I will say it might be easier to read digitally, but I knew there were illustrations (though they're B&W if that matters) so I wanted a physical edition (my e-reader is e-ink)

I was completely new to the Chinese wuxia (or danmei) novels.

I do not remember struggling this much when I started reading "authentic" Japanese manga with all the honorifics, but I was also like..... 8? I'm 30 tomorrow, maybe my mind is going lol.

Anyway, this is a bit of swimming in the deep end, but it has a name guide (though there Are spoilers so if that matters only check as you need it) glossary, and terms appendix among others. Yes, I had 4 bookmarks while I was reading this. I still can't use the correct terms for everything, (maybe I should make an anki deck lol) but by the end I could keep track of the characters (as they go by many names), and if you want an interesting MLM romance, I do recommend this one. I'll probably try MXTX's other works