I Was Reincarnated As The Child Of My Ex-Husband
Someone must have been playing 'what if - and you have to come up with something different'. This is an unusual take on things (waiting to see the number of similar stories pop over the next months).
MC is betrayed by her husband and she is executed while his mistress is pregnant. When MC opens her eyes again, she is that baby and the mistress is now her mother. Revenge mode is on.
With only 5 chapters it is not easy to see how well this story will fare, but strong start - if it can keep up past ch 50 this may be a winner.
Written ch 5.
I Ended Up Saving My Crazy Stepfather!
Well played author, setting a side character up to be the 'mean servant trope' while the person is actually good (and getting a lot of screen time).
And I really appreciate that this is not a story about how ceuute the MC is.
MC has lived multiple lives but with the death of her mother she turns back time multiple times, until she succeeds in escaping. MC and her mother ends up in a duchy, where she seeks refuge for them both. But some truths move fast like what is the real relationship between MC, her mother(?), and the Duke; that two face maybe-sister; and a wolf-pup?
Storytelling goes at two paces - a slow(er) one for exploring the feelings and setting up the Duke and MC, and a fast one for moving the story forward (at least according to current chapters). The writing is good, as MC's behaviour could easily come across as arrogant, but here it works.
In general the translation is acceptable, although some chapters are really off. Then someone also uploaded the wrong chapters in the 40's.
Written ch 52
The Male Leads Trapped in My House
Zombi...eh .. monsters are here!!!
MC is the eccentric young, rich women who suddenly remembers her previous life and realizes this is the world in a novel she read. Having money - cool, but this world is going to heck due to monsters - not cool. Now to build her fortress and ride out the monster apocalypse. And keep the MLs from pestering her too much.
Good story flow, lighthearted comedy while building the anticipation for monsters (they seem to have the same contagion mechanics as zombies) and all the while an underlying mystery is being built.
Good translation. If this holds up past ch 50 it could be a 5 star.
Written ch 20.
The Handsome Male Lead Won’t Let Me Log Out
What do you do in a game? Go on an adventure ofc. MC gets stuck inside a game in the last hours before the servers shuts down and ends up meeting the only other person in game from the real world. Since nothing else works, she can only go finish that adventure in the hopes that it will enable them to log out.
Fairly fast paced, focus on the adventure. Decent translation. So far I am entertained.
Written ch 58.
I’m a Villain, But I’m Favored
PUT ON HOLD ch 15 - really not into this. Translation is strange at times, sometimes half the image is missing. There are currently 22 chapters, but I cannot get through them. Putting on hold, maybe I'll return at some other time.
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Not so sure about this one tbh. While the premis is interesting, I just don't see what's at stake here for MC let alone her Mary Sue status. And why should I, as a reader, continue to read this?
MC is overworked in our world, and dies after a long night. She wakes up in a game she used to relax with - and she has the ability to see information on everyone and everything via a little system sign above <target>. Her task is to destroy the world. Or something. She gets quests with rewards but no penalty?
Written ch 10.
The Saintess Became the Northern Grand Duke’s Daughter
My Otherworldly Marriage
Ugh, I am a bit torn - I really like the setup and story hook - but execution is terrible.
MC manages to avoid being sold by her family, and instead she enters a contract marriage with a Duke. Only to discover his castle makes a haunted mansion seem like a cute doll house. Also, it seems they got a history together...
This could really be an entertaining ride, sadly the storytelling itself is clumsy, rushed and with the teen fantasy of MC being amazing. The artwork only emphasizes that feeling - it is the dilettante version of a good story. Writing, pacing, and overacting kills something that could actually be really good.
I will not blame the translation here. A poor translation cannot make it worse.
The story hook is worth at least 4 stars, but I'll give it 2 in execution. Only a new writer and artist can help it in my book.
Written ch 20
No More Kisses