axima's manga / #Isekai(176)

FL is only pretending to love ML BC she suspects him of being a murderer and wants to spy on him. She's kinda weird like she's book smart ig but she lacks common sense imo. She still thinks he's the killer but at this point there's no evidence. Turns out the killer does not need to be a tall man because it's poison disguised as strangling, the knot is used by everyone who's been to the military academy and presumably people from the region it originated from, and honestly the book bio saying he's a suspect basically confirms he's innocent. If he's actually the culprit then you've ruined all suspense and it feels like a spoiler. If mystery isn't the focus then there's no reason not to state he's the culprit outright. ML is surprisingly cute when you see things from his perspective. I don't have a problem with 2nd ML but I don't like how they're pushing him, it feels artificial to build drama between main couple.

An all rounder. Decent in every aspect, but nothing exceptional. I hope they use her being a doll for something unique. ML is fine but he loses some appeal once the reveal comes, he's still obsessed with his sister to his own detriment and can be unreasonable because of it.

MC is a little dense but not awful. ML is adorable. If we get more romance or a deeper plot I'll probably bump the rating.

This is too good. Pretty realistic FL deciding to just give up on the people making her out to be a villainess and staying in her mansion while commissioning entertainment. The progress of her relationship with ML felt very natural. The plot's really started to pick up I can't wait to find out what's up with Darcy and where this goes.

I have a lot of feelings about this manhwa. So many I'm not sure where to begin. It's not anywhere near a masterpiece, there's plenty of issues, yet I couldn't stop reading because the whole thing felt weirdly nostalgic. Brought me back to when I first got in to BL and read those trashy stories with drawn out drama and toxic relationships, all the typical clichés. It's just far enough to not quite be the same as them but still somewhat reminiscent. The main couple playing self sacrificial hot potato to save the other from the crazy 2nd ML, the stupid redemption arc that didn't redeem anything, the old friend/ex coming back to also be a creep, even the loose ends and plot holes feel similar. The concept was really interesting and I wouldn't say it didn't go anywhere but I'm not quite happy with what it did do. Still, I don't know if it'd feel the same if those issues were fixed. All I can say is if you're expecting a story about MC using knowledge of the OG novel to change the future that's not what you're getting, it's more like isekai > cooking show > slice of life > k-drama > soap opera. Then it wraps back around to average BL.

Really interesting with all the mysteries and few answers piling up. There's some original things thrown in like FL's past life still being relevant and the original MC being a regressor on her 2nd try. Unfortunately FL is a little dense and not much has happened to bring us closer to a resolution, the problems just keep piling up.

Kept getting close to becoming good and just didn't. I like how gradual ML's progress is (mostly, near the end there's a massive jump that's never explained) and his personality is great. Honestly I hate all the side characters even the ones that are supposed to be good. The ending doesn't make that much sense either ngl. FL actually having sympathy for ML instead of only caring about herself is refreshing considering this is still another case of "I have to make money and run away" syndrome. Her being reincarnated barely matters it's just an excuse for why she wants to run away and the scene where she changes her mind isn't nearly good enough to justify it.

Pretty cute and I like the art. Seems a little rushed. FL is a mood breaking a wooden coffin with her bare hands in the name of love.

Hovered between 3 and 4 stars. The ideas are there but execution leaves some to be desired. Like the ramifications of that time skip barely have time to sink in before we return to status quo, same with the beastmen getting kicked out. FL is also of the passive variety, which is a shame because she really has her moments like the motivation to help Lucien and when she got angry at the prince. At least she's otherwise an interesting character, her abandonment issues stemming from her past get some development. It's nice to have an FL that's not obsessed with not changing the story. ML is kind of a red flag but he does seem to realize his wrongs even if that scene was a little clumsy.

It has potential but their motivations don't really make sense right now. FL could just tell him she wants to marry for love instead of acting Sus about it and ML is kind of weird for not immediately accepting the information if he didn't want the marriage anyway?