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I was just looking for a story with a bit of Mafia involved and I was not disappointed. It’s not overly complicated, but the two characters are honestly so cute with each other. I guess some aspects of the story could have been more explored, but I’m definitely fine with the way it is now. An adorable, nice and short story to read, with a hint of drama. I loved it!

It’s a personal opinion of course, but I haven’t really enjoyed this. I was looking for a story like Marry My husband, that I really loved, and I was recommended this one. I did like the beginning of the story, the setting, the drawings but I’m not enjoying the turn it took and the plot twists. I actually liked the personality of the MC because she seemed quite strong and independent, I liked some of the stances she had during the chapters, but the whole turn around this story has doesn’t sit well with me. The whole the second male lead being actually the evil one all along while the other guy is actually good!! He never even cheated on her!! But even if he did not, he still made her miserable, I’m sorry. Even without the cheating it doesn’t erase the cold attitude and the years that settled between them, the loneliness she felt. I don’t think they’re a good fit together, so then I’m mostly left contemplating I would’ve liked a third option for her, at least I think so.
So yes, I guess I’m not the most satisfied with it? I feel sorry the story didn’t appeal to me, but I guess it can’t please everyone. So if anyone reads this, you should probably give it a go to have your own opinion about it :)
As for me I’ll probably reread marry my husband real quick again haha

So I dropped this and I came back for it now. I had a hard time with it last time and I can’t say it was super easy this time either. There are a few things that makes that I don’t stick to that story, I don’t really know why. I think the pace may be a bit too slow for me, so from time to time I skimmed through pages of chapters instead of focusing totally on it. On the other hand, it is a good plot. I like the direction it takes and I like how it’s handled, even if some mysteries took extra long to be revealed (like Pahn’s upbringing really took soooooo long.) also I think I would have preferred for the plot to be more foreshadowed (like who is the culprit etc) it feels like Sungah gets a bit of Clea’s memories back very late. It was sometimes frustrating to see how helpless she could be in some situation, even if it also helped to grasp her character. Overall the plot reminded of another (being back in a “villainess” body and having a limited time, being weak etc) but it was handled quite differently. I like how there were several layers to it.

I’m not the most fond of the relationship between Sungah and her husband. Tbh, it wasn’t really healthy, and maybe it’s supposed to appeal to me as it is (omg he was dark and he’s on his best behavior for her but he can also be very dark about her) but I don’t like his hyper possessiveness. There’s a thin line between loving someone and treating them like an object, wanting to control their every moves. It landed too many times on that side for me, even at the end when he was happy he had her “trapped in a cage.” Even if Sungah stood against it several times, it still felt like he was getting what he wanted. And I get that he likes her, it’s the first time he feels like this, she’s special etc, but you can love someone and also trust them. So yeah it did irk me a little, maybe I’m the only one. They lacked communication. And also sacrificing 100 people… mmh…

That ending was so not necessary tho it was painful to see after their deaths. Why would you do this to us author?
I think the story is a 4/5 stars.

Last note : I know magic is made as something that exists in that universe but I was still surprised at how Marquess Salami (seriously that name I had a hard time visualizing it seriously) / Salme could literally see people’s life expectancy? And it wasn’t really explained? It sounded like something quite special though.

It’s only hypothesis but at the moment we haven’t seen any trace of moon owl, and it seems like Sapphire still could be him. I feel like it’s a bit early to decide it is effectively not him. Because MC is surprised he doesn’t know about the mermaid story but then she smiles, thinking that he did it on purpose so she could gather everyone’s attention on her. And it makes sense, that he would play along, because his goal is to make her attractive to everyone’s eyes and charming enough they could think she’s a replacement of Marianne. He also still has some similar characteristics to moon owl, so as for me I do think it still could be him.

I’m surprised by the sudden dislike about him actually. Maybe he’s the show coordinator, which implies he has to do some actions, but he still pulled the MC out of her misery, with the promise to free her from her husband. He also asked her to play a role, but he helped her and I did find his interactions with her to be pretty good. From the way he tried to make her gain confidence, to their “role play”, I also think he is the person from her childhood.

But that’s a lot of thoughts that I guess can be proved wrong later who knows haha.

Omg omg omg he’s finally entering! That’s gonna be so great, they have some real chemistry at least, compared to the relationship with Platinum which made me feel frankly uncomfortable.

I gotta say as well, maybe it’s just my feeling, but at the moment I really don’t like Platinum’s behavior to the point I can’t wish him happiness :/ it’s just, it’s alright to have interests alright? But it’s all about Marianne and it’s so disappointing. Look at the way he’s behaving, he let Obsidian down so easily because he thought she wasn’t Marianne and ran to Amber so easily… but now he discovered Amber wasn’t Marianne so he’s distressed about his choice and want to see Obsidian again. Guy, no one loves to be thrown away like a dirty sock, you won’t have anything by playing like that.

There’s just something that irked me a little. So Marianne has to do a political marriage but it would be best if it’s out of love. But Amber, if she’s possibly Marianne, said right from the start that she was seeking for someone “who’ll keep her company for a long time”. But Platinum revealed he was a prince with an illness meaning he could die any moment from now. So aren’t they a really bad match then?

On a side note, I love Obsidian and Kaen. I feel like they suit each other well… and Garnet and Amethyst are so cute together.

Okay look the story was really nice and original in some point I feel. I enjoyed Latte’s personality and the general rolling of the story, but there are a few points that actually got me out of it, or at the very least that got me to dislike the story.
The relationship between Arwin and Latte got me uneasy. I know they end up in love and all that, but at the start they weren’t the ones with the most chemistry? Also during a big part of the stories, Latte just has to go through Arwin’s endeavors and she can’t really act about it or say anything about it, and idk the power imbalance there was here made me want to skip some chapters. It feels like Latte had to tolerate Arwin A LOT before any romance developed and it got me uneasy.
I found the chemistry between Kenneth and Latter better on that aspect, cause although they had a dog and cat relationship, they were mostly on the same level, and there was a lot of teasing even if deep down they recognized that they actually appreciated each other, and they ended up as friends yes. I was okay with Kenneth not being the canon ML but WHY did the story had to have chapters with him as the male lead? This got me really surprised honestly, but not in a good way, cause then it made me crave and desire to see more of that “other universe”? It emphasized on the sides of their relationship I found endearing and how I thought they could turn out, because up to some point in the story, the mystery is still here (at least for me) as to whom Latte is gonna be romancing. Seeing Kenneth and Latte together got me even less appreciative of the Latte Arwin relationship, that felt more forced to me, and then I was also flustered that Kenneth did not have a proper ending of his own, cause I felt like he deserved a happy ending, something more than a few lines about who he would end up with. I also wanted to know more about Ibelin and what happened to her kinda, as she still occupied a big part of the stories. And, it may be because of how I felt about the main relationship, but the last chapters felt especially long to me. Like I kept going through them and wondering …still not over? Some side stories were cute, but it was way too many chapters.

But like, why did it go so fast in the last chapters? Honestly sometimes the pace is slow in some stories, but I’d say here it was WAY too fast, Blanche dealt with all the problems too quickly and the reader is left with no time to breathe at all. The pace was okay in the beginning but it kept getting more and more rushed as the chapters kept going. Chapter 100 seems to be the end, but Riccardo character is kinda … meek. Like it’s hard to have a real attachment to him, as his relationship with Blanche kinda feel bully like, and it’s surprising that she does end up liking him. The moment where his memories were reset to the original villain character got me crazy cause I almost thought we wouldn’t have an explanation as to would he get his memories back or not, thank god we have like five pages about this at the very end /s
But also yes, the whole plot with Anastasia gets rushed WAY TOO MUCH, and she then becomes a character in redemption with a bit too much proximity to Blanche when it should have been properly developed I feel? Also, Pierre became the villain and Mariette and Alphonso are … okayish in the end? It’s a lot to take and a lot that just get thrown in your face when you’re reading, it feels like the author wanted to deal with all the characters they had left on the side and brought them back to make them villain and finish the plot fast. So yeah, in general it was so promising but it should have been longer and more developed, where is the depth of the characters?
Despite all I guess the scenario was original and Blanche’s behavior was interesting, but honestly a lot of potential feels wasted?

Idk if I’ll have the patience to go till the end of it but the translation isn’t very good. Like some parts are difficult to understand and others are just … so not English (and I’m saying that as a non native speaker). Also the penetrative sex scene disturbs me a hella lot. Cause it’s just so violent. For no reason apart “jealousy”. The guy literally keeps going while the other is asking him to stop and he’s making him BLEED and not only a little?? I couldn’t read that, I was just ewwww all the time. He probably just literally tore his ass open and they’re just gonna brush that off ? When you have a little consideration you stop when your partner is screaming in pain and fucking bleeding

I really loved this but I felt somehow disappointed with the end? Like the final fight ? And I feel like there are some stuff that were never explained, like you can say she only “imagined” being in a book but then they shouldn’t have imagined such a “precise story”. Like the girl directly imagined a world that was ours with technology and all that … but actually it’s kinda impossible? Like when you think about the world she’s living in, how can you imagine a world with part time jobs, cars???? and stories updating like webnovels? they shouldn’t have the possibility to even imagine that given what their world looks like? Is it just me that found it weird? Also several other things like when Juvelian ends the fight with Fafnir it’s barely shown and then poof her mother appears and then back to the real world with everyone crying, I found that a tad anticlimactic given the rest of the fight, also how did her dad magically heal from his deadly wound? What was the price to turn back the time? Juvelian was supposed to also have aftermaths of dealing away Fafnir, but she had none because … plot convenience? It’s just quite a lot of things that disturbed me and that made so I couldn’t appreciate the story plenty Id say. If there is more to come I hope some stuff will be talked about. Anyway Legis is so hot, pure daddy vibes, wouldn’t mind having him for my breakfast. Seems like dads stories like that have to have a dad that is way too hot wtf