moody_bish's manga / #Fantasy(63)

besides the subpar ending (that had to be supplemented by text from the webnovel of how it would have ended), the story in general is wholesome. it really had an impactful beginning as the sisters were complementary to each other. However, when the internal conflict of staying or leaving this other world was being unraveled, it had fleeting and ungrounded feeling. Esp when it began to confront the romantic possibilities between Jade and Akane. "open ended" doesnt even cut it because the story fell flat just when a sort of climax is achieved between the two. there's a need for more chapters, or maybe even a volume to fully execute the story and at least match its strong beginning. (i'm not really one to appreciate being supplemented by the original text because it's supposed to be a manga adaptation... i don't like it when an adaptation is incomplete, where i'm seemingly forced to read the novel instead if I want to get the story.)

[Dropped] Aresh is the only reason I can tolerate the MC's worsening self-satisfying workaholic trait. I'm bitter about it coz there's more sympathy for workaholic people who doesnt give a sht if their self-paced and work-hoarding trait ruins the whole system (an actual extreme and not like the workaholic who does it within reason and in consideration of a system rather than their own.) Besides, it's worse that he is actually very much aware of how he treats Aresh. Let's say Aresh also satisfies himself in breaking into the MC's little world, and sure, there's a satisfaction to that...but only that. I tend to roll my eyes at the MC esp when I knew he wouldnt even face Aresh until Aresh had to bulldozer through his faux ignorance

the stars are for the empress, the lack of it is because of how annoying the emperor is as well as the slow and almost dilly dallying progress. it's 73 chaps yet almost nothing significant happens besides befriending the fave concubine, escaping death for the nth time w/o progress from the investigation, garnering the emperor's interest (emphasis on cringy blushing and delulus despite having done nothing so helpful for her) and still leaving a lot of gaps as to why she's being targeted or hated by emperor (with this pace, it's going to take 200 chaps to know at least 80% of what's going on)

damn, im glad it ended in a positive and hopeful note. but just thinking of how many more times Sera will have to go against a powerful pull from the novel's protagonist... my heart will just keep breaking. (esp since the protagonist is ominous)

erased a long rant that was fuelled by frustration ch29—it has a nice build up (often absurd but it's a diff world anyway). Risa reminds me of myself in terms of giving advice yet being unable to keep it. I'm disappointed that her friends and family are passive towards her just when she needed major help. (i get that they want to support her choices, but most of the time it was their coaxing and carelessness that got her into trouble anyway)

I cried. the character development isnt forced nor irrational. it's not a quick change nor is it too forgiving to just say "he didnt do it in this lifetime". besides, the way it highlights even the shortcomings of the victim is forward. it doesn't create a black and white situation.

73 Well, he's whipped alright (also, I really like how the author kept me rooting for her as a bird and seeing how much she really wanted to serve her people as a bird because even with power, she was only suffocating from being the 8th princess. I'm just enjoying each chapter. No unnecessary angst.)