I love that this isn’t a reincarnation, transgression, isekai etc. because it FORCES you to watch Annette “redeem” herself. Like she has to bear the consequences of her ignorance, even though, sometimes it felt like the hate she received was unfair to her. But it’s also unfair to those who had to suffer at the hands of her family, and unfortunately / fortunately shes the only one alive so she has to bear that resentment. And it was interesting having to see how she had to understand that (also the backstory showing her saying “my condolences” after hearing that Hein was the last man standing??? I’m glad the creator had the balls to show us she was that bad and wasn’t a completely misunderstood character.)
Hein was such a complex character where I was swinging between hating the man and wanting to cry for him. And it’s understandable because so many other books in this genre brush over the ML’s trauma to make him “cold” but yeah Hein is “cold” times but it’s NOT a good thing at all. And it’s not shown as a good thing, they show how his past affected him in detail and damn they showed him being genuinely VULNERABLE while it was happening and after. He was a kid when they had him killing other kids, he was a young adult when he was being tortured as an renter boy, he was barely an adult when he had to lead a war, post-Revolution! (Also, I liked how they showed that his motives for the revolution wasn’t necessarily for “the people”. His desire for a revolution was selfish, unheroic in a sense but he fulfilled his duty. Regardless of reason, and the goddess pedestal he put Anne in when she was just a child as well, he served his people and wasn’t on any cowardly bullshit!) And throughout, they showed why thats traumatizing and didn’t just tell us in some backstory!
Even the side characters were interesting, Charlotte, a heart made of gold, the sentiment of the people was understandable at most times, Charlotte (did I mention Charlotte, AGAIN Charlotte and her beautiful family). Even the red haired girl, they didn’t make her some jealous side woman, the marriage proposal made sense and her reaction was refreshing, she didn’t waste time adding to tear Anne down, shes a whole woman’s suffragist she has bigger fish to fry!!
It’s obvious the story borrowed from European history, and it’s entertaining but the accuracy of everything is a bit off (not accuracy to actual history but they timeline of how things unfolded were a bit outrageous, which the creator was less hesitant to age the characters, especially during the war). But I’m not a history fanatic so I can’t explain that very well.
I have so much more I could say but I’m glad she didn’t adopt Joseph. I’m also glad the ending didn’t show her miraculously having children to have some perfect life. They showed her and Hein being content, which isn’t the happiest end but it’s not a bad one at all. And it showed that they will continue to try and be happy.
Loved this book and procreator has to be one of the best eldest brothers I've ever read.
Dropped because her wanting to live a “slow and recluse life” didn’t even pass the first chapter, because how did the CROWN PRINCE find out you’re the saintess in chapter one?
Who is this poison ex fiancée girl????? No build up or anything shes just here????
She was mentioned early on. She's the reason the dad didn't trust christian anymore caue he insulted her and therefore nulified their marriage contract.
Thanks, completely missed that :|
What was that blowjob test suppose to achieve??? And, their mother, father and younger brother has no idea the insanity that is going on between these twins, especially that one is a wholeass GROOMER!!!
The mom and Franz unfortunately kinda works for me (if I squint) but DAMN do I wish Franz was 10 years older. I try to get it, then all of a sudden I remember them saying that the ML and Franz grew up together. I’m hoping there’s some kind of gap between all of them where the ML is 25, FL is 22, Mom is 40 and Franz is 33 (doubt it but hoping).
It would still be rough but it’s SOMETHING. But again I do heavily Stan the mother, great mother in terms of realism and protection for her one daughter. Somehow, in that era got another man to raise her bastard daughter (But of course she did cause just look at her).
Franz is 26 tho. He said it himself when ml said hes 23 and he corrected the ml saying he's 26
“Do you know how gently I’ve been raised” had me genuinely cackling
It’s wild to think that a father is acting like this over a grown ass 26 year old son. Like, tf are you going to do, even if he uses money and power to force him to come back home. He’ll look like the pathetic ass father who had to drag his grown adult son home. For what???? Hope that man trips and falls off a bridge, and I hope Uyun’s entire family loves jy fully later on.
You’d think Chidori boys were attacking the girls or something they are literally just EXISTING next to their school and are slightly dumber. Honestly they could even have a lawsuit if they expel her (which I would not want to read) cause this genuine discrimination.
If I was a parent of a Chidori kid, I’d be so upset if I heard that a girl got expelled cause this entire school’s teaching body thinks that ALL kids in Chidori are just delinquents. Anywho I hope all the girls protest (even though this conflict and the escalation of it is silly) and that teacher gets a life and leaves the school. The girls are in final year as well, this makes no sense!
Yup defamation (੭｀⌒´)೨
So Fl likes Weiss for 10 years, and spent a few of those years nearly single handedly paying back millions of dollars of debt while not being contacted by him for YEARS.
Then, when he comes back with an adopted kid, pays for the house there in (as well as some other random teen he picks up) so our ML doesn’t even NEED to get a job and can’t even confess her feelings??? Not even when drunk!!