For real, I still don’t like him no matter how hard the author tries make him look sweet. Let’s not forget that it was his scheme that set the original Penelope down the path of exile. It was his scheme that got everyone to hate her in the first place. I want him to apologize and I don’t want a weak ass apology like the one after the library scene. I want him to confess what he did to the whole household.
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Yeah same. Though I feel like he's the closest to actually having a good family relationship with her, since he's the only one who feels genuine. The father did a random 180 which is super unsatisifying and Derrick is just there. I don't really care for Derrick. Reynolds has complex emotions and I like that. I get why he did what he did as a kid, and I think he can really grow from this.
I feel the same, while not to this extent I think we’ve done some whiten things as kids that as we mature or understand the other side are able to grow from and that’s why I like Reynold’s character. Of course, I’ll need more examples of him being good to our FL (hopefully by not betraying her once his biological sister is found) in order to trust him. If that happens, I think he’ll be one of my favorite characters.
Ugh. I have such mixed feelings for the family. I still don't like them because of all the built in resentment of years of neglect and mistreatment, but I also really like to see Penelope having more normal family interactions. Like her bickering with Reynolds is so cute, but he was the worst to her and hasn't even apologized for that.
I've never been in this situation so I really don't know if I would want my family to apologise more reverently and not forgive them which lead me to regret. Or if I would just enjoy and embrace all the familial love as much as I could burying the anger instead of confronting it letting it fester forever.