book on Storygraph)
I remember enjoying this book a lot when I first read it but it didn't really stick with me; now on a re-read I find I'm enjoying it even more. I really wish I could launch immediately into book 2 (and yes I've decided to count each volume as one novel, I mean, it was 400 pages long...) but I gotta do some more reading for work first. Oh well, at least I'll end up with something for the "e-book" square, lol.
I also read "Would You Like to Be a Family?" by koyama yesterday, because I finished Golden Stage and wanted to read more but didn't want to start anything real so I just plowed through a stand-alone manga volume. It was cute, but I wish I'd known going in that it was three stories instead of one, I might have picked something different. Oh well. I do love "the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one" and all three stories were that trope and for some quick bites of sweet mlm manga stories, it was enjoyable enough. I might have been ticked if it cost me more than a dollar though, lmao.
