I'm seeing a lot of people say they don't like the FL, I agree she can make some annoying choices, but no more than any other character in anything. Though I couldn't disagree more on the people saying she's being mean to her family or oblivious to their true feelings. That feels like such victim blaming. You know how they used to treat her, right? Of course she wouldn't believe them when they suddenly change. I honestly found her conviction not to be swayed to be very satisfying. I'm so tired of people forgiving everything the second they are nice. The fact she stayed mad, rightfully so in my opinion, until the full weight of just how much they hurt her came to life and gutted them, was one of the most satisfying things I've ever read. Also I'm sorry, but fuck the grandpa. The entire family crying about how the son left the family so they are victims to blah blah blah trying to make us feel bad for the family, no, fuck off, the grandpa FORCED the son to leave. Grandpa said he would never condone the marriage. So the son said, "okay, bye" which is 100% valid. The only reason he said that was because grandpa had a stick up his ass and just because he regrets it now doesn't mean the son was "selfish" to leave his family "just over a woman" I'm glad he got his act together, truly, I think he means well, but he isn't getting my sympathy to justify what he did. As a side note to the grandpa, I'm sorry but her mom irritates and disappoints me so much. She is such a coward who frankly doesn't seem to actually care about her daughters well being. Why? Because she has never, not once, even considered to ask, "what do you want?". when she told her "not to come back to see her"? After visiting for the first time in years? Nah. My sympathy drains quick. And her feeling so much sympathy for her in-laws, equally disappointing. Aside from that though, I am still found this read really satisfying. The MOST SATISYING BY FAR was seeing her absolute disgust and zero held back hatred for the other prince, and being completly unafraid to tell him straight up just how much she despised him. (Yes, it does irritated me she couldn't be so unafraid to tell anyone else this but) seeing the look of hurt on the prince's face, even after watching him try so desperatly in what I felt was genuine desire for them to fall in love, has to be one of the most satisfying things I've read, in my entire life. He genuinely doesn't understand why she doesn't like him and thinks if he acts nice she might eventually finally fall, but she doesn't budge. Though I am disappointed she was going to go through with the marriage, I know she didn't have much of a choice, and though I'm glad Ricardo interrupted, I frankly wouldn't have minded seeing her tear him a new one and they tried to be "married", maybe even go so far as to say of he wants an heir he better start looking for a mistress because he would never willingly get one from her, etc. it was just so satisfying, I wanted more! I want to see how she treated him when they first met after being "engaged". So often do I see fls who eventually give in or just go quietly. I do wish she was more vocally combatative against the queen though, who was equally if not more deserving of being told just how much she was despised. I was hoping she would tell the queen she was setting her son up to spend the rest of his life with someone who loathed him, and that they would never be a happy family, etc etc.
In summary, I loved watching her absolutely rip people to emotional shreds, it was very satisfying to see such karma play out.
I'm seeing a lot of people say they don't like the FL, I agree she can make some annoying choices, but no more than any other character in anything. Though I couldn't disagree more on the people saying she's being mean to her family or oblivious to their true feelings. That feels like such victim blaming. You know how they used to treat her, right? Of course she wouldn't believe them when they suddenly change. I honestly found her conviction not to be swayed to be very satisfying. I'm so tired of people forgiving everything the second they are nice. The fact she stayed mad, rightfully so in my opinion, until the full weight of just how much they hurt her came to life and gutted them, was one of the most satisfying things I've ever read.
Also I'm sorry, but fuck the grandpa. The entire family crying about how the son left the family so they are victims to blah blah blah trying to make us feel bad for the family, no, fuck off, the grandpa FORCED the son to leave. Grandpa said he would never condone the marriage. So the son said, "okay, bye" which is 100% valid. The only reason he said that was because grandpa had a stick up his ass and just because he regrets it now doesn't mean the son was "selfish" to leave his family "just over a woman" I'm glad he got his act together, truly, I think he means well, but he isn't getting my sympathy to justify what he did.
As a side note to the grandpa, I'm sorry but her mom irritates and disappoints me so much. She is such a coward who frankly doesn't seem to actually care about her daughters well being. Why? Because she has never, not once, even considered to ask, "what do you want?". when she told her "not to come back to see her"? After visiting for the first time in years? Nah. My sympathy drains quick. And her feeling so much sympathy for her in-laws, equally disappointing.
Aside from that though, I am still found this read really satisfying. The MOST SATISYING BY FAR was seeing her absolute disgust and zero held back hatred for the other prince, and being completly unafraid to tell him straight up just how much she despised him. (Yes, it does irritated me she couldn't be so unafraid to tell anyone else this but) seeing the look of hurt on the prince's face, even after watching him try so desperatly in what I felt was genuine desire for them to fall in love, has to be one of the most satisfying things I've read, in my entire life. He genuinely doesn't understand why she doesn't like him and thinks if he acts nice she might eventually finally fall, but she doesn't budge. Though I am disappointed she was going to go through with the marriage, I know she didn't have much of a choice, and though I'm glad Ricardo interrupted, I frankly wouldn't have minded seeing her tear him a new one and they tried to be "married", maybe even go so far as to say of he wants an heir he better start looking for a mistress because he would never willingly get one from her, etc. it was just so satisfying, I wanted more! I want to see how she treated him when they first met after being "engaged". So often do I see fls who eventually give in or just go quietly. I do wish she was more vocally combatative against the queen though, who was equally if not more deserving of being told just how much she was despised. I was hoping she would tell the queen she was setting her son up to spend the rest of his life with someone who loathed him, and that they would never be a happy family, etc etc.
In summary, I loved watching her absolutely rip people to emotional shreds, it was very satisfying to see such karma play out.