Both leads are solid. Lily comes across as innocent at first, but she’s slowly becoming more ruthless, which I actually enjoy. I still can’t fully grasp her thought process, though. Honestly, I wish she would just seize the empress seat for herself instead of dilly-dallying with a bunch of side quests. I’d also love to see her focus more on spirit training and explore that power properly.
As for the romance, it’s so tangled in politics and power struggles that I almost wish they wouldn’t date at all. It feels like a relationship doomed from the start. I get that the emperor has to stay objective and think about the bigger picture, so he can’t be fully honest or transparent about his feelings. But it’s also kind of boring watching him play everything by the book. If he’s supposed to be a tyrant, then give me more blood, more chaos, more unhinged decisions.
Both leads are solid. Lily comes across as innocent at first, but she’s slowly becoming more ruthless, which I actually enjoy. I still can’t fully grasp her thought process, though.
Honestly, I wish she would just seize the empress seat for herself instead of dilly-dallying with a bunch of side quests. I’d also love to see her focus more on spirit training and explore that power properly.
As for the romance, it’s so tangled in politics and power struggles that I almost wish they wouldn’t date at all. It feels like a relationship doomed from the start. I get that the emperor has to stay objective and think about the bigger picture, so he can’t be fully honest or transparent about his feelings. But it’s also kind of boring watching him play everything by the book. If he’s supposed to be a tyrant, then give me more blood, more chaos, more unhinged decisions.