This contains actual spoilers read risk Intresting story with intresting characters and world with the most unique aspect of the story in my opinion has to be the magic system but I will get into that later and truthfully has been one of the best stories I have read so good job author and keep up the good work Main Character(only talking about the very beginning): The personality at the beginning is as you would expect from an abused child that just wants recognition from her parents and tries to gain their approval by expelling at her studies (only to be met with harsh abuse) though her main intrest (outside of gaining recognition in the first 15 or so chapters) is profiling, magic, and gardening which in the story shows she’s actually intelligent (though her actual knowledge of social interactions and current history is shallow) which get shown in the theoretical knowledge of magic and ability to profile people World Building: I suck at explaining this type of stuff but I can say with certainty say that the pacing doesn’t feel drawn out and slow but it’s not rushed either and takes the time to properly explain what it needs to Love Intrest: it’s confirmed she’s a yandere and better yet the main character loves the feeling of her possessing her soo their a perfect match in that sense. Some of the more important things to note is that the main character isn’t the only broken soul in the novel Losing her entire family and being forced into a position of power within the empire(Archdutchess) she not only has to deal with politics but also has to ‘control’ her instincts (her powers are centered around embracing her instincts which lead to some intresting events) as she navigates being in love for the first time(though she did play around with other girls before she met the mc but never loved them) Magic System: One of the most important aspects of any fantasy novel the author went and created a masterpiece here. First the magic is broken down into a few things but the most important is the “Aspect”. Aspects are the elements(the same ones that can be found in other fantasy stories) define the scope of their magic (example- mc grandfathers aspect was summer sunlight from this we are informed that the elements he has are fire and light). Second we got bloodlines which are both important and not as this does have an affect on their aspects but doesn’t fully define it(aspects include both bloodline and life experiences which determines what said aspect well be) they can be used in what’s called schema to power their spells. And onto the most important part of this system of magic is the Schema. Schema is the method of using said magic and is not defied on what your bloodline is or what your aspect is though the efficiency of the schema is so it better to pair it with your aspect and bloodline and can be broke down into three different types; Innate Schema which relied on the bloodline but lacks flexibility for potency, Channeling Schema uses the surrounding energy to cast and use so form of medium lacks potency but makes up for it with flexibility and versatility, and last but not least, Constructive Schema which is a highly structured and formulated magic which requires the user to be able to formulate how a spell works based on certain variables they often require runes or sigils (all of this is explained in the story a lot better than what I gave it). Aspects can be as complicated as ‘flickering shadows’ to ‘cherry blossoms in an endless storm’ and when paired with the schema and bloodline can result in some amazing spells
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Thank you so much for the review. Seeing you so enthusiastic really helps encourage me too and I'll keep working hard to make sure your praise remains well earned! Thank you for reading so far and all of your support!
Thank you for the amazing novel
This was very helpful. Gonna give it a shot brb
