OUGHHH WHERE TO BEGIN WITH THIS ONE!!! (sorry this review will contain some minor spoilers)
The composition, the prose, the styling, the ambiance, the chibi sprites, all of it was so, so well done! Everything came together so well, the way that the men really did feel chilling, the way that Louisa is trapped not only by social convention to marry a man, but also by the social convention of being a younger woman, and a lady at that. I loved the way the networks were drawn out, and the way the color coding was done, from the stars to the way purple is half red, while Louisa is red and the whole manor is blue to show how out of place she is (also with the Strigas being blue). I loved the tri-panel, and the letter segments, and those few cgs where characters broke OUT of the panels (I know I keep harping on composition, but WOW)
One line in particular stuck out to me, the one where it says the sound of the door opening sounds like dice clattering on a table - I just found that line so effective to show what a gamble Louisa was taking.
Lady Striga and the Queen are both so compelling to me, powerful women in their own rights who have been held down by societal standards, and older women who have built up networks - putting them both in direct contrast with Louisa.
The brothers... I like Winston a lot, but I despised Randolph. Their bickering was very funny to me, though! How embarrassing for them... I really like how Louisa even mentions that she could have made friends with Winston if he wasn't so intent on marrying her, because despite his qualities, he is still forcing a marriage on her that she doesn't want, and that she lacks the agency to reject.
And she's so, so young to be going through all this... 18 and ambitious is so hard. It almost makes me a bit uncomfortable with how the Queen is toying with her, but I also support monster fucker rights, and I imagine that discomfort is intentional because of just how powerful and beyond human the Queen is.
Overall, I think it's a surprisingly sweet story! I loved all of the character interactions and the prose and the art so much, my gosh, what a wonderful piece! Thank you for sharing!