ReviewRaptor's manga / #NOT INTERESTED(239)

REVIEW TIME! There's no plot spoilers, just general critique of characters and writing. :) TL;DR at the very bottom. All in all; it's not great. The Female Lead is really a bit too randomly dumb for my taste. She feels like a mixture of parts of multiple female leads we have seen before, mashed into one because: Why tf not? Not a fan of her weir dlogic in so many moments and her Mary Sue character/story traits. These kinda characters are very obnoxious to me. It might work perfectly as kiddie content, but more mature audiences will likely not find her appealing. She's too bland and undeveloped as a character. The male lead, oh boy. He DOES have appeal but he looses it after another two speech bubbles EVERY TIME. He's also a composition of random favourite traits the author saw. And his mysophobia is treated as a plot device for fun moments rather than it being an impactful mental illness I believe. The family members are horseshit, all of them. Even worse in a way than the ACTUAL Cinderella stepsiblings; because THOSE are at least fleshed out and have the typical villain-appeal that makes you love-hate them when they are on screen. Not the case with these people. They are also kinda like plot devices tbh, because 2 of them don't even exist in the comic unless they need to elevate the poor heroine's miserableness. And then, POOF, they are gone again. The writing is bland and I honestly do not have an interest in waiting for another chapter. It's just too bland, too boring and predictable and not interesting even in the bigger picture as we all know exactly how this will go (16 chapters so far and I already know how it'll turn out). Even the DIALOGUE is unimpressive and bland. Which I find sad. The art is however nice. Which is sadly the only good thing to note. There are a few issues in terms of anatomy mistakes, but it stays consistant in general where it matters and it's neither too undetailed nor too generic looking, which is nice. It's nothing impressive but despite my high standards I do not find it lacking (except for the anatomy issues, goddamn those hands stepmom had XD). I think this would be a good comic to get younger readers, with little to no experience, introduced to these kinda medieval plots. It's not too much to be overwhelming and can introduce them to the general plot bases, so that if they like those plots they can read more and get into more complicated stuff. :) I would honestly not recommend this and I have no interest in reading more. But for those out there looking for a VERY simple story while not caring about good logic and writing (or even interesting dialogue), then this is for you. People who want an interesting, exciting story should really look elsewhere. The author might need a lot of practice but this one work is no reason to avoid them, so I'm hoping for improvement in the future. TL;DR: Art is decent and consistant in style and story is basic af but good to introduce new readers to this genre. Everything else, MC and all characters as well as writing are bland, boring and uninteresting.

Honestly this Mary Sue type writing is really not great. Bad even. Their first meeting is idiotic on both parts, her having money and a lockpick on herself is nonsensical (unless a literal child wrote this plot) and there is so much more that just screams not-thought-through and half-assed writing. Which is a shame, since the baseplot IS very interesting but the writing being what it is completely ruins it if you're someone with reading and writing experience and want a well-written story. The characters are bland in some ways, but not entirely. Which is strange and makes me feel there COULD have been good writing in all aspects, the person behind this just didn't put in the effort to accomplish that. All in all it feels like a plot a teenager wrote. But not in a funny-good way. To other teenagers this might not be a problem or even great, but to a more experienced audience this will entirely fall flat and make it a boring or even bad read. Again, this depends on experience in reading/writing, so check it out for yourself if you don't know what type of 'level' you have. It's a shame to me since I adore southern-themed plots, but I'll not continue reading this due to all the issues I find with it.

The writing seems good (read the official's, the other chapters at the start have some Google Translate flavour to them), the art is lovely but somehow I am really not feeling the characters or the story itself. It didn't manage to gimme that hooking factor that makes you wanna read more, you know? I encourage to give it a try but I'll be dropping this. Just not interested, maybe a factor is the FL being blandly introduced and even in a dislikable way given this story is trying to be more realistic (aka: fuck helping others, I'll throw 'em to the wolves to save my ass - that's a very realistic but unlikable trait). Again, writing and art seem decent, and I have big praise for the realistic fashion used (people rarely choose actual medieval dresses in these stories, so I adore that being a thing here). Check it out if you're into more realistic and more, let's say; 'natural' plotlines that don't throw something impressive your way to catch your interest for certain. It's a niche thing in writing, but maybe it'll scratch an itch for a lonely wanderer on here. :)

The baseplot is VERY nice but the execition is really lackluster and feels rushed AND random at times. As so often: Like a rought draft of different moments the author thought of and liked and somewhat tried to string into a story. It's a bit disappointing to say the least. Especially since I love these kinda plots (mafia boss X rando from the streets). Such a shame. I like the art and baseplot, really, but this is more of a page-flipper to jack off to than a cohesive, intruiging story that's well thought through. I'll read the ending when it's finished, just to see what kinda ending the author has planned for these two (the opening scene is making me think this'll be bs but oh well). Hopefully the future works of this person will be better. There IS potential after all.

Alright, hear me out. Lemme cook, it's hot now but we'll cool down. :v (Critique ahead, so beware.) The base story is very interesting, the art is decent and the characters around the MC intriguing (although a bit too shallow in personality). The MC however, is what ruins this story. And that is an absolute dealbreaker. I like me some drama but the already way too obnoxious trope of hating people that have not done ANYTHING WRONG to you in a re-run is just getting on my nerves SO very much. Don't get me wrong, this trope CAN work, if written in a good way, but this is definitely NOT it. She's not careful and pessimistic due to trauma, she's behaving like what someone who THINKS they know how trauma works would write a character. The way the author portrays her makes her more annoying, dumb and weird instead of a damaged person that has to deal with trauma and tries to adjust to current happenings. The author HAS made her realize very early on that things have changed, she acknowledged that!, yet on the very next page she ignores it and acts like that realization never happened. This is a HUGE fault when writing a traumatized character, because that realization would have a big impact and remain in memory. It would make her at least second guess each action from others and make her at least think about it having a positive aspect. But what annoyed me the most so far (16 chapters in) is this: She pretends her references and ideas of a situation are reality and treats them as a fact. In some sense it is similar to how trauma can work (in a VERY vague way), but not how it's done in this story and the different moments. I have endured 16 chapters of her obnoxious attititude and while i was very understanding at first, this got obnoxious VERY quick and downright stupid. I mean, the fvck you talking about 'horrifying ceremony'?? HE GAVE YOU A FRUIT FFS. X'D The only thing barbaric and horrifying was your idea of pretending the red juice was blood and wolves tear prey apart and eat together. Stop acting like that's the same. Your analogies are NOT reality. This is NOT Twitter. Please stop this nonsense, dear author. At this point it is NOT the other characters that are in the wrong, IT IS ONLY HER. And I doubt it'll change in a realistic, normal manner based on the bad writing. The author is continuously re-chewing the past only when it fits to make her seem more miserable, justify her attitude or make the other people (who are ALL nice to her btw!) look horrible despite that not being in relation to the current reality. This already gives me Mary Sue vibes and Mary Sue's are NOT good characters despite 3rd wave feminists thinking otherwise. X'D The writing is horrible tbh. It runs the path of using happenstances from the past to be anything inbetween pitiful towards oneself up to being an obnoxious idiot or rude towards others even. Which is NOT the way to go. It does not make your character likable at all. And it will not make people want to read more about this character. I'm sorry, but THIS is not how you use this trope. THIS is precisely why people learned to hate it. And the misplaced, seemingly random, funny chibi haha panels do NOT help this entire mess. It makes it seem even more like the author doesn't know what they are doing. Which I hope changes in the future. Improving their writing skills is very much needed at this stage. To sum it up; the author failed majestically at making the MC likable and despite her acknowledging current life being different. It feels really more like the author simply THINKS this is what traumatized people are like (like people on Twitter and TikTok always do) instead of researching the nuances needed to make each negative reaction actually realistic, plausible and relatable/understandable. The author should research some more about how to alter these kinda characters to make them understandable and likable. This is KEY to fictional works. Sadly this one missed the mark. It's likely a good read for younger/less experienced readers, but seasoned readers should probably stay away from this one. The story seems to have changed in chapter 44, but I do not know if it was done in a good way. Not sure if I'll bother reading more tbh, nothing in this story is appealing tbh.

Who of us would actually ever be interested in someone that whores around directly in front of us, trying to trigger any response and then tries to persue us? I for one would loose all interest in the person tbh. I get screwing around, but if you try this bs with me, I'm out. Hence why I have zero interest in reading this. It's not logical behavior and will likely only be turned into a 'love story' with a giant doze of manga magicks. No thanks. ^^

Realistic clothes but a Mary Sue-type logic plot in many aspects. Kinda a r/im14andthisisdeep vibe in many aspects. If you like Mary Sue logic and fich-eyed girls, this is totally for you tho!