Some things in the plot were especially contrived or didn't quite make sense as well, but it probably didn't annoy me as much as the other issues. The hero definitely had his moments that didn't impress me either, but overall the balance was like 85/15, which isn't nearly as fun or interesting to me. So especially against someone as impressive as the hero is described to be, it made her seem like a 16 year old dating a 30 year old. And apparently she can't even school her features when she needs to bluff, or keep a secret, or gather information, or bargain, etc. The story repeatedly claims she's very clever as well, but besides some skill at chess, I didn't see any evidence of that. She can claim being from a privileged background, having family members who love her, being beautiful, and having some luck, but none of that is by her doing. There was a significant power imbalance between the hero and heroine as well, not only is he the captain of the ship she's on, which would usually be plenty, but he's also capable, knowledgeable, experienced, heroic, etc., and she really doesn't have much going for her. She wasn't entirely unlikable, but she frequently made it difficult for me to enjoy her. The heroine had just appalling judgement at every turn, as well as being reckless, spoiled, and naive. There were several things I enjoyed about this book, and I chuckled outloud to myself many times, but it was brought down by some significant flaws as well, that kept it from being 4 stars for me.
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