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Honestly... I’m okay with it going into full romance once Ewey reaches 16 (age of consent in both the depicted time period and Japan).

Now hear me out you Karen’s out there! I reread the story up to the current update, and it never mentions how old Arjord actually is; the story only says that he’s the “former” king. From the brief glance we got of him as king, he looked to be only 16/17 years old (in the depicted time period, rulers could be crowned at 16-18 years of age). So I’m guessing he’s actually in his late 20s, which puts him and Ewey at about a 10 year age difference; which in my opinion isn’t all that bad. The only reason he looks older is because he has a weather worn face and beard. Shave the beard and he would look much younger.

Now would I like her to be with someone younger? Potentially. Depends on the characters chemistry. But given that this is a story about a seamstress and her work, more than the romance, I’m okay with her being with Arjord.

1) I’m 95% positive that Tara and Judas are not related at all. If I’m understanding Judas right, his father and Adilade’s mother were married for a short period. However both Adilade and Judas were not born of this union (I’m taking that from his statement about Adilade already being how she is when he met her). So from that, I would say that the term “step-uncle” would be more accurate; in terms of applying family ties.

2) The whole “scent/smell” thing is as Judas stated, Tara’s magic’s last ditch effort to protect her; by creating a “smell/feeling” of the need to protect Tara. All human infants have this, as it’s what creates the bond between baby and parent. Much like when a baby duck imprints on its mother. One could ask why this doesn’t always work then? And my theory is that parents who do not spend time with the infants from the get-go (i.e. thrust the child onto someone else post birth) are not affected by the smell, and so are able to keep their distance. In Tara’s case, I would say that her mana is recreating this effect, and is heightened by Tara’s innate desire to imprint on Judas.

3) Currently I view Tara and Judas’ relationship as more of a father-daughter/uncle-niece, platonic relationship. Granted the description did say that things could grow beyond that... and honestly, I would actually prefer it stay a more platonic relationship. Not because I don’t want there to be romance in the story (I really do), or because of the age gap (in my opinion, once someone is proclaimed immortal, the age difference becomes pretty much irrelevant). But because I feel like it would be a romance born from the imprint bond, rather than legitimate like or dislike. The issue is that, if the imprint is THAT strong, it makes Tara seem more desperate. In that, because of her trauma and the bond, she comes to believe that ONLY Judas can love her; and that creates another type of unhealthy relationship. So ultimately, I really hope that either the author starts down playing the imprint bond, or more preferably, Judas and Tara’s relationship remains a platonic father-daughter/uncle-niece; and the love interest (not the ML, that’s Judas obviously) is eventually introduced.

Eric was my favorite. I mean I liked all of the guys, but Eric was the best

Oh. Dear.

I knew there had to be a reason why she couldn’t say that he was beautiful!

Only one artist did all of the series, instead of the various art styles. Don’t get me wrong, all the artist are good in their own right. However, because each book has a different artist, except for a few characters like Lucien (who for whatever reason is often dressed like Dracula except in his own story), almost all the characters go through a character model change. Like with Sabin, in at least two of the series’ books he had dark skin and dreadlock... I see no dreadlocks in this version and his skin is definitely not dark. It really bugged me and made me not want to read the story, because I feel like the character was not being portrayed right. He went from macho dreadlocks to black hair Goldilocks

She’s right. Given his age and health condition, I’m not surprised. I had a blood clot that formed in my lungs and leg. The first doctors I went to see didn’t catch it and let me get on a plane, which made my condition worse. The second set of doctors did catch it. And honestly, they said it was a miracle that I survived.

Elise is in for a tough battle given the tools she has and his age. Blood clots are no joke.

Caaaan you feel... the loooove toniiiggt...

Me: Oh look! Another douché!
The Prince: Where?
Me: There! *bitch slap*

I found this series interesting at first, much like our loyal translator did. But I found that the story began to lose its focus when we encountered the secondary group, and it just kept spiraling from there. But it was so intriguing that I couldn’t stop reading, even though in my head I kept asking: is it finally over?

The pros of this story is the characters, because they are all interesting in their own right, and were relatable most of the time. The whole idea of people who wanted to commit suicide finding the will to live through survival, was also good, because it shows that even when people have hit the absolute bottom they can find a way to climb back up.

The cons of the story are as I said, the whole story arc with the secondary group. Not that Swarda wasn’t interesting in his own fked up way, but I feel that the author could have still given his over all message; without all the violence and sexual abuse. I get the need for an antagonist, but I think Kai would have been enough of one to meet the authors needs... though it would have shortened the story considerably.

Overall I say this is a 3.5 out of 5 for character and overall story.