Reviews for Perfectly Fine on My Own, So My Fiance Can Twist in the Wind Manga

This review contains spoilers. If you hate miscommunication stories, you might hate this one. But it's truly wonderful. Unlike the typical trope of the cruel fiance being seduced away by the villainess, instead you have a thoughtless fiance who is BFFs with the genderfluid princess, accidentally making the main character assume they're in love. It's better than a story of cruelty and rejection. It deals with greater nuance -- how do you win someone back after they've written you off entirely? As the story points out, it's easier to charm someone who hates you than one who is indifferent. I'm certain it will end with a happy romance, but the fiance is going to have to work HARD to win her affection after the mess he's made.

This review contains spoilers. Fantastic cast of characters and honestly such a nice spin. I appreciate that it’s not for lack of love so much as obviously terrible communication that’s caused this all. No one was irreparably horrible, just flawed. Even the princess refusing to ignore her fault in things was wonderful and I adored her character (she’s fantastic). The would-be-bullies falling quickly to immense sympathy was as hysterical as it was heart-warming and I’m glad they could avoid going down an awful path themselves. Good luck to that ML though. He’s a fool but he’s sorely gonna have a time now that he’s effectively been wiped from the FL’s mind as a love interest.

This review contains spoilers. I'm really really enjoying this!! The art is beautiful, the comedy is done well, and the author moves things along at a nice clip. All of the characters are great, even the side characters: the scene where masc!Caroline shows up in the library oh my GODDDDD I love her. In fact I love that there are NO evil woman characters (sigh of relief) and the one time we expect one, she is subverted into Nicole's biggest champion. I love that so much. There are some really interesting nuggets about how women are treated in society, and Keios panicking and considering trapping Nicole so she doesn't leave him was both understandable and icky. He has some growing to do and I'm excited to see it!

I do have a mild critique: misunderstandings can be mined for comedy, yes, and the author does find new angles to pull laughs from, but as of chapter 11 I keep waiting for Nicole to like... get mad? The rock-solid obliviousness is starting to make me think she might just be a little dumb. Nothing wrong with that! But I think the author is waiting to make her angry because that will likely lead to a more transparent conversation, and we aren't there yet, and I'm just a little dissatisfied with it rn. Regardless I love this sm!!!!

This review contains spoilers. Usually misunderstanding and miscommunications as the main plot device in romcom is usually deeply annoying and frustrating but this comic makes it somehow more hilarious every single time. Shes a little dense and he's an idiot with good intentions. And I cant avert my eyes for even a second 😂

This review contains spoilers. Omg, I was prepared for cliche, only to find the title holds true! Go lady Nicole! I admire you're independence!