I have a hard time following monthly manga, so from time to time i come back, re-read and get caught up with what Boruto is doing.
I've read from chapters 1 to 70, something like that. I only need to finish the last arc / 10 chapters of part 1. It's been a while. So i'm doing a re-read again right now, to catch up, read the last 10 chapters and read the timeskip.
From 1 to 70 i liked Kawaki, and i also like most new gen characters.
I think i really liked Kawaki, because he felt a lot different from any characters in OG Naruto, while the other characters feel a lot like copies or mixes of characters from OG Naruto, which is expected, since they are their kids and are raised by them.
I do enjoy Boruto as a series for what it is, even if i like Naruto more.
I understand the hate it gets, but i don't agree with it at all.
I'm interested to see if i will still like Kawaki after the events of the last 10 chapters, i've heard things, especially a lot of people being mad at him.