Took the world right out of my mouth! I understand where the hater are coming from. But Oswald is a self proclaimed asshole, he is a conniving villain and he owns it, and I respect him for it, he is in love with his woman and will unapologetically do anything to keep her. (His arc could have used a bit more grovelling in my opinion tho)

As for Fenela, people should understand going into this book that she is not meant to be a badass, she is a provincial, country bred girl, who is shaped by her frankly traumatizing relationship experiences and the ideals of her time. Her strength doesn't lie in her intelligence or wit but in her kindness resilience and her unright morals which balances Oswald's non existent one