just started, tiae is just so nommy cutie lil baby.
so he isn't some dumb cuck to believe a flirty coquettish concubine.
this would be something if adapted into a kdrama. thankful it didn't go the cliche route and solhee only went as far as just a kiss w woojae. also the communication between heewon and solhee was so key to the healthy development of their relationship. they were so honest to each other and didn't keep any secrets for the most part.
Reading and seeing her giving up hope up to now, her life was heartbreaking. It's devastating whenever I see characters lose such hope for life and essentially give up because they feel trapped and accept their demise that life is not worth living. I wept for her but then seeing that she made her determination to leave, I was happy that she wasn't going to go down without a fight, even the way she told off her stepmom - power to her. Now at this point, if only this were another story, may the Duke live with regret and misery for the rest of his life. I don't wish for Julia to die and even if she lives, I hope she doesn't go back to him as it's a vengeance he deserves. But for the story to continue, the only ways I wish for it would be - redemption via the Duke making sacrifices to turn back time and realizing his shittiness (but I pity the Julia before for her suffering and would still be bitter about it); eventually time turns for Julia if Julia's death is eventually confirmed (though I would love it if she lived a small happiness away from him before doing so; a meager life but still happy with her freedom) and Julia would successfully find freedom and not be with the Duke; Julia lives on and finds happiness without the Duke, the Duke realizes she will never be his and comes to terms with his actions and behavior, still manages to have peaceful ties to her but acceptance that it's his punishment to never be with her. Honestly wish she can just escape but it is a romance so it is what it is and it's whatever will make Julia happy in the end.
at ch26 and so far i feel like either the original ML and the crown prince have a good chance of being with Bianca. While the ML does have the upper hand because she originally had feelings, it seems with the current priority being her life and current developments, the story can go either way. I normally am not a fan of love triangles/polygons but Bianca's behavior and rational provides a sort of freshness to the fact it's a love triangle/polygon. anyway, seems i have a lot of catching up to do before I get to the most recent chapter so I'll see if I still feel this way later. Hope I didn't speak too soon.
Just starting this and i'm confused about the reason Juliet was ever angry and upset. While it's one thing to want to marriage for love but when it's royals and today's elites, it's not uncommon for marriage to be a business transaction. The fact war was brought up at all just seems like she didn't have a grasp of what her position is - what has she as a princess contributed to her people and kingdom thus far?
Whether I stop her or just skip chapters...if anyone can give a general run down, that would be great.
the 2nd lead pales heavily in comparison. one might want to conveniently excuse him as being immature and needed to grow up and change but he played a part in gaslighting her into doubting her capabilities to be a physician. it's frustrating and tedious to have to consume the story with his presence. Why is he necessary at all. His part should have ended when she left therapia. I'd prefer more progress with what her past was to cause her trauma and social impairment and seeing her making steps towards improvement.
glad that it ended well but i think the way it ended was weird because it felt like it was trying to avoid ending by including other characters' stories. Like the part with Billy and Raphee was cute but lowkey sort of draggy. Then the side story itself is pretty heartbreaking because ilyana was such a bright and confident loving child. Seeing it all fall apart instead of the parents communicating and respecting that she should know the truth, it hurts even though I know it was "necesssary" for the story.
Anyway, overall an okay-ish story. I'm glad that the dark plains people basically had a higher purpose and ability compared to the empire and the narrative shifts to them being the good and holy.
Also i didn't expect this to be so PG because the tag is josei which allows for mature content. the attraction and tension they had for each other def would have led to some hard to control and hold back major petting; especially with how yandere the emperor is.
i'm game even though there are a lot of loose ends that aren't clear right now, especially from her first life. but now that we're in the capital, things are moving in the direction for answers. I imagine the holes in this story will become clearer including the development of romance. I appreciate the story so far. I consider the first part of this story was to establish herself as lord and master of the castle while also ensuring Dou's safety and future. Romance was just meant to be a seedling for the first arc while she also changes towards Dou but also learning to trust those she can call and have proven are her people. Being in the capital now is the second arc and we are seeing how she truly maneuvers through political intrigue; not to mention her growing feelings for the prince. Also I do hope that Dou will develop more through this arc. There is a bit too much dependency still on her even though it is because of her mothering.
sympathy to an extent loved her but didn't runaway with her when she asked to....he dismissed her and now she is lost; he doesn't even know it. i don't feel too much for him at all. he is very sml coded and it's the unfortunate fatal flaw of sml. if anything I feel more for og hailey because she didn't truly have anyone by her side. aside from this situation w them, i'm invested in the current hailey - her feelings and the deepening relationship w Rudrick.
not really into reverse harems so kind of lost me in the last arc and was skipping to see how the story would turn out. Glad evelina got her justice in the end.
i love the power couple that helio and lily are/becoming and i adore their sweet moments. beautiful, sweet and cute couple~
I started this when i was 11, 12? That's two decades ago. yes, 20! I left off sometime just as they were starting training for the American movie; mainly because life and other hobbies. Been thinking about this recently because I visited a used bookstore. Like 10 years ago, I decided to buy the whole collection at that point in time even though it was ongoing (I think viz only caught up to vol 30-something). I thought maybe the bookstore had skipbeat, specifically vol 2(I think it was that) which had a misprint back then. Didn't find it but that led me back to coming back to this today. I'm not really feeling rereading from the beginning right now b/c length (though I love the early kyoko experiences especially her professionalism and endurance that earned Tsuruga's respect when she unfortunately fractured her foot). Anyway, picking back up again when Tsuruga decided to come to terms to her and just the whole feelings flooded back about how awesome and excited I was that they finally got there after so many years. I'm going to read to catch up now but I wanted to drop this comment for a timestamp of how I'm feeling and a reflection. This was one of my faves back then (hence I thought about buying/collecting unwittingly still ongoing until now). Even though I'm still wondering why the mangaka hasn't decided to bring closure to this story, it's nostalgic and I do hope that it will round out to a good ending someday. I used to think maybe a time skip here or there would help. I just don't want an open ending because, aside from her relationship, I really was rooting for Kyoko to make it and become an a-list actress that her skills demonstrate. Nakamura-sensei, I pray that you have a vision and time and the industry will allow you to carry forward with this series as you intend. the manga world is a different place from 10 years ago, let alone 20. Still rooting for Kyoko (and Kyoko x Ren)