Phew, it's been quite a while since I've read abt a captivating FMC (Roxanna my beloved;-;). There's nuance to her character and the author does well on touching upon the morals and ethics of "the sin/tragedy has not been acted upon". Y'know that sort of debate if ppl would kill a "certain" baby who would grow up to be a "certain" dictator that would massacre millions.
Imo, blood was spilled and Erez has no choice but to kill or be killed. There was never going to be a happy ending between Ayana and him. No matter how pretty his face is.
The foreshadowing with Diabel is pretty obvious too. Words can deceive, but actions do not. He's pretty much end game.
And Rox. Oh god, in a perfect world he'd be perfect but I reckon he understands that they're platonic soulmates. Both of their priorities are not love, its nice to have, but there are so many other variables that interfere with them. Plus, when you make a deal with a devil, the price must always be paid.
Special thanks to the user Katie who was raving abt this. Saw it come up on the main page feed and decided to read <3. Now what do I do? I feel empty having read all the available chapters :,)
You can tell who has a developed prefrontal cortex and who doesn't by the comments
I'm literally a bug eyed fly on the wall with a shit eating grin like an Asian auntie that's successfully completed a match making
She's....not very bright and the plot somehow works out in this life time. Basically, logic is dead.
Based on her upbringing, its expected, but the way the story presents itself, it's seems like she's regressed so many times without ever learning or finding clues until now.
It leaves so many questions and the fact that the world building for the 4 guardian families just emphasizes those questions: after the first few deaths, why did she always think it was an accident? That doesn't make any sense. Why did she not ask her retainers? She's literally in a position of power and literally HAS power to read people's minds. I-
Anyways...subpar.
Hmm, the story is well done and the two main leads are complex rather than flat, which is the bare minimum.
The authors establishment of high society is also well done.
However, if you're going to do this world building of the plot and characters, the resolution (from the spoilers dropped in the comments) is pretty lack luster.
I'd come back to re-read it but more often than not the webtoon will follow the novel. So my rating is a 4/10.
Average story and a good way to past time. There's a plethora of historical webtoons, but that means formulas are the same but slightly tweaked. The only thing that stands out here is how rational Adele is, but given the author's plan for her, it's not worth mentioning.
A truly outstanding story would go against the grain. Considering the lack of romance tag, I had slight expectations but it seems the story won't meet or exceed it.
Tldr: Just good.
To summarize, it's like watching a bunch of kids with too much power go and wreck havoc because the adults are crazy, incompetent, or have been tossed aside by the author.
The FL is written poorly. To promote the "plot" the author forces her to deal with that silver haired saintess valentine or whatever and makes every villain so...so dumb. That in turn, makes the FL idiotic too. The choices she makes are questionable. Her growth is minimal too (we can see why, refer back to sentence 1)
Just mentioning the major things that stand out. Wasted enough of my time. Don't waste yours.
it gets worse..
Read this lovely story after putting it off all in one to celebrate for Black Haze' return, my dear beloved (▰˘◡˘▰)
Me too xD, stayed up all night to read this whole (=・ω・=)
2025 IS FINALLY STARTING TO LOOK UP MY BABIES ARE BACK!
*lights cigarette*