This fanfic, simply put, is a masterpiece compared to hundreds that I have read. In fanfics and originals, this is one of the best. The world building, the characters, the action, the romance, the intrigue, mystery and suspense, the writing, every thing that makes a story great this fanfic has. Unfortunately, it has one big flaw, a really big flaw. The MC is a child. A child I repeat. Not even a teenager but a child. If this is some cliché shounen story, it would be fine. But this story has a really serious and well thought-out plot that having a child accomplish so much is really not very convincing and believable. Sure he will grow up but at 109 chapters where so many significant things happened, the very foundation that will define this story, he was but a child. As of the time I'm writing this he is 11 years old. He lead the charge in changing and improving the political, social and economic landscape of not just the north but the whole Westeros when he was just under 10 years of age. He is playing a dangerous game of death with various power houses not just in Westeros but even in Braavos . In military and business side, he has a group of loyal, strong and intelligent men & women at his command both in the light and in the dark. He killed hundreds of men at this point and is one of the top people in the power ranking in all of Westeros. Lead people to skirmishes and wars. Lead in strategic and tactical meetings about issues concerning the whole realm and many more impressive feats. Wonderful things really, the things that he has accomplished, if only he was not a child. If he was at least a teenager maybe it can be acceptable. But as a child, this is just too much. Remember that he accomplished all this things under 11 years of age. This is just my thoughts on it, and actually other that this I have no complaints whatsoever like so many readers that like to whine about every single flaw(for them) that they find. This flaw(for me) of being a child and doing all this stuff is just too much for me to ignore. How I wish the Author would rewrite this and at least make the MC a teenager if not an adult. This would have been a 5/5 star for me but I deducted a star just because of the age of the MC. Anyway, what a great read this was. Me being bothered by MC's age and writing this review shows how invested I am in this. This is just me ranting in my hopes of what this story could have been.
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