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i randomly remembered reading this when I was in college and went to find it, glad to see this still kicking

My whole year will now be meticulously planned around this update schedule

raw dogged it in one sitting, genuinely one of the most interesting one I've read

the romance, the world-building, the writing? all top notch! the team that did the adaptation poured a lot of love into this project, and I'm really excited for the side stories with how they expand the universe and tie loose ends with side characters

i really wanted to like this, but i have a few bones to pick with it

the first arc was too dragged out for me, them spending too much time on how they grow up as siblings completely erased any romantic connection between them for me

the way they write the MC frustrated me too, i don't know if it's cause she's supposed to be older, and yet she acts the way she does or something

this was above average, not a heart clenching or genre defining, but it was a good and engaging read from start to finish

weirdly enough, I thought the MC wasn't enough of an asshole lmao, I wanted him to be just a little bit more cut throat

I liked how the SML kept me on my toes with how close he was to catching up with the ML, made me root for him by the end

i usually like my mcs to have a bit more backbone to them, i don't like it when they're too "eep"-y and doormats, i hate misunderstandings, or grown adults not acting like it. this delivered in the most brutal way possible

mc's a prideful kid who got dealt with a hand of the worst cards imaginable in life, with a bunch of obsessive chaebols hounding his heels, his reaction to his traumas was the most normal out of all of them

i didn't cry while reading this, but each hardship mc faced felt like a punch to the gut

for those interested in reading: he Goes through it. this is a whump session, you will feel frustrated and drop it with all the misunderstandings going on, but it's such a thoughtful story of healing and picking up broken pieces of yourself

bit of a spoiler warning:

i wouldn't call this a great story overall, but it's one with heart and more substance that your usual same genre fodder you read

you can really tell the author did their research on mental health, and i appreciate that the more sensitive sex scenes (like the grape) didn't veer on the side of fetishizing it

heroes aren't born, they're made

they're people who rise to the occasion, berudgingly taking up the mantle to take to arms about causes that matter more than themselves

been loving the series so far! I think what sets these apart was how the punishment system gives us insight to how our villains aren't really villains, and also works as the grounding agent so our OP MC doesn't let all that power get to his head. he's grown up so well!! i want to know how he'll handle harsher punishments from now on

another thing: I was actually invested in the romance! it was a tonal whiplash, but as someone who loves villainess regressor story lines, it was just so fucking sweet when she was able to retain her memories, excited where they'll take this lol they're pretty whole characters

it's a fun read! not much introscpection from the mc when they turn into a girl up until towards the end when they accepted their feelings for the ml

for the ending, I kinda get the angle they were getting at? ml will always love mc whatever form they take. it's a bit underwhelming, considering everything that happened lol

why does the smut have to be so nice??? my says yes, my mind is screaming to run for the hills lmao

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