somnia's manga / #Beautiful Art(48)

97/ This is a power fantasy and not a bad one either. With that said, I think it's a bit overrated. The art is carrying hard here, and while the story has it's moments the plotpoints are sometimes poorly executed or translated. Stuff gets so lost in the sauce. Like it's so hard to understand how the hell FLs magic powers even work, why she bothered with that magic knowing it could nuke her lifespan, etc. I personally just do not like the magic system or its existence here, I found it utterly useless for the overall story. FL barely gains anything useful out of it in hindsight at the cost of years off her own life.

37/ Without spoiling too much: This is about someone who reincarnated into a cruel 19+ novel, where her villain-esque family kidnaps the FL's brother. She has to survive in a psychotic family, and eventually rescue said brother from his circumstances to survive. I could reread this a dozen times, man, and it's not even complete. While we're theoretically in just another "I reincarnated into this one novel and slayed"-story, this one has such a unique, dark vibe to it. This eerie twisted world vibe goes a long way and allows for a captivating atmosphere, which is only complimented by the fitting dialogue- not to mention the dope art. Theoretically, I could get mad that it's another story that forgets about the MC's character pre-reincarnation, but in this case, you understand why she doesn't choose to remind herself of that past, nor retain much of her "original" personality. Roxanne has given me my bisexual awakening, nuff said. The powers and cards she has at hand are well explained and the world overall is set up in a way that wants you to find out more. Roxanne doesn't feel like a Mary Sue either thanks to all of that, you stand on your toes when she's about to mess up or fail- again because you know and witnessed that the world she is in doesn't fuck with the standard moral booklet.

Cute stuff. The dads are hot and have substance despite kinda falling into tropes. Might as well skip the whole egghunt thing tho, it just feels like a cheap way to introduce the other 2 dads as well as a failed attempt as building up plot. There's a lot of cheese in here and people who look for plot-driven stories should probably go look elsewhere (at least at this point, who knows, so far I don't see that kinda vibe tho).

RIP author. The story you've written is truely a treat. The art is beautiful too. FL possessed the body of a widowed baroness, a minor character within a novel, and manages to unintentionally seduce the ML of that novel. At first you think it's gonna be like any other shoujo isekai manwha, but honestly, this one manages to stand out with little turns and big twists. All major characters have interesting nooks or defy your expectations entirely, FL herself feels realistic and her decisions and doubts make sense, and she not this epi-center of a power fantasy where she beats her enemies and obstacles in a matter of seconds. Yes, it's a good thing that it's not like that. At the same time it also doesn't feel like she's completely driven up against a corner, (kind of SPOILER>) despite being forced to face an enemy who you could argue is an OP character who's living and breathing the life of a power fantasy protag... aka the not-so innocent princess, aka the og fl. (<) The story finds a good balance between the drama and other lighter business. And the romance and abundance of hot people gives it that extra spice.