The main story is amazing! Getting to the end and reliving what I already know from the TV series was satisfying.

I knew WangXian get married, but I didn't know how graphic the story was going to get, and it got even more graphic in the extras. The use of r--- as a kink turned me off of the characters I had grown to love.

  I took away 2 stars for that.The last three extras were so sweet, especially getting to see Lan Wangji talking at random to his big brother, a moment I knew must exist but was even more grateful to see. I returned 1.25 stars for giving me those last 3 extras!

➽ I was quite happy with how the story ended, even though I'm sad it's over! The big confrontation of Jin Guangyao was less action-packed and more emotional, but I liked seeing everything come together. The focus was on the sworn brotherhood between Jin Guangyao, Lan Xichen and Nie Mingjue, who still haunts htem. The tragedy of everything that happened in the past and present really came together! We finally had an epic love confession scene and an appropriate ending for our two main characters. There's also a character who turned out way more cunning than expected and might have been responsible for resurrecting Wei Wuxian in the first place. In the end, there's still issues that persist in the cultivation world, but I'm happy how everything turned out for Wei Wuxian and Lan Zhan!

 “Wei Wuxian seized Lan Wangji by the shoulders. “But! But from now on, I’ll remember everything you’ve said to me, everything you’ve done. I won’t forget a thing!” “…” “You’re especially wonderful. I like you,” Wei Wuxian said. “…” “Or, in other words—I fancy you, I love you, I want you, I can’t leave you, I whatever you.” “…” “I want to go on Night Hunts with you for the rest of my life.”

➽ With some exceptions, I enjoyed the extra content we got! I wonder if it would've been a good idea to dedicate this volume solely to post-canon content (and combine the ending with volume 4). Nevertheless, I liked getting a glimpse into the aftermath of the ending. We've explored many issues with the cultivation world and it was interesting to see how many of them still persist. Jin Guangyao has now become a cautionary tale and is reviled much like Wei Wuxian was, which is so ironic. It shows how easy it is to blame a scapegoat and never address the underlying social issues. Jin Ling's now struggling under the huge power vacuum left behind and the bad reputation of the Jin Clan. Even though he's the legitimate heir, he's still a teen and has a hard time keeping his position from the other power-hungry members of his family. I liked that he's still hanging out with the Lan juniors though and seems to have actual friends to support him, even though he'd never admit it. I loved their scenes and seeing how everyone was doing post-canon!       

➽ The only thing I didn't like about the extras were the sex scenes, they were atrociously written. I skipped most of them (including the Incense Burner extra because I heard such bad things about it), as the sexual dynamic was so unappealing to me. CNC Kink and Rape Fantasies are my biggest icks in fiction and I usually avoid them, especially when there aren't really any kink negotiations shown. I know they would've ruined my enjoyment of the main couple and to be honest, the sex scenes weren't even well-written or realistic in any way. I'd recommend just skipping them like I did and maybe turn to fanfics if you want some steamy scenes.

“When he whisked you away and hid you inside that cave, the way he spoke to you, the way he looked at you…even if you were blind or deaf, it would have been impossible not to understand his feelings.” 

a fairly enjoyable ending to this series with some surprising twists, even if the majority of the book ended up being the extremly horny extra chapters.

wangxian has no shame and im so sorry to the gusu lan for having to deal with the everyday occurrence of their very loud sex life.