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that romantic development was obvious cause it fit the trope lee is going for but out of nowhere based on the on page interactions between those two characters
also the age gap here is definitely minor-adult but i guess that wasn’t the age of consent for the place period.. still not comfy with that tbh

this magic system is written to fit the story and world. rather than the world being written within the constraints of a defined magic system.
as the reader, it makes me feel very discombobulated because there’s some new rule or exception with the magic that’s known or some entirely new magic. and all of this is existing in a world that “doesn’t” know about magic? it’s just not believable

i’ve been moving slowly thru this one but enjoying it still.
tho i have to say.. the comp to tpw is doing it a MASSIVE disservice… if it’s really jsut for the shaman related magic and angry fire girl, they really missed the whole point of tpw and why readers love it.