pluckaduck's manga / #strong female lead(145)

this is actually pretty good. but needs more polishing. the ending has no conclusion, but i wanna think it's cuz the author had to finish it quickly, not that it's the original ending... cuz that wouldve been a badly-wrritten ending tbh.

queen cecia is strong cool and capable personified. yuri is capable bubbly smart personified. arsinoe is gentle pure humble personified, strong nevertheless. unfortunately, i want lester to be ml (honestly bc I feel bad for him. 2nd lead syndrome) but the age difference is offputting. but then again, the same could be said about yuri's crush on the duke. sighhh, we wouldn't have this controversy if the author just have lester stay as a father figure. this is one of the stories where it's better to have just one love interest.

unexpectedly good. i really like both male leads. lowkey ship philia with didi, but leo is a such a great chara too- cheeky, intelligent, and to top it off, a sad past. lol.

why does this have a surprising amount of depth

oh my god. this is possibly the best gl I have ever read. so extremely well-written with practically no wasted scenes, relatable themes and symbolism, perfect pacing and storytelling, fleshed out and complex characters, palpable chemistry and slowburn romance. the author absolutely delivered on this dynamic and gave us more. also, love the inspiration from cinderalla, the allegory of the town mouse and the city mouse, and the elements of the golden turtle and dragon king (tho the myth's story itself has no relevance). also, this is the first time i hated the entire male cast and liked all of the female cast (at least, most of them). tho the drama was a bit over the top, it was very entertaining.

ch 53. kinda like ajin's reconstructive ability... cool ch 152. wheres the rest of the chapters?? out of all the dead side charas, i feel that the blind sword demon had the most potential to be interesting?? i already read the ember knight and it's one of the best ongoing manhwas rn. and this prequel did not disappoint. you can practically see the artist's improvement in the art and action sequence and use of paneling. and props to the author for creating a epic prologue for his next series. the writing, characterization for multiple charas, and action scenes are all so good. and i found the romance between stella and mc to be endearing and bittersweet. the magic and knight system is well-established, making it a cut above similar generic high fantasy series. also loved how the author weaved the world's historical events and mc's past together in a non-linear but entertaining way. this is how immortal/long-lived mc stories are done right.