Lauvil's manga / #Webtoon(658)

This was a really good read. The couple had great chemistry and communication, and they practiced bdsm safely using safewords and signals, after care and so on.

Dropped. ML has no excuses for the way he treated his wife in their previous life. MC's father is bastard who blamed his 7 yo daughter for his wife's accidental death, which is complete bullshit. FL doesn't seem to have a clear goal and I don't understand where this story is going or what the author is trying to say. So, this one is a nope for me.

Kinda cliché and predictable, but still a fun read. The FL is tough and witty, which is a nice alternative to the Mary Sue FL's with no personality, but then again: That's not a new character concept either... I'm also not a big fan of stories using a female antagonist as a plot device. Especially not a selfish, arrogant and entitled woman, with no redeeming qualities or chance of improving her relationship with the FL. She is an overused trope, that has not evolved since Cinderella, but a deeply problematic and sexist way to portray women. I like the FL, though, and the ML is not as bad as in other comics, so I'll keep reading for now.

Paused ch. 35 Korean woman reincarnated as the Villainess of a novel, Lesian. Her family is abusive and her father has basically sold her to be the crown prince's fiancée. Originally Lecian was in love with the Prince, but now that someone else is possessing the body, that's no longer the case. Lecian decides to get out from under her family's thumb, get out of the engagement, and learn swordsmanship - all with the help of Duke Kiernen. I'm not quite sure what it is that this story wants... So far it is mixing several different tropes, and I just wonder what the point is. - Reincarnated as a Villainess - Noble lady abused by her family, who starts standing up for herself - Fiancée already has a lover, who is a meek, sweet, lowborn girl. I feel like they are about to mix in a "contractual relationship" in a moment with a fake engagement (which Kiernen wishes was real). But who knows. There is an engagement between the Prince and Lecian standing in the way. Where the fuck is this story even going? I have a hard time remembering the plot each time I come back to it, bc it's so generic.

Oh boy. This Webtoon is all the tropes in one: - Reincarnation into a novel - Time reversal after an unjust execution - A black-haired ML who is a cold-hearted munchkin, aside from when he interacts with the FL, in which case he is sweet and kind, while also infantilizing her and trying to control her. - Cute, naive, "quirky" FL, who is as dense as a block of wood when it comes to, well, anything.

Restart

The pace is really weird. It's way too fast and messy. I can't figure out if it's the translation or just the way the author writes, but the dialogue doesn't make sense. It hurts my head to read and I'm not enjoying it.