Red River, a Japanese Hittite counterpart relatively in the same timeline(Ramses I), has a clearer plot with a balanced risks of messy situations and irreversible events. Besides, the younger and fickle FL had a more distinct character development, getting stronger both mentally and physically. Here, I am constantly disappointed by the FL, always clumsy and only wise when she needs to leave an impression for the Pharoah. Always in distress yet rarely helpful to the pharoah's plans. The time traveling and inconsistency in whichever timeline is false or true is a head ache, and while reincarnation seems to save the FL's ripple effect... it undermines all the past events into a fever dream... besides, if it is a false timeline, why would their souls be connected in reincarnation? The FLs influence is caused by a bracelet which resets whatever its owner changed once it breaks.
I was so into it hoping some clarity is given to me especially during her third return... but I ended up reading only for closure, but I'm no longer as attached nor expectant.
I was even hoping that Egypt is given some bragging rights here but with the actual series of events, they lost. She made them lose. Unlike in Red River where the FL actually had a positive and moving effect in the forgotten race, Hittite. (Yeah, I can't help comparing them because of the timeline both authors chose to cover. it's like if both of them were sent back in the same timeline, the Japanese counterpart had more knowledge and impact to impart WHILE giving a satisfying romantic arc)
Red River, a Japanese Hittite counterpart relatively in the same timeline(Ramses I), has a clearer plot with a balanced risks of messy situations and irreversible events. Besides, the younger and fickle FL had a more distinct character development, getting stronger both mentally and physically. Here, I am constantly disappointed by the FL, always clumsy and only wise when she needs to leave an impression for the Pharoah. Always in distress yet rarely helpful to the pharoah's plans. The time traveling and inconsistency in whichever timeline is false or true is a head ache, and while reincarnation seems to save the FL's ripple effect... it undermines all the past events into a fever dream... besides, if it is a false timeline, why would their souls be connected in reincarnation? The FLs influence is caused by a bracelet which resets whatever its owner changed once it breaks.
I was so into it hoping some clarity is given to me especially during her third return... but I ended up reading only for closure, but I'm no longer as attached nor expectant.
I was even hoping that Egypt is given some bragging rights here but with the actual series of events, they lost. She made them lose. Unlike in Red River where the FL actually had a positive and moving effect in the forgotten race, Hittite. (Yeah, I can't help comparing them because of the timeline both authors chose to cover. it's like if both of them were sent back in the same timeline, the Japanese counterpart had more knowledge and impact to impart WHILE giving a satisfying romantic arc)