Overall this story seems to be getting good, but the rating/reader comment plot point feels so contrived and tedious, whenever it pops back up it slams the brakes on whatever momentum has been building. The love triangle and the protagonist's conflicting desires to "finish" the story yet be nice to/protect the stepsis is enough on their own to drive the conflict I feel.
Ah, yeah that's a good reason to be fucked up. 15 years of objectification and being told you'll only be happy if you marry rich and shit babies will mess up anyone. Plus I can see someone not really understaing the term "concent" when they grow up something like that being considered "preparation". That's shit is normal to her..