I think this is the first manhwa I read that the FL is smart, brave and has unique personality. The ML is not the all perfect but emotionally constipated son of a gun. Felix has both his good and bad moments. Plus, he did communicate his feelings as best as he could to his situation. And of course, the FL and ML have what I deem as mature adult reaction towards intimacy. I am sick of grown ass adult characters going all blushy and embarrassed like a fucking teenager when it comes to sex and intimacy. God bless Felix and Rene display a healthy couple intimacy. Love that bits.
Anyhoo, the other prominent female is not a bitch, but instead an absolute inspiration. Hell, there isn't one bitchy-because-of-a-dude moment among the main girls at all. The ladies are gorgeous, have their own stuff they want to do and don't pine for undeserving trash men. The trash men don't have poorly made sob story to justify their assholeness. They are pure assholes on their own. The spotlight parents are abslute gem. This manhwa checks all of my checklist for good read. Definitely recommended!
Please, I am curious about Lily but god damn the feast of mommy and daddy in the background got me soooo distracted. This is the first fake marriage couple I see who actually behaves like loving healthy couple, all the witty banter and roasting each other included. And also not-so-subtlely hinted cordial intimate life.
Alteos leaving Lily is so messed up yet so in character too. MF is a daddy but he's definitely not a papa. His poor nephew having to live with that misanthrope as a father figure good lord
These kids are a bunch of traumatised broken manipulators desperate for love (minus Ray the sunshine) and I do hope this second life will give all of them some form of happiness and redemption. Neither of the kids minus Ray so far seems to be spotless clean in the first life.
Theon toyed with Dora's heart to save his skin which initially boggles my mind on why he can't you just get a job as Ray's aide to stay by his side and have the light power calm his volatile dark power. Like, why go the roundabout way of being a brother-in-law just gor that?? But then I remember that he is the Duke and probably has his own territory to manage and couldn't stay all the time with Ray without valid excuse. Still didn't make sense tho.
Julia also plays a part for not urging Theon to explain the truth to Dora which I think really fuel Dora's decline to tyranny. She might be the least guilty as of the chapters now but I can't say baby girl is really innocent and guiltless.
Dora is so brokenly lonely and desperate for affection that she ended up a tyrant killing millions while Ethan is equally lonely simp desperate for affection that he ended up enabling Dora and partially responsible for those deaths by tyrant Dora.
These kids are broken AF. They all need theraphy and redemption arc in this second life.
The only person I think deserve no mercy, sympathy and redemption is Carnon. MF can drop dead and I will bring a party to defile his grave and celebrate his death.