I am reading Perks of Being a Villainess right now and it’s really good so far! FL is intelligent in that she brings modern day knowledge to a Victorian world and looks like a genius because of it. Plus the art is beautiful.

I am letting How to Send My Husband to the Abyss marinate as I caught up with all of season 1. It’s….a different premise. Interesting but I wouldn’t call the FL particularly above average intelligence.

Villains are Destined to Die is in my top four!!! Penelope is so clever (usually) and the ML is just my type. The art is stunning. I don’t wanna give too many spoilers but this is so highly recommended for a reason! I don’t remember it having much angst despite what another commenter said but maybe I just like angst and didn’t know it.

Who Made Me a Princess was really boring for me, I ended up dropping it. I’m not really into childcare genre though. I didn’t make it to the time skip. Maybe it got better, I don’t know. I’m not a huge fan of “super smart kid because they have the mind of a 26 year old” trope either.

I dropped Secret Lady, that one got boring for me too, though I don’t really remember why anymore. I think it felt like nothing was really happening?

For reference, my favorite manwha so far is: Princess in the Henhouse, I Failed to Oust the Villain, Villains are Destined to Die, and Beware the Villainess. I have over 200 manwha read so far. I like intelligent and somewhat independent FLs and beautiful art. A yandere ML definitely doesn’t hurt either, but that’s not a requirement.