This review is written after reading the first 10 chapters of the story.
This story cares nothing about its setting, starting with the FL lead who is a modern girl tossed into a historical setting. What is the point of her being a modern girl if she will have a full understanding of how all of the laws work, how to do the empresses job, and understand all or the etiquette?
In one scene she claims that she wants to be careful b.c in this land they can burn people at the stake easily, so she doesn't want anyone to think her personality has changed too much. She says that, but then proceeds to do insane things the original her has never done before where everyone is saying she is acting weird. The logic makes no sense. She is given many "ah ha, gotcha moments" most are only b.c the author said so and not b.c she is actually intelligent.
The setting doesn't mean anything honestly, this could have been a modern rich office lady drama and nothing in the story would change since nothing in the historical setting affects the characters at all.
The original FL of the storybook is the typical two faced innocent, but petty evil character. It would have been nice if she were actually smart, it would have been fun watching a crazy villain and a sane villain duke it out in a power of schemes and wits.
The ML is ok, a king ruling with an iron fist. As is usual they tell us of his accomplishments but they've not allowed him to show off any of these talents so his intelligence and skills have yet to be determined.
Overall there are a few funny moments, but one of the biggest issues is the story never really explains how much power the emperor and empress possess in regards to the balance of powers like the aristocrats. The emperor and empress do whatever they want without regard for any rules or limitations, yet the ML states he was glad to have found a reasonable excuse to demote someone. While the FL states she must be careful not to get herself executed. They are acknowledging that there are some limitations to what they can and can't do, but we only every see them breaking rules, throwing tantrums, and abusing their powers.
The second big issue with the story is the disregard for the"why" method of writing. Why is this happening in the story? Is it because of the environment, is it consequences of characters actions, or is it an external source? The story never ask itself these questions and so it feels like you are reading a fan fiction where everything happens b.c the author likes it that way and not because there is an actual story to be told here.
