3.8 ☆

I find it funny how Balzac was basically unsatisfied just like me at Maturin's original Melmoth so he just straight up went: "Screw it all, I'm writing my own fanfic sequel with my headcanon where the 'villain' has a happy ending!!" and actually SUCCEEDED into making the story better than Maturin's (and in less than 100 pages).
Thanks, Balzac, love you.