- #1
So far it's a solid novel. The MC's thought process/emotions are well written and really do track.She set a deadline. The deadline was ignored/played off as a joke. She acted decisively. There were emotional ramifications but she sticks to her guns.The issues I have with the novel is the development with the male lead seem... Lackluster?EDIT: I understand my issue with the ML. The MC is sooooo well-written and the Ex-Boyfriend is so well-written! By comparison the ML falls.... flat. His whole presence (so far) is a flavor of the overbearing president trope. There's not much going on in his emotional world outside of the MC. His character, backstory, even his family are there to faceslap the ML. The issue is the Ex is so well-written that the ML falls flat in comparison.We're being told the ML is better than the EX but the ML is written with a tenth of the care of the EX. The EX isn't a better person than the ML but the EX is a better-written person. The EX is juggling a rich emotional atmosphere of friends, family, work, and the MC. But the ML only has the MC in their world. It leaves them feeling one-dimensional in comparison.Honestly a one-dimensional ML wouldn't be so glaring if the EX wasn't so well-written.The MC - a 10.The EX - a 10.The ML - a 3.