Guardian novel thoughts

I just read through it a second time, and I still feel like I'll need more work to understand it. I'll also need to read more about Chinese traditional creation mythology, because the novel seems to be doing very clever things with it that I didn't quite understand. But even with my limited understanding, I am still stunned by the highly beautiful love story. If you know me, you know I'm here (in fandom generally) for the redemption by love arcs. And this was truly a great one.

( major novel spoilers and forehead kisses )

So yeah, I loved the novel. It is different from the drama but gorgeous in its own way. I feel like the drama and the novel each meet part of the emotional needs that I am bringing to the canon(s), so I'm glad to have both of them.