i binged this after leaving it in my want-to-read list for 4 years and wow it's great;
the story felt pretty fluid and never overbearing/ no arcs were excessively drawn out. i am a little surprised that the event with the king was handled that quickly and without interference— though to be fair the prince and duke were trusted individuals so perhaps they could've dismissed the people in the area
i did guess about the prince's backstory but dang that was executed nicely for his "reasoning" behind his actions; and i am definitely surprised the author didn't pull the regular trope where "ml who hurt fl realizes his mistake after it's gone too far but fl just forgives him because she still loves him" his character development and choosing to respect rael's space by letting go was scrumptious but also saddening; definitely more striking that the author did this rather than just writing him off as some irredeemable trash
i felt that this story was the first in a while where each character was written beautifully well (acts within their personality and backstory) (esp rael)
i binged this after leaving it in my want-to-read list for 4 years and wow it's great;
the story felt pretty fluid and never overbearing/ no arcs were excessively drawn out. i am a little surprised that the event with the king was handled that quickly and without interference— though to be fair the prince and duke were trusted individuals so perhaps they could've dismissed the people in the area
i did guess about the prince's backstory but dang that was executed nicely for his "reasoning" behind his actions; and i am definitely surprised the author didn't pull the regular trope where "ml who hurt fl realizes his mistake after it's gone too far but fl just forgives him because she still loves him"
his character development and choosing to respect rael's space by letting go was scrumptious but also saddening; definitely more striking that the author did this rather than just writing him off as some irredeemable trash
i felt that this story was the first in a while where each character was written beautifully well (acts within their personality and backstory) (esp rael)