Uke is too sheltered and stupid, he be making it more difficult for himself. Kidnapper turned into his babysitter
The slums is clearly the result of a system of oppression, no wonder uke’s kind is hated by everyone else. Although he himself is a good person at heart, their kind isn’t standing for anything good in the world.
I won’t side with elite scum. In his own way, kidnapper is trying to do good—prolly coercion by kidnapping the future head
I also don’t like this authors other work’s MC—Hestia. She seem to have a knack for creating annoying MC’s, ig she sees herself in them which is honestly pathetic. They’re both so boy crazy, Hestia gives me Hailey Bieber vibes lmao.
Uke has a nasty and nosy personality, but it’s on brand for kids that grow up without proper adult supervision. That’s why a lot foster kids continue getting kicked out of homes, they cannot behave themselves and this is unfortunately due to a lack of ingrained discipline. Humans need to be trained like animals from a young age for them to function properly in the real world. We’re very much a part of the animal kingdom.
Eitherway, his attitude is nastyyy—granny deserves some respect, he also fabs out in the open, and tries snooping around where he shouldn’t. Honestly all of his characteristics are that of an annoying char, which I dislike.
It’s pretty obvious he’s going to be ML’s downfall, be it him having to leave the underworld or getting heavily injured trying to save his stupidass. Which may be well deserved, given he’s not doing anything good for the world, but at his heart, he’s still a good man and that’s hard to hate on.
ML is a load shark and drug dealer, naturally he commits gangster crimes, but his bottomline is sleeping with a minor lol. It’s unrealistic but I can respect that.
Ngl uke kinda grosses me out with his behaviour lol, it may have been a tad bit better had it not been for the outdated granny attire, but I also don’t dig chars that behave loosely. First meeting he was already grinding on the man, c’mon even prostitutes have more tact.
Just to clarify, the author's other work is an adaptation of a novel, so the mc there is not the author's original creation. I'm not sure whether this work is an original or adaptation though
The audacity of calling Mc's personality nasty when you're one yourself. You can dislike a character and the story, but taking it out on real kids who couldn't even choose their circumstances and how they were brought up? That's real nasty right there
Triggered a nasty ho
Whatever bitch
Hmm I don’t really find her unlikeable, but I get why some people might. Her reaction to her third husband seemed pretty normal to me, she still had his back.
I wouldn’t have wanted anything to do with him at first either. She’s clearly dealing with her own traumas, which makes her avoidant actions understandable. Her and the current Rutger are adorable together.
I appreciate that she didn’t suddenly turn into some overly cutesy toddler just because she regressed in time. Keep acting ur age. As for her father, any punishment is too light for him, he needs to be tortured for at least 80 years x tnx
At first, I thought everyone in her life treating her so badly felt unrealistic, but then I realized this type of treatment is actually pretty realistic for a woman to experience. She did have a few reliable people by her side tho, and they (along with her) deserve the best. The first prince really went all out for her, and his life was so tragic. I’d always feel guilty toward him. Thank goodness she did right by him this time around.
The char that annoys me the most is the half sister. The only reason MC didn’t take her down immediately is for the sake of the plot, which is so frustrating. Like can we just replace her with literally anyone else? She’s such a pos.
As for the second husband, he deserves the worst if he has betrayed her again. I’m convinced he had something to do with her family’s disappearance in the other timeline. Why else would he abandon their kid too? Take this mf to the gulag as well.
Her obsession with her unborn children in this timeline feels unreasonable to me. Like you haven’t even had them yet, so who exactly are you supposed to be searching for? And forget about going back to the original timeline, you’ve already built a life here so just focus on the now. I don’t really get this whole “motherly obsession” thing; it doesn’t seem all that natural to me. I don’t know any mothers who care this much. Maybe focus on healing your traumas instead? You’ve already set yourself up for a perfect life HIAH
okay, was with you until that last paragraph.
I have zero idea what sorta absent unfeeling mothers you've known in your life either personally as family or as friends but thinking that a mother missing her child/children and wishing they were alive with her even in a new timeline is some unhealthy traumatic obsession makes me feel sorry NGL.
Can't imagine what kinda emotionally starved and detached children are being raised up like this in your environment if that's the kinda mothers you know who don't care for their kids.
First of all, my mother hasn’t been teleported to another dimension and turned delusional. Personally I wouldn’t be overly concerned, FL is surrounded by enough caring people to help her heal and accept her reality.
However her behavior is dangerously unhealthy. She’s completely consumed by her obsession and keeps risking her own life without hesitation.
I’d never want my mother to behave this way, seek therapy to cope if this is normal to u. Death isn’t the ultimate end, she’s experiencing this firsthand yet refuses to learn from it.
The only thing I agree with is her desire to protect her children, but she should do so in a safe and rational way. Her attempts to permanently return to that dimension and search for her unborn children in her current world go far beyond reason. That’s delusional behavior.
Women like this are too attached to the material realm, maybe spirituality would be of help because this is objectively unhealthy. She should spare her current surroundings a glance. Souls are infinite
How would people being around her all of a sudden stop her from wanting her kids all because of "healing".
That makes no sense at all.
In fact it's the healing that would intensify that bond and longing, it doesn't erase it.
And she has the power to travel dimensions too, so how is searching for the right dimensions where get kids are a delusional goal?
This makes no sense in context in-verse, she's a special existence.
And another thing being her recklessness, how do you think the saying no risk no reward came about.
You may be right in saying that it could be toned down, but to want her to turn almost robotic would be friggin wild and illogical.
emotions rule for a reason no matter how much one can proclaim to "control" it.
You’re going in circles when I’ve already explained to u everything that’s there to be said. This convo is clearly no longer worth engaging with if you’re not willing to listen.
She has had 20yrs to deal with her emotions, if that doesn’t sound absurd to you, then idk what to tell u.
The very fact that you deem other human connections aside from that of a parent-child to be unworthy is strange.
Sorry I’m used to dealing with my emotions in a sound & healthy way.
Please, i know what sound and healthy is.
Parents who lost their children still miss them for many years on end and wish whatever unfortunate incident they lost the child in didn't occur.
Women who unfortunately accidentally experience the loss of a child in the womb still have it sit with them mentally for decades on end and think of what could have been.
These people are not mentally sick or wrong missing a child like you'd want to believe them to be, there's no freaking official time limit on this shit like you're trying to apply.
What you speak of is just pure detachment at it's core.
At its core, this story delivers a deeply satisfying revenge, led by very cruel & cunning MC’s. It doesn’t hold back from being disturbingly twisted, which is unusual in comics. I love that they have no issue sinking just as low as the villains.
Reading it is quite draining tho, the drama is always cranked up all the way. I’ve to take breaks every few panels, but I can't stop until I see the final revenge.
The ML is a predator with a filthy mouth, but his twisted backstory explains his cruelty, making him sympathetic. Unlike typical sob stories, his past was surpassingly unique and very dark. Finding out trash emperor raped young him & his twin made me sick. Turning out psycho after everything he’s been through was the most realistic outcome.
I feel like a criminal for admitting this lol, but I actually like him as the ML. He and the FL balance each other out. She’s too willful, and he keeps her grounded, just as she challenges him in return.
Nevertheless, some of his SA against FL can be very disgusting, which I’m trying to ignore for the sake of focusing on the actual plot.
Problematic aspects aside, they were meant to be.
The way she didn’t gaf about that sorry excuse of a mother had me cheering, now this is the type of strong boundaries I want to see in MC’s. Not to mention how she treated all the other hags of the household hoho.
This manhua is full of disgusting subjects like rape, pedophilia and incest, and that sadly also reflects reality rather than a sanitized fantasy, especially during that era where they were even more blatant.
The worst part is the child maidservants being preyed on by the grown ass assasins, I hate it and skip their panels.
The main CP’s relationship is at least more tolerable in comparison.
Author is clearly a creep because they’ve tried romanticising this pattern of gross relationships.
That being said… love how ruthless their revenge is. They’re both absolute badasses. I have a weakness for justified villains┗( T﹏T )┛
If being stupid were a crime, she’d deserve a life sentence in both timelines. Are we really supposed to side with her just because she’s the MC? Her actions are infuriating, and her decisions only made things worse for that poor man. I can’t believe she allowed shock therapy to be used on him, it’s downright cruel.
In her current life, she didn’t make a single smart move to sustain herself. Instead, she continued acting all stuck up, as if that would somehow save her from her impending doom. Once again, she relied on a white knight to rescue her this time around it was his sister.
ML is the biggest victim in all of this, and I find it hard to empathize with someone who continually victimizes themselves through their own stupidity.
The more I brood over it, the more she infuriates me. I don’t understand the author’s attempt to portray her as the victim when she’s clearly the perpetrator. Is this some subtle commentary on women having a victim complex, as opposed to the usual trope of men acting foolish? If so, that might actually make more sense than what’s being presented here.
I know I’m always asking for more FMC’s that leave their trashy male behind, but this is taking it a step further, she stole the opportunity from him and became the trash in the relationship lol
She needs to drop her mental gymnastic routine, it has to be made a mandatory course at trash academy
I’ve sm more to say but this site won’t let me. Nevertheless, it’s a good romantic read with great quality. It’s beautiful, because it accurately represents that time period and its people.
I couldn’t post my full review since it was too long, so I’m gonna add onto what I said in the replies, although it will most likely get deleted as well.
It’s almost ingrained human instinct to notice the crooked doctor’s obvious attempts to sow discord between them. Something was obviously afoot. Yet time and time again, she proves herself to be selfish and irresponsible. For instance, she didn’t even bother to check what movie she begged ML to watch, which ended up triggering his trauma and turning him into a public spectacle. That was the last thing he needed for his recovery. And then, she allowed that doctor to torture him further.
This man lost his entire family, his friends, and became disabled, only to be treated horribly by his own wife. He even took on the duchess’s responsibilities, drowning himself in work while she got to relax with all the luxuries at her disposal.
She’s been a spoiled brat her whole life. When has she ever faced any true suffering? She couldn’t stand the attention not being on her for once. All she ever thinks about is herself “Why isn’t he focused on me when his life is in ruins?” Even the servants could see how dead wrong she was. I’m baffled that she’s still carrying the same mentality after being reborn.
Honestly, she disgusts me. Her sheer stupidity can’t excuse all her decisions, she’s just shameless.
The quality is good and while it may be a good read, I’ll never side with MC, she’s one of the worst cases of victim complex that I’ve ever had the unfortunate opportunity of witnessing.
first, the time the story takes place is when there was no improvement in psychology or any science, it's like saying "why did they pull out teeth with pliers" that's cause they didn't have the technology & knowledge! second nowadays doctors trick people to do things they don't actually need, then think about the time when most of the people hadn't enough education.
third, FL shouldn't be all mighty & rightous, & the ML is not a villain. the problem is the readers always want to put the blame on a character.
You’re not actually saying anything nor have u addressed any of my points lol what an empty response. You don’t need to be a medical expert to see that something was seriously wrong. That man was clearly being tortured right in front of her, and his condition kept getting worse while the doctor acted incredibly shady. Any functioning adult with a brain could recognize that he was being used as a test subject for something completely new in the medical field, something with no basis or evidence to support it.
She had all the resources at her disposal. If she truly cared for him, why not hire renowned doctors from around the world to weigh in on his condition and this sus treatment method?
Being willfully ignorant doesn’t exempt her from being a co-conspirator in his demise. She’s very much responsible for what happened, and I’ve already overexplained why. Maybe you should work on your comprehension skills before jumping the gun to become white knight 3.
It’s downright pathetic how people like you act like every char is perfect and can do no wrong. MC isn’t some helpless child who doesn’t know any better, she’s a grown woman who keeps making terrible decisions time and time again. She doesn’t get a free pass just because other ignorant ppl want to make her out to be a saint. She’s accountable for her harmful actions, plain and simple. Hope that helps, bird brain.
I couldn’t have put it more eloquently even if I tried. I wish the pov wasn’t hers. She’s not a savior, she’s not even smart…
Anyway, thanks for the great review
you didn't understand my point either, miss all-knowing. where did i say Madelyn's a saint & Ian's the abd guy? lol. if you think my response is empty you can read it again baby. i don't think you have to be rude because not everyone approve your belief.
what i said is true if you search about it, not everyone who let doctors do that treatment wanted them to die or hurt them, it was a valid treatment in the past! if you don't know they use it now too, but on worst case patients not people who just have PTSD like Ian.
search about them first then jump at me, lol people like you like to force their opinion & i don't know why, but i don't think i deserved to be insulted.
how much i read my previous cm idk how you read that to think i became Madelyn's knight & where did i support her deeds! i clearly said FL shouldn't be all rightous, if she was there wouldn't be any story! stories start when something's wrong, like when the FL find out her bf have been cheating on her & etc. here, she did him wrong & that's why she came back to past to try treating him better, if she didn't hire the doctor they would live happily & the end of the story
It certainly wasn’t seen as a valid treatment by everyone, there were PLENTY of criticisms about it even back then. I think you’ve only heard one small part of this history and immediately took it as the only valid truth without looking up other perspectives, like this author ig. Reality isn’t one dimensional, maybe YOU should’ve done your research before spreading false historical “facts.” What you’re doing here is trying to absolve the MC of blame by claiming that “no one is perfect.” But her actions go far beyond just being a flawed char, she’s caused and continues to cause too much harm to still be seen as a likable protagonist or a good person, for that matter. Only a saint can do dm wrong and still be viewed as a good individual, so there you have it. She IS to be blamed.
I have no issue with flawed chars, Medea is my all time favorite. But using that as your response to my detailed critique, where I’ve laid out every reason why she’s so terrible? Yeah, that’s not it. Go glaze her in your own comment if you want, but your response to me was far too foolish. Ppl should think twice before jumping into a convo without a valid argument to back them up. Hold your tongue if you’ve got nothing meaningful to add.
You said it all very correctly. Madelyn wasn't revived just to escape her own death, but she was given the chance to make better choices. Unfortunately, she has a very limited and self-centered view of life. That's why things are the way they are.
Worse than her is Isabel.
Thankyou <3
Indeed, it’s very unfortunate that they’re written this way, because otherwise it’s a great webtoon. I’d rly like to know what author was thinking ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
even those most ppl who knew that as valid did it & fucked ppl up already, plenty criticism would never stop doctors to do that.
i didn't say you are wrong, i was talking about the part you said Madelyn was stupidly letting the doctor doing so & i said in past ppl didn't have enough knowledge to know how harmful it is. now you can easily get to know lots of things with your phone & in past you needed to dig into libraries.
my point wasn't that "cause she is not perfect she can do wrong". i'm saying she is not perfect & does wrong but that's the course of the story & if she knew her wrongs the story wouldn't be this long.
whatever, i don't think you would understand me & i don't want to hear your insults more, thanks for reminding me to not ever response to any human on social media.
Augh I just knew her defenders also have a victim complex. Afterall what else would drive one to excuse her actions, besides identifying with her char. Lady you’re not going to make me out to be the villain after failing to back up your own perspective of the MC. Trust I’m even more tired of ppl constantly coming at me with nonsense. Goodbye!
Agreed with everything u said!! Btw very well said
I’m rly not in the mood for this shit fest. It’s obvious he will become black hair’s dog due to lemme guess, Stockholm syndrome? And I can already sense he has the personality of a dumb stuck up potato. Author is obviously trying to enter trashiest ML competition.
It’s so apparent in this type of BL, they don’t gaf about actually writing an interesting story, it’s way cheaper and it doesn’t require writing talent to go for shock value torture porn.
Disappointing but not surprising that the usual depraved demographic is going to support it anyways.
•Arc 1…{Film emperor x Substitute lover}
•Arc 2…29 {Emperor x Shadow guard}
•Arc 3…66 {Cat chaebol x Rabbit bodyguard}
•Arc 4…96 {Demon sect leader x Martial sect leader}
•Arc 5...118 {Alpha marshal x Omega school tyrant}
•Arc 6...153 {Famous author x Editor}
•Arc 7…174 {Sickly master x Disciple}
•Arc 8...198 {Undercover priest x Guard vampire}
•Arc 9…221 {Dark god x Envoy of the light god}
•Arc 10…244 {Domineering boss x Aspiring actor wife}
•Arc 11...293 {Discipline x Immortal monarch}
•Arc 12…320 {Impotent Chairman x Aspiring Violinist}
•Arc 13…370 {Mermaid x Concubine}
•Arc 14…400 {Apocalypse ability user x Soon to be step-mom}
•Arc 1…{Master x Disciple / Xianxia}
•Arc 2…28 {Doormat to Belle x Delinquent leader / School}
•Arc 3…57 {Rising ceo x Abused Actor / Modern Era}
•Arc 4…85 {General x Assassin Concubine / Ancient Era}
•Arc 5…114 {Ghost x Magician / Secret Society}
•Arc 6…125 {Diviner x Misled Prince / Ancient Era}
•Arc 7…147 {Vamp Queen x Captive man / Medieval Era}
•Arc 8…174 {Demon sect’s saint x Taoist Prodigy / Xianxia}
•Arc 9…207 {Angel x Fallen angel / Heavenly Realm}
Thank you~
Love this author for writing chars that behave like actual adults, as well as their portray of adult dynamics. I like how the chars aren’t senseless and their behaviours are mature yet sweet.
It’s so sexy compared to childish characterisations that are oddly popular in this industry.
Too bad they never continued with a s2, I could already tell they were on a time crunch due to how rushed it felt.