I don't think you guys need to worry much about the age gap, it's most likely 3-5 years. He looks like a teen in the first chapters while Asha looks like a preteen. We can see that with the way the red-haired brother (Liam?) is drawn later in the timeskip. Assuming the "coming-off" that was mentioned in the few last chapters is 18, then Asha must be around the age of 17.
Maybe it's because the way these characters are written, but while I'm not that attached to them, the plot is appealing and has immense potential. However with the fast pacing and timeskips, I think it's going to be a little over the place despite that.
Asha has some character development after she grew up, which I appreciated. The way she countered Eden's self-poisoning was brutal and honest, making him see that his actions hurt the people he cared about, and that they indeed have consequences. Some people may say it was idiotic to poison herself in the same way he was doing so to himself, but I think it's a great way to bring him back to reality.
The introduction of "River" threw me off. It wasn't introduced properly, and anyone would think they have skipped a few chapters because of that. It's just not well-written, and frankly very poorly handled.
The art is great, it's what drew me in in the first place.
While my review may be a little lopsided, I indeed genuinely enjoyed reading it. It's not by any means horrendous, it's just a little rushed and I would have definitely liked more for the timeskip to come much later on in the story.
I don't think you guys need to worry much about the age gap, it's most likely 3-5 years. He looks like a teen in the first chapters while Asha looks like a preteen. We can see that with the way the red-haired brother (Liam?) is drawn later in the timeskip. Assuming the "coming-off" that was mentioned in the few last chapters is 18, then Asha must be around the age of 17.
Maybe it's because the way these characters are written, but while I'm not that attached to them, the plot is appealing and has immense potential. However with the fast pacing and timeskips, I think it's going to be a little over the place despite that.
Asha has some character development after she grew up, which I appreciated. The way she countered Eden's self-poisoning was brutal and honest, making him see that his actions hurt the people he cared about, and that they indeed have consequences. Some people may say it was idiotic to poison herself in the same way he was doing so to himself, but I think it's a great way to bring him back to reality.
The introduction of "River" threw me off. It wasn't introduced properly, and anyone would think they have skipped a few chapters because of that. It's just not well-written, and frankly very poorly handled.
The art is great, it's what drew me in in the first place.
While my review may be a little lopsided, I indeed genuinely enjoyed reading it. It's not by any means horrendous, it's just a little rushed and I would have definitely liked more for the timeskip to come much later on in the story.
Definitely a ★★½☆☆ from me.