The Saintess Became the Northern Grand Duke’s Daughter Chapter 72 Discussion

If you're a fan of rofan childcare type novels, this scratches the itch very well. It has many of the usual tropes but done well enough to be enjoyable.

Liriette - usual cute and kind regressor protagonist who finally gets a good childhood after her first hellish life. She doesn't act excessively cute and is just trying to live well. She's not too adult and childish enough, especially now that she lives a good life. She comes across as someone who can be too mature for her age at times but others she seems sheltered from the world at large which suits her past.

Duke - surprisingly young which makes some story events kind of ?? He's unmarried and childless so you don't have that kinda weird 'i am only a good father to my cute adopted daughter and the rest of my sons are treated coldly' or 'I am obsessed with my dead wife and have become a terrible father' tropes.

I like how pragmatic he is and that he's like a good duke. He isn't some tyrant, his aura is just scary when he isn't smiling. He's still the typical cold duke only warm to his daughter but like in a reasonable way. He'll ask her why she doesn't call him father instead of brooding excessively, he'll try to be nice to her friends who like him so she has friends.

It's also not too boring, there's at least some plot active behind the cute stuff so the story doesn't feel like a lull. There's also an antagonist that is present and somewhat meddling that the duke can't simply kill so there's that overhanging threat too.

I'll wait and see how the romance develops before committing to a 5 star but if you like childhood rofans I do recommend this!