Lauvil's manga / #Villainess(57)

Reading the description, I had really looked forward to reading this story. The premise sounded interesting and dramatic. However, upon reading it, it fell awfully flat of my expectations. Not only does it incorporate three of my least favourite tropes in manga - "villainess who plays cute and innocent", "reincarnated into a baby" and "falling for a murderer from a past life" - but it chose the comedic approach to the "killed 108 times" premise. It had the potential of being a psychological story peppered with angst and trauma, but instead it took the typical shoujo route. It's unrealistic that the mc would recover from the trauma of being killed so many times in gruesome ways so fast and quickly decide to see it as an opportunity instead. Even the guy who killed her 17 times only scared her for a few panels, before she decided he was really a good guy whom she suddenly trusted completely. I have probably have too high expectations, but I was really disappointed by this story. Imo, if you're going to go with a premise that screams angst, you gotta commit. But the author didn't. Sigh...

Ch. 63

Paused ch. 35 Korean woman reincarnated as the Villainess of a novel, Lesian. Her family is abusive and her father has basically sold her to be the crown prince's fiancée. Originally Lecian was in love with the Prince, but now that someone else is possessing the body, that's no longer the case. Lecian decides to get out from under her family's thumb, get out of the engagement, and learn swordsmanship - all with the help of Duke Kiernen. I'm not quite sure what it is that this story wants... So far it is mixing several different tropes, and I just wonder what the point is. - Reincarnated as a Villainess - Noble lady abused by her family, who starts standing up for herself - Fiancée already has a lover, who is a meek, sweet, lowborn girl. I feel like they are about to mix in a "contractual relationship" in a moment with a fake engagement (which Kiernen wishes was real). But who knows. There is an engagement between the Prince and Lecian standing in the way. Where the fuck is this story even going? I have a hard time remembering the plot each time I come back to it, bc it's so generic.

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