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alexis_sara's review
4.0
This volume is really all about Clair and establishing Clair's deeper kinder side, who she is, and what are the driving political forces of her mind. Rae is very much a side character in this collection of chapters which I think is a shame for the "Commoner Movement Arc" to not go into what Rae feels about this like detached from the fact it will effect Clair.
In general while it is a great piece to further Clair as a character it comes at the cost of some pretty poorly done politics. The hidden motives being a hetero incest couple being extra bad.
Lene and Clair would be a pretty good ship, I'm into it but I do wish the things around it would be stronger. The manga spends a lot of time on the lads too, like it isn't too much but it's more men then I want to see when I am reading my lesbian fantasy.
While overall I think this is still a good volume for the story it is held back by failing it's ambitions a bit. I think this is like a 4 or 3 out of 5 kinda deal.
In general while it is a great piece to further Clair as a character it comes at the cost of some pretty poorly done politics. The hidden motives being a hetero incest couple being extra bad.
Lene and Clair would be a pretty good ship, I'm into it but I do wish the things around it would be stronger. The manga spends a lot of time on the lads too, like it isn't too much but it's more men then I want to see when I am reading my lesbian fantasy.
While overall I think this is still a good volume for the story it is held back by failing it's ambitions a bit. I think this is like a 4 or 3 out of 5 kinda deal.
timefliesaway's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Wow, so many unexpected things happened! At least for me.
1) Yuu being the only one with common sense in the beginning. I didn't like him that much at first, but since this volume, he kinda grew on me. Which, yea, is all thanks to his logical thinking.
2) Thane assisting Rae and Claire in multiple cases. It's probably the most screen-time he's ever gotten, and also talked the most.
I still think he's hiding something and knows more than he lets people know, but, just like Yuu, he grew on me.
Also, his poor hair!
3) That one love tory and plot-twist-antagonist was also very unexpected, as it wasn't hinted at all.
–> I'm not really upset about that confession as some other reviewers, tbh. As said, it wasn't hinted at all, they're also side characters, and apart from a confession, there was no visual display of them feeling that way. I wouldn't even be surprised if that whole thing was just another lie for some bigger, still hidden, plot.
4) Backstory of Claire and Lene, and Claire and her mother.
5) I knew Rae won't be right with everything. While she did study the game in and out, of course things changed a bit since she was reincarnated in it and also changed some of the plot herself. What I didn't expect was that there's a whole new antagonist, and a character who's not even in the game.
The woman at the end, in the carriage. That's Claire's mother, right? They didn't show her dead body in the accident, so it is very possible she survived. What's she plotting now, though? With the commoners, trying to take the royals down? Or something entirely else, making a new conflict? Who knows. She's never really been mentioned, apart from Rae saying sth about Claire's hair being like her mother's, but that's it.
I missed the playful vibes of the previous volumes, tbh. While it sure is getting interesting and thriller-like, I did love the "bullying" chapters the most. Just carefree school days...
-27.10.23
1) Yuu being the only one with common sense in the beginning. I didn't like him that much at first, but since this volume, he kinda grew on me. Which, yea, is all thanks to his logical thinking.
2) Thane assisting Rae and Claire in multiple cases. It's probably the most screen-time he's ever gotten, and also talked the most.
I still think he's hiding something and knows more than he lets people know, but, just like Yuu, he grew on me.
Also, his poor hair!
3) That one love tory and plot-twist-antagonist was also very unexpected, as it wasn't hinted at all.
–> I'm not really upset about that confession as some other reviewers, tbh. As said, it wasn't hinted at all, they're also side characters, and apart from a confession, there was no visual display of them feeling that way. I wouldn't even be surprised if that whole thing was just another lie for some bigger, still hidden, plot.
4) Backstory of Claire and Lene, and Claire and her mother.
5) I knew Rae won't be right with everything. While she did study the game in and out, of course things changed a bit since she was reincarnated in it and also changed some of the plot herself. What I didn't expect was that there's a whole new antagonist, and a character who's not even in the game.
The woman at the end, in the carriage.
I missed the playful vibes of the previous volumes, tbh. While it sure is getting interesting and thriller-like, I did love the "bullying" chapters the most. Just carefree school days...
-27.10.23
butter_fly's review
fast-paced
2.0
Dunno how to feel with this series tbh. On one hand it is a very cute sapphic story with insteresting characters, but this whole arc just sort of... Idk ruined it all? I don't mind rich people's stories, but this volume attempted to do smth with it and it felt flat? The arc was solved too quickly and in an unsatisfying manner. The commoners were the villains and the nobility were the poor saviours too good for this world. Like, are we supposed to think it's cute how Claire calls Lene her property and keeps diminishing commoners? I know she has a character arc but is it really worth it the bashing on commoners? Idk maybe the novel wrote it better but the manga's pretty bad.
peyjturner's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
charturnus's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
wchereads's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
Art as phenomenal as ever. Story is progressing into something more serious and I was a bit concerned at how it would be handled but ultimately I think the author did ok, as the focus was on Rae and Claire. Will be looking forward to the next volume where, according to the author, the "romance really flourishes."
isapropanol's review
4.0
While chapter 18 was extremely disturbing and the content warnings do not lie, it was a good volume, if I manage to ignore how grossed out I am.
Looking forward to volume 5!
Looking forward to volume 5!