somnia's manga / #Reincarnation(194)

The pacing is nice, the art is really good and the story/worldbuilding is solid- like, you have no doubt this all takes place within the world of a girly otome game. I mean just look at some of the names lmao. I had to wheeze when I first read the ML's name. Like, it stays VERY true to a cliche japanese otome game from somewhere in the mid 2000's. Petals and sparkles everywhere, the kingdom(s) are basically glittering magic fairtale castle towns. When you see FL and ML being lovey dovey, it is the pinnacle of S-tier kitsch, especially when you recall them being like 14-15 years old. Have you ever seen a 14 year old boy proclaim their love and actually mean it in rl? Probably not, most 14 years olds are dumb and don't realize they are until they've had a few years of cringe and disappointments behind them. Honestly, their age kind of makes me uncomfortable sometimes. Like, I totally buy the og FL being 14 on both a mental and spiritual level since she is such a menace with minus 10 lightbulbs to her name, as well as FL because she is still so fucking insecure after being showered in her fiance's kisses for the 100th fucking time that day (that was a bit of a tangent) but with the rest it's like .

This webtoon manages to be humorous while also leading up to legit plot without needing to add in petty drama, which is really nice. Fr the first chapter already tells you straight up that this isn't going to be anything heavy and man sometimes it delivers real good. Shoujo reincarnation trash like me is getting everything one would want from this webtoon, while also making fun of the sub-genre (and not to mention gacha systems). We have handsome men, a harem, plot and magic. Perfect. The set-up just works despite being ridiculous. Gotta say tho, with so many chapters the tension and interest just left my body. It's been 150+ chapters with no end in sight.

/106 A juicy piece of time reverse shoujo goodness. Business and Politics are explained in detail here, and it's not boring either since it not only expands the world, it also gives context/body to Firentia's decisions and future events. It also avoided falling into the power fantasy trap, at least imo. Yes, she has the experiences and memories of a grown adult, but it's clearly portrayed that she not only worked hard for these talents, but also continued to refine them and learn new things after being sent back. It helps that we get the full scope of what's happening, or what she is planning in the long run - everything has an explanation so far (besides why she was able to yeet back in time ig). The connections and interactions with people around her are also pretty interesting, if not then wholesome at least. There's a large emphasis on family and the hierarchy within. It's very nice to get more intel on that instead of being greeted by the typical, optimistic 3 tier shoujo cake, with that hot and/or cold daddy sitting on top to make all the troubles go away only if you make puppy eyes at him long enough. The romance itself is being treated like a side dish for now, so if you're here to indulge and turn your brain cells off this might not be it. I don't quite feel the chemistry between Firentia and her royal puppy for now, but they're clearly supportive and caring of one another. I'm scared of their future though. It seems that Firentia is chugging along the unholy cliche route of "In the future he was with this woman, so he can't possibly love me (forever)!" PLEASE, spare me.

A god read. More on the plot heavy, darker side and the pacing is just right. Honestly, this is one of the few wanhwas that actually deserve the tag of strong female lead. Is what I thought the first 50 or so chapters. After Dylan becomes the Emperor everything just slows down in a weird way and the tension is gone. Everything felt like filler. Her running away felt very cheap too imo, like it was just added for the trope's sake. They really lost me on this whole deva bs or whatever you wanna call it. Also, lowkey didn't she groom Dylan? How are people so chill about that?

MC is reborn into a novel she read in her previous life. She remembers that fact after injuring her head by being shoved down the stairs, by no other than her evil step-sister. Classic. Using her knowledge from mentioned novel, she changes her fate and uses it to rise in rank and power. If you are fresh to these kind of slay girl boss who got reincarnated stories, then you'll have a decent time reading this I think. But if you are aware of the dozens of cliches this story commits to, then tough luck. I read the first 30 chapters when only those were available here, then forgot about its existence, and came back to read from the start again with its now 100+ chapters... I'm having a hard time reading through this without feeling the primal urge to skip a few pages- and chapters. By god, MC went from being quiet and angsty, to confident and elegant in a matter of max 3 pages. And then you're supposed to buy that she's this smart business woman, when her personality so far is basically just a white dotted outline. We know she knows this and that, that she can sew and stuff, but that aint personality, I think a lot of readers forget that. In the end all of her interactions and thoughts feel like the bare minimum. Honestly, all of the characters feel half-baked like that. The demon prince was interesting, and I still think he's the least coma inducing out of all the other love interests, but that man ends up drying up in no time. Anyway, TLDR: This is for pure indulgance and if you seek for anything deeper, than pretending like you're the MC, you can do MUCH better elsewhere.