what seemed to be a cute AU side story had the classic reveal at the end. LOVE their role swap, I love me dangerous women
This recent chapter, ch 18, really highlights how mental illness lingers in you, but with effort you can maintain it.
A HUGE improvement from the last time we saw him in his day off.
I love this story sm
Overall the story isnt even mid for me, but maybe it works for other people.
The relationship between the two characters doesn't even whisper romance to me, but it very loudly tells LUST!! which would be fine, but the story isnt written out that way. The FL has a traumatic SA experience which I feel would've weighed in during their first time, but it was never mentioned. She feels more trauma about murdering her rapist than the SA itself (which itself is fine, but then why write the SA scene? In what way does it help the story, or shape her character?)
And it's so funny that their first time is to "help warm her up" like- WHAT??? This feels like it should've been written as a comedy instead.
To which SHE was fine with because he's handsome- ok. Which again, would be fine if we were shown the characters are only physically interested in each other (I mean they told each other their names before banging), but then the story tries to make it romantic but like the characters don't even know each other??
The art is fine, but I have personal beef with the way the ML is drawn. The FL's whole torso can fit inside his chest cavity. Cmon man.
Reading this is such a ride. From the twists and changes because most things we know are from somyung's perspective, aside from the flashbacks. But even those are present to further develop the character's motives and antics.
I havent read a suspense well laid out in a long while. This story got me GRIPPED.
Idk if that's even the official arc name, but ever since they moved to the palace it's just been so boring. Which is a real shame because we got the whole "palace is a den of danger" talk, but we haven't gotten squat.
Hoping for something soon.
Dropping after 56 chapters in, the story isnt for me and Sienna annoys me sm. Girl you mentally start at 19, lock it in.
Just the right amount of loser and ego to make him a great ☆antagonist☆. I wanna see him cry
I really like the take of the villan being the regressor, because it becomes a nice man vs fate sort of deal.
But everyone feels so flat and 2 dimensional, the romance feels so awkward and clumsy. Dude really fell in love with a girl that was unconscious - ok.
This story has a great concept for regression, but the story itself is so lackluster. The characters are boring and 2 dimensional, the dialogue isn't fun. 34 chapters in, and I have to drop.
Ngl I would just let her break up with me. Constantly being accused of lying would be so tiring that I would let them believe their delusions.
It's a classic case of miscommunication and misunderstanding that has a relationship fall out. However, the duke just straight up treats her like a prize so when shes out of his grasp, he acts like a stalker and becomes acting mayor of a town shes living in. Like- the dude is gross.
AND SHE'S SWAYED BY HIM- when he hasn't even apologized. Still treating her like shes his possession.
Maybe this changes later but it's just so annoying to read, that I dint even want to give a chance. Gotta drop it.
Why are we bring introduced to pivotal people and concepts so late into the story? These are the things we, as the audience, need to be aware PRIOR so it doesn't feel like these concepts are being introduced last minute - and that we have time to understand and sympathize with the characters.
The concept of artificial humans made by black magic is introduced almost 70 chapters in. Like, should I care?? I havent seen anything about this being a problem other than the humanity struggle "I'm not a real person", which again, didnt even realize this was even an issue 70 chapters in.
So now the ML is an artificial human, with Val being the potential second.
Also Val has access to some master in dark magic - ok.
Considering we started off with cheating, and a dead family, I feel we are so removed from the original premise. Like the author really wanted these other components and had to include it.
A lackluster revenge story, a lot of defending rather than attacking. Though maybe now it feels it could change? But I highly doubt it.
I would suggesting waiting for the story to end before reading it. Just so you can read it and be done.
Stopped at chapter 10. The pacing is weird, the interactions are stiff, and the FL needs better characterization than *~sad abused girl who is also kind~* because I have no interest in her at all. Honestly, I only kept reading because Saaed, the ML, is such a fine looking man, but he also suffers from lack of characterization.
Aside from it being needlessly longer than it should've been, the story is fine. FL gets her revenge and finds love and has her daughter back, plus a new (adopted) daughter. While there are moments that were a little long, there are other moments that I wish were longer. The ends for some characters just felt cheap, and while I understand the theme for it, it just counts as an easy end for the character.
(Also you're telling me the duke took care of a random unconscious woman for 5 years just because she was sick like his granddaughter?? Ok )
There IS however, a special dynamic between the 3 seperate step-siblings that refreshing. They don't mindlessly hate each other, and have quips that differentiates their relationship from the other pair. And I really feel the young daughters and the princes 'would've been a great comparison if their dynamics were given more attention, considering their situations are very similiar, but their responses are different!
If I have the ages of the children correct (oldest being 5-6 and the youngest being 5-4) then its another author that doesn't know how to write children, because these two were written as if they were older than their actual ages. ((There was that 5 year timeskip, unless there was another one after that I'm forgetting but even so the kids wouldn't be that much older)) [[incorrectly written children is one of my personal pet peeves ]]
Overall: an ok story!! It was a fun easy read, and the step siblings dynamic was great! :]
A paternity test can be done before the child is born. Theres all this drama about whose the father, but just do a paternity test?
I took a break from reading this and just took a peak to see how its progressing... another art style change?? This story has gone through 3 art styles: which is the most I've ever seen. Just what is going on in the development side?
I adored the 1st style, the saturated colors coupled with the bold line work. It was fun, and I think heavily complimented the personality of a lot characters.
The 2nd style it was cleaned up. It was stiff, it looked like they heavily relied on 3d models (which is understandable). Which is sad because the artist has an assistant for this stretch, I would think with help it wouldn't look as bad as it did.
The current I see is an entirely different illustrator working on it.
Did the original artist quit? What is happening...
This story is a little too basic for me with some recurring characters being very flat and 2 dimensional. The guilt the ML has is kinda weird; he feels bad for abandoning the FL- so he treats her coldly but when shes gone he's like "dont ever forgive me!!"
Like calm down man, she's the one who got hurt yet you spin it around to yourself
FL is fine, but there isn't much to her to make her interesting. Its another basic 'beautiful, and nice, bubbly family treats me bad' but with a ~*limp leg*~ for pizzazz.
