The Love Angel's Curse is a full-length youth campus novel by Songzitang, published by Zhuhai Publishing House in February 2009. The story begins with a hands-off approach: Cheng Xiaoxi can no longer stand her younger brother Cheng Xiaolu's spinelessness, so she stops micromanaging every little thing in an attempt to build up his life skills. Within half a month, however, this tender lamb is carried off by a wolf named Li Yan. Furious, Cheng Xiaoxi storms over to settle accounts with Li Yan, but in the confusion mistakes her target and confronts Li Yan's twin brother Li Yi instead. She ends up being nipped by Li Yi, taken home by him, and introduced to the real force behind the whole mess: Mother Li. Thus unfolds a campus romance of misunderstandings, score-settling, coincidences, and fluttering hearts: a devoted older sister, a pair of twins who seem gentle but are hard to handle, and a formidable elder who complicates what should have been a simple reckoning into a knot of sweet trouble. The writing is light and breezy, dense with dialogue, with sharply drawn characters and a distinct online youth-novel flavor; exaggerated coincidences drive the plot, and amid the banter and bickering the feelings and growth of young boys and girls come through. It makes for a brisk campus read.
Zhuhai Publishing House focuses on youth literature, modern romance, and social novels, and its 25 titles in the catalog show a clear orientation toward younger readers. Representative works include Mo Xiaoba's Twelve Midsummer (Part Two) and Xin Tang Mina's emotional series linked by the character "Na": Na's Little Pain, Na's Love Affairs, Na's Phantom, Na's Yearning, and Na's Disposition, along with titles such as Goodbye, Aurora. Beyond literature, the press also publishes food and lifestyle books such as Homebody Dessert Workshop, as well as otherworld fantasy and general biography titles. Its collaborating authors include Chong Xi, Wang Hehe, Zhuiyue Zhuhua, and Han Shi. Public information about its full publishing history and catalog system is limited; the above is based only on the titles held in our catalog.
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