Interesting - MC has entered a contractual marriage to escape certain members of her family. She knows she has to leave eventually when the FL enters the scene, as MC is aware this is a story.
MC is traumatized with doormat tendencies, but she tries to move forward, even though a lot of her life is being inactive and just letting things happen while observing. Contrary a lot of the other similar stories where the main character has traumas, this MC is not drowning herself in depression and self pity - or acting like she's healed all of a sudden and only has visible trauma when convenient. THIS story portray a person who is aware of her issues and wants to move forward, but she is also hindered moving forward by her own excuses as an unknown future is just as scary, making her very passive (especially in early chapters). Only with small steps is she able to move forward. To me, this is a far more realistic situation for many - it does not make the most entertaining read, but I think for many insecure (trauma or not) people, MC's passivity may be more relatable than most stories. Ofc this is still in the early parts of the story, who knows how this will hold up later. The current rating (8.6) at this time of writing is a bit on the low side imo, I think it is worth a 8.8-8.9 atm, but this is probably due to MC being that much of a passive person. Grab the official translation if possible. Written ch 43.
I got up to chapter 19. Either the plot needs to be paced better, or some random aspects of the heroin needs to be changed. Her character is very Blah, and her details that made her interesting we forgotten in the plot. The main love interest only showed up in 18 with no lead in. The villainess is weirdly OP. What is up with the older step bro being a literal weirdo and contradicts himself in a non plot device kind off way.
Ch23 (Tapas Cinderella disappeared Bruh I'm crying rn. Eshert doesn't even deserve to have anything, she should just take his precious little cinnamon roll of a brother & run away. They the only good people in that damned house Bro also, that banker lady? TOP TIER immediately comforted MC & realized she was afraid of men, set her up with a guild that's run by a woman who's sensitive to those issues, & had 2 female guards ready to go & the guild master had me dead haha like 2 sentences about her nasty brother & the GM was like 'so I know some assassination guilds..' hahaha
MC is traumatized with doormat tendencies, but she tries to move forward, even though a lot of her life is being inactive and just letting things happen while observing. Contrary a lot of the other similar stories where the main character has traumas, this MC is not drowning herself in depression and self pity - or acting like she's healed all of a sudden and only has visible trauma when convenient. THIS story portray a person who is aware of her issues and wants to move forward, but she is also hindered moving forward by her own excuses as an unknown future is just as scary, making her very passive (especially in early chapters). Only with small steps is she able to move forward.
To me, this is a far more realistic situation for many - it does not make the most entertaining read, but I think for many insecure (trauma or not) people, MC's passivity may be more relatable than most stories. Ofc this is still in the early parts of the story, who knows how this will hold up later.
The current rating (8.6) at this time of writing is a bit on the low side imo, I think it is worth a 8.8-8.9 atm, but this is probably due to MC being that much of a passive person.
Grab the official translation if possible.
Written ch 43.