A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City Chapter 94 Discussion

As always, this author's novels do not disappoint. The humor present in every scene makes everything sweeter and cuter, the romance that is fun and without exaggerated drama, the dynamics very well done, the construction of characters, and not only the main ones, everything is great.

MC

The MC is naive, but at the same time, perceptive. Think of someone who easily believes in certain people but is an excellent judge of character so she is not at risk of being deceived by people with bad intentions because her intuition keeps her away from these people.

She was raised in a monastery for a while, and because of that she has a simpler yet more realistic perception of the world.

I generally don't like cute and naive characters, because I think that kind of character gets tiresome quickly. There are times when cuteness doesn't work to save someone who doesn't do anything other than being cute. But that's not the case here, in this novel the dynamic between the characters was very well done, each one has a time to show their strengths including the lovely MC, who may seem a bit clueless but actually just uses different tools for navigating the world, which turn out to work as well or better than machinations and schemes.

ML

As always, this author's MLS are partners and not bosses, and maybe for those who are addicted to yanderes, these kind of characters are not ideal, but for me, that's the only way a romance novel can work, otherwise i'll just be rolling my eyes everytime ML shows.

This ML is lazy but fair, smart but relaxed, funny but moody, and a good person everyone sees as an arrogant troublemaker because he does things straightforwardly and tactlessly, yet still does something when no one else does.

The thing is, this author manages to do something rare, which is to add flaws that really make a character better and more interesting, instead of just adding complexity just to excuse bad behavior... Don't let this scare you tho, this author's MLS aren't perfect, but they're still dreamy, as they should, afterall this is a romance novel;

FAMILY

Both MC's and ML's families are pure cuteness and healing for hearts disappointed with family life. Advice from someone who needs this medicine: I recommend daily doses.

In many novels you see the authors trying to create this cute and heartwarming dynamic, but ending up with a session of suck-ups that only know how to exaggerate praise as if they were looking for a job and not having breakfast. BUT, in this novel, the subtlety of the author with all the thoughts, little actions and interactions between them, makes the pampering much cuter, realistic, and satisfying.

VILLAINS

They're not the best out there but still, they're not cartoonish or over the top, they also have more building to them than most novels. They fulfill their role of representing a challenge when necessary and adding tension at certain times, but as the pace of the novel itself interferes, they are used as comic relief quite often, that's the only reason why I don't consider them as good as the rest of the characters and dynamics.

SO, to wrap it up

Strong MC's that are different from the usual formula of "ice-queen" and MLs who are dreamy yet not sociopath or "frost-king" type. Cute family dynamics with real cute characters. And a fantastic sense of humor.

Finally, I recommend it, as I recommend the other works of this author!