via's manga / #Magic(5)

This story has such tragic beauty to it. You go into it looking at the characters from afar, but the more pages your turn and chapters you read, the more you get drawn in. It doesn’t stem around romance or a couple, but around a whole group of complexities im excited to see the characters come to unravel when this story comes to an end. if there’s any read i could give a 5/5 to, it’s this one.

art style is lovely to see—the way the artist of this manhwa really incorporates lighting and situation, making pieces flow nicely on top of having interesting characters that just make you turn pages more and more. ill admit that it does get a little stale as ML determines his love for FL and hides it—imo it feels a little rushed in a way? im not sure how to explain it, but I feel like there could just be more meat to everything. art style and characters aside, the overall plot is interesting as it keeps readers guessing and WANTING to move forward. however it gets to a point where it gets a little confusing which can make it boring, so its not something u can just sit an read mindlessly—you have to read with more intent as opposed to just lookin at the pretty art. overall, def earning that 5/5

contrast to what other readers have been saying in the comments, i dont think FL is weak at all. she was put in an impossible position where the one person she trusted literally all her life ended up stabbing her in the back while also turning their adoptive family against her. FL can’t comprehend that she is cared for and loved in her second life (albeit the adoptive family slowly warms up) because of all the betrayal and abuse she endured in her past life. if anything, she’s doing all she can for the situation she’s in. it’s nice seeing the other characters warm up around FL. I will admit that the timing seems a little weird, though? just kinda that there’s holes here and there—with when lorena took FL’s mana, when lorena and fl were given their rooms, etc. but i suppose that can all be explained by the butterfly effect with how FL changed her and Rodrik’s first meeting. kindaish. idk, overall, the art is really nice. rodrik is fine as fuck. and hesarose is fine asf too whenever he pops up. all in all, pretty good of a read if you like some non-revenge wholesome reincarnation stuff.

honestly, there’s nothing real special about this story. but the more you read the more you get attached to the characters. wanting to see rein and val get a happy ending was what promoted me to binge (pretty much) all of this, and let me just say it’s WORTH IT. if you’re into sappy, golden retriever ML’s and black cat FL’s, this is definitely the story for you. i’ve gotta say, though, i wish the whole “original plotline” thing was more developed on. Like i wish terion was more included in the story, rather than just passed off to duke leon. maybe that’s just me lowkey hoping for him to be rein and val’s secret love child……………….but hey it is what it is. overall, definitely a good read if you’re looking for something with dark themes that’s also rather casual!

i need more so bad wtf……….37 chapters and they still got me sitting on the edge of my seat scratching my neck waiting, pleading for thst damn time skip to come so i can finally see mc have her life span extended and live happily with arun and her family