when i first started reading this, i honestly thought it was a golden manhwa. it still is, but after about ch 55-60 everything lowkey became mush.
they started adding little details to the story that didn't matter in the end and the plot became lost especially after charlotte made a deal with the 4th floor's door.
like, i get they were trying to go for a dark, grotesque, unforgiving vibe but it sorta flopped? and looks just stupid. the plot itself is so fkn good tho and i love how they did the mansion chapters pre-corruption lol. if only the protagonist, who repeated her plan so many times to the readers, actually stuck to it lol. i can maybe defend her by saying it was out of desperation but cmon, that's just a lousy excuse.
they got 2 of my fav character tropes: the regressor/repeating life cycle character and the doomed to death in every life character
people are not recognizing the clear ableism that ahyeon faces at all. the reason why moondae butted in was not only to support his friend after being discouraged but also to bring attention to the ABLEISM that affects him in this series even though he is successful!!!!!
why are people acting like it's not even a big deal what she said/did? bro it was obvious ableism and even i can see that as an able bodied person
yo... as a wanna one fan from the og pd101 days, this story is screaminngggg pd101s2/wanna one. like, tell me sejin a ISNT baek jinyoung?!! i love this manhwa so much
i'm glad i found this when it was already (basically) done bc there are so many cliffhanger chapters lmao. i think this story is good and mc has very redeeming (?) qualities but in all it gave me a lukewarm feeling. like, this is a 4/5ths baked manhwa.
they baited the "romance" aspect way too much. if u are interested in a romance story, this is not it. i honestly love when stories don't always have a ML/FL but come on bro. from the jump it was nudging toward that and the ending made it feel like i was being edged for 127 chapters without release
the way the author made this story almost felt like someone trying to write something that requires more intelligence than they have? i'm not sure if it's a good explanation but some things just felt too easy, too predictable, or too "try-hard" like. still love it tho.
also u can tell the author loves begging/crying men lmao, can't say i'm not the same
omg whats with this random backstory chapter what da hell it was JUST at the part he got possessed (?) cmoooonnn building up all that tension for what
idk what the author is even trying to do with the prince. like i get he has to have a place in the story but WHY?? they've already established that sedin/cedin and yiyoung/rene are in love (whether they notice or not) so why not just throw that prince plot away?? it's totally dragging out way too far atp it's annoying instead of interesting.
i hate the cliffhangers they do when yiyoung needs to make a decision. like bitch you are rubbing clits with cedin and somehow you STILL pick blond dude "for the quest" ??? please dpmo.
literally can't get over how mid this story is ;-; people are saying it's super good but i'm 45 chapters in out of 80 and all i know is that she's an airhead and he's cranky. i say cranky with a grain of salt but airhead with my whole chest btw.
the mc makes the story feel like i'm reading a children's book. her thought process and little quirks are very... immature i guess you can say? like she's genuinely childish. i think theyre trying to make her funny/cute/lovable but it's not hitting for me, she's a grown ass woman acting clueless ugh TT
the only time she is smart or makes good decisions js WHILE she's cooking. anything other than that is as if she's a dunce who doesn't know anything EVEN THOUGH she's from another world + lived her life as an (abandoned) princess. what really did it for me was when she first defended her "sister" against the emperor. like girl you know damn well............
i never understand why people are like "why would i feel bad for a character who had their whole childhood+ to confess" as if being childhood friends ISNT a big reason why they never want to confess. losing someone who was such a big part of your life bc of a confession is a possibility that can happen in real life (happened to me lmao) so i feel for oushi. he took it very well and i really love his dynamic character.
tbh, at first i didn't trust itsuomi due to my trauma of having hot male leads be trash lmfao. turns out this whole manga is fluffy and just what everyone needs in their life!
the actress girl and hyeondo's relationship is actually a pretty good depiction of toxicity and attachment i'm shocked. i'm also shocked as hyeondo deadass stopped loving her and cut it clean off! most authors drag it out for fkn ever until the last 20 chapters lmao. he's in my top 5 list for sure.
also really like the aromantic representation here. it's fucked up how it got brought up but aye at least it exists u don't see much of that tbh
i do like the ML because i feel like he can change but like, i wish there was a 3rd guy or something. idk who or what kind of guy, i just don't want her to be sandwiched between a manipulative cheater and a guy who fucks girls like he's clearing dailies lmfao
i love how adorable she is but holy shit get a bike or something. how many times is she gonna be in her ex's car????? when she hates him so bad??? like if i was her i'd be as concise as possible wdym in 20 chapters u have been in his car almost FOUR TIMESSS!!!!!!!!???! just say NO!!! this is why dudes think "yes" means "no" bro i love her but oh my god is she a pushover rn.
i'm genuinely so confused. people are saying "dummy chapters say where to read" but i looked on b@to and there's only up to chapter 30????? and there are still some dummy chapters anyway?? what the fuh yall talking abt lmfao? just talking out of ur ass reiterating what other ppl r saying...
whyyyy do they keep fuckin and making out IN FRONT of ppl like not even pda mwah hug n kiss. bro is literally riding him while someone else is in the room PLEAAASEEE STOPPP
tbh, this is one of the more interesting stories i've read. it's conflicting.. like you know guwon has a fucked up sense of humanity but you're not sure if he just doesn't have that at all or if he needs to learn it? like how a child needs to get taught right from wrong.
it also intrigues me that we know nearly nothing about guwon at all. why doesn't he have any memories? what was his life before this? why does he do the things he does? who put these ideas in his head to uphold these "rules"? like yeah he's hot and sexy but damn if it were me i'd run away n just kill myself somewhere else
don't get me wrong, the plot is good and the way the author goes about our fl's character is very interesting but i'm literally lost 50% of the time i'm reading this manhwa.
many times it's due to mistranslation but it's also the pacing of the story like in ch 38 where cassio and emilia are talking they were all good and happy n all of a sudden she hates him and thinks he's a terrible person?? like what??? he didn't even say anything that made sense tho??
all the men in this story have no substance too btw.
tldr -- 8.99/10 good story, good art, but BE WARNED it is a bit on the slower side in terms of progression. highly recommend to marinate this manhwa!!
mc is a mary sue and is incredibly OP but it is not explained why due to this story being a slowburn (?). despite catching up to 69 chapters, there is still untapped territory such as her past, before the dragon expedition. i also wish they expanded more on the life elkinas lead in the 80 years our mc was gone.
they almost seem to forget their child in the middle of the story and it seems less about the three of them and more about demons lol. it's almost like they put the kid in every other 10 chapters bc they remember he exists. they sprinkle around that "family" plotline throughout the story as well.
her "act first, think later" mentality can get old very quick. it's pretty refreshing to see elkinas' character, a man who has lived a century but looks and feels young around his lover. his patience also compliments aryn's straightforwardness as well.
the art style so goooddd the plot is also captivatingg but goddamn i hate how chaser is her "brother" like eughhh... if they were gonna make him her adoptive brother why the weird romantic tension?!! why couldnt he be traumatized in a "ill protect u bc i lost everything" kinda way why is he a "ill protect u bc ur mine" wayyyy!!! i'm also afraid of what happened pre-transmigrated/pre-prison to make her hate him so bad that she made a vow to never talk to him again. also in her room?? like she had to move rooms and chaser saying "it will never happen again" bro wtf happened. they did a whole 3 yr time skip not mentioning it too brahhh
i also feel bad for renag he seems like such a good guy :,(