Plot holes in my opinion

Doesn't she not have a guard bc she's literally as strong as a bear, and how long do you think construction for an entire mansion with walls surrounding it takes? She's pr much limited to the help around the village iirc for construction since it's not a one and done situation like the chickens. She still has some time before things fully go to shit.

I did some research lol and looked up if it would be possible to renovate a mansion in three weeks, and instead I got Reddit posts about the possibility of building a mansion quickly, the answer being no, even if you have enough money. For some reason I thought that if you have enough money, anything is possible(within realm of reason), but I guess it's not. And it is true like you said, the FL is strong which I love, but still, no matter how strong you are, my thought was- what if she gets kidnapped u know, cause she is rich, RICH. But I guess that would not happen anytime soon, cause it would not make sense for the plot.

Although there were other things that bothered me, I realized after thinking about this, that the FL makes me anxious. Cause if I were in her shoes, I would do things differently. Because the idea of an apocalypse, makes me anxious, lol. So I think I took that too personally, and was not able to enjoy the story as much. And just made a comment here, about a lot of things that bothered me.

But other then those two points you made, I think I still did bring up good points in my original comment. Like, the mansion is in that state for the plot, and also those three weeks are for the plot too, cause if she had months to prepare, she would build a new mansion in that village, or find a better place. But no, we got three weeks of preparation, and she must love in that mansion, so I think the mansion might be a place of origin for those monsters(?) At least that is what I think after we got a bit of a backstory for the mansion lol. I still do wonder why she did not convince that dude that is like her brother(I don't remember his name) to come to the village with her, but I realize I think out of anxiety and that is not how she functions at all. She does every thing her self, which makes her strong.Honestly I'll stop here cause I could say more, but then I really will write an essay. Lol

Firstly, let's not forget that she knows for a fact that in the novel, the main characters are able to survive because of that mansion in particular regardless of the fact that it was in a much worse state than after Cherry fixed it up as much as she has. If Cherry knew for a fact that that building in particular kept the characters safe, then I think it's safe to assume that she would try anything to survive, including living in the mansion that withstood the apocalypse for two years, especially with the mention of it's fertile land, although that probably also has to do with the assistance of the doctor to grow the herbs for the vaccine. Regardless of money or time, I think she still would have settled with that mansion in particular and she also vastly improved the building and has basically reinforced her survivability. I do agree though that she probably could have done more though lol, I would do more just like you. But also, technically speaking I think she's probably done way more than what could realistically be possible in the given time frame but I think that's where her wealth comes in to play to deal with that plot hole and settle those thoughts. Also, not to mention she was being constantly observed by Eden, a noteworthy police officer, plus she was trying not to get caught, because if you think about it, if she gets caught or anyone is arrested, that wastes time and interferes with her plan running smoothly to survive the apocalypse safely.

Second, about the guard thing, ehhh I do agree it could be useful but at the same time she does seem to have somewhat superhero-like strength to the point where she doesn't need protection in that sense, it would probably make her more suspicious and them suspicious of why they've been hired, and it's another person to be concerned about and a possible casualty.

And lastly, I do somewhat agree that I feel like she could have tried to get her brother to the mansion sooner, but at the same time, he was the only one she could rely on to procure resources on the outside and she did want him to get there sooner, and that's where the mailmen dying and lack of phones comes into play. Him not receiving her letters, being out of the house when she called Susanna that one time, and being delayed by four days really fucked him over. Plus, Cherry did think she had at least a bit more time to try and save everyone, I believe she said like at least a week, or 10 days?

If anything, I think this story does a pretty decent job at dealing with concerns of plot holes but there are a lot of details to think on to arrive to that thought of, "it's entirely possible."

I mean like, my initial thoughts on the latest chapter is just, "man why does Susanna have to go so soon," but also at the same time, it's a plot device that speeds up the feeling of impending doom, despite questioning, "why does she die in the mansion and why does a lot of the food get destroyed when it was just fortified so much?" And to that, it's just something we gotta settle with knowing that stories aren't always great if everything goes smoothly for our protagonist and according to plan. Just because she's rich, it doesn't mean someone will survive an apocalypse, just like in the novel's original plot line, and just because efforts are made to secure their safety, it doesn't mean everything is going to be smooth sailing.

Honestly, I really love how you answered me! I read your points thoroughly, although I would love to answer you as well as you have answered me, I do not have the linguistic skills to do that.
So I will keep this short, the guard thing still doesn't make sense to me, but I will leave it at what you said. She doesn't need one, when she is strong enough to protect herself.
Speaking of the brother, it was the part that I skimmed the most, cause like my anxious mind would have predicted that this would happen, so I would have tried to make him procure the necessary resources from the village, but I feel like that would be unrealistic lol. I realize this is just how things would have gone either way, so I can't argue about that anymore lol.
I have nothing more to say about the mansion, cause I agree with what you wrote.
You also pointed out some things that I forgot about when I wrote the OG comment lol, like Eden being there and watching her every move, so she was restricted in some ways cause if she was overly suspicious, she would end up in jail. And also I got reminded that the detective was also keeping an eye on her too.

So looking at it over all, I do agree she is doing the best with what she has:)

Thank you for taking some time of your day/days to entertain my comment, and I love how you responded to me so respectfully! :)

np! :) i loved your comment and questions sm! i really enjoyed reading thus far and so being able to also discuss the story and think more on it was really nice! Also your questions were totally valid! Sorry if I sounded a bit blunt, hopefully I didn't, was really just trying to state all of my thoughts without making things too too long or making my words too messy lol <3