Arranged Marriage to the Monster Countess

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Petrice, a cold and inhospitable wasteland which sits on the Westernmost peak of the Kingdom. A bulwark against which rages a seemingly never-ending horde of grotesque monsters, their tide only stemmed by the might of The Flamberges, Monster Hunters of the finest order. As the province steadily descends further and further into poverty, the old King passes, and his heir proposes a brilliant scheme: to gather the Kingdom's best and brightest young minds, and to disperse them out amongst the poorest of his realms, those in the most dire need.

One of these bright young minds is Niklas, the shamefully diminutive son of the proud knight, Baron Kaiser van der Leigh. Foremost student of stewardship and economics in his class, no sooner had his graduation ended than did his marriage begin. Now he is being shipped away to that very same cold and inhospitable wasteland of Petrice, and he truly wonders if he can survive this strange and far-off land, its unfriendly people, its deadly beasts, and most dangerous of all: his new wife, the giantess Monster Countess Uldred.

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2024
Author: DoodTheMan

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Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
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Community Reviews(4)

AnotherArchetypeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is just a starter review from me before I (hopefully) continue on reading the rest of this story. What I want to express right of the bat is that I'm a very picky reader when it comes to reading stories on Royal Road. There are so many stories with interesting premises that I can hardly get through the first few paragraphs because of how dry or otherwise bland or unengaging the prose is.
But the prose of this story, so far at this early stage I'm reading it, is a very satisfying combination of just enough to progress the story, but not too much to bog it down in stuff the reader doesn't care about yet. The prose really has a charm to it that makes it fun to read aside from the actual content of the chapter.
I find Niklas to be a fun MC to begin with. His intelligence mixed with his frailty makes for a great contrast to his new wife and whatever other persons he will have to contend with.
I know how hard it is to write in the 3rd person, so it is very interesting to see it done quite well in this story so far. Getting insight into different character's points of view without devoting an entire chapter to said point of view. So overall, I would say I see a lot of potential with this story which I hope pays off.
wonkywillaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So far this has been a lovely read. I knew it was going to be a treat when I saw the times new Roman font. Haha.
honestly speaking though, the writing itself is reminiscent of a bygone era and is much appreciated. I haven’t read anything else on RR that has even a similar style.
The switching point of view and dichotomy of the count and countess is quite enjoyable as well.
All in all, it is well written, engaging, funny, the characters are believable, and it’s in times new Roman which is always a plus.
The only cons I can think of are the fact that the pace at the beginning was nice and quick. Succinctly covering the important information so that the story could start. Then the pace considerably slows when the count arrives at his new home. Which would be fine if it didn’t lead into my second and final con which is that the count and countess have not interacted much at all. Something along the lines of 150 shared words. I understand part of this is due to the limited number of chapters currently available and the author is likely still setting up the catalyst for their relationship. Though I do have to admit I thought that would come in toe with the apology scene.
Anyways, great work author! I can’t wait to read more, I’ve added this to my favorites which I don’t do very often and I read quite a ridiculous amount on here. So I hope this gives you some pride.
ShallweRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
The writing style is pretty good, and the characters and story started off well, but the mc is simply a mystery of life.
He is well-studied in managing finances/economy whatnot, goes to prove himself, but is incredibly, well, incredible.
When stuff goes wrong and traumatizes/nearly kills him he seems to be unfazed the moment the interaction ends.
He is naive and has unparalleled confidence, surviving by luck, never learning, wholly incompatible as though a black and white painting was smudged all over with a blurry rainbow.
Ray-JeansRoyal Road
★★★ 2.5
As I said in the Title, I really like the theme, the lore and the IDEAS behind this story.
Style 5/5: The style, the grammar, the ambiance, everything is on point and give the story depth, contexte which make it feel real and immersive.
Story 3/5: I really like dual MC and fief revitalisation but the way the setting was brought feels so lazy. If the author wanted to start the story fast, just begin where you want and explain through flash back. Don’t make the father dishonest because stupid, The FMC incompetent to the point she doesn’t even read what she has signed or the MC a “genius” who after months studying all day about a poor famished county doesn’t know anything useful and start its plans with “roads first for commerce”
grammar 4/5: One or two mistakes here and there but nothing diminishing the immersion and overall experience.
Characters 2/5: This is my main gripe with the story. The author went way too far with the underdog settings. Like in true Japanese style they are incapable of simple communication which would have resolved/ avoided all current problems.
The MCs are just archetypes of “quirky” characters with The FMC is the strong tsundere type and the MC is the genius but stupid type with exactly the type of misunderstandings everybody thinks of this combination. Don’t forget the classic back story of being bullied by their “appearance” and the peanut gallery reaction.
Conclusion: if you are not tired of stereotypes, overused characters types give this story a go because it’s TRULY well written with a seemingly deep lore. As people say, these archetypes are overused for reasons.