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You're not wrong ab how Kate kinda got more naive but I think that may be due to her utter lack of worldly experience. I mean honestly she spent her whole life at one house then that all got torn away so she would have no idea of what's outside that. As for the Hogan stuff I got no arguments there. How poison is a shock is beyond me. But I think the romance aspect makes a little sense since Ian's never had anything or anyone and neither has Kate. Neither of them know anything.
Ok, this one had a really good first act. The mystery about what Ian was, the deaths, everything was nice and interesting. But them it changed.
Kate become so fucking dumb and naive, even more after she earned some money, it seems like her brain doesn't know how to work anymore, just look at the recently poison incident! Why would she ask who would do that? When the Hogans tried to kidnap, force her to a marriage and possible even rape her, of course they would be at a fault. But her bird brain cant come with this possibility.
Also, I know she cares for the Elf opinion, but she's letting him dictate her whole life without that much of a fight.
And the whole romance aspect? It's so fucking bland, it's been what? 30-40 chapters with both leads clearly in love with each other, but not doing anything because the other doesn't do anything either? At this point, I would rather Kate's engaged with whorever the Elf chooses, and Ian IDK, finding another maid or low rank noble like him.
It's so painful to read it, and I know it's nowhere near the end.
And no, this shit is not a slow burn, it's just poorly executed with lack of communication between the leads.