If the ml was ugly yall would not be shitting on her bffr.

No, we would. She's the one who claimed him as her husband knowing she was scared sh*tless of dude. She could've said... cousin, brother, coworker old colleague, anything or everything, but husband. Considering he is a Psycho Killer, husband would of been the last thing that would've popped into a rational person's head

And... bffr.. with the excess amount of mid level female leads in these stories, there's nothing absolutely wrong for readers to be disappointed in not getting a kick ass female lead with a spine.