this was interesting in that the concept was unique but disappointing in that it felt like it was focused so much on the wrong things.
Spoiler warning probably
anyways so the whole concept right is that she is in the emperor's harem and has this gossiping system that tells her gossip or "melons" about other people. She finds out the reason the emperor hasn't been with any of the women is cause he can't get it up, rough. lol
while shes losing her mind about this info, turns out he can read minds and hears everything she is thinking and thinks she's a spy so he decides to get to know her
its a wild concept
I enjoyed how she used her gossip to write books, yes it was repetitive but i do like a good fight. I enjoyed her love for food, it made me hungry
What i didn't enjoy was the lack of plot and relationship progression. Listen, realistically speaking, it is a big deal if an emperor has no kids, especially if he's had a harem for 3 years??? The fact that he couldn't have kids was serious. And yet when she is found to be pregnant it was so anticlimatic it was so incredibly disappointing in every way. Everything about her pregnancy was disappointing.
Also, in the main chapters HE NEVER TELLS HER HE'S TELEPATHIC????? WHAT???? she told him about the gossip thing and then he spends the rest of the book tryna make sure she isn't suspicious of him. DO YOU EVEN LOVE HER????? WHAT ARE YOU HIDING IT FOR????
speaking of love, she literally at no point in the book made any indication she liked the guy. She was constantly wanting money just in case he left her. There was literally no one else left in the harem because he got rid of them. He has only shown interest in her. He explicitly said he only cared for her several times to her face. She showed no indication she had feelings for him and then had his kids and still nothing. only cares about food and money which like i get but GIRL COME ON, AN EMPEROR JUST KILLED OFF HIS HAREM FOR YOU????HE KILLED OFF PEOPLE CAUSE THEY HURT YOUR FAMILY??? HE FEEDS YOU??? SUPPORTS YOUR BOOKS??? UR KILLING ME HERE
yeah
i didn't read the extra chapters out of anger