Maddmaee's Reviews

This review contains spoilers. It’s not outright bad, just a little melodramatic and contrived. Also it always squicks me out when siblings have a relationship with the same person.

This review contains spoilers. I’m surprised at how much I like this! It has just the right amount of cliches, but it’s well written and compelling so I don’t get tired of reading it unlike some other similar stories. The female lead is the most powerful person in the story, but she’s not so op that it’s boring and she has nothing to work for. All her struggles are interesting and make sense. The age gap between the two leads is a little awkward , but overall okay. There’s only been one short time skip so far, (ch 33) and the female lead is still a child so there’s no real ‘romance’ yet. They’ve expressed their love for each other and gotten married, but it feels more like a family relationship than an outright romantic one. Which makes sense as the male lead has never had a family and has been desperately craving the unconditional love of one. The singular brief kiss might’ve been just a bit too far tho haha.

This review contains spoilers. Quite well written realistic characters. I love the art too. Male lead has really stuck his foot in his mouth and is still trying to recover. Chapter 18 ends with a big cliff hanger, so maybe wait till more chapters come out if you can’t stand that.

This review contains spoilers. It was over all pretty good. I liked their relationship, especially in the beginning, it got a little more frustrating as it went on. There were several times when she lied or kept important things from him that felt wrong. Also the drama with both their exes felt like it was handled really weirdly. With his ex girlfriend it felt like it was building up to something and then nothing really happened and they were all friendly with each other even tho the ex had been quite rude before. And her ex boyfriend was sorta oddly manipulative, kissing her like that and getting her alone in a hotel. But, again it was just sorta brushed past, never properly addressed, and then they were all friends?? The ending also felt a little forced, like the artist thought that it was long enough so might as well have them get married. The intimacy also got boring and repetitive pretty quickly.

This review contains spoilers. Aww, this was so sweet. I really loved the male lead, he was such a green flag. Like a puppy! The female lead did have her issues, but she kept trying and grew pretty consistently. Also, I love the art! It’s well drawn and the characters are very unique, you never really see a female lead drawn like her in a romance story.

This review contains spoilers. Both leads were afraid to love each other, so there were some difficult parts where they were just dancing around each other. It worked out in the end tho.

This review contains spoilers. The female lead is deeply insecure and they both don’t really seem to connect. Lots of misunderstanding. I don’t know, it just feels like something’s missing. Also why are his sisters eyes like that, like she’s dead inside lol

This review contains spoilers. The pacing was a little bit fast, but overall it was really cute. I liked that their personalities complimented each other, the female lead could get a little panicked sometimes but the male lead always was able to calm her and ground her. In contrast, when he was being morose, she could brighten him up.

This review contains spoilers. An emotionally constipated male lead, whose perfect match is a gentle but persistent female lead. I’m glad she ran away and let him worry for a big, after how long he had strung her along. Also like that the ending wasn’t abrupt.

This review contains spoilers. A good story, I liked their slightly bickering dynamic in the beginning. The male leads past trauma is just a tiny bit melodramatic and cliched, and the ending felt a little bit too sudden, but it was overall a good story.

This review contains spoilers. Love how focused and driven the female lead is. She allows herself to indulge in a romantic relationship with the male lead, even knowing that it won’t lead anywhere, and when the expected heartbreak comes she still continues to strive forward and make an independent life for herself. Her willingness to grow and change helps the male lead grow and heal from the trauma of his past that had left him afraid to love.

This review contains spoilers. Good story of a semi playboy being reformed by a beautiful, strong willed female lead. I liked the moments where the male lead admired her beauty, seeing her as if she was a classical painting.

This review contains spoilers. Good chemistry between the two leads, nice forbidden romance vibe but the truth eventually comes out and things get resolved satisfactorily.

This review contains spoilers. A sweet story of healing, and a little angst. The male lead has trauma from a childhood event that leaves him with a lot of feelings of guilt and responsibility towards the female lead. This creates a barrier between them, that they are eventually able to overcome because of their feelings towards each other. Story flows pretty well and the characters are likeable.

This review contains spoilers. A workaholic gets reformed! Nothing amazing, but pretty sweet. He’s never rude or mean to her which is a pretty good start compared to most Harlequins. His change happens pretty slowly so it feels natural and earned, not overly abrupt.

This review contains spoilers. First of all, the art is really nice! The characters are great as well. Like a lot of harlequins, the male lead is rather accusatory of the female lead. But unlike so many other stories, his mistrust is understandable and he’s never really rude or mean to her, rather he’s upfront with her and fairly friendly. They have a great dynamic. Cute ending too!

This review contains spoilers. The best thing about it is the art. For most of the story the male lead is an infuriating a hole who jumps to the wrong conclusions like an Olympic athlete. He redeems himself slightly in the end, but it feels too little too late.

This review contains spoilers. The characters are so cute, I especially love how easygoing the male lead is as his type is rather rare. The female lead is also cute, I’ve found her character growth pretty realistic and well earned without being tedious. Her powers are really creative and interesting too, she’s pretty powerful but doesn’t feel too op.

This review contains spoilers. I like the dynamic the two leads have, constantly making biting remarks to each other yet having an intense undeniable attraction. The male lead is sorta over the top arrogant and very intense with his plan of revenge, but towards the end when he finds out he was wrong he immediately tells the female lead, repents and says she deserves revenge on him for how he acted. So the kind of non hypocritical moral consistency was actually really gratifying to read. Cute ending and really interesting art with some funny faces.