The side-stories (which let's be real aren't side-stories but a continuation of the plot) have really ruined this. The author jumps from one topic to the next via time skips, and doesn't give us any conclusions to the problems that arise. This story had so much potential, but seems to be constantly wasted.
It feels like life though? Things don't get resolved and you just move on to more pressing matters...with topics ressurfacing from time to time. But you are right nothing gets even a bit resolved. The topics like the priests relationship with faith and solitude, the duke finding out Areum is from another world, etc..all are presented and dropped. the chapter ends before any kind of resolution. It feels like the first chapters of an undeveloped arc.
I'm gonna be honest, I think I'll put this on pause and come back once at least 10 more chapters has been released. There has been literally zero progress in every aspect. Character progression has been minimal, story line progression has been minimal, and it honestly feels like they are trying their hardest to drag the storyline out as much as possible and milk it for all it's worth. It's getting a bit boring when nothing of subsistence happens...
I could not agree more. The pace of the story is going very slowly, and it's not a good slow burn for me. I try not to be impatient with the updates because I understand how much work and effort it takes to create a single panel, but I'll wait until more chapters build up because it seems to only be showing Janette's part, which is not very interesting tbh. It's a bit of the same thing over again. I'd still gladly wait for this story to unfold and be solved though.
So the story is starting to go downhill. There is no plot anymore. It's just now: here's conflict, and the solution isssss. tea. The whole kingdom seems to revolve around this one duchess, and all the other characters now seem like side characters. Not to mention the duchess has no faults nor does she make mistakes, making her a rather boring protagonist as she is entirely unrelatable. Story had potential, but it now feels like the author is just milking this when it really should just be wrapped up if there is no further conflict.
I agree
I agree however she has yet made 50 recipes, gotta milk this until she reaches the required amount of recipes. Another comment has listed the recipes so far and they're currently 30. (〜 ̄△ ̄)〜