Sussy Balls's manga / #Shoujo(153)

The more I read this, the more messed up it became. Even though I know Penelope is treating this like a game, I found it rather disturbing how she used Eckle throughout the story and dehumanized him. As psycho as he turned out at the end, he’s 17 and she’s mentally 20-ish, so there’s this implicit power dynamic she’s enforcing on him. Not to mention she just kept him as a slave instead of freeing him?? Yeah, he said he didn’t want to be freed but why did she listen to him.. I just don’t understand why freeing him would not have given her favorability.. She is truly villainous I guess. The plot itself was pretty interesting, especially with how it actually operated as a game rather than real life (which could explain why she treats characters as tools rather than people). The reason why this is 2 stars instead of the usual 3 stars is because the FL is slowly becoming unlikeable because of how hot and cold she treats the characters. She gets upset that people treat her unfairly but doesn’t give the same consideration to others. Rather than kindness, most of her actions feel most beneficial for her survival. While selfishness isn’t a bad thing (especially when you’re stuck in a hard mode otome game), double standards are. Her genuineness often gets lost in her manipulation. I think my final straw was her treatment of Eckles throughout the story.

Dropped :/ After rereading this it actually wasn’t as good as I remember… Super cliché and the FL is so OP for no reason

Skimmed this and immediately got bored and skipped to the end for funzies! The ending turned out to be lackluster as well