Tiffany B’s Reviews > Spark of the Everflame > Status Update

Why in fantasy books, the MC always is oblivious or plays dumb to things that are clear as day? Raised to be clueless & full of denial. What’s the point when it ALWAYS ends up exploding at the worst times? And then they act as if their entire life has been a lie when they’ve known all along that something is DIFFERENT about them?
Then as the reader, I too have to pretend Im an idiot?