Okay, I have many thoughts here. 1. The emperor gotta go. Not only is he a deadbeat father, but also a greedy, power-hungry psycho. I don’t see how Cortinians, or however u spell that, are the villains at any point here. I really hope his conquest and atrocities committed by the army won’t be just brushed off. If she inherits the throne then I hope she puts an end to it. 2. Grand duke gotta go, do we even need to explain? Jeez not only is he insufferable, but he ain’t even very significant either. His character honestly makes no sense to me, it’s not very well-rounded. 3. I think I like John the most as a character so far, he seems the most rounded and deep, also has a very interesting chemistry with the FL and is clearly pretty useful and resourceful. I wonder if he has a hidden identity with his trade secrets. 4. Okay… now the ML. Hear me out, I DO like him, okay? But I just think he’s a bit… bland? Like his whole character is just rich, hot and jealous/possessive. He has no depth and for such a powerful man he hasn’t really been useful to the FL much. He hasn’t been of any help when it comes to strengthening her position, she did that all by herself. He’s pretty stuck up btw, with how he clearly looks down on many people, especially commoners and their environment. He’s rather ignorant, wasn’t shown as super intelligent either. I don’t even get why it took them so long to investigate that assassination case? Especially the Fl seemed way too unbothered about it. His PTSD valid, he hasn’t been much of help when it comes to defense either, but that’s an interesting character trait. Just nothing else really made up for it. I wish his relationship with his sister was more explored too.
Overall, I do like the story, but I think characters are pretty superficial, they don’t have much depth. I wish they were more rounded, especially ML. He’s just cliche, but doesn’t really stand out ability wise.
Okay, I have many thoughts here.
1. The emperor gotta go. Not only is he a deadbeat father, but also a greedy, power-hungry psycho. I don’t see how Cortinians, or however u spell that, are the villains at any point here. I really hope his conquest and atrocities committed by the army won’t be just brushed off. If she inherits the throne then I hope she puts an end to it.
2. Grand duke gotta go, do we even need to explain? Jeez not only is he insufferable, but he ain’t even very significant either. His character honestly makes no sense to me, it’s not very well-rounded.
3. I think I like John the most as a character so far, he seems the most rounded and deep, also has a very interesting chemistry with the FL and is clearly pretty useful and resourceful. I wonder if he has a hidden identity with his trade secrets.
4. Okay… now the ML. Hear me out, I DO like him, okay? But I just think he’s a bit… bland? Like his whole character is just rich, hot and jealous/possessive. He has no depth and for such a powerful man he hasn’t really been useful to the FL much. He hasn’t been of any help when it comes to strengthening her position, she did that all by herself. He’s pretty stuck up btw, with how he clearly looks down on many people, especially commoners and their environment. He’s rather ignorant, wasn’t shown as super intelligent either. I don’t even get why it took them so long to investigate that assassination case? Especially the Fl seemed way too unbothered about it. His PTSD valid, he hasn’t been much of help when it comes to defense either, but that’s an interesting character trait. Just nothing else really made up for it. I wish his relationship with his sister was more explored too.
Overall, I do like the story, but I think characters are pretty superficial, they don’t have much depth. I wish they were more rounded, especially ML. He’s just cliche, but doesn’t really stand out ability wise.