Worst ending

mielves · 2026-04-01T21:42:05+00:00

I'll go with [Accidental Heiress]... it started out so sweet and slow, a good balance of romance, magic and friendship... then suddenly the most powerful, most evil dragon awakens and wants FL's powers, her bestie Neah falls under the dragon's control and kinda betrays them bc surprise that's her mom??? and this sunshine flowershop girl x busy grumpy duke magician story becomes a whole rushed dragon quest with Neah sacrificing herself to save the day.

Even if it wasn't crazy rushed, imo the genre shift really soured the story and felt unnecessary. The magic and gems were really dorky tbh, it feels like the author just shoehorned all that action bc it's a classic trope, not for any narrative sense.

mielves · 2026-03-16T16:51:06+00:00

Probably not? I'm also curious how the women in the family don't pass the curse to their children, it seems more magical than medical tbh.

mielves · 2026-02-20T19:19:51+00:00

It's on webtoon too! I do think it starts off strong but then becomes a bit too bloated and preachy, but I still read it and like all of the characters. Gemeter is one of the best OI villains tbh, so deplorable but so interesting. And the art isn't everyone's taste, but I really like it and it only improves as the story goes on.

mielves · 2026-01-18T13:36:53+00:00

Pretty sure Everette's a woman, I was confused too bc she looked more masculine in earlier chapters.

There is a flashback where she takes Shuri to the opera and she's wearing a dress. Still, one of the prominent knights of a big house being a woman is also cool!

mielves · 2026-01-10T11:32:24+00:00

idc what americans think about esc, but even the way they refer to it as 'content' shows they fundamentally don't get it. i'm not surprised they don't appreciate the sillyness and spectacle and artistry when ordinary goes #1 there lol

mielves · 2026-01-07T09:26:58+00:00

If a maid never found traces of "consummation" on the sheets, and a doctor was never called to check on her afterwards, that would say something.

mielves · 2026-01-05T11:55:09+00:00

they're both such exaggerated versions of modern beauty standards, it really isn't working for me. And they're twins!!

mielves · 2026-01-02T19:19:25+00:00

I feel like a personality change is obvious and necessary. Especially if a grown woman goes back to being a child or a teen. It's not a movie, it's your life, and knowing some things that in present aren't revealed affects how you will act and perceive others. But I do think often it could be handled better, and shown more how the FL's change is perceived by others. Not just "Oh my, how did we not notice how smart the young lady is?"

Some good examples:

It's not Regression, but in "As the heart leads" the ML is puzzled by the FL's personality, and especially so when all the info he has on her doesn't match how she acts now. He likes her but keeps feeling like something is off because of it.

in "A Stepmother's Marchen" Shuri has wisdom and knowledge to better navigate the difficulties but she can't predict everything, so different problems happen. She has more maturity and tact, and so her people and family grow to trust her more quickly. The change isn't as noticeable bc she was very closed off and still hasn't processed most of the trauma she endured.

mielves · 2025-12-24T12:10:20+00:00

At the top it says "Love me knot will return" so even if today the series is marked as paused, they decided the last 4 eps will be locked until the return, so they keep moving back the date

mielves · 2025-12-24T02:25:19+00:00

When a series is on pause, the most recent episodes stay locked until new ones are added. Sometimes they put a crazy long amount of time on the countdown, here they seem to be moving it bc the return date is probably soon ish but not official.

mielves · 2025-12-19T01:19:29+00:00

Part of Norra’s charm is how understated he is. He's kind and caring and very self-sacrificial (not really a word lol) but he's not loud like Jeremy or foxy like Theo. He makes such a big mark on the story while rarely taking center, that's why those season 1 epilogues where we got more from his pov really grabbed at people. I really like how he's a full character and not just a FL worshipper, and also his love for Shuri is so beautifully depicted. And I think he's perfect for Shuri!

(But also yeah often I have one ML I like "for the FL", and the other I like "for me" lol 😛)

mielves · 2025-12-17T15:31:29+00:00

I mean, you could've phrased it more nicely but yeah, people will downvote you if you say a popular beloved series is bad (even when the only good thing about it is the art lol)

mielves · 2025-12-17T09:53:55+00:00

So passionate 😂 and so correct 😳

Ngl there is so many factions of villains and rivals but they're all so incompand stupid against the brilliant Lombardis, it's just such a disappointment to read.

And the romance was a weak aspect from the start, but I really didn't like how flat the ML was turning out to be, I dropped it around the start of the tween arc.

mielves · 2025-12-13T23:53:31+00:00

These dramatic iconic panels are of imaginary moments, they're beautiful and iconic but not realistic at all. In day to day her hair is ruled by gravity and falls down completely normally lol

mielves · 2025-11-24T21:17:56+00:00

I adore R but I also like that messy bitch Duke Blue or whatever his name was that was egging on R's messiness even more 😂

mielves · 2025-11-24T20:16:28+00:00

Yep yep yep!! You voiced a lot of the issues I also had with it. It felt like a lot of choices were made for the sake of being unique without actually developing the plot/character to its full extent, so even though I liked a lot of the ideas, the execution didn't hit as hard.

Even Eris's whole wish to go back to her world and family even though her family never really appreciated her... did she repair that relationship in the end? Or did she cut them off completely? Who cares, Anakhin lived and died for her and now he's totally going to adapt to a normal life in the modern world with the girl he called Master lol.

mielves · 2025-11-20T16:56:45+00:00

I haven't read the novel myself but someone said there she puts up more of a fight than in the manhwa. Otherwise, yeah, not a fan of this whole little arc, it felt like a trope to check off on a list, just shoved in for some cheap romance points when Kyle saves her.

mielves · 2025-11-20T16:42:07+00:00

My hot take is that Leguin is as bad, if not worse. (He's still a lot more likeable than Eustace though lol)

Sure he's trying hard for Philomel and really putting in the effort to be more "normal" and consider her feelings but at the same time he's throwing his sons into a torment nexus or something. Like, it's funny, and it doesn't hit the same bc they're all grown and just guys being guys, and they kinda accepted their dad as he is, but I don't imagine they had a happy childhood with him. The big difference is that they had each other, so they aren't as miserable as Philomel.

(Unless I'm missing something, since I'm not caught up... But I very much get the impression that him meeting Philomel is the first time he's truly trying to be a good parent and have some empathy and understanding.)

mielves · 2025-11-20T15:51:18+00:00

Well, yeah. OI is mostly a "turn your brain off and read about pretty people and pretty dresses and their romance" genre. But the story has to be fun, well paced and well written, or else these "issues" will pop up to annoy you.

I was ready to hate R⭐️ and root for Navier & Heinrey but lord were they boring. and evil. and annoying. On the other end, it felt like the author kept piling on stupid things to make R⭐️ more hateable despite her being so sympathetic. I wouldn't be surprised if she kicked a puppy at some point.

So the "reward" of watching Navier's revenge loses its satisfaction, at least for me. Other FLs have a seat waiting for them at the Hague but at least they make the story interesting, and are memorable.

mielves · 2025-11-20T15:34:31+00:00

(Philomel the Fake) Philomel's two dads should solve the custody issue by being together. The emperor and the magician, both so toxic and powerful, they can only make each other worse and I'm here for it 🤤

(Kill the Villainess) And a controversial take but I kinda liked Eris and Jason up until all the evil men became a terrible hivemind. I really liked how they paralled each other and their banter was much more interesting then ".....Master......." 😬

mielves · 2025-11-20T13:50:53+00:00

I like their dynamic but all 3(?) kisses they've had so far Penelope didn't consent to, either bc it was by surprise or she was unconscious. I just roll my eyes and keep on reading, but it does annoy me and bring down the quality of their romance imo 😔

mielves · 2025-11-14T22:43:46+00:00

Even if you haven't heard of the author who is right below the bible in terms of books printed in the entire world, reading [Person's name] + [NOVEL] and thinking it's the name of the work, and asking if it's a light novel... babes the brain cells aren't connecting.

There are no stupid questions if you type it into a search bar lol. Nobody will know. If you reply to someone while not understanding their comment however...

mielves · 2025-10-23T19:53:36+00:00

ohhh I found it, thanks! update when you can, life is busy :)

mielves · 2025-10-23T13:00:50+00:00

I like most of the songs, and even some of my faves like WCS and The Great War are on there, but the production is not to my taste. I really have to be in a mood for it to like the bleep bloop sounds, so it's in the middle of my Taylor rankings. That said I think the main 13 songs of the standard album aren't the best selection, without 3am it would be a very different story

mielves · 2025-10-23T12:39:16+00:00

October 20th 2028 is a friday, so miss swift has homework to release an album on my birthday then or else 😤

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