After reading this post I'm just curious about something. I really like Cassie but don't like Riley at all, so I'm just wondering will it be possible to go for Cassie without Riley being involved or doing anything with her or the MC.
It seems like they are a package deal and they are already fucking each other. Will there be an option to stop them doing that eventually once the MC's relationship with Cassie develops more.
Ok just picked this up and, I am ok with throuples and polyamorous relationships, so considering the feedback on Riley's character I thought I'd give her a chance....yeah I agree as much as I LOVE Cassie, I HATE Riley. There's just nothing compelling or interesting to me about her...from her personality to her looks... I'm just over her, and if it wasn't for Cassie offering to leave her behind to be with the MC, I was seriously considering rejecting them both as a package deal. I still would be with her in spite of Riley, if there was a chance to not include Riley as part of the harem in the future.
While I like the premise...there is some that is just...off. For starters, It's the whole "I'm on fire, lets get naked and bang "trial" thing was pretty jarring to me. Yes I understand what the intention was, but it felt awkward, rushed, and pretty goddamn silly imo. In the end, I just convinced myself the first part of the trial didn't actually happen, and instead they had the MC perform the secret coven initiation-bonding ritual. I know I'm just nitpicking here but it seems as though Sura is/was a virgin, so its pretty unrealistic the MC fucks her doggiestyle from behind without warming her up and then just proceeds to just ram it in there... seems like an odd way to have sex with her for her first time.
And finally, while there aren't many men in their society, there is too much lesbian stuff going on for my taste. Being this is set in a society of almost exclusively female witches, and also taking place at an all girls school, I'm fine with the token couple or two, I'm just tired of every game having the girls all be bi/lesbian. I could understand or wrap my head around why lesbian relationships are so prevalent if men are in short supply or treated as not equals/lesser...but by all accounts, this is set in a real world setting where men and women coexist, with the sole difference being witches are just about exclusively female. That by itself shouldn't really play an influencing role why most relationships are typically lesbian, unless we're going with the 'all women share their magic with others via sex, so of course they are all gay/bisexual', on top of the need for secrecy/discretion of the covens for their safety. It may not sound like it, but I really do like the story itself and the world its set in, these are just my early impressions and the issues that stuck out to me.
