A Magic Steeped in Poison

Why do authors do this thing where they look at their cast of characters and they look at the most interesting ones and think yes let's put them to the side and make them Side characters and then they take their most wet soggy cardboard characters and turn them into a main character and then they force some kind of romance that is just as soggy and flavorless.

First up, I really liked the writing style, and I definitely want to pick up more by this author in the future and give them another try, give them another chance. And my other positive is that the magic bits that we did get, I was so enchanted by.