kunii~<3's manga / #Manhua/Manhwa(3)

mmmmmmrgh i was looking forward to it since the summary sounded fun and the cover looked pretty, but it's pretty boring in all honestly. the actual art is kinda messy but not bad, yet the story and characters aren't compelling at all, it's very cookie cutter uhhh also lowkey found myself more interested in adelina the bitchy sister haha, she's clearly a villain but she also worked hard and planned everything cleverly (except for whatever the heck the poisoned crown was) so i kinda wanna see how she did it lmao

So fucking stupid what a waste of time, the beginning makes it seem interesting but I got invested for no reason The Mc was interesting at first but becomes a doormat and boring real fast, the emperor is a piece of shit and explaining away everything he did with "bro it's their norms" is stupid, he doesn't even change into a better person he can just hide it in front of the Mc like wtf him trying to abort the child without Mc knowing was scary and downright disgusting Also I hate hatee when the child and a parent compete, which goes hand in hand with the trope of the emperor only caring abt the Mc and hating / harming others due to his obsession like what an immature asshole I read the whole thing out of sheer rage and cringe, omg the main couple is sooo cringey, it's like a soap opera but without the campy I just realized this is so booktok dark romance hshdhxhxhdj no wonder it pissed me tf off, it's not a genre I usually enjoy The 2 stars are for kaim and seokju fr they and the translator kept me sane

Sucks, this dynamic would've been so fun and cute if they hadn't dived into it such that it feels like I'm starting halfway through the story, there's no real introduction to the characters or a build-up / proper showcase of their dynamic, just a rushed storyline so they can get to the smut/ dramatic moments, which don't hit hard without the proper build up first Also honestly ik it's in the title and all but the gangster being an undercover cop feels like a cop out (pun intended lol) and it honestly would've been way more interesting if he really was a gangster If anything this reminded me how fun tidal wave is and how much better they did the plot twist so now I'm gonna go reread that for the tenth time lolll