Something is gonna happen soon, think of this as the calm before the storm.
However, in terms of maxi and riftan's relationship, it rlly doesnt develop much
Relax, this is a suuuuper slow burn. I promise you'll like it if ou like that sort of thing
its good to hear at least something is gonna happen but god how soon is soon? we're 80 chapters in, idk if I have another 20+ chapters of nothing in me left.
Slow burn doesn't mean nothing happens, it means stuff progresses at a slow pace. Thats the problem, nothing is happening and relationships/ect are progressing at a snail's pace.
I like slowburn and appreciate story's that take the time to build up to events and don't just rush through them. Stuff still has to happen though, can't just be endlessly dilly dallying.
There's slowburn and then there's this.
HAHA, there's long road way ahead for this story, yes it's a slowburn, but for this one the slow is like a snail. What you've read in the manhwa is like only 1/10 of the novel. So yeah, you've to be have a patience like a saint ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I’ve said it before but after reading the first book of the novel and getting through the first 10 or so chapters of the second novel, this was honestly not a good story to adapt to manhwa. Like the commenters above mentioned, this is EXTREMELY slow burn. While plot does happen eventually and things do get relatively exciting for Maxi as she grows into herself, this takes a LOT of time and from what I can remember, we are still…a long way away from that. I can’t imagine how long it’ll even take to get there with updates from the manhwa.
Not to mention (HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD) (LAST WARNING: SPOILERS NEXT) that the growth Maxi experiences honestly ends up coming at the cost of her relationship with Riftan deteriorating for a WHILE because of the circumstances. Even though the pace felt much better in the book, it still took a very long time for their relationship to repair, which was so frustrating given how long it took them to get to where they were in the first place. It was like ten steps ahead for Maxi and a three mile walk backward for their relationship. Their story is absolutely not done in anyway after the first novel since it basically ends in nearly a cliffhanger, so the second part has to be adapted too. I just don’t see how that’s feasible given then slow pacing of it all. It’ll take way too long.
Also, I feel like the plot is very descriptive in the novel. Its almost all Maxis inner thoughts and descriptions and how she feels. Its done very beautifully in the novel but a lot about what Maxi feels will feel like very long and boring internal dialogs if put in the manhua. I would highly recommend reading the novel.
Really well said.
So much gets lost in the manhwa
Tbh I dont know how many chaps exactly
I reccomend u stop reading it for now and wait for more chapters to pile up so u can binge read
NOTHING in the way of actual plot has happened and it is getting really frustrating. Her relationship with Riftan has definitely improved but it feels like its somewhat shallow development, like they're closer but ultimately do not fully know each other as people. They're still holding back from each other (Maxi not sharing her trauma and true thoughts, Riftan trying to give her the life he perceives he took her from that he feels responsible for restoring).
This would be all well and good if... stuff actually happened. The closest thing we've gotten to it is the friendship with Princess Agnes (which was lovely to see, but arguably a missed opportunity for plot/character relevant drama), and the painfully slow progression of Maxi's powers (im aware its only been like 6 months, but its felt quite long as a reader so it feels unfulfilling).
Like for example, Maxi still doesn't have a good relationship with Riftan's guards, only some have sort of warmed up to her. She still hasn't cleared up the misunderstanding about her not going to live in Anatol after they married. There was a subplot that the servants treated her somewhat distantly, did they all finally warm up to her and respect her?? who knows.
Also there was a hint like last season that Riftan and Maxi would be invited to the capital and Maxi would have to navigate noble life again, and the trauma around that/how she would cope, but how maybe her new perspective/new found experience/support would help her.
But nope. They are taking strolls in the garden and Riftan is initiating sexy times again. At this point im pretty sure Maxi must have significant fertility problems because she should be well and truly pregnant at this point, but she isn't.
I like this story. Ill probably continue reading, but Im not really all that invested anymore, which is a sad thought because I really liked the premise and the start was very interesting and well written :(
I just want something to *happen*