- #1
Holy moly does this one have a bad beginning. In the first three chapters, MC is constantly talking about Lilliths lack of v*rginity, how difficult it is to romance her when she's still a virg*n, and "reaches down" and checks to see if she's still one when he possesses her. My eyes bugged out, and I decided to keep reading to see if it would get any worse. I'm glad I did, because it suddenly became very good and now I'm looking forward to updates. All that stuff hasn't come up again at all, and it's become this unreliable narrator story of MC trying to pretend she's a more selfish person than she actually is, formimg bonds with the people around her and dealing with sexual/power harassment in realistic, then satisfying ways. Keeping in mind the subtext of self-delusion/justification in efforts of holding on to any scraps of masculine identity when suddenly stuck in an outrageously feminine body makes this a more interesting read, and recontextualizes somethings regarding her actions - including her relative quickness to violence. As you read- assuming you make it past the horrible first 3 chapters- I'd recommend looking at the scenarios first as her inner monologuing and personal reasons for taking or not taking actions might be, and then a more objective view of what anyone might think is happening from an outsiders perspective.I could of course be over analyzing, but nothing's really contradicted me so far and I am enjoying the story more reading it this way!