I know a lot of people are upset that the story isn't exactly romantic, but that's why I read it. I wanted to read some psychological flick of messed up people who aren't sane. I appreciate that unlike most that start with that premise, this one didn't just drop it abruptly to make the male lead into some likeable romantic partner the audience can fantasize about. Their conflict isn't driven by external forces like an outside villain so this kind of setup is more interesting to me, and in general more interesting for me than one with a random outside villain (insert jealous rival, weird love triangle, etc)
I know a lot of people are upset that the story isn't exactly romantic, but that's why I read it. I wanted to read some psychological flick of messed up people who aren't sane. I appreciate that unlike most that start with that premise, this one didn't just drop it abruptly to make the male lead into some likeable romantic partner the audience can fantasize about. Their conflict isn't driven by external forces like an outside villain so this kind of setup is more interesting to me, and in general more interesting for me than one with a random outside villain (insert jealous rival, weird love triangle, etc)