
FRRRRR like tbh Lyle is my ultimate bias but sometimes I kinda get annoyed that his POV is taking too much spaces in the novel. I got so excited whenever the chapter is started with Ash POV, but it’s only like the first half of the chapter, and for the latter the author switched it back to Lyle POV again. Ash’s character development would have had more depth in it if there had been more of his POV to express his character better cuz sometimes I feel like he doesn’t have any development at all. Besides, I also think she can switch POVs to side characters to give the story more depth and not feeling repetitive too, like Lyle parents POV or even Ash’ sister POV, there’re so many ways to develop this novel without focusing too much only in the MC POV. She already wrote using various POV in Egg Benedict (KyleNick novel) so I dk why she didn’t do the same with DTR

We’re literally on the exact same wavelength because I’ve thought about everything you said as well!! Like, I find Karl’s character to be so endearing, but man his thoughts are just full of a nothing burger that takes up pages for no reason! We don’t have to read a thought that he was going to say right after anyway. 100% agree with the different POVS because we’re being TOLD that the characters, outside of Karl, are changing/being developed, but we’re relying on one individual, so the development isn’t really being seen (if that makes sense.) Basically a lot of telling and not showing, you know?
I liked the writing in Egg Benedict more than in DTR so it really is puzzling why the two were written differently.
I can’t STAND listening to Karlyle’s thoughts after every panel. This is my breaking point. Why do we have to hear every single thought that comes to his mind