scrappydoo3000's Reviews

This review contains spoilers. Art is both sketch like and stiff; the chibi panels and humorous moments don't really land when most other panels feature the same kinds of flat expressions and posing. It's like another artist popped in and out randomly.

Also I have to ask: is it actually romantic to have your ex change the trajectory of your career just so he can talk to you? Interfering like that is a personal ick; the ML using his power and influence to move the FL's life around like she's a doll is gross. And then you find out his reasons for being cold to her in CHAPTER 2??? and they're about as goofy as you'd expect. No point in paying for more chapters imo.

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. I expect romances like this to be light on plot, but this one is especially thin: Hitoe is in love with her husband but thinks he doesn't love her back so she wants to divorce. Okay cool except now he's acting different after they've had sex what could it mean???? Like cmon diva wake up 😭 It'd be different if someone was pressuring her for some reason, if there were financial reasons to split up, SOMETHING but no. Adding a pregnancy to this weak story only gives them more incentive to stay together, which makes her reason for wanting to divorce even MORE silly. No thanks lol

This review contains spoilers. The art is gorgeous and the bones of an interesting story are here, but cramming it all into a one shot feels like a mistake. The villains could have been built up better but instead are just unhinged and evil because Emilia "has better hair ornaments" lmao. Even the ML could have been a good yandere but we see so little of him he just looks insane. Bleh 😭

This review contains spoilers. The ML and FL lie to each other constantly. She lies about not wanting to get married; he lies that he doesn't know the evil ex girlfriend the FL meets in chapter 3, then calls the evil ex while she's having dinner with the FL. Two wrongs don't make a right, etc, and you will not catch me paying MORE money to read about these two dweebs.

This review contains spoilers. I read up to chapter 5 to see how things progressed but I'm dropping it. FL initially doesn't tell the ML who she is because she's worried about the deception negatively impacting her friend and her friend's business, but the friend is like "oh no don't worry it'll be fine!" and then it is?? So why did we bother with this setup if there won't be any consequences or challenges for the characters to go through? It makes the story feel ridiculous and the characters look dumb. No thank you. By the end of chapter 4 she STILL hasn't told him the truth despite Arisa saying multiple times she should smh. It's possible things improve in later chapters, but I can't stand romances that are built upon continued, ongoing deception like that so I'm giving this one a pass.

This review contains spoilers. If you want to read about a woman go through terrible things with awful men, hoping the male lead saves her every time, be my guest. Mei is almost assaulted by a cartoonishly evil ex-boyfriend in a hotel room and no joke thinks to herself, SAVE ME TAKAYUKI!! like don't pmo

This review contains spoilers. How refreshing to read a story written by someone who's done a thorough amount of research, or at least has a personal understanding of workplaces, business practices, and employee dynamics. The two main leads are wonderful too: both are sweet, beautiful, and good to each other, but are written with enough care that they don't come across as boring or cardboard cutouts. The villains are interesting too; the ex has a certain kind of romantic delusion that I find both repulsive and fascinating on a psychological level. The story is also pretty sexy without going into full-on r-rated territory, which is a plus in my book personally. Really well done!!!