
Is that this is a little frustrating cause it’s like “oh this is just destiny and it will happen, you can’t change it” which is just dumb
Honestly why she went to the front lines to start with makes no sense. If I were a mother I would go to my kid without a second thought and sense she is obviously a very good mom the action of going to the frontline doesn’t really fit her persona and that’s incredibly annoying. I can’t stand when authors make crappy and convenient excuses just to move a story in a bad direction. At least put some effort into it.

Like I want to give it a chance since the beginning chapter was interesting but literally all down hill from there. The info dump italic text is annoying to read and it just feels like the pacing is off. One second we are taking forever on something and the next we are skipping over shit and that’s frustrating.
Made it to ch 20

This is interesting and very lightweight while also adding in just enough drama. It’s not too annoying and it’s not over the top on the dramatics.
I like it because you get the feeling and understanding of a somewhat in depth story while it also being breeze to read (aka you won’t be sad or irritated reading it.)

However, I think that’s the point. They both got involved in a ‘Situationship’ that neither of them wanted but both of them had to accept, and before they could even really get close, because of the shitty princesses actions and then Odette’s fathers accident they were forced into a marriage neither of them really wanted or cared for. So they haven’t had literally any time to really bond or get close.
I think for what it is supposed to be the writer does an amazing job explaining their circumstances. And while I did see people say Odette was ‘boring’ I personally think you are wrong. She has been forced to live like a mouse for her whole life basically. She talks about how her mother taught her early on the dignity of a noble/royal and how to be honorable which we can see the stark difference in her behavior versus her sisters who was never taught those things.
Odette very clearly has interest in art and has shown a few times how she gets angry, but then forces herself to swallow her anger. I think once she reaches a breaking point we will see her personality really blossom.
The lack of consistency in the fls character and power or the complete regression we are about to face all thanks to a shitty scene that was written for the author’s convenience?
Not to mention the blond headed menace that just told us how the plot will develop or maybe it was the emperor basically confirming that it will go basically exactly like that by declaring war (which will therefore make her the only heir to the throne after the rest of her family is wiped out)
OH or maybe it’s the fact that they made it all so frustratingly obvious that there’s nothing to look forward to?
Man this went downhill fast.