Review Detail of SunnysMoroseShadow in Rise of the Unfavored Princess

This review is written as of ch 110. If you want something light and fluffy this is not for you. If you want something romance heavy, this is not for you. If you want something complex and interesting and more realistic than average that slowly unravels… then jump right in. I like that the MC (and readers) don’t have all of the information and has to make their best guess about what the best move is given their current situation. I like the MC isn’t overpowered. I like that some of the side characters are complex and interesting. However there are other characters that seem to be very 2-dimensional and are underdeveloped for the amount of time they show up in the story (e.g., Janice). My “complaints” about this novel boil down to some personal preference. The pace is a bit slow for my taste given that so far in the early years this MC has not had a lot of “wins” to feel good about. I personally don’t like reading about how hard the MC has it for 100 out of 110 chapters. It’s interesting but also begins to feel like the depression and powerlessness is dragging on. I will say that I hate it when authors force romance on young kids (even if their mental age is older), so given she’s still young at this point I’m okay with the lack of romance but… give this is labeled as a fantasy romance I had hoped we would have gotten more aging and some hints of romance by now. There is enough going for this book that I want to continue, but if some levity isn’t worked in soon I may have to drop, at least until I’m in the mood to read something more complex and depressing.