i'm sorry it took so long for me to get to this comment. i will admit, i was intimidated by the length of it at first, which is why i put it off, but i really appreciate your thoughts. you took a lot of time to write this and i want to honour that.
a lot of the observations you made about my characters are spot on. yes, [A] is steadily growing mentally unstable as the story progresses. they can be a little clingy and upset when the hunter disagrees with them, but those feelings never last long.
Blane, the rival, is exactly how you called it. as for N, their partner, i think it's a little more complicated. N has been there for Blane in their darkest times. it may no seem like it sometimes, like when you pointed out how N doesn't go after them, but i promise they have a good relationship.
K and Rylan, again, spot on. describing Rylan as a ticking time bomb is probably one of the best descriptions i've heard. their points are easy to raise, but that doesn't mean you're any closer to breaking down their walls.
i also thought your points about Caine and Sebastian were very interesting. i won't comment on this though, for the risk of spoiling things.
all in all, i'm glad you enjoy the story. the stats can be confusing at times, i agree, but i'm hoping to polish them up when i finish writing the book. most of them are just there to keep track of things and provide variety to the text; in other words, they're there to personalize the story for you. i hope this helps.
thank you again for writing this <3