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like i dont mind the possible 3P but the story shouldve mentioned that in the summary so people who dont like 3P could avoid it, especially when the story established a really cute and sweet healthy relationship between mc and the first blond twin with almost no cracks except for mc's deeply rooted insecurities, so the plot twist abt the existence of the second twin and mc's wavering feelings, when he's genuinely in love with the first twin, makes him look really scummy.

jfc are we seriously censoring the word "murder" now??

Seems there was a toxic three-way relationship between mc, dead wife, and bro-in-law... Art's also really good. I'm invested in seeing where this train wreck goes.

i looked at a bit of spoilers (well, the reviews of the japanese novel rental site) and





mc ends up with both princes??

I love the rendition of the historical clothing. So beautiful and detailed. But anyway, story-wise, I don't think the epilogue was needed. I lowkey loved the ml for his obsession and insanity and tragic backstory. No notes on him. I also don't have much to say abt the "redemption arc" since this story isn't abt groveling or making up for the wrongs ml committed, but I think the ending is kinda rushed. Even though a lot of time passed, I felt mc's attitude towards ml was too different, and trauma doesn't fade that easily. He even said himself that he didn't give a shit about what happened in the past. He was so resentful towards ml that he stabbed himself to spite him (and perhaps he also really tried to kill himself to get away from ml). Resentment like that doesn't simmer down that easily just bc of guilt and compassion. Such conflicting emotions coexisting are difficult to dissect and resolve, and I don't think the story was as introspective about the complexity of his feelings towards ml as it should've been. It was basically nightmares, guilt, hallucinations, nothing really abt how ml abused him... eventually he got over it, and when he meets ml again, it's like he's a whole new slate for a new beginning with ml. If it was more ambiguous with the ending, like mc's heart is conflicted but leaning towards forgiving him in the distant future, rather than a 90% reconciliation, I'd like it more

woah i read the novel, didn't expect it to get adapted. anyway ml is a psychopath who doesn't know what love is, dont expect him to be green flag, ur gonna hate him, and that's intentional. she's a spy bc she caught the eye of ml's brother who wanted to send a pretty girl to kill ml, she's kinda attracted to ml bc of his voice but also comes to hate him bc he's insane and rapes her, and she eventually runs away. She's a relatively normal person, cautious, submissive (only bc she's a slave), but also speaks up when necessary, aka "interesting" enough that ml decides not to kill her. havent gotten to the ending yet, but i hear she only forgives him near the end, and doesn't exactly get back together with him, but lets him see her sometimes

Gajun and Seonwoo are second-years at Shinhae High School, an exclusive school for students with spe...

dogyeong and mc were potential in laws in the past?? dogyeong's older sis and mc's older bro were exes?? i feel like they should've introduced this connection way earlier cuz it seems they genuinely didnt know each other when dogyeong, his sister, and mc first met in the story??

imma be honest. at some point i was reading solely for minhyuk. he's the type of character im looking for in a mafia bl-- an unapologetically selfish person. on the other hand, mc and taesung's dynamic is boring and uninteresting. given the black and white color palette and the cover art, i was expecting messy, angsty drama between flawed characters (the 3 in the cover) in a gritty mafia backdrop, but unfortunately it's rather boring and tame; mc is boring "feisty" mc who keeps getting himself in trouble, ml is possessive and dull, and minhyuk is barely relevant to these people. i dont see why mc fell for ml and vice versa. and when he was masturbating to ml after he lost his memories of him, yk after he had CONFINED and RAPED him, that was my sign to drop this. it seems this story thinks that ml regretting his actions and saving him at the last second is enough to redeem him. if mc was a woman, the reception towards the two would be vastly different.

OMG thank you for the uploads! ive been meaning to read the novel ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ

love this but what the fuck was ch 125? Did they really shorten what im assuming to be a 5-10 chapter arc into 1 chapter

I don't get the hate for Pierre. Dude grew up with this type of brutal, dog-eat-dog family, with a cold-hearted mom and brother who would try to kill him without any qualms if they had the ability to. In the animal kingdom, human morality and emotions are irrelevant, and a luxury for those with protection and safety. It makes sense he adopted this mindset as well. Like, if you ask him if he has any trauma from his childhood, he'd say he wouldn't, bc this was normal for him too. Since he was certain he would die soon too, it's also understandable that he isolated himself, let go of living, and didn't bother to be a parent to his kids. And it's not like his kids actually need him. His sons are thriving in this family culture, they neither have any trauma from an emotionally deprived childhood nor give a crap abt their father and his impending death (if it weren't for Calypso appearing in their lives) so im not sure why we need to judge him (a fictional half animal btw) by our standards when considering their circumstances, they grown up decently and after meeting mc they were won over pretty easily and become more human. At the very least, Pierre's not trying to use his kid as a pawn and kill him when he becomes useless, which is what his brother did, and the matriarch knows too but doesn't gaf either. By the standards of their world, he's a good father, and it's a pleasure seeing him deviate from his family's rules and practices and try to earn the right to be called "dad" by mc.

good art. but cookie-cutter younger top x older bottom dynamic and plot with cliché tropes and drama, down to even ml's reason for falling for mc.

the romance was really cheesy, the ml had no personality except being a devoted perfect simp, the villains were cartoonishly evil and never posed an actual threat, this is the quintessential rags-to-riches plot in kdramas where mc outmanuvers villains and obstacles quite easily, but this was entertaining, immersive, cathartic, and a decent palate cleanser after reading smth like Innocent Wind, which I'm sure was written as a darker subversion of this particular story.

what was the title of the popular story abt a woman dying and going back in time after discovering her friend(?) and bf were having an affair while she had cancer. it was adapted into a kdrama too.

ngl this is a typical getting revenge on a cheating couple type of plot, but this scratched an itch for delving into the downward spiral of a woman who discovers her bf, whom she was planning to marry, and her close friend having an affair behind her back, and the psychological state of a really flawed, vindictive, and malicious fls who goes too far in her revenge. instead of making the emotionally sound choice to simply dump her bf and move on, she initially stays with him out of attachment and tries to forgive him, but down the line realizes that she cant move on and decides to get revenge. there's no going into the past to correct your mistakes, becoming a better version of yourself, and snagging a rich and devoted husband for a happy ending, this fl gets plastic surgery to become a beautiful femme fatale to easily seduce men, thru which she can subject her revenge targets to the same emotional anguish she experienced when she learned they betrayed her. it's a morally messy quagmire for sure and cathartic, but at the same time, it's heartbreaking cuz she's obviously feels empty and is gradually becoming a worse version of herself as she sinks deeper and is just hurting herself. i lowkey even felt bad for her targets. the love interests are pretty interesting themselves-- one a childhood friend who unconditionally loves her so he feels hurts when she hurts herself (and basically the only moral compass in this story full of flawed people; she doesnt deserve him tbh), the other, seemingly the "perfect" ideal ml in these type of plots, helps facilitate her revenge bc fl reminds him of his mom and he has mommy issues and is using her to validate a desire for attention he never received from his mom (he likes her shallowly and basically only interested in her bc she's not interested in him). both their roles dont feel unnecessary and fl's dynamic with them adds another dimension to her character. the latter is honestly hotter imo, but it's obvious fl will end up with the former. he is not the easier choice for her bc his presence and "goodness" remind her of her former self, which highlights the awful person she has become, thus she rejects him, but he grounds her in reality and doesnt let her stray too far into the deep end. she doesnt think she deserves him, but he will be absolutely crucial to her maintaining moral standards and embracing healing and self-love again. the other guy is an easier choice, he encourages her actions and comforts her after all, but if she chooses him, she's essentially choosing to embrace her self-loathing and this new persona that is a stark departure from her former self, that, deep down, she wants to return to. overall, very entertaining; highly recommend for readers who want a gaslighting morally grey fl who becomes broken in her pursuit of revenge. i would honestly reread if the translation is better.

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so what's the point of her reincarnating as her sister?

finished the main story and honestly the arguments about whether the ml can be redeemed or not is practiacally irrelevent cuz ml suffers/grovels a lot (as he should) to the point i even felt bad for him and i just wanted mc to be happy even if it meant falling for ml. (coming from someone who dont give a damn abt a mc forgiving a trash ml if the redemption arc is bad). every action he commits snowballs into a resoundingly tragic consequence. and the story is unrelenting in reminding us of his reprehensible acts and that the consequences are essentially ml's karma. it's very satisfying seeing how the ml changed from cold-blooded guy who used mc as a pawn to a groveling simp who would beg and beam with joy at the faintest scrap of attention mc gives him, and who cant bring himself to do anything but weep knowing mc tried killing him several times. granted, it's a complete 180 of his previous attitude, almost jarringly so, but that and the narrative style of jumping back and forth between past and present offset my anger a lot ngl (and if he was anything less mc would've continued hating him). anyway, the story is hella angsty, mc absolutely hates ml the majority of the story (until the last 10%?) and is so desperate for revenge he secretly funded a rebellion against ml, which indirectly caused a tragedy that bit mc on the butt. but everything can be traced back to ml's actions, so everything is basically his fault and the characters remind him constantly. so yeah, rape and the other reprehensible acts aren't swept under the rug, it's a huge obstacle to any reconciliation and their relationship progressing, ml had to nearly die twice for mc to finally believe his sincerity, and in the last chapter ml does let mc leave to process his emotions and try to forgive ml, and he returns after 6 years.