personal story: why I made my MFC sheltered

And why I think people hate that. ↓ I remember the day vividly. I had sent out beta links about two weeks prior. Only 3 people, because beta reading is a closed-door, sacred space for me. Out of 3 beta readers: 1 DNFed the book for personal reasons. 1 absolutely adored it. And number 3? She sent me a scathing email about how "f-ing stupid" my main character was and how she would have written it differently. First of all, this wasn't her book to write and I did say that (nicely). Secondly, I...