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Maybe I’m super cold because I can’t understand why she wants to apologize to her mom’s grave. I understand that murder is never a good solution and she will have to carry that weight for the rest of her life, but I just can’t understand why she feels sorry. I truly do not believe anything could have changed her mom. Murder wasn’t the solution ofc but why should the daughter apologize? I almost see it as self defense…..
But I also recognize that I am also someone who lives in a black and white world, though I do work hard to see the gray - largely thanks to my own mom’s efforts. Idk this manga definitely made me think and I wanted to share my thougts
though i'm responding months later, i wanted to say for people like "hikari" who are normal people pushed to the very edge, murder will always be an extremely regretful thing for them. even in cases of self-defense much like this one, it is very difficult for them to view their actions as acceptable because the act of taking another person's life is hard for most people to stomach. i agree that i don't think her mother would have changed her behavior no matter how hard she tried to understand her feelings, but i can also understand and sympathize with her regret in choosing to kill her even though she truly felt that that was the only way out. i feel it's easy to say, on the outside looking in, that it's ridiculous for her to feel apologetic, but all in all, it's someone's life that she took with her own hands, and by 2028, she will have wasted 10 years of her life in prison for it. perhaps in retrospect for her, this seems like a needless price to pay for freedom that maybe could have been gained another way.
if you were to ask me, though, i'd say this kind of outcome is nigh inevitable for this level and length of torture and abuse. she should be commended for her resilience in enduring it for nearly 30 years of her life with no reprieve. if i had it my way, she wouldn't have served any time at all
I’ve been on a Harlequin binge lately and I can’t remember the title of one, looking for help!! It’s about a quiet girl with a flashy cousin (Isadora I think?) who gets married to a rich guy (obvs) but then the cousin gets sick and the FL tries to save her but collapses on the street from a heart problem. The cousin/wife ends up dying and the FL gets all the blame, the husband calls her a murderer. The plot is typical Harlequin and I remember the FL was a nurse, maybe? The ML was a heart surgeon!
Sorry and thank you, this is driving me nuts ┗( T﹏T )┛
sorry not related but me too i’ve been reading harlequin mangas lately and can you recommend me some of your favorites?
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Tegowai Onna no Shitsukekata
Cinderella’s Perfect Christmas
Dark Heritage
A suitable groom
Philomena’s miracle
Beauty and the Brain
If you want more look at Abbadon’s lists, I love their reviews
Can I ask what a Harlequin manga is? Is it a author or the title of an anthology? It seems interesting and I wanna try one out
Harlequin is a Canadian-based company that publishes romance novels targeted towards women. Harlequin manga are produced by the Japanese branch of the company, coupling the original stories by English authors with artwork from a Japanese mangaka.
In less correct terms, a Harlequin manga is incredibly sappy, overdramatic, with more often than not arrogant men and weak women. Lots of them are surpisingly good and even the bad ones are still kinda fun ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Lol thanks! I might check out some of the recommended one
I’m really happy to share my Harlequin obsession (seriously I’ll chat for hours) but also does anyone know the manga I’m looking for? ┗( T﹏T )┛
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Yay Harlequin friends!
the patient nurse
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Oh yeah did you find the one you were looking for
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Thanks to ‘your local goddess’ (accurate title) my question is answered! Now I can go back to talking about Harlequin manga!! ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
I guess so lol(⌒▽⌒)
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So I think most Harlequin are like a day old donut: it’s not great and there are better options, but who’s going to refuse such a classic delicacy? I do wish more of the ‘single mom’ stories knew more about the legal system (at least in America) but I also think the dads had a right to know too! Also, all the male leads look alike. And they!re all greek, what is it with the greek???
(づ￣ ³￣)づ Harlequin rants~
So, I was one of those really lucky aro/ace who never struggled with feeling ‘wrong’ or ‘broken’ honestly I had fun with the reaction people had when I told them I’d never had a crush, it was funny to me. And I’ve never wanted to have one either, I had other things to do okay ╮(￣▽￣)╭
But I don’t know, when I finished this I just had this thought of “Oh. I found it.”
I haven’t stopped smiling since