To tell the truth, this is a very hard VN to rate for me, as the pro's and con's are so varied that it's hard to judge one way or the other, but I'll try...
Let's get the worst stuff out of the way. The development time is *horrible* . I was a patron of L&P years ago, when this was a relatively new VN, because, back then, frankly, it blew me away. But a clear pattern emerged even then, because I stopped donating after about a year to a year and a half. In the creator's own words, this is a "slow-burn" novel, and you're lucky if new content is released three times in a year. I cannot recommend donating to this author on a *monthly* basis for content that you might get every *six* months, or so. If you want to play this, get a free version.
Another problem is, as others have noted, is the lack of actual erotic content. Now, there is plenty of teasing material, some skin, and limited touching, but no real actual sex, except in a path (the loving, faithful wife route) that most people likely wouldn't pursue (me included). Now, this second point isn't so bad as the first, as narratively, it makes a lot of sense. This is a story about a grown woman slowly succumbing to her suppressed desires, and from a story-writing standpoint, her not instantly jumping into the sack with the various characters involved is right. But... as an erotic novel, it DOES leave your "monkey-brain" frustrated.
Another problem arises from the "various characters" I noted above. This is an ambitious novel, with many characters involved. This adds to the immersion... but also subtracts from it. There are too many characters, jumping in and out of the story. It can be easy to forget a few or their roles. I get it, some are there just to, apparently, move the MC's corruption along (for example, the maid or the museum boys) with no clear idea if that character is actually supposed to be a potential partner for the MC in the future. Many of these characters appear to be in the story just to allow the player to add specific "points" to the MC instead of actually driving story along.
Which leads to an admittedly minor gripe about the "points" system itself. The system is meant to count the amount of "corruption" of the MC has accumulated, plus help track "routes" with characters. In a sandbox-style game, this makes total sense, but in a narrative-driven game, it is incredibly frustrating. The system basically forces a player to use guides or cheat mods as it is too easy to miss content. If a player wants to skip certain scenes that hold no interest for them, they quite often come up short on the necessary amount of points for the scene that they *do* want. Story-wise, if a player is just spamming the spacebar to get through an scene for the "points", the scene itself is wasted.
There is good, however. Renders are beautiful, with attention to detail such as posing and backgrounds. The models are not stock, as far as I can tell, including hair and such. MC, and other characters, react (mostly) to situations in a sane manner. The more important characters each have their own personality and story (whether we as players LIKE those stories or not), and have their own roles to play in the MC's journey. The author is obviously a non-English speaker, and it can lead to some confusing dialogue, but, for the most part manages to get the point across well enough. Overall, the writing is actually pretty good. "Slow-burn" can be frustrating, but "edging" leads to a better "ending"... but "blue-balls" hurt, too.
In conclusion to this rambling review this is a beautiful yet frustrating VN. Its positives are clear, due to the thousands upon thousands of people downloading, playing, and commenting on it. But, many of those commenting are understandably negative towards it... because we think that it could be so much more. Female Protagonist erotic VNs are rare compared to their counterparts, and AWAM could be a legend, even amongst the broader category of erotic VNs. I would recommend playing it, but only for free... and only with a guide or cheat mod installed.
