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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Dubious consent (in extras/later volumes), Colorism (off-hand remark)
Copper Coins Vol. 1
by Mu Su Li
Book 1 in Copper Coins: Tong Qian Kan Shi (Novel)
A dragon reduced to a paper doll, a ghost with attitude, and a mysterious amnesiac monk walk into every cursed village in ancient China - Mu Su Li makes the bickering genuinely hilarious while slowly unraveling a mystery that actually pays off.
goodreads 4.12/5 284 ratings
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Length308 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice0/5 · Gentle and playful intimacy woven into a whimsical world - warmth that builds through bickering, small kindnesses, and the slow realization that home might be a person.
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Banter
- M/M
- Slow burn
- None
- Gentle and playful intimacy woven into a whimsical world - warmth that builds through bickering, small kindnesses, and the slow realization that home might be a person.
- Addictive read
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- Mysterious stranger
- Grumpy sunshine
- Book hangover
- Secretly soft
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Feel-good
- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Found family feels
- Cursed
- Only one who understands them
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Small town / village
- Historical
- Dragons
- Forced proximity
- Temple / church / monastery
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- Mythological
- Ghosts
- Opposites attract
- Spirits
- Enemies to lovers
- Found family
- Hidden identity
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Warm
- Witty
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Queer
- Whimsical
- Humorous
- Gay
- Adventurous
- Atmospheric
- Asian MC
- Mysterious
- Engaging
- Asian love interest (LI)
- Magical
- Playful
- Heartwarming
- Page turner
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Different because
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Different because
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 308 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book