One of my favorite things a story can do isn’t surprise me with a plot twist. It’s surprise me by allowing a character to stay exactly who they are. Recently, I finished reading a manga that made me think about…

Recently, I found myself reading another childcare fantasy story, particularly within the Rofan (romance fantasy) genre, and I noticed something interesting about why I enjoy these stories so much. The story begins with a little girl born into a royal…

When I started reading A Talented Maid, I thought I knew exactly what kind of story I was getting into. A simple noble household story. A capable maid who slowly becomes indispensable to a noble family. The relationships between the…