I had always a hate relationship with shoujo mangas. They are cliched, often toxic, badly written, the characters are a carbon copy of other characters, the drawing style is to me unappealing, but still, I read them as a sinner reads the Bible in hope of finding salvation.
This story introduces us to a seemingly strong female lead and a ... childish and perverted king (who seems to be a tyrannical and barbaric dude judging by his treasure room - this is not a euphemism). The king seems to be in lust with her and she seems to be trying to escape the palace several times? Which is a bit creepy, I think you will agree with me. I think I read a police case that went like that... The MC is from an ethnic minority group (explaining why she is so white in comparison to everyone, I guess), she is independent and loyal to her family's wishes of seeing her marry an unknown dude. Here I was expecting the cliched "BUT HE WAS YOUR FIANCE ALL ALONG", but was pleasantly surprised. Ok, to make a long story short, there is an attempt at the king's life, the only sensible character dies (SPOILER: The hawk), the king is blinded (strange type of poison), but he hides it from the MC, in the end, there is a rushed happy end.
So, the story is a bit awkward, to be honest. It had a bit of potential as the character is not your typical snowflake, but it was all ruined to have a perfect happy end with the king. Like, why are you attracted to a guy who imprisoned you and would not let you leave the palace? Like, girl, where is the logic?
I had always a hate relationship with shoujo mangas. They are cliched, often toxic, badly written, the characters are a carbon copy of other characters, the drawing style is to me unappealing, but still, I read them as a sinner reads the Bible in hope of finding salvation.
This story introduces us to a seemingly strong female lead and a ... childish and perverted king (who seems to be a tyrannical and barbaric dude judging by his treasure room - this is not a euphemism). The king seems to be in lust with her and she seems to be trying to escape the palace several times? Which is a bit creepy, I think you will agree with me. I think I read a police case that went like that... The MC is from an ethnic minority group (explaining why she is so white in comparison to everyone, I guess), she is independent and loyal to her family's wishes of seeing her marry an unknown dude. Here I was expecting the cliched "BUT HE WAS YOUR FIANCE ALL ALONG", but was pleasantly surprised. Ok, to make a long story short, there is an attempt at the king's life, the only sensible character dies (SPOILER: The hawk), the king is blinded (strange type of poison), but he hides it from the MC, in the end, there is a rushed happy end.
So, the story is a bit awkward, to be honest. It had a bit of potential as the character is not your typical snowflake, but it was all ruined to have a perfect happy end with the king. Like, why are you attracted to a guy who imprisoned you and would not let you leave the palace? Like, girl, where is the logic?