I'm definitely not a furry, I'm more furr-curious, so that's why I read this story. As cute as the kids are, I was a little disappointed that they weren't truly mixed/biracial children with attributes from both parents. Fine, I'll be honest, I was hoping for a wolf-boy/girl mix with ears and tails or tails and claws or tails, ears, and claws.
The plot resembles many stories with abused sibling, other family member, or servant being forced to marry the main child's unwanted fiance/fiancee. If you're familiar with those sorts of stories then this trope doesn't add anything to the established universe.
Sae and Shouhaku are good together. They communicate well and even when they withhold some thoughts or find themselves jumping to conclusions within a few chapters they are open to each other's views and their communication is back on track.
The villains are one-dimensional and are just there to cause conflict. I may change my mind on the human uncle of Sae's. I really don't see any depth in Chiyo being a villainess. I'm not looking for a sob backstory, but at least I wanted the author to give her some true complexity. Because as it it stands, Chiyo is the villain because that's how the author wrote her.
Currently hoping that Sae is pregnant -- with a litter.
I'm definitely not a furry, I'm more furr-curious, so that's why I read this story. As cute as the kids are, I was a little disappointed that they weren't truly mixed/biracial children with attributes from both parents. Fine, I'll be honest, I was hoping for a wolf-boy/girl mix with ears and tails or tails and claws or tails, ears, and claws.