Literally the author gave up the ending. Like she built the world up so much to throw it away. Like it’s such a shame cause the lore she built was so deep it just felt like the novel has so many loose ends and it felt like she slapped a bow with just having them end up together although we all knew that. It’s just develop the other characters and plot more, like if you want to end the book do it right. Like Kuahel and all the mages and all the knights were so integral to the story but honestly no insight… like all this about Maxi being the Roem princess or her being symbolically related to the oak nymph like no full circle moment. Honestly, I don’t like the child trope but for them because they really wanted to have kids not seeing them with kids at the end made me sad. Like being parents were so important to them. Idk author gave up on this book and to me it’s such a shame because it’s my favorite story.
You're so right. The story was so full of history and background info but the romance was first, and that's not bad but come on... I loved the occasional Riftan POV, we could obtain a little more info on the kingdoms affairs, but going back to Maxi meant Riftan not telling her shit about nothing :( That pissed me off badly. Specially when they did not show even a glimpse of what happened on the mountains with the reawakened dragon. They just don't talk about that, and then Maxi asks herself why doesn't she know more about Riftan lol. (In her defense Riftan closes up when she asks, which also pmo, she's my baby please take her seriously...)
I know its cliché and Maxi's story is not about being "the chosen one" (that is Riftan's title lol) but the nymph thing, the accelerated learning, being tutored by Ruth the genius and being friends with capable mages... All leaded to nothing. She will keep her promise to always choose riftan. And that's ok but your independence was so close.
It was my favorite story for 2 weeks. Literally couldn't work right bc I was so excited to get home and read. When they were exploring the ancient city I was on the edge of my seat!! Such a great story, but knowing thats how it ends... Honestly I would've loved to see a comment with spoilers to deter me from reading so passionately lol. Not a bad story! Actually great and one of my favs but while the suspense was enjoyable the ending is just not satisfactory. I don't think I will read it again.
Thanks for answering my comment I would love to talk on the symbolisms of everything!!
The concept of this book is so amazing. So I was reading this novel actively like when it was releasing so like I didn’t know what the ending was going to be. Like it ended December like 2022 or 2023. I just remember being totally upset with the ending. I mean we can see Riftan and Maxi are totally the oak nymp and wigrew reincarnations or at least symbolic to that. I know Maxi’s mom was the last princess of the fallen Roem empire. It’s part of the reason Richt Breston was obsessed with her because he’s obsessed with power and even fallen power has some political standing it’s also why the Duke of Croix had so much power and why he also married a fallen princess of Roem. I think Maxi’s magical development didn’t have to end. The political war that happened at the end of book 2 was not developed at all very anti climatic. Like nobody really needed to see Riftan slay a dragon again. I really wanted some like political development or just some more explanation as to why Maxi went on this long campaign to even seen Riftan again. Like the campaign was a plot device for them to see each other again but it was just not developed right. Like I think I maybe wanted Maxi and Riftan’s place in the world to have some higher purpose. I think the author missed out on having Maxi save Riftan from a life altering situation. Like I think seeing Riftan in a state of not only mental weakness and physical weakness and being saved by Maxi would develop his reliance and ability to trust Maxi. Also, further Maxi’s development as a mage and solidifying Maxi’s mental strength, that she was the only one who could save the worlds strongest knight. Like so many missed opportunities, I feel like there was more blue balling than there was angst. I like the smut in the book it’s just such a shame that like the world building was abandoned. I think Maxi had an opportunity to be a heroine but I feel like we rarely saw her get praise. I just wanted the author to emphasize the actual legacy Maxi had on the development of these wars, because she basically won both of them single handedly and gave up so much in her personal life because of it. Forever upset…
I went and read the novel so here's some spoilers with my thoughts on it bc I don't know any other forum to vent lol
I hate the ending. Not because it was bad, but I feel like there should be another volume. They suffered so much and I adore the peace they reached but there's still so much!!!
They say that the peace won't last for sure, the church failed to unite the kingdoms and the northeasteners will bide their time so all that Riftan did for peace won't last a decade lol how sad... But at least Maxi and Riftan are together yay!!
... But no kids, even though they definitely feel sad about not having kids and have such strong emotions towards Rossetta's child...
Anyways, their newfound romance is cute to see, how they tease each other :) yay BUT there's still things to say!!! Riftan didn't tell her about the whole saving-her-as-a-child shtick, or that EVERY important action and decision he has taken is because he was wipped since infancy. I'd love to see the conversation but didn't happen :(
I want to know about Kuahel!! He was so second lead coded. He was so curious about Maxi, and strangely appeared in the nick of time more than once. I'd love a side story on his thoughts, he followed the church so blindly and maybe, if he wasn't a cleric, he'd say something meaningful to Maxi... And Maxi also followed his trail sometimes, after all he always answered her questions and believed in her abilities :( Kuahel had so much potential for being a dragonian, his eyes and awkward demeanor... I thought the whole church would be monsters at some point lol since they knew how to conceal themselves... So interesting...
But the fucking side story was about FUCKING URSULINE omg I detest him so much. I don't care how you fought your brother to be part of the Remdragon knights are you kidding me?? Wasted a sidestory on a fckn simp for riftan smh...
The rosen wigrew stuff didn't make that much sense to me... They revived that old tree but nothing too interesting happened under it. The kittens were forgotten. What happened to Ruth? Is Anatol still thriving? I know that Maxi said she was not going to fight for the Croyso inheritance but I had the same thoughts as Rossetta, you fool!!! Help your sister!!! She doesn't want the old man to keep getting his way!! Poor Rose...
Also I know that the gooner allegations are rather facts in this story but sometimes I thought it was too much like... She just kissed you... Sometimes not even that!!! Maxi would just exist and the boner was already there. C'mon dude in the mountains?? While dying of hypothermia?? In the tents with all the knights? Nasty... But enjoyable lol
AND RIFTAN DIDN'T TAKE THE STUPID WIGREW SWORD... It would have blinded the audience with the holy shine i am sure, he is the miraculous Male Lead after all. A little more glazing and he'd become emperor of the continent lol
Finally, Maxi didn't further her education on magic :( everyone tells her she's a prodigy!! So frustrating :(((( her Golem was the thing that tipped the scales in the last battle she should be gifted with online classes or smth.
Thats it I guess, now I'm going to skim the novel to highlight my fav parts and be done with this. I don't think I will touch the manwha for the next 7 years.