The start of this book is weak in a "I really don't want to read this" sort of way. The FL gets the memory of the villainess, but then is shocked at how terrified the FL is, but then claims to understand everything, all while approaching the FL as if nothing bad has happened. Which is it, does she understand the situation or does she not understand the situation?
Stuff is happening, but its not happening b.c the plot or characters dictate that it should happen, instead it happens b.c the author wants this scene, or this moment to be in the book. I feel like I am reading an idea of a story and not the actual flushed out story. Nothing really flows and the dialog feels mechanical, couple that with the meh art work and the writing flaws really start jumping out at you.
Relationships are not built, for example the Villainess and the FL are now friends after one incident, we never get to see their relationship grow it just goes from 1 to 9.5 to10 in like 3 chapters.It is so poorly executed that you as the reader might even miss the part where you should care that any of this is happening.
A Marquess put her hands on a Dukes daughter...that is all I have to say about the authors ability to care about the world setting the characters are currently in.
This is not the worst story out there, if you can get past that terrible story set up, the bland characters, meh artwork, constant telling instead of showing, and all characters acting because the author said so, then this could make for a chill light read for someone out there.