Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #royalty(54)

Even though this is unfinished as a manga, I have read the complete web novel and really enjoyed the story. While they start young their story follows them through several years and it’s lovely how they deepen their connection and manage to fall in love, defying the boundaries of space and time in a cleverly contrived way by the author. Suxi, who had been well cared for since childhood and had achieved excellent results, was a good girl everyone liked. Lu Huan was exiled from his childhood and suffered humiliation before he became an emperor. One day, Suxi downloaded a love cultivation Game App, and found that the game protagonist’s eyes were dark and beautiful. He was drawn completely according to her taste, and she immediately opened the mode of baby raising mode. “Why is there no fire in the cub’s house? Do you want gold to buy it for him?” “The pup looks better in snow white. Ouch, buy, buy, bought it!” “Why was there a trace of footprints on the cub when he came out of the door? Is it a side mission to deal with the bully ?!” Suxi enjoyed playing the cultivation game. Lu Huan had lived in mud and blood since he was a child. He thought that living was just a matter of getting through one day then another. Until he made a complicated discovery- A warm charcoal fire was smuggled into his room. His torn old clothes were quietly replaced with new ones. Those who bullied him and ridiculed him, who knows who taught them a lesson, but their faces were swollen and they dared not go out. On his long lonely journey, he had a female bodhisattva walking his path with him.

Completed story Opinion: From beginning to end this was a fast paced story and I found that suited the characters. Both FL and ML were rather blunt, honest, and upfront. They communicated so well and there was a lot of mutual respect so they progressed through the story rather swiftly. Their filler scenes weren’t made up of misunderstandings and angst but lovey dovey moments and shared interests like sword fighting or solving the problems surrounding the FLs situation. Main couple: 9/10 (bonus points for best communication) FL: 8/10 - Jeongyun/Lecian Fucernien. 17 -> 18yo. Very self confident, pragmatic, upfront, and self sufficient. Not one to be restricted by social norms. Well versed in self defense. ML: 8/10 - Duke Kiernan Satosian. Captain of the imperial guard and close friend to the crown prince. Similar personality to FL only a bit softer than her at times; forthright, honest, supportive, respectful, great communicator. Story/Concept: This is an isekai story featuring truck-kun. When Jeongyun finds herself in the body of the marquess’s unloved daughter she knows that she will be killed before facing a revenge arc. But this FL would rather skip the death given her encounter with truck-kun and stay alive first time around. With her strong, independent personality she immediately takes charge and makes changes. Along the way she meets and befriends characters who were barely mentioned in the original story and gathers herself loyalty and love strong enough to withstand a long nurtured nefarious political plot that risks her own life. Tropes: Historical. Shoujo. Isekai. Strong, independent woman. Political intrigue. Royalty. Supportive ML. Smut: None. Ending: Happy. Art: Full colour, average art especially with respect to historic outfits. TW's: Child abuse. Kidnapping. Murder. Cruelty.

Completed Note: I read the official version Opinion: I enjoyed this isekai. Overall the story was well paced, the FL was understandably wary of the ML, the ML was enjoyably yandere and dangerous with the soft spot that grew for the FL, the art was pretty, and the story entertaining enough to keep the reader invested. While there was an irritating lack of communication at times, common sense has you understanding the FLs reasons for not trusting the ML with her real thoughts. Main couple: 8/10 FL: 8/10 - Regina Bloise. Isekai’d to become the daughter to an Earl and the unfortunate witness to a murder. She is kind, cautious, a good friend and more pragmatic and independent than she first seems. ML: 9/10. Grand Duke Arsene Graroy. Brother to the current emperor, the one who does the dirty work (kills) for the emperor. A bit yandere, ruthless, dangerous and intimidating. The type to smile and have a polite conversation while destroying you. Enjoys playing cat and mouse with Regina but soon finds himself admiring her and experiencing feelings that are new. Very loyal and protective. Story/Concept: This is an isekai story that has a new (for me) reasoning behind taking the FL from one world and putting her in another. There were some plot holes but overall it was great to watch Arsene fall for his gentle Regina and to watch Regina finally trust the Duke. I am a fan of yandere type in stories and Arsene had some fantastic scenes with that yandere glint in his eye. Side character were interesting and the villain was a suitably loathsome person. Tropes: Historical. Shoujo. Isekai. Power struggle for throne. Yandere ML who is gentle with FL. Possessive/protective ML. God given powers. Evil dowager empress. Demons. Smut: None. Ending: Happy. Art: Full colour. Generally pretty a with good details. TW's: Murder/violence. Implied child abuse. Unedited MTL smut scenes from epilogue @ https://cometothedarkside97.wordpress.com/2021/07/03/ive-been-proposed-by-a-villain-unedited-mtl-smut/