im obsessed knowing that rose (rogers) put this curse in the first place was because he fell inlove with the first head's brother, edgar. like its definently not uncommon for a tragic romance to be the origin of every curse or legend but for it to happen between two male (well Technically, since rose IS male presenting) characters blew me away. like the story is already amazing itself but that factor really blew me away, its truly unprecedented. i guess ive been reading so much slop manwhas that seeing a mlm (or nblm) be an integral part of the lore (and as smth not as a joke) seriously impressed me.
the story is coming to its end and its safe to say this is genuinely the best historical manwha ive read. from chapters 1 to now i was locked in reading. the plot didnt drag or add unnecessary plotpoints, it had a STORY to tell and they did so amazingly. i cant wait to see how it ends
i like this manwha and i like how it handled various topics that i NEVER see in other historical manwhas (and even seeing tanned characters) but one thing i really dont like is the romance, especially the implication that she'll be pushed back into the political sphere if she ends with crown prince, when it literally goes against everything she wants and the premise of the manwha :/ like unless hes gonna give up his title (which i highly doubt) or something, im not liking the direction the romance iz going
this term gets watered down alot but i just want to say it, this is genuinely a good deconstruction of the villainess isekai manwha trope .
the villainess aiming to die instead of trying to avoid her death unlike all the other villainess, her the ‘love interests’ being rightfully criticized but still portrayed as extremely flawed individuals without making them overly evil or overly sympathetic (and also subverting the fact her actual love interest is just a simple knight instead of the most powerful guy in the harem), the og fl actually having a firm character development, heavy topics like depression/suicidal ideation being tackled in a okayish manner…..
honestly im probably missing alot more of what this manwha subverts (which makes i wish thered be a youtuber to analyze or review this series). but yeah this was such a good deconstruction of this trope. and also, amazing art!! and im so glad it didnt go on longer than necessary, it had a clear story to tell and was able to reach till the end










i have alot of praises for this so far and the one thing i really like is how the fmc is the one thats scaring the male lead this time (albeit unintentionally lol)and the stoic(!) male lead is the one trying to appease her to not get on her bad side.... villainess manhwas always had the fmc sucking up to the scary bloodthirsty murderous tyrant mmc so its nice to see a flip to that dynamic, with a strong stoic love interest too