A Crescent Moon
I have a hard time believing Gu Manxi is such a great actress when she's so naive that she's easily duped and used by the people around her... I know she probably believed them more easily because they were her "family" but her career is literally about acting and essentially analyzing people and their roles (and it's said she knows what human nature is like in showbiz) yet how is she so incapable when her entire career is based on that?? Were her only roles innocent white lotuses?? This is what I find problematic with Mary Sue characters smh đ¤Śââď¸ Also the ages of everyone in this novel is so unbelievable and haphazardly thrown around (e.g. Gu Manxi is 24 now so she must have been 19 when she gave birth, 18 when she was pregnant AND have been at the peak of her career at 18 after working as an actress; the doctor is only 27 which is ridiculous because after completing undergrad he would've had to do 4 years of med school and 3-7 years of residency so unless he skipped a ton of grades he should still be in his second year of residency, which is a far way off from creating his own private practice). I know I shouldn't expect much from these novels but it definitely irks me when everything's so unrealistic/illogical đ