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My novel is a historical fantasy. The heroine/protagonist is a character that possesses certain magical powers and a capacity to work for “good” or “evil” forces. In the beginning, she is just starting to learn about her powers. Events will sway her to do right and wrong until she decides which path to follow.
A friend of mine read the first chapters and said she thought the MC (Nikki is her name) was a negative character and she didn´t feel for her. She also pointed out that Nikki lets events condition her moves and she is goalless. Well, in the beginning Nikki is supposed to be an unlovable character and have only one objective, survival. I got the feeling that my friend would not read further since Nikki put her off. Do we (as readers) have to love characters to read about them? What about characters that start as bad and later redeem themselves, as it is Nikki´s case?