Idk, I'm just not feeling this story. I'm not drawn into it like I was with the first one. Like, guides in this one have to have sex to guide? Kinda weird, surprised there aren't a bazillion little kids running around. The uke just seems like a cold asshole. 20 some odd chapters in and that hasn't changed at all. I get it, PTSD, but everything he says just makes him seem like a hes shallow and power hungry. He only cares about finding someone to make the blood bond with just so HE could have their powers. (Also not a fan of guides getting esper's powers either). The side characters acted like the esper was somehow special to the uke, but there is absolutely no hint towards that whatsoever. "He's interested because it's YOU" they say, but time and time and time again we're shown he's interested because it's his blood and his power. He seems constantly annoyed with the Seme, usually pretty abusive too, didn't actually give him a choice about making the bond, and just flat out manipulative. And this isn't even really a dark romance. It's just. ..blah.
I think I'll drop it. It's just not interesting or a good read. Maybe my first Guideverse was just too well written and this one seems like crap in comparison.
Idk, I'm just not feeling this story. I'm not drawn into it like I was with the first one. Like, guides in this one have to have sex to guide? Kinda weird, surprised there aren't a bazillion little kids running around.
The uke just seems like a cold asshole. 20 some odd chapters in and that hasn't changed at all. I get it, PTSD, but everything he says just makes him seem like a hes shallow and power hungry. He only cares about finding someone to make the blood bond with just so HE could have their powers. (Also not a fan of guides getting esper's powers either).
The side characters acted like the esper was somehow special to the uke, but there is absolutely no hint towards that whatsoever. "He's interested because it's YOU" they say, but time and time and time again we're shown he's interested because it's his blood and his power. He seems constantly annoyed with the Seme, usually pretty abusive too, didn't actually give him a choice about making the bond, and just flat out manipulative.
And this isn't even really a dark romance. It's just.
..blah.
I think I'll drop it. It's just not interesting or a good read. Maybe my first Guideverse was just too well written and this one seems like crap in comparison.