Yane's manga / #Harlequin(85)

My rating: 4/10 It's alright but the way they both deal with their trust issues is just the WORST. I wouldn't even get this idea. Ah well, after all the dumb revenge plot they become happy. And or course they need children fir that. AMNESIA, MARRIAGE, REVENGE Anna, who works as a secretary, wakes up one morning to find out she's married to her boss, Stefano. After being in an accident, she lost one year's worth of her memories and she can't believe she married that playboy. But he plots to get revenge for the things she did to him during the last year.

My rating: 7/10 It's actually interesting bc of the murder case and the ML isn't an asshole. They both have issues with love and marriage bc of their parents and help each other overcome them. That's sweet. But the ending is rushed. INTERVIEW, MURDER, MARRIAGE A journalist (FL) goes to interview the millionaire bachelor Grant O'Hara (ML) and they visit a festival together. But then she witnesses a murder and takes a photo and accidentally gets married to the ML bc they think it's a play of the festival. She can't return home that way.

My rating: 5/10 It has its good sides but the romance feels rushed and the ending is too dramatic and rushed, it made me cringe. Also, some things are left out. What happened to her company? MARRIAGE, SHEIKH, ASSASSIN A self-made CEO (FL) agrees to be the bridesmaid at her friend's wedding. During the engagement ceremony she meets the best man who treats her rudely and is very cautious. But later on she finds out that he has every reason to be bc he's an Arabian sheikh targeted by assassins.

My rating: 6/10 It's really corny, especially the end. And I don't think a child would act like that. But nevertheless it's a cute story and the angle-like FL heals the ML's broken heart. I like that she isn't clingy. HOUSEKEEPER, CHILD Bc a billionaire's live-in maid goes on vacation for Christmas she hires a young mother to be her replacement. But the billionaire has lost his wife and his son 3 years ago and gets tormented by his memories.

My rating: 2/10 I know some might like this but I really didn't enjoy the story. Too corny, too much praising what a blessing babies are, I just wanted it to end. BABIES, SINGLE PARENTS The FL's son gets swapped with the one of the CEO of her family's rival company in the hospital. Months later the mistake comes to light and they try to swap then back but the babies don't want the change so they decide to spend time together until they properly bond with their children.

My rating: 4/10 The set-up is good and the start caught my interest but then it gets really rushed. The romance starts with a random kiss and the confession surprised me just as much. It's like the author wanted to wrap it all up nicely and overdid it. BIOGRAPHY, ACTRESS An university professor and historian (FL) gets asked to write the biography of a famous actress by the woman herself. But the actress's son (ML), a man whose father is unknown to the public, is strongly against it.

My rating: 2,5/10 I really don't like the stereotypical gender roles being portrayed here. It's like she needs a man and he's just insensitive without a "soft woman" around. Furthermore, they have major communication issues and are such cowards. And when they stated dating, he was 26 and she only 17?! Bro ... CHILDREN, REUNION 12 years ago, the FL fell in love with the older brother of her friend. They were happy, but when he proposed she started feeling cornered and left him after a fight. Now, she struggles as a single mother with a sick daughter. That's when she meets the ML again who's become a doctor.

My rating: 4/10 The FL is a bit too much of a drama queen for me but the ML's a nice guy who treats her well. Her taking care of the kids is cute, however the side characters are very simple and it's all a bit rushed. HOUSEKEEPER, REUNION After breaking up with her boyfriend, Hope's father asks her to work as a live-in housekeeper for one of his employees so the man can work full-time. But the man turns out to be the boy that embarrassed her in high school. How will she get along with him and his nephew and niece?

My rating: 2/10 I like the art and the main characters aren't that bad, the ML isn't a jerk. But it really irks me how the whole story seems to revolve about a woman's virginity. That's so sexist. And really, they could've just talked a bit more. CHILDREN, MARRIAGE, REUNION After her sister, her sister's husband and her parents die, the FL has to take care of her nieces together with her brother-in-law, the man whom she blames for not being able to be with a man bc he witnessed the moment that made her parents think of her as a harlot.

My rating: 7/10 This is pretty good, especially for a harlequin. The FL's strong, the ML's charming and loving and the romance is pretty sweet. And the overall plot is interesting and well-paced too. HISTORICAL, JESTER, PRINCESS After her father dies a sudden death a young princess flees from her fiancee she suspects is the killer. She meets a young jester and pays him to accompany her to the Queen's court to get her help. But in order to get there safely, she has to disguise herself as a boy.