You finally found the post you were looking for! :D
I honestly do not remember the heroine's best friend, which probably says everything it needs to about how much I recall of this book.
Age gaps by themselves don't bug me as much as the whole package deal of "teenage girl with no power paired with ancient super-powerful man". PLUS I don't like enemies-to-lovers*, and the trope generally does. Like Cordelia is significantly younger than Aral and significantly older than Jole, but neither relationship revolves around the younger person having zero authority or abilities, and they're CERTAINLY not adversarial.
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Date: 2022-06-25 02:59 pm (UTC)You finally found the post you were looking for! :D
I honestly do not remember the heroine's best friend, which probably says everything it needs to about how much I recall of this book.
Age gaps by themselves don't bug me as much as the whole package deal of "teenage girl with no power paired with ancient super-powerful man". PLUS I don't like enemies-to-lovers*, and the trope generally does. Like Cordelia is significantly younger than Aral and significantly older than Jole, but neither relationship revolves around the younger person having zero authority or abilities, and they're CERTAINLY not adversarial.
*now, friends-to-lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers, THAT'S fine, ofc