To Take An Enemy's Heart
P: I Thot You Was a Toad: Historical fantasy as a thinly veiled excuse for BDSM, slavery, torture, humiliation, etc.. A king slaughters all the people of a neighbouring kingdom whose king murdered his family, except the son who he takes as a slave in order to humiliate and torture him, presumeably as an example to anybody else who gets ideas, but maybe for the shits-and-giggles. So far the aggressive king is straight out of the Snidely Whiplash school of villains, all grimaces and "grr-grrrr-grr", while the enslaved prince is a po-faced trampled blossom who is pitiful, not just because of all the spectacular bad treatment he's been dished, but because every character tells him he is. Because of this, the story tilts into bathos and is very amusing example of popcorn yaoi. O: I didn't like this. 1. Bad art, 2. Long ugly hair, 3. Abusive seme. I only read 4 chapters.
La Dolce Vita di Adelaide
P: Was I reborn? In my previous life I was a designer who had just graduated but one day I had an accident. Adelaide, that's my new name. My new life feels very boring, but then I heard news that there is a girl who can move between dimensions so I decided to go to the capital to meet her. Is there something waiting for me in the capital? O: This is so good. So many snakes though. Eww that maid and Susan are truly a great match, they're so dumb. Lmao Susan expects the title of Saint but doesn't want to do the duties linked to it? B*tch. The villains here are so bad... but this is entertaining nonetheless. I don't really like Adele after C60, she used to be smart but not anymore... how can she not tell that the duke truly loves her?? Is she just playing with Yulia or what?? Ah she's just testing the duke, to make him realise his feelings. Still it makes me uncomfortable - she's just manipulating him...
The Monster Duchess and Contract Princess
P: Leslie’s life was always used for the betterment of her sister, Eli. After a failed attempt by her family (Sperado) to extract the dark magic within Leslie to transfer to Eli, Leslie knocks on the door of the monster Duchess and pleads for the Duchess to adopt her?! O: SO AMAZING!! Honestly so funny and cute. The Salvatore family and Leslie are so adorable, they're all amazing. So unfortunate how Leslie had to endure a hard childhood and as a result had to mature, and can't easily behave as a child... Really feel for her. So good how she met this new family though. Ahhh this really soothes me. I really hate the Sperado family, such selfish peps. Every time I see this manhwa update I'm quite happy ^^ Bruh this translation is so sht... Dropped around the part where Leslie was volunteering for the church for this competition ~C70. Can't be bothered to reread this. I really liked this at first, but it got boring later on and the translation quality was bad. In hindsight characters and plot were pretty shallow. 5-->3
Prime Minister in Disguise Webtoon
P: KyoZaNa✿: In the previous dynasty, while Gen Liu-ChengFeng led troops to battle, the Emperor Liang detained his lover Qing & sister Fong as hostages to prevent his rebellion! After being discomfited by the current Emperor Li-ZhiFan, his lover disappeared and sis became a concubine. Though the Emperor has ignored her, she still got bullied by other concubines.. In order to protect his sis, ChengFeng disguised as Fong to get a Queen title by using his beloved weapon-collection to lure the weapon-maniac Emperor! O: The art is so nice. Very interesting. Nice faces. I don't like the villains (Cao Mang (green) and Wen You (blonde), but I feel a bit bad for them. Seems like Zhifan already knows that consort Liu is actually Liu Chengfeng after his conversation with his mother (ch 72). Does Zhilan actually like him in a romantic way? I'm curious as to what the empress dowager (mother) will do as she knows consort Liu's true identity and how Wen Rou is planning to kill her son. It's weird to say this, but it was nice to see that she made sure he was a guy by checking if he had a dick, she considered that he was just flat-chested. Zheng Tianzhao (grey) and Liu Chengfeng's relationship is nice. Lol totally ship Gu Duxing and Zheng Tianzhao. It's sad how I feel this is just a manhua with some elements of bromance, not a shounen-ai. Qing is quite pretty.
A Stepmother's Märchen
P: Shuri at age 16, becomes the wife of a marquess. However, not for long, and the marquess dies, leaving her to deal with the four children: Jeremy (blonde), Elias (red), Rachel and Leon. They don't like her, and torment her. They are on bad terms with her. 7 years later, when she tries attending Jeremy's wedding, despite being told not to come, she runs into an accident (gets attacked by bandits) and dies. She ends up reincarnating to 7 years ago, just after the marquess dies and has a funeral. She decides to change her mindset and her actions. As a result, the children are more understanding and appreciative of her, and build a better relationship than before. Jeremy softens after witnessing her mourning Johanne (husband), Elias and Rachel soften after she confronts and banishes Valentino and Lucretia from stepping into the household. She learned from her mistakes from her past life. O: It's so sad how the children didn't appreciate/understand Shuri in her past life. It's nice to see them warm up to her in this second life, due to her changes from personal experience. For example Jeremy protecting Shuri and reprimanding the others is heartwarming to see. It's a shame that people judge her harshly. She's doing her best! I find it a bit weird how she is literally only 2 years older than the eldest son. I find it such a shame that Lucretia was a bitch. I was hoping she was actually a nice person, but no. Very interested for more. Shuli (Shuri) is so wholesome ;-; Low-key ship Jeremy and the crown prince in C27. C59 - fuck the cardinal guy - that POS.
The Duchess' 50 Tea Recipes
P: When I opened my eyes I had become the duchess. But something isn’t right. I went as far as becoming a character but I’m just a duchess in name that gets mistreated by the maids and ignored by her husband. What a crappy life! Gosh, I don’t know what to do anymore. I’ll just quietly enjoy my tea, was what I thought. “Can you prepare tea for me again next time?” Something’s gone wrong with my cold husband! O: This is very interesting! It's so disgusting to see how they previously treated Chloe. But tbh the orig Chloe wasn't good - timid af and doesn't take the blame for her mistakes. C31 Damn, Alphonse's past was saddening. The body proportions are kinda bothering me - Chloe's torso is way too skinny. Again I don't really like this Mary Sue bs... f/102
Entangled with the Duke
P: KyoZaNa✿: She woke up in a coffin, in body of Lin Han who’s forced to disguise as male by mom, which caused her tragic loving Prince An Ding who turned him(her) down and also accidentally caused her drown to death..!? How she’ll deal with this ancient weird life! O: It's good, but not 5 stars. So much shit is going on. Idk who to ship tbh. Shen Qiu cares for Han, but I can't fully bring myself to like him. An Ding is hot, but, I don't think he likes her, he's just curious as to what relationship she has to do with the West Turks. Only after he mentally turned into a 6 year old he displays love towards her. It is cute but kinda bothers me... This happened for way too long. Han looks amazing as a female. I wonder what the red-haired guard has to do w/ the West Turks... Can't believe Han's mum was such a schemer, like damn. So funny how she shipped An Ding and Shen Qiu together xD Probably going to put on hold.. I don't find myself that interested atm. F/ c89
The Justice of Villainous Woman
P: The day I lost my boyfriend to my best friend, I fell into the Han River by mistake. And when I woke up, I became a famous duke's daughter named Chartiana Altizer Cailon - who's known as the villain!? "I've already chosen my empress, and you're just pawn." "I will be the empress of the Empire." My fate was also determined the moment I was appointed as the next empress candidate by Regina. Regina has two candidates, Irene, who is the lover of the Crown Prince and me, Chartiana. To protect my beloved family from the court's evil schemes, I cannot help but become the evil villain and win the position of Empress. To be happy with the people I love, I became the antagonist. O: This is amazing. Obviously there are plotholes e.g. Satiana (Chartiana) not bringing the emergency bracelet on her trip intentionally even though the West isn't totally safe, how Satiana didn't suspect the 2 short-haired ladies in waiting to be spies (even though it's very obvious that they're insignificant background characters). It's awesome to see Satiana kick Irene's ass. Lol, good thing she isn't that smart. It's nice to see the crown prince's (Leofred) gradual change of attitude towards her. It's interesting how he blushed sometimes when he was with her, e.g. when they met each other in the library. Does he actually secretly like her? I think I remember him asking Kayledin about his experience at the party. I wonder if Kayledin (Cailedin) is in love with her? So many questions. Love the MC. She's sick. She clearly can stand up for herself and scheme, and she's also smart and beautiful. Didn't expect Leofred to be so... forward in C82. C84-86 were very interesting, how we could see Leofred's perspective and thoughts. 5 --> 4 Kinda lost interest later, partially because of the shit translation quality.
The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion
P: Reinhardt: Raeliana knew she was going to die young the second time after being transferred to another world (novel world). Now she is trying to escape from her own death by getting involved with the Duke who is a scheming person. She provides informations from original novel and make a deal with the Duke. A thrilling love story between side character and actual male protagonist in the novel?? O: This is very intriguing. I like the slow love development between Noal and Raeliana. Seems a bit odd how the red-haired girl was brushed off. So funny how the pope considers himself the grandfather of Raeliana. He looks nice as an adult. Nice art. I wonder what's the deal with Beatrice (blonde). What is she planning? Why was she seen with the red-haired lady? I like Noah x Raeliana, but I also don't mind too much Justin x Raeliana, although it most likely won't be a thing. OH SHIT Beatrice is probably another transmigrator, wanting things to go along to the original plot line. Or Beatrice could be the previous Raeliana... Raeliana is truly a strong female lead! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ She seriously OWNS that title. C108 Raeliana confesses to Noah about how she was from another world. I love how Raeliana takes charge, she never fails to impress me. Raeliana and Noah have such an awesome relationship. C141 - I can't believe how Raeliana just shot Beatrice just because the black mage said that it was fated that either one of them would die. What a badass. C155 - fk... my heart hurts for Justin ;-; Ahhhh can't believe this has finally finished... it's been a long ride!
Where the Dragon's Rain Falls