The Confines of the Crown

As the Valette of a somewhat unruly prince, Mc is trying to help him woo a foreign princess, and well…things go very, very wrong during courtship. Could it be that MC is trying to steal the princess’ man? Or are more sinister things afoot?? (Pssst. Of course, there are.)

Some of the endings are a bit unconventional, which threw me off. For starters, MC won’t always be dating the guy whose route she is following - at least not in the way otome is customarily known to depict.* But I won’t elaborate for the spoilers! In spite of that, the contexts were so logically sound that it didn’t bother me. In fact, I actually appreciated it. I enjoyed every minute, and I loved the MC, who was brilliant. I mean, love for otome aside, it’s hard to find an MC you don’t want to whack with a giant paper roll. The characters and relationships are built really well throughout, and the writing is probably some of the best quality I’ve ever seen in any otome. Additionally, the art was breathtaking. Over all, this turned out to be a favorite of mine.