Of all the lady-protagonist-goes-to-another-dimension webtoons I have started to read (Doctor Elise, Empress of Another World), this by far is the better-paced, better-written and most intriguing one. Even shoujo-dislikers would probably like this one.
You are correct, I dislike shoujo but this one is quite interesting.
Yeah, that's cause it doesn't follow the tropes AT ALL. Which kinda makes it non-shoujo for me, so I don't count it as one. WHICH IS WHY I LOVE IT. I don't know about Empress of Another World, but I'd say Doctor Elise is on the same level when it comes to the story.
I'm still waiting for that one main obstacle for Elise in Doctor Elise. One that would make her two-dimensional and for her bad past attitude to still impact the life she's trying to correct. She seems too perfect at this point of time and no one out there is really questioning her actions or her quite impossible medical skills (for a sixteen year old!). Good thing she has this backstory as a "cornerstone" for her character. Something's up but it's not there yet. I'll wait.
If weren't for Elise's past life, she's too perfect. Now, I'm ready for that one big event that would complicate things for her.
Also, nice Crimean War parallels...
I'm worried that this would just turn out to be another of those making-up-because-asshole-love-interest-shows-kindness-while-mc-is-sick trope. Those are so overdone!
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DG, take the medicine (or food) that alex brought and slam the door to his face. You can make up later after you're done with your cold.
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Reading erotic fanfic in class is just asking for trouble but you know how the youngins are such notorious risk takers. I used to write them fanfics in class. Good thing most of my teachers just don't give an F about what we do as long as we were silent.
They completely ruined Mr. Hairy Chinballs' character. Sad!
Leaving it at that, this made me learn so much about the Japanese AV industry than I'll ever want and hope to know. Short review: comedic, educational, but most characters are unlikable. I get that they're saying that the JAV industry is filled with grey areas... but it didn't need everyone (every man! Probably except for that cute porn for women guy!) be creeps or sleazebags. Well, I guess it's a smutty porn comic... but still...
Jiwon: I can't believe I'm just realizing this.
Me: I can't believe it you just realised it all now just after ruining everything with DG. Now get your ass up and win him back in all your full color glory.
Wow... I can't believe I was going to get dragged by this webtoon to my past psychological dilemma about friendship that actually landed me in a therapist's office and handed me a script for antidepressants.
I totally get what Love meant about lying/humouring "friends" just to maintain a relationship. I had to do it from time to time to survive the teenage world. I only ended up feeling drained for the fake friendships I have established, getting sad over not really having a real one with somebody knowing the real me. Deep in my mind, I know that many wouldn't even bother as all they want is to take and give nothing in return... and that thought and instances of unrequited friendship plunged me deeper into a depression rabbithole.
Those thoughts could really mess with a teen's mind. I'm glad that many others aren't bothered by it- but it's also the reason why it's kind of embarassing to talk about... even my past therapist has only brushed it off as a "reality of friendship". Sad to think that Peach here was more effective in how he handled the conversation with Love than my therapy session was (which cost $$$).
I feel so sorry and I completely empathise with those young people who one day woke up and picked at the strings of how most "friendships" work. Yeah, it will throw you into a depressing loop that is feeling like an impostor and feeling like your friend's the impostor. But I promise that it'll get better. Like, Love here that realised that Zero isn't all THAT. This problem too shall look small in the passage of time.
It's really a very entertaining read. I have to read it on dicescans reader, though. A lot of the chapters are jumbled up. I thought it would be fixed by now but it's not.
But man, it killed me when Zeus transformed from an old, muscular bearded man to a petite, slender bishie. LMAO!
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