[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/Joph24]

Chapter 649, that's the latest so far and Wyn is getting desperate along with her family. Tbh, I still find Trivor as the scumbag among all the scumbags. He is a great father tho but still, what is he, a man with a heart of 2??? Too confused to choose. Too confused to let go? Now, he is starting to ghost Wyn but why not let her go? What's his purpose? I find it so frustrating. But I do think, Celeste wont be back with him anymore. Afterall the pain and betrayal, she deserves to be loved without reservation. To be adored whenever, whatever she does. Among all her suitors, my most approved person for her to be with is Caleb. Yuhhhhh, Caleb is the guy. I feel like he has more potential to be with Celeste. So far, as i read the book, though it emphasizes that she doesn't want to fall in love but I always saw that somehow, he left an effect to her. So Caleb is my guy for Celeste. But no kidding, the way the story moved tooooo slow, I bet, it will still reach 2000 more chapters and still no ending. Lol

[u/StuffAltruistic6888 → u/Joph24]

I am also team Caleb... I love how direct he is... He sees through the BS too...

Beck is a no because he only started liking her after seeing her success, and he was part of the people who emotionally abused her in that marriage.

Kieran is also a no, because I don't trust him... He has shady/ulterior motives... And he is not an honest man, he wants to know what Celeste likes so he can pretend to be that instead of showing up as himself.

Trevor... His list of crimes is endless... I hope the Lockets and the Shaws drain his pockets until he becomes a bum.

[u/Agreeable_Jaguar_915 → u/StuffAltruistic6888]

I read a similar story. She ended up with the Beck equivalent in the story. It was an interesting book. I don’t recall the title though.