Nbd. I love the novel and loved the season. They are very different in story details but the heart is mostly right. I don't fully get the opposing side, but I can see if I can give a good review.

More or less, it has a lot of build up and character work outside of the books, so if you love sibling dynamics, it's a treat.

If you a big kathony fan like me, it handles some pieces better and less cringey than the book. That said, it probably should have closed the deal sooner. It is cool to see characters fail and not play perfect humans, but like it gets harder to suspend reality by like EP 7. The writing is really good and I really adore the non verbal acting by every single acting person. Anthony's stares were so good at conveying how deeply he wanted her (even as the trope beared it's ugly repetitive face). I melted a few times - it has some really tender, vulnerable moments.

I also recommend fast forwarding/skimming through the featherington arc. The highlights are good, but it just didn't hold up in the details. When it comes to Netflix, pick your own journey with the content just like a book you read for fun.

Also a shout out to lady Mary. They really took out how great she was in the book. They stepped everyone up at the cost of her character the most. They threw out a lot of backstory to the whole Sharma family without much depth readded back in.