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I'm not going to beat around the bush. The Spider King's design slaps. He looks awesome. He's epic. Every scene he's in becomes more serious and important as soon as he shows up. Half of the commenters in the comment section are thirsty teenagers who want to be kidnapped by him. He's a powerful force that doesn't want to hurt anyone, but his existence causes problems for the weak humans around him. Including the protagonist, who he wants to marry. He doesn't work for free, and Mizzy is a kind girl. So, when her friends get in trouble she feels tempted to use him. Even though his services come with a very high price.

The Spider King wants to marry Mizzy even though she doesn't know who he is. He literally appears in her bedroom with an army of spiders and says she doesn't have a choice. He's willing to wait and do favors for her, but that is it. She is going to the demon realm with him, no matter what.

He's not a nice guy. He's just not the kind of demon that enjoys killing. He gives her three wishes to gain her approval and maybe her trust. He isn't giving them out of the goodness of his heart. His motivation is entirely selfish and he doesn't care about anybody but Mizzy. He also watches her all the time. His spiders work like spy cameras. She can't run or hide.

The other characters are cool too. All of them are connected to old nursery rhymes and that theme gets dark fast. Do not read this unless you can handle horror, bullying and suicide. One of Mizzy's closest friends dies right away. His name is Humphrey. He's fat and smart and he's got no confidence. Mizzy watches him fall into despair.

She starts to see things. Negative emotions are visible when you use demon magic. Humphrey is Humpty Dumpty metaphorically. After years of bullying he decides to end his life. He jumps off the school rooftop. Everybody in Mizzy's friend group feels guilty, because they tried to save him, but their words didn't reach him.

She noticed something was very wrong. She was there when he died. Everyone tried to stop him on the rooftop that day. She's in shambles, and then the Spider King makes everything a thousand times worse. She asks him the ultimate question. He says yes. One of her three wishes could have easily saved Humphrey. This conversation defines the rest of the story. Mizzy meets plenty of troubled kids in high school. She actually lost her parents and got adopted, so seeing kids like her suffer really affects her.

The Spider King does have feelings for her, but he doesn't understand her. His wish gifts are a guilt laden curse. In the beginning I didn't think he was making her suffer on purpose, but I'm not sure anymore. The Spider King is fairly robotic, and overly honest, but there are too many hints and hidden meanings in his words. He is not human. The way he behaves makes that crystal clear. When more demons appear in town he doesn't lift a finger. He's only willing to protect Mizzy. She will have to use her precious limited supply of wishes to protect her hometown.

The author has hinted that the spider demon has a monster form. His handsome human face is not his real body. Spiders crawl out of his eyes sometimes. He doesn't show his emotions. He gives Mizzy power and he never forces her to use the wishes. The crushing weight of that power starts to really affect her psychologically. When another friend of hers starts rebelling because of problems at home she knows why. When her friends feel insecure she knows. She's empathetic, unlike the Spider King, so seeing these things drains her.

She wants to help, but she doesn't want to get married.

Mizzy is cute. She's compassionate. She's popular. She has a good life and a loving family. The Spider King might actually be the villain by the end, not the main love interest. He is not giving her a choice. After the last wish she has to go with him, and she won't be able to ignore the suffering people around her forever. The Spider King is like every good nursery rhyme villain. He doesn't force our protagonist to take action. He tempts her and guides her towards an interesting and dangerous path. One that she doesn't even want. One that she feels obligated to follow.