somnia's manga / #Reincarnation(193)

Gotta keep looking out for whatever direction this is going to go. Right now it's slightly above average. Yet I can't shake the feeling that the more chapters we get, the more plot and characters are gonna turn to shit. It strikes me as the typical "Let's do things better this time and slay boss-lady style" type of isekai over all.. The type where it's just briefly mentioned how the boss lady in question makes money and what not, but it's never shown how compentent she really is, besides her sitting in front of a desk with lots of paper, and maybe giving her rival an epic burn, while making decisions that make you think she switched her brain putty out for playdoh. But again, too early to say that it's going into that direction.

88/ MC posesses a random side-character in a novel, she is appalled when she witnesses her bias' aka the 2nd ml's suicide after he was abandoned by his friends (og FL and ML). Somehow she's back in time, and now goes out of her way to prevent 2nd ML's self-delete while also punching back at his so-called friends... and to do both well she marries him, ofc. Very character-driven this one. The writing and pacing it pretty good, I don't have all that much to complain about. The dynamic between the "friend group", aka just the og main people (og FL, ML and 2nd ML), is the most interesting so far I feel. FL messing with og FL is also a lot of fun, there's nothing sweeter than slowly chipping away at your enemy. I don't like how the og ML (aka crown prince) just kinda gets away from FL throwing shade. Sure, it was his fiance who pointed the finger at Kal, but he still just stood by and nodded along. He gave her all that power ffs and never helped his friend out. I want MC to actually get in this guy's way instead of delivering all crit hits to the crown princess. MC's personality also gets a bit cringe with time. I understand stan-culture, I know k-pop, but her still talking like that after her and the hubby clearly got chemistry going on... IN BED TOO is like, wake up please. Maybe I'm too old to relate or smth. Either way, I don't like how insecure she is about him sometimes, it just smells like there's gonna be artificial drama, a la "uwu this stan needs to leave so he can marry a lovely lady even though we've been blushing over one another like fools for the last 20 chapters".

This kind of became a classic in my heart. I remember crying when I first read this, though in hindsight I'm not too impressed by the story now that I'm rereading it. It's a predictable storyline. With that said, isn't Oscar selfish? Because of their connection Rene had to live several lives without any true love or marriage. That itself doesn't mean she was off bad, but you can read yourself how her attempts to find someone, or just catching someone's attention can fire back horribly. What made him wait to make a move for all these life times? Why not just cut their connection if he feels like a burden in her life? Either he is an asshole or a big wimp, and if I was Rene I would be lowkey mad at him for doing nothing but spamming her with "please stay single" for several generations without having the heart to commit to anything. At least that's how I feel about him.

Good stuff. The plot's interesting, though it does take a while for MC to actually start doing something bigger than just searching for a fake boyfriend for like 10+ chapters. The speech bubbles get loaded up with a lot of text sometimes, so I caught myself not really reading through that and more so just glancing over it a lot of the time. Especially when the conversation itself wasn't that moving to begin with. Over than that I see a lot of potential in the story, love the whole god messing with the world perspective.

Meldenique is the villainess of a romance fantasy novel. She is the evil, cursed fiance of the ML who gets in the way of the FL's romance and success in life. Our MC is very uninterested in living that out, so she throws away her shitty family and title, and opens up her own small business... It's not really a stationary shop? More of a candy store lol. On the way she also picks up an OP hero spirit, named Dominic, who basically is her side kick and main crutch for now. Anywho, turns out these supposed good guy protags are total scum and get in her way in any way possible. Included in that pool is her fiance, who doesn't love her one bit, but is at the same time strangely obsessed with her. So, I really like this one despite heavily playing into the whole "I possessed the villainess, but changed to avoid fatality and oops they all love me now"-trope. It plays into it with taste, but also gives it a tiny twist. She doesn't have upper hand at all at the start, and is constantly being stepped on by various chunks of faeces who you'll hate more the longer you read (ofc not to the point of totally ruining her). The pacing so far is nice, it's mostly held up by said faeces constantly being bad guys. Good and bad is defined VERY clearly with this one, but for now their crimes don't feel too cartoony. It's cute how involved children are in the plot, though sometimes you really wonder why they have so much say as the little kids that they are. Ah, and ngl, Domenic's SSR class magic go brr abilities are a bit too much here and there. His abilities are a bit TOO convinient sometimes. You can overlook that though, since he's supposed to be this kind of powerful hero. I couldn't help but spoil myself to see where it's all headed, and man, it's gonna get good. Can't wait to see the stand-offs between Mel and the og FL. Not to mention our ML. Over all, a worthwhile read so far.

Camellia, the bastard daughter of a Marquis, is forced to take on the role of the younger bastard *son* by the marquess, the wife. She is basically live insurance to protect the family's stability until her brother can recover from his illess. You know the drill, the wife is bitter as hell- but at least Lia is able to grow up with care thanks to the Marquis, her brother and the servants being fond of her. Not to mention all these dudes with a high rank that lowkey thirst after what they think is a girly looking him, "Cammelius". Anyway, I really love the story so far. I really want Lia is come into her own and find her mom. But MAN, I don't like that Claude is the main lead. He was such an ass in the beginning, and lowkey I'm disgusted how Lia is blushing over him because he is nice to her here and there, when he's a cold stone slab to everyone and everything any other time. Have you seen how he treats his fiance?? He is just glaring down on her like a mad dog bc she tries to establish a good relationship with him. Maybe I'm being too realistic here but that's a red flag. It's just ASKING for another salty ex faince villainess scenario where she beats down on Lia for stealing her mans or whatever. When I saw that banquet scene it felt like I was looking into the future already. Please tell me I'm wrong, I hope I am.. Fr Claude isn't any different from the princes. None of them really seem to care about her as a person or what she is going through. Giving her candy bc she likes it is WEAK, sorry not sorry. I'm just here to see Lia get to a point in life where she can be happy, all these dudes can go back to their palaces for all I care.

If you think too much about it, you get tired of the plot fast. Honestly, the writer(s?) could've left out the whole thing about her possessing the villainess of a novel and it would still be the same. At first you assume this is about more than just FL, but this story is pretty much just a power fantasy where you're meant to put yourself in her shoes to slay and enjoy the vibes. It's not for everyone, and certainly not for me. The whole thing about the ex being the ML also turns me off. It's refreshing to a FL who doesn't blush or think about her main love interest asap, but their whole dynamic is so predictable, and their chemistry is the equivalant of filtered still water. Ah, another reason why story may get boring for you is how shallow the "business lore" is explained/portrayed. One thing happens and she loses her ENTIRE customer base only to go on a mini mission to gain them all back (and repeat that formula every few chapters)? This is why I said that thinking too much ruins the fun. Later chapters only get worse.