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
To protect the fragile young lady of the house, a devoted maid offers herself in her place, becoming...
- Author: Geumnaru , Rogun , Gamcho
- Genres: Josei / Smut / Romance / Historical / Webtoons
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
i hope she ends up exiting the game in the end or something lmao sorry i need a bittersweet ending
i seriously appreciate the webtoon sticking to its main theme of the daughter and father relationship and it ending that way. i also appreciate not seeing a timeskip family which alot of webtoons/manwhas end with
im ngl the best part of the epilogue was og edith and rhyse's ending. extremely bittersweet but atleast they found comfort with one another in their deaths, not their love interests but through a sisterhood (or yuri, im okay with either)
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
its funny we literally never saw the emperor again after he got the surgery author forgot about after all that build up of him dying from diabetes
great story, but honestly i wish there was a time where she actually failed a patient especially when technology there is still old. atleast in the side stories
idk if this is a retcon or a mistranslation from this site but didnt she literally say freya was just a side character in the novel that didnt appear much? why is she the female lead in the novel now
imagine finding out your close friend almost killed himself bc of how depressed he was over you (and your hubby) and youre trying to take him back now thats hes recovered and happy with someone else. immediate FO, if they still are
coming back cus im clearing some stuff, dunno how ppl didnt think this was hot garbage cus i was also 15 but i drop this midway
ok after finishing, this definently should be more appraised as one of the best and unique isekai villainess manwhas there is. but unfortunately theres flaws this series suffered from which bothered me from reading. its how underdeveloped the villains are (aka the OG male leads), and to an extent some its pacing. i will give praise is how the series did not once frame them as potential love interests for eris, but actual antagonists . i just wished their growing obsession with eris was fleshed out more?
i mean im glad this series didnt drag imo, but the three og love interests banding together to forcibly keep her alive at the climax bc they grew extremely obsessed with her felt... out of the blue? like yeah u can feel them growing infatuated, but not to point that i would think they discard their entire morals for her? idk it feels like it couldve been done better to show this? like the writing isnt the problem imo, just the pacing of it ..
but yeah, i really wished the series did a more better job at its pacing bc everything else, the characters, eris, anakhin, helena and everyone else? AMAZING. the love interest? THE GREENEST OF FLAGS (god we need to bring him up everytime theres a conversation of best male leads on manwhas) the art? WONDERFUL, the overall plot? INCREDIBLE the consistent gloomy/tragic/bleak themes and paralells throughout? MAGNIFICENT. and despite how tragic it all is, there was still a happy ending for the people that deserved it... ive read so much of the villainess genre and this genuinely is a one of a kind, like an actual story was trying to be told unlike alot of manwhas where you dont really know where theyre exactly going with the plot.
this wouldve been a 10/10 story for me if, again, alot of its pacing was done better, and the male lead antagonists were fleshed out better. but i defs recommend it to any manwha readers who wants smth new with this genre
like we just got this manwha back why the fuck did it immediately deployed the truth/reveal bombs
man i shouldve known better with these dumbass love triangles in these storoes ☠ erez isnt bad by any means but god did their romance feel slightly forced idk
ok but its killing me how the official translation(?) misgendered joe for half of her appearance like fym she was actually a girl??
‘This is a development that I know of.’ The moment he thought that, the world had been d...
- Author: Sing-shong,Sleepy-c (redice studio)
- Genres: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Webtoons
im rlly disappointed that this was gonna follow the "og FL becomes the villainess instead!!!!" path (from the looks of it) but oh well what do i expect from these manwhas :/ only positive things i can say is that i like how philomel actually addresses the shit her dad did and say and how their relationship feels manufactured. and the dad actually apologized for his past shitty actions, which i think is rlly rare in these stories .
















