somnia's manga / #villainess(69)

Yurina is the villainess of a novel who our FL possesses during Yurina's childhood. The og villainess died because the heroine's 2nd fish (which is said obsessive servant and ML here) killed her. It's kinda cliche but it works. There are some nice details, like how FL renames him, and how she can reveal herself to him because he only knows the her now, and not the pre-posession Yurina. But for me it got boring after chapter 25-something-ish. The plot felt like it was stuck, showing off how Ray and FL bond over and over again. May just be my impatience here, anyway-

Author of an embarrassing harem novel gets reincarnated as the villainess of said novel. After discovering that she has to play the villainess to avoid time loops, a hottie sorcerer gets in touch with her. He seems to remember the time loops as well and holds a grudge against the god that "blessed" the reincarnated villainess, so ya boi helps her become a supreme grade bad bitch.

Meh. The FL is like a leaf in the wind who keeps telling herself she'll get away from all these men and what not, but she ends up just doing whatever and not really thinking about her goals. It's like the author wanted her to be like other fearful reincarnated normies in the skin of the villainess, but they just disregard it in favor of putting FL in situations where her lap dogs can thirst over her. The love interests are also kinda bland so there's barely any appeal to keep reading.

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.

92/ As certified shoujo isekai trash, I confirm this is gold. Libertia is the villainess of a romance novel, destined to die in many ways. She's both terminally ill and openly challenging the authority of the novel's ML/Crown Prince. But in a twist of fate our MC - let's call her Lisha - transmigrates into Libertia's body. For some reason, Libertia fished Lisha into her body to avoid dying from her terminal illness, yet her motives seem to be selfless? Anywho, Lisha uses the novel's intel to give everyone a happy ending... and ogle the hotties. Her positive vibes make you feel warm inside, and the pace and setting are well thought-out. TBH, I don't think anyone oblivious to the shoujo genre will find this super good. It's VERY indulgent in certain aspects and plays into some big tropes. The thing here is that it's done well. You still got cliches like the MC being the most pretty person in the room, things always going her way, having a squad of fishes swimming around her, etc., but with her genuinely wholesome vibes and the moves she chooses to make, as well as the good pace and set-up of the story, it hits only the good spots. After reading: Still a good over-all story, but I feel the ending is way too rushed. The author could've flushed it all out some more. Don't be shy, take some ego from the shameless guys who make their manhwa 200+ chapters long.

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.