Stevie’s Reviews > To Bargain with Mortals > Status Update

not even slightly shocked by that death. everything about this is so predictable and obvious. like i’ve read this exact plot a hundred times

okay they were voting on something else but still nothing makes sense

also why tf did hassan try to melt a lot with fire knowing full well that it would work. like that wasn’t dramatic or high tension like it was presented. it was just idiotic?

how is viceroy a hereditary position and also something they’re voting over at the same time.

and another thing—

from the start poppy has positioned herself as a smart person but the basu is using “educating” her as the primary means of delivering world building information. so like.. no i don’t believe that poppy is smart. she actually looks really dumb.

also her play for vicerine is so impractical and the world, as its been explained to us, would just up not accept her. even if it’s birthright.

poppy: i’m the most qualified person to be viceroy and it’s my birthright!
poppy not a full minute later: no, i don’t know why the two biggest political groups don’t like each other, please explain it to me!

girl be so fr😭😭😭😭

it’s literally jus to spoon feed the readers information but it makes her look so stupid and gives the reader nothing actually thanks

the review that made me pick this up said there was no romance and i’m really starting to wonder if that is true cause every trope is lined up perfectly in place

i fear this is just mid, poppy is pretty dumb and the plot feels really predictable

kinda crazy she didn’t consider that richard would just want her for her fathers position? like that’s wildly obvious 😅

so far this is okay! i’m enjoying it and have no major complaints. overall it’s just feeling a bit predictable? or like the themes are very heavy handed? also poppy’s magic reveal was very random?
i think mostly it’s that poppy is starting out as morally very Correct. which love a girl with good opinions on social justice. but i feel like she’s not left with much room to grow?