somnia's manga / #time go brr(25)

Another one where time reverses and MC is out for revenge... Though idk what to think about this for some reason. The art's good and all in all everything is making sense- it just feels like sometimes the story throws out random details midway, or forgot to hint at or mention something. The whole thing about, SPOILER?, Maribelle's cousin being envious of how loved Maribelle is and that being the reason for her distaste kinda came out of left field. I never got the feeling that Belle was getting more attention than her from what was shown from their childhood. All we got was that Belle lost her parents and lived her life happily naively loving her cousin, while her uncle took over the household. Oh, but later on it's shown very well how Maribelle is loved so much by everyone. Her seduction must be leveled out bc damn I cannot understand why some of these people like her so much for reasons you cannot see. (ANOTHER SPOILER) This one dude fell in love with her after 3-ish mediocre conversations, while her main hubby loves her so much even though she betrayed and basically killed him once. She reeks of Mary Sue so bad. People just call her pretty and smart but besides the pretty I don't see it, really. It more so feels like she is going with the flow- like at the start you think cool, she is gonna get away from the trouble aka her uncle's and counsin's shenanigans, and ofc she wants revenge, but oh wait, she doesn't do much at all to avenge herself and just reverse cards their verbal harrassment here and there. She pointed her finger into their direction and her emperor hubby and his 3 minions yeeted into that direction without second guesses.

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Read the novel, so I might be biased- but I think the story's pretty good for the most part. One of the better revenge reincarnation stories in the shoujo genre, though there's puddles of cliche content here and there. Everything's kinda super easy for FL to master and overcome, though in most cases you have the hourglass to make you feel comfortable about it if you aren't into those power fantasy vibes like me. The only thing I don't understand is why they had to add this whole bit about FL and ML meeting when they were little kids on the street. Literally doesn't add anything to the story or their relationship - they're already a tight-knit couple, so it feels like someone just yeeted it in because they thought it was cute and not aware of how nonsensical and outdone gags like that are.

/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.

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.

This one basically gender swaps the positions of a cold hearted Duke and the lost princess looking to get away from trouble via marriage. So far it's pretty fun and refreshing. The only thing that rubs me the wrong way is our FL constantly misunderstanding people and their interest in her. Maybe that's something personal because I'm dead tired of FLs that can't read other people and misinterpret every little thing just to create artificial tension in the story, but anyway, it's a point to make. Also, I love how the relationship between FL and her sister is established. Their dynamic is interesting and lowkey keeps you on your toes despite knowing they'd never betray the other. Looking forward to future chapters.

109/ MC is yeeted back in time after having been betrayed by her fiance and half-sister. She sacrificed herself for her lover and family and, of course, all of them end up being huge, clout-hungry losers who stab her in the back. And this time around she is dead set on never getting engaged to that particular loser, while making sure to get a sweet, sweet taste of revenge. Let me say this. The drama here is should be spelled out in bold letters because god damn it, there's so much of it and most of it is frustrating af. Anyway, the characters have some spicy developments, but I feel like sometimes everyone's feelings are just a bit too dramatic and given too much pov. Why do I need to read about Isabella thinking she's the shit 24/7 when I already know she's just shit and no one asked? Also hate how the author made her some vain little hoe but Ariadne's literal murderer, the man who exploited her and threw her away, gets to have twilight with his boo-hoo-trauma-please-sympathize background AND is the 2nd male lead. Like eh? Can we not for once? Either way, I grew tired of the drama tbh. Ari been working at it, and I like the tension between her and the prince, but otherwise all these crazy people are turning me off. TLDR; Too much delulu yapping and too little screen time for people I actually want to know about.