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Possibly this is the most bland QT novel I've ever read. I don't know if it was the writing or the translation, but each chapter was so soulless I was only clicking "next" because I didn't have anything better to do. Even with the most generic of QTs I usually end up thinking about some aspect after I'm done reading, but literally nothing stands out about this novel.Seriously, I love shallow faceslapping as much as the next person, but I couldn't even bring myself to feel an emotion when they were humiliated by our MC—never mind cardboard cutouts, these characters are more like humanoid Playdoh slabs.On the bright side, the ML of the first arc doesn't seem to be the type to be possessive or boundary-crossing, and the MC isn't weepy or a pushover.Plot: 2/5. If I let the memory of every GxB QT novel I'd ever read blur together into my mind, this novel is what I would get. Expect no innovation coming into this and you'll be fine.Prose: 3/5. Very readable translation, with no egregious errors or inconsistencies that stood out in my memory. However, the actual text is mind-numbingly boring.Moral objectionability: 4/5. Outstanding conduct from our MC and associated groups. However, I have to deduct a point for weird class undertones regarding the MC and her family (generous rich family) and the original FL (traitorous servant girl sponsored by the family) in the first world.MC Likeability: 2/5. I'm not sure why I couldn't bring myself to feel anything towards this MC, given that she's basically the platonic ideal of my favorite kind of MC.... Maybe that's the problem, actually. 27 chapters in and the girl has displayed zero memorable or simply humanizing personality traits.Overall rating: 2/5. Would not recommend, but I wouldn't dissuade anyone looking to give this novel a try either.