Fopara

I really don't get what nonsense is going on in her head.

Honestly, with all her crazy ideas and unnecessarily inflated pride or whatever, all her actions seem to insult the love and respect Alexander has shown her from day 1. She was chosen by him, he wanted her, she was contributing more than needed but she just wants to undo everything he has done just to put her stamp on everything. I don't find her actions endearing or meaningful. Sadly, Alexander's character has been turned into a dog on leash, a puppet who'll do what she wants..yes, its out of love but still degrading.

Thea is too stubborn and control freak in my opinion..she wants everything on her terms, her ego probably could not accept that she was married without her permission even though she was technically a prisoner of war and her permission or consent wasn't required. But she's undermining Alexander's love, understanding and respect towards her and their relationship by doing this...just because she knows he's wrapped around her pinky, he'll do whatever she wants him to. Is it fair for their daughter to become a part of her games? And she's thinking in terms of years before they get married again. Alex will have to adopt his own kids to make them legitimate. I think its Thea and not the Duke that is crazy. Moreover, Lavinia is the princess. If Thea isn't married to Alex, does she even have the right to keep the royal baby? How could the Emperor allow this insanity, granting their divorce without Alexander's consent?

Honestly, I'm sick of reading about her and her schemes. It seems Alexander wasn't really needed in the story. I would love to see him leave her but he's hopelessly in love with her to blindly follow her like a lost puppy. He was probably better off as her consort in last life, because he's acting like the same now too.

How can she see his memories though? And how can the things he himself didn't notice be part of his memories that somehow went into her dreams? Well he's perhaps doing things behind the scenes but for a reader, he's mostly out of picture and its all about Thea. Would have preferred a balanced screen time for both leads. He can't choose the bride for Emperor but could play important part in eliminating threat to his family and Empire from Grahams, Dowager Empress and Asteria but seems like Thea is handling it all.

The story is too much focused on Thea, Thea and Thea....Alexander is just made to disappear when its time to plan and scheme making him look useless as opposed to his image that was portrayed. I would rather see them both look strong and smart and important and working together but its just all Thea everywhere. It was hurtful to see his grandmother ignoring him, not confiding in him all these years but spilling everything to her. Even the dreams are now all for her and I don't understand how she even dreams about the time of his childhood or even events when Alexander was nowhere in picture.