apopoi's manga / #Nobility(69)

Cute cover page and nice title So I read it and I have to say it is a walking cliche..the way the characters think, the setting, the fake engagement, the flashbacks, the motivations, the obsessive nature of ml and so on..the art is so shabby and the expressions are so hard to digest..it doesn't feel real..it was like it was drawn for this specific purpose and makes us disconnected. The writing is garbage, the pacing is like fast as heck, the dense MC doing everything to help the ml but being like "only until og fl comes into the picture"..bitch u know damn well ml will be in love with u as he has been deprived of affection and if someone extends their hands and fix everything for them, the only result is romance. I mean I didn't expect anything more but I was hoping that it would be a hidden gem. I feel so demotivated seriously...the ml's ability is super common - the ability to detect someone's essence and since MC is not of this world - being reincarnated in the unfinished story that she wrote, her aura is different..child abuse is being explored and is like an important plotline for this story but it is done so lightly and the MC has a flashback to her childhood and that's it. The ml was also abused, and his curse is also common where he experiences 'the madness' where he goes on a rampage until he sees blood...yeah I've seen that before.. nothing new there. But at least the story is self-aware and MC admits it was a tool to justify the ml's obsessive nature towards og fl. Also the mc was a kindergarten teacher but that was so out of the blue and I feel like that was done half-heartedly so that it would justify her taking care of the two kids (that are not the real children of ml, but of someone who betrayed him). Moreover, ML has insomnia..seriously what is up with this, such a cliche..ugh..so she sings a lullaby for him which he reacts badly to cuz he was reminded of the children's bio dad and grabs ahold of MC's hand roughly. She adamantly says 'please let me sing for 5 mins' or something along those lines..then he falls asleep..so she goes there every night, which the maids and butler misunderstand leading to everyone trying to curry favour with her or testing her. Her seeing the past of the villainess was also not a surprise but the fact that she talked to her and give everyone a happy ending was also...not a surprise but nice. I welcome it. Hmm..the way she dealt with her family tho intended to look like a badass moment made me cringe so hard..with her preaching on loving eachother and setting their differences straight..it feels the writer was inspired by all those self-love quotes and decided to just dump it all over this manhwa..It somehow irks me the way she teaches the children, Idk why exactly but like her giving that stamp or something after every good deed and telling them to reconcile after like a normal fight between siblings and hug it out...ugh..vomit inducing..I don't like this story one bit but I was able to stomach through it upto 48 chapters. As I am writting this review, it is currently 3:15 now on 19 July, 2022..BYE!!

Read upto ch33..currently there are 50 chapters. I have a lot of problems with this manhwa...it presents itself as a mystery drama type of webtoon yet it doesn't keep me on edge, or makes me feel intrigued. In every chapter there is a cliffhanger yet in the next chapter it gets resolved or it is a misunderstanding or misdirect of some sorts, it feels so anti-climactic and I feel like I got duped like one of those YouTube thumbnails..Ophelia and Alec seem to be equally as psycho as eo yet suspect eo..then they appear to be innocent. Either the author doesn't know what to do with this plot or they completely gave up..Alec seems like a psycho..The MC who is probably OP as heck with her magical ability is sooo weak..the death of her mom and the duke (which is a mystery) don't make me curious at all.. Henrietta who is obsessed with Alec also dies under the hands of MC's brother(I say this lightly cuz her mom was a player and had tons of hubbies)..the deal with the syringe ugh..I am the most suspicious of the detective rather than anyone else..ironic right? The translation also sucks ass..the plot is messy as heck..the art style makes everyone look the same..they look so plain..I was planning on giving it two stars but as I'm writing this review, I'mma change it to one cuz I held all the way to ch33 yet I am still as confused as ever if not more so..my mood is sour :(

The synopsis is typical..but the art seems to nice at the very least, the comments are polarizing from people praising it to heaven and back and others finding it plain boring. I wonder which side of the spectrum I would fall into:)

This mahwa is so tone deaf in its issues ranging from fatphobia to uglyphobia? I have no idea but the mc already seems to be a result of the society we live in unfortunately. The body she possesses is fat and obese with pimples. She is also a shut in character so she tries to improve upon it by exercising, eating only vegetables, dieting etc. It sets a bad example from the first chapter alone. I hate how easy it is for her to lose weight and that pimples can be easily gone poof just like that? As someone who has been suffering and still is from the two problems, it isn't easy. Exercising works but it is so hard to maintain it and looking at your reflection in the mirror and being disgusted by your body and face with scars, acnes and pimples. It just sells it short. It presents the people suffering form this issues as lazybums who don't put in any effort and just mindlessly complain about it, not trying to improve their health or body and whatnot. I have been trying really hard and I have some results but it doesn't last or the effects take place slowly. It just made me feel bitter and sour for being misrepresented.

Maybe someday? Not likely but u never know? The synopsis sounds like a Chinese manhua/novel..so typical and cliche..like how u gonna take care of him and be surprised when he gets attached to u..the plot tho..heiha!!

Have seen the promo a while back..finally someone picked it up..but not so sure if I will like it so I'mma head out..the comments are also making me doubt the story and plot and lack of development etc so

It's relatively simple and nothing to write home about. The fact that she is a full grown adult I think is just done so that it can fit in the isekai trope and not add to the plot as a whole. Her actions are a bit too immature and the solution she cooks up for the trauma the ml is facing seems to be surface level. It just doesn't feel like an adult woman. She blushes when she sees him, that puts me off a little bit cuz you supposed to be an adult. Why are u pining for a 12 year old? Also does she not have any dating experience of any sorts, why is she so affected by him?

Ooff..my saliva.. Update : Why did I write this review? I saw it on a YouTube shorts with a different name 'A match made in mana' but when I searched for it, it didn't come up then I scrolled through the comments and found an alternative title for it and it was on my 'want to read' list. And the review was 'Oof..my saliva'. Like that's so random. But it's a decent read, the plot obviously doesn't take precedence but the romance itself seems to be the driving force. Man talk about being obsessed at first sight. The ML's duality is not as jarring as I thought it would be. He isn't a yandere imo, just a guy who is insecure with a lot of trauma. Him being treated like dirt by his father made me a bit sad. And btw this manhwa is incredibly fast-paced, like seriously the brother and MC's relationship changed *snaps* just like that. The way the MC talks is also so out of the place for me but it isn't addressed in the manhwa so. It's a nice read.

I have no idea how to feel about this story eventhough I have read upto Ch40. At first, everything seemed to be moving so fast with all the foundations for this plot being set then it felt like the story stayed in the same place and did not move for a while. The MC is..how do I say this? Not consistent. Sometimes she acts like a country bumpkin who easily blushes and is impressed by everything then a noblewoman who is ignorant of the world and is easily gullible, then an airhead who doesn't enact revenge or clapback even when placed in danger, then a smart and physically strong person the next minute. The writer seems to have quite an imaginative mind, with how the characters and the way the story is going. It feels like the characters are being jerked around by the plot. An established fact that we know about a character is disregarded in a critical moment, like the ML being able to talk back to the Emperor then being aware of people's eyes. Then the MC fighting back against Terry then acting like a damsel in distress when the Emperor's guards target her and the servants and butler are put in danger. My fav character rn is Penelope. She is CONSISTENT and a goofball. I like her. Not to the level of Terry tho. That boyy is whipped!!

Our MC is a privileged noble lady. She is the youngest of five daughters of a widow, the precious jewel of her mother and the queen of high society. She has lived in luxury all her life because of her mother strategically using her beautiful four daughters by marrying them to high nobility. She had put the most work into our MC and pampers her the most, she is her favorite daughter clearly as said by her. But she is a proud woman. So our MC runs into her fiancee, the future Duke having ~sexy time~ with his mistress on her birthday party and she confronts him telling him that their engagement is annulled. Obviously her mom won't allow that as that is a trivial thing for her and believes that she is only doing it for her daughter's sake. The MC rebels by starving herself and locking herself in her room, then she goes on "dates" with nobleman who had interest in courting her. Obviously, her mother intercepts them, the funny thing is the guy she spent her time the most with was bribed by a painting from her mother personal gallery. That's so funny.. hahaha Her mom froze her bank accounts and severed her personal connections due to her rebellion. So she had no choice but to go to the ML who was interested in her for a long time. The history between them is a short one. When MC was 18 years old, she and other unmarried young noble ladies were invited to an event with promising knights. They would tie their ribbons on the knight of their choosing's sword and the MC chose the ML. Ofcourse the MC was desired by many, but when she saw the ML standing alone in a corner, he reminded her of herself so she initiated conversation with him holding out her umbrella for him since it was raining and tying her ribbon around that umbrella and offered it to him (which he refused but she pushed it) then ran away. Sometime later, the ML sent her a personal letter requesting for a dance with her..if she would give him the honour of having the first dance. Which her mother read aloud and humiliated him infront of everyone, now this has a deeper meaning as the ML was a commoner essentially..being an illegal child and a mercenary. So it was bitter. A marriage contract was probably signed between them tho it's obvious that ML still fancies her. The MC also blushes a lot so there's that. Oh..btw I read upto Ch10 them skipped to Ch26 to the latest which is Ch32. Btw the translation becomes wacky. Also why is our MC being called 'Tiara' when her name is 'Tatiana'. That nickname is so strange, or maybe it was supposed to be 'Tara' or something? Overall, the story is OK, the art is pretty basic..but one of the better ones I have seen these days. The ML is very handsome, I love that his hair is a bit longer..it is similar to a mullet. The MC's mom is interesting tho she aggravates me. Also the MC's elder sister Regina who has been divorced four times already is also interesting, she wasn't the fondest of her sister..I don't blame her..The MC is very boring. She has no flavour, she is the epitome of a basic white girl. No one else stands out to me..sorry