Review: Kaleidoscope of Death (Break the Cocoon #1) by Xi Zi Xu |《死亡万花筒》破茧【上】西子绪著

5 stars for Kaleidoscope of Death (Break the Cocoon book 1) by Xi Zi Xu |《死亡万花筒》破茧【上】西子绪著.

I didn't expect myself to be so absorbed in this series but when a story is good, it is hard not to. I continue with this second volume of Break the Cocoon | 《破茧》right after I have finished reading Like a Dream |《入梦》.

Similar to the previous two books Like a Dream book 1 and Like a Dream book 2, there are a total of four doors in this book. I am familiar with three of the doors and its content from having watched the drama - three out of four is what I will say a very good number. The main difference is that the Doors are named differently in the book and I am so used to the name of the Door in the drama that it is hard to get used to the ones in the book. One thing to note is that the last Door in this book, Door 12, is actually not a complete door story as it stretches into the next book which is also the final one.

Truth be told, I do not particularly like Door 11 - yes, the new Door - as I find the setting somewhat stale. When we first have a high school setting in Door 5《佐子》, the idea is fresh and welcoming, but a second one again not long after albeit a University school setting, is just too much. The good thing is, other than Door 11, I have a great time immersing myself in the world-building of the other three Doors.

Again, for my own reference, I am putting down name of the doors here as listed in the book (the former) as opposed to what the drama has it termed (the latter). Though name of the doors could be the same, the door content and its sequence as showned in the drama does not always follow that of the book. Also, as what the author has pointed out, I want to highlight that the number of doors in the title is based on the number of doors entered by character Lin Qiushi, not the level he entered.

Book Door 9《哭儿郎》vs Drama Door 8《夜哭郎》
Book Door 10《晴天娃娃》vs Drama Door 9《扫晴娘》
Book Door 11《雕像》vs Drama Door does not have this
Book Door 12《发鬼》vs Drama Door 10《箱妖》

I am now left with the final book in this Kaleidoscope of Death series |《死亡万花筒》. I am not sure how I feel yet. But one thing I know for sure is, I don't want the story to end. I feel that, so long as I am reading and still reading, the characters will always be alive, and with me.

Publisher: 江苏凤凰文艺出版社
Publication date: 2021年09月

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起初的异样，是家里的猫不让抱了。 林秋石发现周围的一切都开始变得充满了不协调感。 然后某一天，当他推开家中的门，却发现熟悉的楼道变成了长长的走廊。 走廊的两头，是十二扇一模一样的铁门。 故事由此开始。

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