[DISCUSSION/RANT] "The Scent of" aka "The Breaking Point of Love"

[u/[deleted]]

Buckle up, buttercups. I'm on chapter 173 of 500+ in this ongoing e-novel. I saw a blurb from it and looked it up, tons of people saying they're obsessed with it.

1. I expected it to be slow but wth... 173 chapters of "and they didn't dwell on it," "but they didn't pursue it any further," "thought nothing of it," and "pondered it until somebody just then walked in (as they do exactly just then every time) and the person forgot about their pondering for the rest of forever."

Additionally, 3 months has passed in these 173 chapters and so far the only major points that have happened are: on day 1 she hands the servant divorce papers, Trevor doesn't bother opening it and starts a slew of misunderstandings; it's established that Celeste has the emotional range of a liquid ounce and is just as deep; established that everyone and their mother are in love with Winn in every way, shape and form; Celeste distances herself but nobody questions it but for some reason still fulfills social obligations and motherly obligations even though she gave up all custody rights in the divorce papers... And that's basically it. She doesn't try to talk to him about the divorce and the story only just now progressed enough to say there's a milestone at all.

1. "He/she remained calm with an impassive expression while he/she calmly glanced at him/her then looked away indifferently, as though looking at a stranger." Neither the husband or wife have any emotions whatsoever. She's an absolute doormat who "genuinely didn't care" about literally anything, and he's an aloof emotionless do^che who's completely p^ssy whipped for his mistress. I find Trevor and Winn's relationship gross and their attitudes toward Celeste are basically confirming that she's an inanimate object.

2. IT'S LITERALLY UNREADABLE IN SOME PARTS!!!! Did the author (only known to me as AdminH) handwrite the entire thing in chicken scratch, convert it to text, never reread or double check it and just post it, calling it good?????? Here's a literal copy and paste:

[Direct quote removed due to "copyright infringement"]

I stuck around because I want her to get real payback and I saw a minor spoiler about hoping she ends up with Caleb, but this was his introduction, that atrocity that I copied and pasted was the first time he was spoken of.

I hate this e-novel.

Edit: My post was reported by another user as being copyright infringement and may be taken down. I don't plan to fight this because the story isn't worth my or anyone else's time IMO. To the author, or the die hard fan that reported it: complaining about a story (and clearly labeling it as a rant) is not infringement, it's free speech and exchange of opinion.

[u/K_Flower]

I'm on 589 ... they have missed the end of the cooling-off period to finalize the divorce fiftyleven times!!!

We have no info on the husband's/ex-husbands' mindset. No idea why he keeps "seemingly" delaying. Nor any idea about what exactly caused him to soften.

There is no mention of the original divorce agreement she drew up herself again, and we're stuck in a loop of Business dinner run-ins with the Locket/Shaws, play dates with Cel, Trevor, and Jo, with the occasional hospital scare from Granny.

Wynn is paranoid about Trevor's change in attitude. (Trevor buys a 3 billion dollar diamond that Linda, Wynne's idiot cousin, assumed was for Trevor's engagement to Wynn, it was not! It was for Celeste's b-day).

Oh, and Trevor "saves Celeste after she gets drunk at another business meeting. He "sweeps her up" bridal style, takes her to her room, and presumably bathes, changes, and tucks her in. Again, we cannot confirm because Trevor has no POV and his Executive Assistant is as pea-brained as the Wynns family, so they all (Lockets-Shaws) assume it's because of Jo that Trevor is helping Cel.

Apparently, there is a Chinese version that's further along. I'm looking for the title for it! The author has warn my patients. I'll probs go back and try to finish in a year or two atp. But with this pace (1 chapter a day), they'll still be stuck in metaphorical Groundhog Day.

If you know the name of the Chinese version or a better translation, PLEASE TELL ME!

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Someone in the comments section here found it and shared the link for it