有缘千里来相会 (yǒu yuán qiān lǐ lái xiāng huì)
we have the destiny to meet across a thousand miles.

The past is calling me right now. It’s telling me I took too long to write this damn review and I remember nothing that happened lmao

But, it was kinda forgettable too?

“Lay a hand on him and I’ll destroy you,” Xian blurted out. “If not in this life, then I swear, I’ll find you in the next.”

I don’t think I’ve read this mythology yet, The White Snake one, but I like that it was a gender-bent retelling, the White Snake is usually a girl, this was a mm YA fantasy, so that was really fun! I will also say that the ending was soul-crushing for a while there, so that was also fun #jokesIamdead

“Zhen tried to memorize everything, but standing close to Xian turned his brain into a sieve.”

With a dash of hidden identity, adventure, and romance, this was a good read overall. There were quite a few things that made me rate it lower, but I literally can’t remember them lmao, so that’s all you get *dances away*

Thank you HarperCollins Canada for this eARC and Frenzy Books for the physical ARC!