somnia's manga / #Reincarnation(194)

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.

100% power fantasy with a reincarnated infant protagonist. You know it's gonna beat that trope to death when you skip 100 chapters and MC still looks like she is immune to puberty. The writing and pace aren't bad, you can totally read this and have fun, but it does get weird sometimes and lays on the fangirling over MC too much. And as with many of these kinds of stories, the longer you read on, the harder it gets to do so. I'd write more, but it's been a while since I last read this... And while I remember enjoying the first half, I don't think this is the type of story worth rereading 100+ chapters for.