Shi Wu
LoveLove
3 June 2025 (2022)
352
eBook - PDF
Fantasy
ARC via Edelweiss
Tasked with investigating the brutal murder of a dozen people overnight, detective Yuan Feng Liang is surprised when 18 year old Jin Xi Cheng confesses and is sentenced to life in prison.
Seven years later another bizarre murder takes place, and the special ops team sent in to investigate simply vanishes. Brought back in to investigate the case, office Liang is asked to speak with someone who may be involved; Jin Xi Cheng. Making an agreement to take responsibility for him, Liang takes Cheng into his custody and learns this young man is more than he first appeared; in fact, he is a powerful wizard. But Cheng doesn't see his abilities as a blessing; to him, they are a curse of his bloodline. Can this unlikely duo find the truth behind these murders?
The Wizard was a book that, on the surface, sounded like a good fit for me with its mix of BL and supernatural/paranormal themes. However, while I liked the idea, I found the writing really problematic. The prose wasn't good and we were asked to deal with a time jump of seven years during which the main two characters happened to fall in love completely off the page. It was hard for me to get any real sense of their relationship, and the focus of the book was also bizarrely on a young girl and family rather than the romance or even Jin Xi Cheng's powers. I couldn't buy into the BL elements, nor could I really get into the story due to the problems with the writing. I am therefore giving this 2.5 stars. It was definitely a nice plot idea, but I found the presentation of the story and relationships too problematic to get any enjoyment out of reading it.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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