somnia's manga / #villainess(69)

Some soap opera worthy drama and a bunch of misunderstandings that make my heart CLENCH in pain and frustration. Literally no communication between characters who desperately need it. During confrontations between opposing sides you'll expect that FL's side walks away with some info on ML's situation/feelings- or at least a hint that they're walking through mud when a pathed sidewalk was right next to them- but NOPE. It seems that Deodorent is dead set on believing everyone and everything that isn't ML himself. It's hard to keep up with how many things got lost in translation and it only gets worse because FL and her squad keep on walking into more misinformation, which probably builds into a climax that'll only make me facepalm and moan instead of bringing relief. At least the title is accurate, I can give the author that.

This is good generally. Very lighthearted and kind of shits on shoujo stereotypes while also indulging them. I personally dislike how when two characters of the opposite gender meet, in most cases it only takes a finger snap and boom they're crushing on each other. This manhwa is VERY on the nose about shipping and romance in general. Honestly, t's very refreshing that no one is wasting time playing the sensitive, annoyingly insecure and borderline blind character that cannot see how much they're loved. There's a lot of question marks and lore to be explained. It's nice that nothing is outright given a chapter long explanation and you just get the info as you experience the story, until everything eventually comes together. Honestly though, after the story gets a bit darker I found myself asking when I'm gonna be done reading this. Also, the constant comedy is SO jarring sometimes. After you're past the I'd say 50 or 60 chapters it gets REAL serious, some heavy lore is being uncovered piece by piece, shit is going down if you will... and into every nook and cranny there's comedy squeezed in. It's like you're in the middle of a somber post-war landscape, taking in the devastation, and spot someone moaning out a fat dump by a bush, that's the comedic timing I'm talking about. Anywho, the start of the story is definitely better than later chapters, but it's a good time in general.

Read the novel, so I might be biased- but I think the story's pretty good for the most part. One of the better revenge reincarnation stories in the shoujo genre, though there's puddles of cliche content here and there. Everything's kinda super easy for FL to master and overcome, though in most cases you have the hourglass to make you feel comfortable about it if you aren't into those power fantasy vibes like me. The only thing I don't understand is why they had to add this whole bit about FL and ML meeting when they were little kids on the street. Literally doesn't add anything to the story or their relationship - they're already a tight-knit couple, so it feels like someone just yeeted it in because they thought it was cute and not aware of how nonsensical and outdone gags like that are.