Roxa's Favorite

you know what i appreciate about this manga? its that its the perfect embodiment of the villainess as main character trope. like its done the right way. The main character is kind and intelligent, she makes the right choices and even makes a prosperous town where people are happy. She saves a whole race and she creates allies. She does all of that but she does not forget the omes who wronged her, she doesnt let it go, she holds her grudge and slowly makes their life hell for having deceived her in the past and for having ruined her life. Readers dont want a villainess story of a dictator but neither a saint. We want exacly this, an intelligent and kind mc that is gentle with who is good and is unforgiving to awful people . Ugh the author deserves a raise (⌒▽⌒)
also, all of this is without even mentioning just how well made is the world building and the story, its super interesting to see an oi from the point of view of the original villainess who has the knowledge of the reincarnator

gen might be one of my fav couples .. ever?? and i read a fuck ton of romance mamhwa.. teir story is just so?? romantic snd beautiful?? like they are made for eachother, they trust and understand eachother completely without having annoying misunderstanding arcs or anything. Their love just feels seriously so tender and pure i genuinely feel like this arc added SO much to the main character and the story as a whole Σ(っ°Д °;)っ

man hes got serious trust issues

AAAH I CANT THIS IS DO WELL DONE U HAVE TO WRITE MY THOUGHTS:
1. i LOVE the feminist ideals that the fl brought and demanded came true in the empire, i often wonder while reading historical manhwas why many of the fls after gaining power arent shown to demand rights and i am so happy that we finally get this in this story!! so well done and realistic too !
2. the portrayal of trauma is AMAZING, the fl carries her trauma and us affected by it up to the very end of the story, and even then she is still reminded and yerns for her mother, its do realistic how she doesn't instantly forget the brutality she was put through like in other manhwas!
3. its SO REFRESHING to see a fl who actually isnt an idiot and is actually a very realistic person, even while not being able to do certain things she is not portrayed as dumb, quite the opposite! she is amazing at reading others and she consistently understands the situations she is in, i adore fls who actually stand their ground and show that they are not simply love interests but also people with strong personalities and intelligence
4. beautiful relationship, i love how both of them yearn for eachother so intensely and how they SHOW eachother their love! its so frustrating when couples in manhwas are not open and cause misunderstandings continuously! Also i personally appreciate the choice not to show smut, i feel like it makes their relationship closer and more private ^.^
5. lets not forget about the art!!! it is simply stunning (▰˘◡˘▰)
6. only thing i didnt appreciate totally about this wonderful story was maybe the overly possessiveness the main couple had? but thankfully i did think it was quite ok since both were very transparent about it and it was consensual
OVERALL I JUST LOVED THIS! SUCH A NICE AND REFRESHING READ!!! defo going in my favs folder ╮(￣▽￣)╭

controversial opinion but i actually found this so predictable lol, loved the story and all of course but i do feel like these types of manhwas are starting ti feel repetitive in their stories and chlicès (￣∇￣") its definitely a well made and pleasant read but it just feels like something ive already read tons of in the past