Yêu Em Từ Cái Nhìn Đầu Tiên

I used Wattpad just because it was more convenient to use. The translation Wattpad uses is the one from above:
https://www.wattpad.com/story/1042742…

Ever since I’ve gotten my new phone, I’ve been able to read English translations of books that I’ve really wanted to read. A Slight Smile Is Very Charming is one of those books. I first watched the Chinese drama adaption of this book and I fell head over heels in love. The drama was one of my favourites that I’ve watched, so when I found out that it was adapted into a book I HAD TO READ IT!

A Slight Smile Is Very Charming follows the life of Bei Wei Wei. She is a natural beauty in her second year of university studying computer science. She loves playing this video game in her spare time. Her in-game husband asks for a divorce after she refuses to meet him offline, causing a lot of in-game drama. Enter ASmileNaiHe. He’s the top player in the local server and proposes marriage to Bei Wei Wei in order to compete in an online competition only available to the married couples in the game. Will romance sprout online? Will they meet offline?

THIS BOOK IS SO GREAT AND CUTE. One of the things that I absolutely love about this book is that even though the book is translated from Chinese to English, I don’t think it loses any nuisances in language. It is still beautifully written and I love how essential Chinese idioms are to the story. The way some of the sentences were constructed made my heart beat that much faster.

In terms of the plot, the book is great. There is a lot of drama, but once a relationship forms it doesn’t break. There isn’t any unnecessary angst and I LOVE IT. I would say that the story is a bit of a let down towards the end. Once the main problem is overcome, the plot does come a bit lost. It goes from like a romance novel to a slice-of-life one. I don’t mind this because I absolutely loved the characters that I was reading about but I could see why someone might not end up loving this book as much as me.

I also felt like apart from Bei Wei Wei and ASmileNaiHe (not revealing what his real name is because spoilers), the characters weren’t that developed. It did make me appreciate the Chinese drama that much more. The side characters felt more developed there. I also loved how closely the drama stuck to the original source material whilst creating new scenes and conflict. The drama had good writers!

Overall, I absolutely loved this book. I couldn’t stop thinking about the book as I was reading it. What made me rate it slightly lower was that I thought that the Chinese drama was a lot better. I haven’t watched the Chinese movie adaption, so I’m going to watch it straight after this review because I don’t want to say goodbye to these characters just yet!

You can read the English translation here: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/a… I used Wattpad just because it was more convenient to use. The translation Wattpad uses is the one from above:Ever since I’ve gotten my new phone, I’ve been able to read English translations of books that I’ve really wanted to read. A Slight Smile Is Very Charming is one of those books. I first watched the Chinese drama adaption of this book and I fell head over heels in love. The drama was one of my favourites that I’ve watched, so when I found out that it was adapted into a book I HAD TO READ IT!A Slight Smile Is Very Charming follows the life of Bei Wei Wei. She is a natural beauty in her second year of university studying computer science. She loves playing this video game in her spare time. Her in-game husband asks for a divorce after she refuses to meet him offline, causing a lot of in-game drama. Enter ASmileNaiHe. He’s the top player in the local server and proposes marriage to Bei Wei Wei in order to compete in an online competition only available to the married couples in the game. Will romance sprout online? Will they meet offline?THIS BOOK IS SO GREAT AND CUTE. One of the things that I absolutely love about this book is that even though the book is translated from Chinese to English, I don’t think it loses any nuisances in language. It is still beautifully written and I love how essential Chinese idioms are to the story. The way some of the sentences were constructed made my heart beat that much faster.In terms of the plot, the book is great. There is a lot of drama, but once a relationship forms it doesn’t break. There isn’t any unnecessary angst and I LOVE IT. I would say that the story is a bit of a let down towards the end. Once the main problem is overcome, the plot does come a bit lost. It goes from like a romance novel to a slice-of-life one. I don’t mind this because I absolutely loved the characters that I was reading about but I could see why someone might not end up loving this book as much as me.I also felt like apart from Bei Wei Wei and ASmileNaiHe (not revealing what his real name is because spoilers), the characters weren’t that developed. It did make me appreciate the Chinese drama that much more. The side characters felt more developed there. I also loved how closely the drama stuck to the original source material whilst creating new scenes and conflict. The drama had good writers!Overall, I absolutely loved this book. I couldn’t stop thinking about the book as I was reading it. What made me rate it slightly lower was that I thought that the Chinese drama was a lot better. I haven’t watched the Chinese movie adaption, so I’m going to watch it straight after this review because I don’t want to say goodbye to these characters just yet!