Why the hell did I read this?
There was only one reason and that was what a booktuber once said. I won’t mentioned her name but she’s known for her sarcasm, irony and comedic exaggeration. I knew that she was exaggerating about that book as well, but nonetheless, my curiosity grew and I wanted to know if that part of the book she mentioned was true.

Well... i was deceived. There was no such thing that the YouTuber mentioned. 
I honestly feel so betrayed, haha, oof.
The reason itself was ridiculous af, but I wanted to know and now that I know — that it didn’t happen — I really pity myself. To have wasted my time over sth like that.

Adding to that, the book is cringe as f* and I really really questioned my own sanity on why I continued reading. Why the hell waste my time like that?
I knew who’d end up in a romance, by the moment the characters met. It’s just so damn cliche that I wanted to throw up multiple times throughout the book.
Why do hetero shippings always have to be so damn toxic and cliche? 
I really really hate males who interact like that with females, and I really really hate those typical female teenager protagonists, who are written to be badass and perfect with cliche flaws, yet when there’s a handsome guy around, they get weak af and only wait for the wolf to claim its prey.

I guess apart from the reason I mentioned above, the writing style of the author also was good enough to continue reading. Hell, it was her talent that made me want to finish the book, even upon knowing all too well how it would end (bc of all the cliches). 
I actually feel a bit sorry for the author to waste her amazing talent with such a low book.

The plot and world-building in itself — not including the flat characters — are actually quite good and worth to explore. I wish she would’ve focused on that more, than throw an unnecessary teenage romance in there, as found in most YA fantasy books. It’s always the same with these books and I’m so sick of it. 
Is it too much to ask for a fantasy book to be without romance?