The Silent Concubine

upsidepenguin Dec 10, 2020

5

This is definitely a no-go if you're a fluff-lover. The ML (Prince of Zhen Bei) is a horrible person. MC (Chen Yu) suffers throughout the story. The manhua isn't complete, but it seems like it's going in the romanticises-abuse direction.  I could be biased against this manhua as I don't like tragedies (though, from the few tragedies I've read, some have definitely been handled better). Some reviewers have said that the story clearly has the rape and abuse tag, and that readers should keep in mind that Ancient China is cruel, and characters shouldn't be held up to modern standards. That seems somewhat reasonable, but my subjective view is that I loathe the abusive relationship portrayed in the manhua. Furthermore, angst-fests just aren't what I like.  My review is subjective though, so feel free to try it. If you like Killing Stalking, you'll probably like this. Spoilers on the manhua: https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/bl-mute-slave-by-qiang-tang.100873/ Reviews on the novel the manhua is adapted from: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/silent-lover/

thequietclover Jan 8, 2023

7.5

For those in the CH 30s that are debating on whether to keep reading - keep going! When I was first reading I almost cried from the pain and angst - the story has a VERY rough start as MC's circumstances raised him into a gary sue. It was painful to watch him emotionally tortured and the ML was the very definition of toxic masculinity. I say "was" however, because after that arc there IS quite a lot of character development from both MC and ML surprisingly. It was actually more growth than I expected from both of them, and I kept expecting them to fall back into their old ways. The second half of the manhua actually depicts a totally different cover picture where Shen Yu (MC) is holding a leash around a kneeling ML's neck xD so don't worry! I think people will find a lot of satisfaction in the redemption and revenge arc because I was also so infuriated by the first part of the manhua.  I wrote this review at CH.100 and will update once I finish catching up. The art is pretty good and the fan translation is legible. This series is good for readers that are interested in angst and/or wife-chasing crematorium genre. I rated the story a 7 because I still need to see the direction it develops in, although right now it is going in a satisfying direction. We love character growth and I'm very proud of Shen Yu for finding his strength. UPDATE: I have finished the series and can confirm the character growth is indeed growth and there is a happy ending!

Mcolley789 Jul 23, 2020

8

This would have a higher score if it was complete.  I'm completely in LOVE with it but it's killing me that it's not fully translated yet.  Definitely check it out!