Willhelm hat Rheyna ihre Rache auf dem Silbertablett serviert: Der Kronprinz ist tot, und Will ist selbst zum Thronfolger geworden. Um ihren Pakt zu besiegeln, hält Will sogar um Rheynas Hand an. Doch dann macht Rheyna eine unglaubliche Entdeckung: Dietrich, ihr engster Vertrauter, hat den Krieg überlebt. Und Will ist daran schuld, dass sie ihn für tot gehalten hat …
Trying to find something redeeming in this volume... I think the toxicity crossed a line for me. I do like how I never quite know how the characters are going to react or what they're going to do next.
This was a very hard one for me to read even knowing what was coming. Seeing a character going through such intense emotional trauma and depression can be very triggering to someone who has experienced similar emotions. Honestly the only reason I'm working down two Stars is because of this difficulty reading through the story here. If I could be fair and judge it based solely on the quality of the storytelling, the characters, the artwork etc.. then it really is five stars.
This is a situation where the main characters have intense trauma that is making it impossible for them to reconcile with even themselves. It's wrapped in self-loathing driven distrust. I think the best way to sum up this kind of a story is to quote one of my favorite people, Dillon Maron, "hurt people hurt people." Unable to break free of the pain inflicted on themselves through the trauma that led them to who they are, they are also equally unable to find reconciliation with the person they long for the most.
These two souls are quite broken and the only thing that can heal them is each other. Unfortunately they're broken so badly that being together inflicks more pain.
I think that if you're sensitive to this sort of stuff like I am the best way to handle this volume is to push through it so that you know what happened and you can move on to the next act.
Probably won't be continuing much longer. The story takes too many "shock" twists and turns that no longer make sense or drive the plot. Making Wilhelm into the bad guy has been so much work and effort that the only way to make it even halfway believable is to have Rein overreact, discover "secrets" by accident, and to have her completely lose her mind. It's nearly impossible to keep hoping for a happy ending, especially with the huge time jumps. I can't even blame Wilhelm for his jealousy of Dietrich because of how Rein obsessed over him at the oddest times and completely ignores Wilhelm in favour of him or his memory. It's starting to get ridiculous.
Kind of love that the story allows two very messed up characters to devolve into the toxic endgame they've been barreling toward the whole story, but the drama gets to a point. Hoping for a turnaround or I'm going to blissfully pretend this ended after volume 5.
Wtf is this series!? Just kill Willhelm. Quit dilly-dallying around it. That poor baby, Wilroy. Give him all the love and cuddles. Didn't like the rape scene; uber gross. If Willhelm wasnt the villain before, he most definitely is after that. He's giving Bear 🤢
3.5 I can’t tell if I want to keep reading or not, I love the ml, but that’s all this story has going for it now. Idk why, but the plot and pacing has taken a nose dive during the second half of the series. I’m glad I decided to switch to the web comic version because this story is not worth $20 a pop for the physical volumes. Like, Wilhelm is fantastic, and everything I’d expect and want from a morally black yandere character, but the fl is an insufferable hypocrite who throws a tantrum every time she doesn’t get her way which is such a 180 from her personality during the first half of the series. Plus the plot’s weak, and the pacing is all over the place. Scenes that should have room to breathe fly at a breakneck pace, and scenes that should be more concise move at a glacial pace. I find myself speed reading through whole sections because I just don’t care, and want the scene to end. It’s a shame that Wilhelm is so well written because everything else is hot garbage, and I can’t decide if one well written ml is worth a subpar story