Friday, December 29, 2023

Weekly Haul 166

Sorry I've been MIA for the past few weeks. I didn't expect work to get so hectic that I was doing overtime until midnight for a while. Now that I've taken this week off, I've been chilling and babysitting and have been too lazy to update about life lol.

But here is my last weekly haul of 2023! Can't believe how fast time flew by this year. Anyway, these were all Christmas presents from the fam.


Demon Slayer vol. 14-23 by Koyoharu Gotouge


The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso

Macbeth by Shakespeare


With that said, see you in 2024! Happy New Year!

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Book Unhaul 32

I kept this trilogy for years because I really wanted to buy the last book and finish reading it. Clearly, it hasn't happened, so I'm going give up lol. 

The Darkest Mind by Alexandra Bracken

Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken

Monday, December 4, 2023

Books I Want to Read This Month

After half of a year (or more lol), I've finally finished a couple of books off of this list! Let's keep the momentum going, since I took off time after Christmas!

  1. Solo Leveling vol. 1 by Dubu & Chugong
  2. Solo Leveling vol. 2 by Dubu & Chugong
  3. Solo Leveling vol. 3 by Dubu & Chugong
  4. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 1 by Fujita
  5. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 2 by Fujita
  6. Graceling the Graphic Novel by Kristin Cashore & Gareth Hinds
  7. So You've Been Publicly Shame by Jon Ronson
  8. Scum Villain's Self-Saving System vol. 1 Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  9. Scum Villain's Self-Saving System vol. 2 Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  10. Bailin and Li Yun by Jayessart
  11. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 1 by Fujino Omori
  12. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 2 by Fujino Omori 
  13. I Name Him Me by Ma Yan, translated by Stephen Nashef
  14. The Anatomy of Being by Shinji Moon
  15. Home Body by Rupi Kaur

Friday, December 1, 2023

November in Retrospect

Sorry, I said that I was going to slowly get back into posting again, but it's really hard finding time and motivation. I'll try to do better this month!

However, it was nice taking an extra day off for Thanksgiving so that I could essentially have a 5 day weekend. It definitely gave me a lot of time to finish reading Cheeky Brat, which I started reading around this same time 5 years ago lol.

I read:

  • Sand Sculpture Agent, Military Training Became Popular by 千千鸟
  • Being a Fine Rich Woman, Showing Off and Becoming Popular by 长安如昼
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 1 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 2 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 3 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 4 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 5 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 6 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 7 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 8 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 9 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Five Scum Gongs Get Crazy Jealousy For Me by 木三观
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 10 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 11 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 12 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 13 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 14 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 15 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • He is Too Stingy, This Sand Sculpture Cannon Fodder by 陈五野
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 16 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 17 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 18 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 19 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 20 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 21 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 22 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  • Cheeky Brat vol. 23 by Mitsubachi Miyuki 
  • Bite Your Fingertips by 苏景闲


I watched: 

  • The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent Season One (2021)
  • Hidden Love (2023)

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Weekly Haul 165

A birthday present from my bro. This has been on my TBR list since it came out! Don't ask me why I never bought it. Idk! Such is life!

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Monday, November 13, 2023

AUG: Luna's Birthday Cancellation, Filipino Fest, Agent Breakup, First Atlanta United Game

I'm a bit behind on these life updates since the hiatus. However, I didn't want to completely skip these last few months, so these posts will probably be a bit shorter and less detailed, since I can't remember everything that happened anyway lol.

August was Luna's first birthday! We were so excited and had spent the last couple of weeks preparing for her party... Until the fire nation attacked. Jk, she got hand-foot-mouth the night before the party and was not allowed around other babies until her scabs healed over. So we had to cancel the party at the last minute :(

Also, her whole class in daycare was out for a bit because they all caught hand-foot-mouth.

Fortunately, people (without kids) stopped by during the whole weekend to drop off presents and see her for a bit, so that was nice. She still had a good time with family and friends around.

The next weekend, Alec and I went house hunting in the morning with John before stopping by the Filipino Festival near downtown. It was hot and sunny and smokey from some of the food stalls outside. It was pretty unpleasant, especially because the lines for the food were all super long. 

Alec and I split up to go to two different stalls, and we both waited for over an hour to get to order anything. What sucked was that I was in line for this dessert stall and wanted to order halo halo because it was 80 degrees out there, and when it was my turn, they said that they ran out of ice, so it would take another hour before they served it again! The only thing that didn't have ice was the hot tofu drink they had instead! 

This was the amount of people in front of me halfway through waiting for this dessert line.

Overall, Alec and I agreed that the festival wasn't worth the hype. All of the stalls were inefficient (a lot of them also spent a lot of time just chatting with the customers) and unprepared. It was not worth the effort to only get two food items after spending almost three hours there. Also, parking was bullshit. 

Online, they said that regular parking was like $10 and closer parking was $20. When we got to the only entrance, they, a bunch of shirtless guys who smelled like weed and one guy who was rolling a blunt in broad daylight, told us it was $20 and we could park anywhere. Later, Alec heard from someone behind him in line that they paid $30 for parking. So the guys were jacking up the price throughout the day!

Then, the next day, our real estate agent called and basically broke up with us. He basically said that we didn't know what we were looking for, were undecided about the price we were willing to pay, and that we wouldn't give him a lot of commission anyway even though he's basically just doing this for fun because he could retire at any time. 

Alec also thinks that because he called us the day before about an offer we could put on a house while we were at the Filipino Fest, but we asked to have a call the next day because we were busy, so Alec thinks that John thought that we weren't as serious about buying a house anymore.

Anyway, because of that and because my dad offered to help us, Alec and I decided to take a break from looking at homes for the rest of the year and start again in January.

My work sponsors some local local sports teams, so we had discounted tickets for upcoming Atlanta Braves games and an Atlanta United game. Since I've gone to many Braves games with SITA before and because Alec had two opportunities to go to an Atlanta United game before but always had to cancel last minute, we decided to go to our first soccer game together!

I took Alec to Momonoki for dinner before the game. It was his first time there, and he really enjoyed the food. It was my first time trying mazemen, which you typically don't find in most Japanese restaurants. It was really good!

The game was at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The only time I've been there before was to get my first two Covid shots, so it was nice to see it bustling for an actual game lol. The game was against Nashville, and we actually won! We were in the lead the whole time! 

So that was August. Lots of highs and lows lol. Part of the reason why I stopped posting for a bit. Too much happened. 

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Manga Review: An Observation Record of my Fiancée - A Self-Proclaimed Villainess by Shiki & Natsume Hasumi

Title: An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess
Authors: Shiki & Natsume Hasumi 
Chapters: 33 chapters 
Publication: 2018
Summary from Manga Updates:

Crown prince Cecil was so brilliant that everything in life was easy to the point of boring him, then one day, his fiancée Bertia suddenly said "Prince Cecil, I am a villainess!" Claiming that this world is the same as that of an "otome game" from her past life and that she is playing the role of the "villainess" in it, she aims to play her part well and have their engagement annulled. With that goal in mind, she sets about causing turmoil in Cecil's daily life.

5 STARS - I LOVED IT

MY REVIEW: 

Most protagonists who remember their past life and realize that they're currently a villainess will try to change their fate. They usually try to avoid their bad ending or try to become the new heroine. Instead, Bertia tries her hardest to be the BEST villainess and doesn't realize that everything went downhill from the moment she told her bored, intelligent fiancé, the crown prince lmao.

I loved that this was told from Cecil's POV because Bertia's POV would have been a completely different story. Every "mean" thing she did would seem true, but from Cecil's POV, you can see that she's actually a very kind, if oblivious and reckless, girl.

Seeing Bertia try her best to get the plot in the right direction only to be foiled or sidestepped by Cecil's immaculate planning was hilarious. Their interactions together were cute, and Cecil's character growth was great.

Love Kuro and Zeno as well as all of the side characters! You can see just how popular and kind Bertia really is by the people she surrounds herself with.

The art took a bit to get used to, but it definitely improved as the volumes continued.

Definitely recommend if you're looking for a different twist from your usual villainess protagonist!

There's also a sequel series called An Observation Log of My Wife - A Self-Proclaimed Villainess, which is currently ongoing, so I'm excited about any new releases for that series!

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Books I Want to Read This Month

Still haven't read off of this list in a while... Still trying to get motivation to read... We shall see! 

  1. Cheeky Brat vol. 1 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  2. Cheeky Brat vol. 2 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  3. Cheeky Brat vol. 3 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  4. Cheeky Brat vol. 4 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  5. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 1 by Fujita
  6. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 2 by Fujita
  7. So You've Been Publicly Shame by Jon Ronson
  8. Scum Villain's Self-Saving System vol. 1 Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  9. Scum Villain's Self-Saving System vol. 2 Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  10. Bailin and Li Yun by Jayessart
  11. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 1 by Fujino Omori
  12. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 2 by Fujino Omori 
  13. I Name Him Me by Ma Yan, translated by Stephen Nashef
  14. The Anatomy of Being by Shinji Moon
  15. Home Body by Rupi Kaur

Thursday, November 2, 2023

October in Retrospect

October went by really fast. I was busy watching shows and on vacation, so I didn't read much. More about the trip to come!

I read: 

  • After Rejecting the Boss, the End of the World has Come by 曙歌
  • Doomsday's Rabbit Essence by 大卉
  • I Just Want to be the Second Generation of the Rich, I Lost and Became the Richest Man by Hot Stove
  • The Villain's Nephew Loves Me Too Much by 明识


I watched:

  • Sex Education Season 4 (2023)
  • When I Fly Towards You (2023)

Monday, October 30, 2023

Weekly Haul 164

More preorders from RightStuf came in! This was earlier this month before they officially moved to Crunchyroll. I'm still sad about the acquisition. :( 

Heaven Official's Blessing vol. 7 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Manhua) vol. 3 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu & Luo Di Cheng Qiu


Wednesday, October 18, 2023

September in Retrospect

I think I was in a bit of a reading slump last month. It took me a while to read just these four books. 

I read: 

  1. After I Stole the Male Lead, the Female Lead Cried by 美人无霜
  2. I Lay Flat After Dressing as a Maidservant by Go to the Moon
  3. The Paranoid Real Young Master Attacked the Fake Young Master After Rebirth by Shanhe Xiaoxiao 
  4. The Tang Family’s Seven Os by 白云朵


I watched: 

  • Encanto (2021)
  • Crash Course in Romance (2023)
  • Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (2023)

Thursday, October 12, 2023

New Anime and Movies This Fall That I'm Excited For!

SPY x FAMILY is back!!!!! And there's also a movie?! I'm so excited to watch it! Just waiting for a couple more episodes to be released before watching it. There's a lot of interesting anime coming out this season! I just hope they're better than the summer anime because Alec and I dropped a lot of them after watching the first or second episode. 

Anime:

  • SPY x FAMILY Season 2
  • GOBLIN SLAYER II
  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  • The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess
  • My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
  • I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness
  • UNDEAD UNLUCK
  • A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life
  • I'm in Love with the Villainess
  • A Girl & Her Guard Dog
  • The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch
  • Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig-
  • Heaven Official's Blessing Season 2
  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Coleus' Dream
  • Spy x Family Code: White
  • Mask Danshi wa Koishitakunai noni
  • Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta… Movie


Movies:

  • The Marsh King's Daughter (Nov 3)
  • The Marvels (Nov 10)
  • Villains Incorporated (Nov 10)
  • Wish (Nov 22)
  • Poor Things (Dec 8)
  • Migration (Dec 22)

Monday, October 9, 2023

Weekly Haul 163

One of my pre-orders arrived, and I think the last of my Right Stuf purchases came!

Cheeky Brat vol. 7 by Mitsubachi Miyuki

Spy x Family vol. 7, 9 by Tatsuya Endo

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Books I Want to Read This Month

I've been in a bit of a reading slump for the past few weeks. Maybe picking up a physical book will help me get over it? I hope so! I just found out that Cheeky Brat was finished last year, so I can finally get back into reading the series! I think I stopped trying to catch up 2 years ago lol.

  1. Cheeky Brat vol. 1 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  2. Cheeky Brat vol. 2 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  3. Cheeky Brat vol. 3 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
  4. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 1 by Fujita
  5. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 2 by Fujita
  6. So You've Been Publicly Shame by Jon Ronson
  7. I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se-hee
  8. Scum Villain's Self-Saving System vol. 1 Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  9. Scum Villain's Self-Saving System vol. 2 Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  10. Bailin and Li Yun by Jayessart
  11. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 1 by Fujino Omori
  12. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 2 by Fujino Omori 
  13. I Name Him Me by Ma Yan, translated by Stephen Nashef
  14. The Anatomy of Being by Shinji Moon
  15. Home Body by Rupi Kaur

Sunday, October 1, 2023

August in Retrospect

So I took an unexpected hiatus. A lot was going on in August, especially with the house search, and then our agent basically breaking up with us and my parents offering to help out before that fell through. So I wasn't really in the mood to post for a while. 

Then, I got used to not posting for the past couple of weeks lol. Luckily, I had a couple of drafts almost ready, so I'll be posting them sporadically for a while until I get back into the grove of things. I think I lost a lot of motivation trying to update the blog, so the posts and format might change as I try to figure out what I want to do here.

Anyway, enjoy this post that should have been released last month!

Even though my sis and I finished watching season 1 of Hospital Playlist when it first came out during the pandemic, it took us two years to finally watch the second season. I can't believe it took us so long. This was such a good season! I'm so sad that it's the final season!

I read: 

  • Bai Yueguang is Always Robbed by Force [Quick Travel] by Xi Meng
  • 60's Little Fat Cub by 不见临安
  • Full-Level Players in the Apocalyptic Infrastructure by N/A
  • A Non-Aloof President is Not a Good Male Lead by N/A
  • A Powerful and Miserable Female Partner Gets Rich with Salted Fish by Hemerocallis Demon Flower
  • Stepmother Sees The Bullet Screen by N/A
  • Dressed as a Cannon Fodder in the Bloody Text of a Wealthy Dog by Golden Hair
  • Bai Yueguang is Breaking Up Again by Little Fan of Midsummer 


I watched:

  • Hidden Strike (2023)
  • Kingdom (2019)
  • Hospital Playlist Season 2 (2021)

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Weekly Haul 162

More manhwa I bought during Right Stuf's birthday sale. Mikey's been trying to convince me to read this series for months, since it's his favorite series. I figured I'd finally bite the bullet and buy the volumes already available!

Solo Leveling vol. 1-6 by Dubu & Chugong

Monday, August 7, 2023

Mini Reviews: Marry the Male Partner's Big Brother, The Zombies Are Coming But I’m Laying Down At Home, Dangerous Convenience Store Season One

Title: Marry the Male Partner's Big Brother
Author: 林绵绵
Chapters: 98 chapters + 7 extras
Publication: 2019
Summary from jjwxc:

Also known as: "I'm Waiting to Die in a Rich Family"

The money-loving Sang Yao crossed over and became the fiancée of the male supporting role in the novel. In the end, the hero sent her to a mental hospital.

People close to her persuaded her to break off the engagement, but she smiled and shook her head to refuse.

The outside world said that Sang Yao was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Only she knew that the male supporting role would not be able to jump around for long, and later died to save the heroine. At that time, as his wife, wouldn't she be able to inherit his property?

Her only dream is to hang out in a wealthy family and wait to die~

Until one day, her fiancé's big brother blocked her at the door after being drunk, and said in a low voice: "What he can give you, I can give, but he can't give it to you." I can give yours too, so, do you want to consider me?"

Sang Yao:? ? ?

2.5 STARS - IT WAS OKAY

MY REVIEW: 

The romance and pacing was pretty slow. Most likely that was to show the ML's forbearance and restraint, which is understandable. He was trying to do the right thing. I felt like the male partner needed a more satisfying ending. He was a total scumbag who didn't care about anyone other than his feelings, and he needed a better ending than just quietly disappearing at the end.


Title: The Zombies Are Coming But I’m Laying Down At Home
Author: 孤独的兔子舞
Chapters: 115 chapters + 3 extras
Publication: 2022
Summary from Novel Updates:

While reading a novel, Fu Erdie thought more than once that if she arrived in an apocalyptic world, she could only wait for death.

The cars could not be driven, roads could not be recognized, they could not even cook food.

There was also physical strength involved…there was no need for her to encounter a zombie because with just a sudden drop of temperature, she could get a cold and fever and die from it.

As a useless person of the new century, she sincerely hoped that the whole world would be prosperous and free of disease and calamity. At the same time, she could just draw at home and earn living expenses while muddling through.

As a result, God played a joke on her.

After a shower of rain, the world changed. There were zombies and dead plants everywhere.

She looked down from a window on the 10th floor and saw the crowd panicking. The cars rammed and blocked the road, and the small noodle shop she often went to was now stained with blood… Everything pulled back Fu Erdie from her fantasy.

The world had truly changed.

Fu Erdie decided to go out to find her relatives, and she would bet on whether she would become a zombie or an alien. She gathered her courage and opened the door, then stepped back and closed it. The zombie neighbors in the corridor were horrible! It is impossible to fight zombies, you can only wait to die in a wretched manner. And any chance, there was a lot of stored food at home that she could eat for a month.

But her ending was probably one of the two choices she had in her mind, to die now or die in a month. And she chose to lay down and continue her everyday normal life. She would just wait to meet the upcoming water and electricity cuts.

On the first day, everything was the same. The next day, everything was the same. The next day after, everything was still the same. The next…

A month later, it was time to pay the utility bill. The internet got disconnected and she did not pay the bill. The rest of the building was pitch black.

But her room was still bright.

The flush toilet could be used as usual. The natural gas could be used for her luxurious bathing. The small kumquats, small peppers, and shallots planted and grown on the balcony even thrived at a rate that did not conform to the laws of nature.

Fu Erdie suddenly found out that she had not mutated, but her own house had mutated?!

4 STARS - I REALLY LIKED IT

MY REVIEW: 

I think this was a more realistic portrayal of how an ordinary person would handle surviving in a sudden zombie apocalypse. The beginning was pretty dark and bleak as Fu Erdie came to terms with her situation and her helplessness. However, she eventually grew and became the kindergarten director (lol), and the mood and overall pace of the story became less dark and more humorous as her plants continued to grow. Overall, a great zombie apocalypse novel, especially if you like plants vs zombies lol.


Title: Dangerous Convenience Store Season One
Author: 945
Chapters: 26 chapters + 2 side stories
Publication: 2020
Summary from Manta: 

My sexy neighborhood gangster.

Lovesick college student Uijun works part-time at a convenience store in a sketchy, dangerous neighborhood, when one day the sexy, dangerous Geonu makes his grand entrance! But after drunkenly pouring his heart out to him, will Uijun get more than he bargained for?

5 STARS - I LOVED IT

MY REVIEW: 

Gotta love the crybaby sunshine bottom x stoic and intimidating top combo! Loved their chibi expressions! They're so funny together! And the smut... WOW. 

Also, consent is sexy.

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Books I Want to Read This Month

It only took half a year, but I finally read ONE book off of this list last month! Lol I'm going to keep the momentum up and read at least one more physical book this month!

  1. Solo Leveling vol. 1 by Dubu & Chugong
  2. Solo Leveling vol. 2 by Dubu & Chugong
  3. Solo Leveling vol. 3 by Dubu & Chugong
  4. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 1 by Fujita
  5. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 2 by Fujita
  6. So You've Been Publicly Shame by Jon Ronson
  7. I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se-hee
  8. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  9. Scum Villain's Self-Saving System vol. 1 Mo Xiang Tong XiuBailin and Li Yun by Jayessart
  10. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 1 by Fujino Omori
  11. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 2 by Fujino Omori 
  12. I Name Him Me by Ma Yan, translated by Stephen Nashef
  13. The Anatomy of Being by Shinji Moon
  14. Home Body by Rupi Kaur
  15. The Sun Will Rise & So Will We by Jennae Cecelia

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

July in Retrospect

I think I read and watched a sufficient amount of variety this month lol.

I read: 

  • Doomsday Heroine Doesn't Want to Die by 稚日葵
  • Zombies are My Mother's Fans by 仙桃玉米
  • The Chronicle Control Group Chooses to be Bad [90s] by 禾度
  • Raising Adorable Pets in a Parallel World by 旷鸟
  • I Was Spoiled by the Black Boss by 星辰粒粒 
  • The Real Daughter Returns with Millions of Subordinates by 帘舒
  • The Full-Level Boss is Also Forced to Open Today by 百城辞
  • After Leaving the Wealthy Family, Returning to the Village to Support the Fire by Hengkong
  • Please Let Me Go by 百城辞
  • After I Became a Spare Tire, I Was Targeted by the Villain and the Male Protagonist at the Same Time by Yi Ye
  • The Villainess Stans the Heroes: Playing the Antagonist to Support Her Faves! vol. 1 by Yamori Mitikusa & Kaoru Harugano
  • You Can't Do This to Me by I Don't Know


I watched: 

  • Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
  • I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too (2023)
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
  • Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion (2023)
  • Indian Matchmaking Season 3 (2023)

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Webtoon Review: The Golden-Haired Summoner Season 1-3 by Glby & domac

Title: The Golden-Haired Summoner Season 1-3
Author: Glby & domac
Chapters: 108 chapters
Publication: 2019
Summary from Mangaupdates:

Following the trauma of a studying-induced death, Jinny is reborn into a fantastical realm filled with magic, orcs, and talking spirits. As Geenie Crowell, the daughter of a noble and a bona fide genius, everyone has big plans for her, including her new parents, teachers, and even the king! Not too keen on all these high expectations that might end badly for her again, Geenie thinks up the perfect way out from slaving over a hot magic wand: if she becomes a summoner, she'll be able to summon a spirit and have them do all the work! But Geenie will soon learn that there’s more to it all than just adorable spirit companions and collecting mana. Being a summoner comes with great responsibility–and dangerous consequences as well. Based on the hit novel.

4 STARS - I REALLY LIKED IT

MY REVIEW: 

I loved how Geenie was so unapologetically herself. She knows she's selfish, conniving, greedy, and a total facecon lol. She also has no empathy, which causes hilarious situations all of the time! If she's not your cup of tea... idk, stop reading instead of complaining?

There's not much romance either, so don't go into this with high hopes for that either. It's a super slow burn if any because Geenie isn't interested in getting into relationships or being tied down by marriage. This is her second chance to live; she's going to do whatever she wants!

I actually wonder if she's aromantic because she totally gives off that vibe even knowing that people like her. Instead, all of her love and affection (and sass) is given to her spirits lol. I especially love her bickering relationship with Rai and her endless love for the cute Undine!

It's a shame that the webtoon artist has dropped the series after the third season. Turns out they decided to end the series because the webnovel was now over 600 chapters long. I heard from some commenters that a new artist is taking over the series, but am not sure when that will start being released. The art was great, but I'll be glad to not see the occasional yaoi hands anymore lol.

Monday, July 24, 2023

JUNE: A Quiet Month

June was unexpectedly uneventful. The month flew by quietly as we spent our days doing our usual daily routines, so I feel like there’s not much to talk about this month.

If anything, there was a burst of houses on sale because of summer vacation, so Alec and I spent our weekends looking at homes. We put in an offer on one home, but they chose someone else. Apparently, they had around 10 offers! 

The housing business is ridiculous right now! Now that it’s near the end of July, the house listings have also slowed down, so I’m not sure if/when we’re ever going to find a home lol.

But yeah, the usual stuff happened this month. We went to the farmer’s market in town and realized that I’m a regular at this one stall because I always buy their sea salt chocolate chip cookies lol. Luna was super cute as always, even when she’s cranky because her teeth are coming in. The parents and Brian came to visit and left a lot of food as usual. Alec came up to visit to save time while house hunting. I spent a weekend at Alec’s place.

Mom and dad were hanging out with friends in Florida, so we spent Father’s Day chilling at home because that’s what Kyle wanted. We even put Luna in her Spider Gwen outfit for Kyle and then changed her into Brian’s tiger outfit for a video call with dad lol.

But yeah, even though not much happened this month, my phone gallery is full of pics of the moon lol.

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Mini Reviews: Be the Heroine in a Wealthy Pet Article, All the Stars Look Forward to My Ascension [Interstellar], After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant

Title: Be the Heroine in a Wealthy Pet Article
Author: 林绵绵
Chapters: 90chapters + 6 extras
Publication: 2019
Summary from jjwxc:

Jiang Moli has a little secret, as long as she gets other people's favor points, she will become more and more beautiful.

For the beauty of the prosperous age, she conscientiously seeks the favor of people from all walks of life from the rich and powerful, from noble wives and daughters to servants and aunts at home, all of which are her goals.

In the end, the little sister who was holding the script of rebirth revenge abused scumbags regarded her as her only best friend, and after the poor little rich man became a ruthless boss that the outside world feared, he proposed to her.

3 STARS - I LIKED IT

MY REVIEW: 

I completely MTL'ed this book, and it was pretty confusing in the beginning. That definitely didn't help when you're trying to understand the characters as they're being introduced lol. 

The relationship was nice and funny as they reunited, but I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more if it was properly translated.


Title: All the Stars Look Forward to My Ascension [Interstellar]
Author: 装盘烤鱼
Chapters: 103 chapters + 5 extras
Publication: 2021
Summary from jjwxc:

As an interstellar female major general, Ren Tingxiao, a peerless straight daughter, died protecting the empire. When she opened her eyes, she found that she had become a coquettish bitch/good female supporting role in an interstellar novel. The female supporting role continued to fight to the death, competing for the favor of the emperor and the heroine, and was finally killed by the heroine. When the war broke out again, she became an abandoned child, was taken away by the enemy and died of humiliation. 

Ren Tingxiao: The old man on the subway looks at his face on his phone. 

She originally wanted to make a quick decision, finish what should be solved, and continue to do her own thing after finishing the plot. But she found out, why does this emperor, who is called iron-blooded and unintentional in the original text, look so much like Ling Zhuo, who was once the most beautiful man in the universe and also her best friend Ling Zhuo? 

She quickly flipped through the original text, and found that the hero Ling Zhuo had Bai Yueguang, who died young ten years ago, and he never forgot it. This Bai Yueguang's name is Ren Tingxiao. 

Ren Tingxiao: ... Good brother, you are so loyal. 

According to the plot, Ren Tingxiao met her brother and best friend. In this scene, she was supposed to be a stalker and must become the only concubine in Ling Zhuo's empty harem. 

Ling Zhuo looked at her, a violent wave of memories arose in the depths of his pupils. "She's my empress." 

Ren Tingxiao: ... 

You've made a brother out of nowhere! 

The war broke out, and Ren Tingxiao returned to the battlefield. The moment she held the joystick, she ruled the world like an emperor. This is her brother's country, how can you wait for her to be presumptuous! 

Later, when she stood on the top of the interstellar world, all the four corners of the universe surrendered. When all races mention that powerful country in the distant Milky Way, the first thing that comes to mind is that bold figure. She is not restricted by her identity, not trapped by race, but is crazily revered by all living beings, making the evil species of the universe kneel down. 

Ling Zhuo, who was already her husband, held the crown, walked past all the soldiers and civilians, and knelt devoutly on one knee in front of Ren Tingxiao. "I have paved the way for you ten years ago, and now I can finally give it back to you." Behind him, thousands of subjects saluted together, looking at her with eager admiration, expecting her to take over the crown. 

Ren Tingxiao: ...help. 

The heroine is the strongest, super strong, and invincible! Has heartthrob tendencies. Everything serves the heroine Qiang He Shuang.

4 STARS - I REALLY LIKED IT

MY REVIEW: 

There was a lot of faceslapping in the beginning, which I liked. I also liked the flipped gender roles. Ren Tingxiao was a self-assured charismatic leader while Ling Zhuo was her hopelessly smitten (and suffering) support throughout their time together.


Title: After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant
Author: 惗肆
Chapters: 94 chapters + 17 extras
Publication: 2021
Summary from Novel Updates:

Shi Yunnan was sent out of the country by his parents since he was young, and lived like an unloved child, but he still played around wantonly and relied on his appearance to make trouble~

As a result, he was deceived by his elders into returning home and was informed that he was about to marry the young master of the Luo family.

“What kind of feudalistic ideology is this? It’s outrageous!”

Shi Yunnan packed his luggage that night, planning to escape the next day, but when he fell asleep, he dreamed of a terrible scenario——

He dreamed that his life was just a supporting character in a book. Because he didn’t get along with the protagonist who transmigrated into the book, he eventually ended up in a situation of being forsaken by everyone.

All tragedies began with this willful escape from marriage.

After waking up, Shi Yunnan hadn’t had the time to let everything sink in when he was blocked at the door of his own house——

“Second young master Shi thinks that our Luo family is not worthy of you?”

The man in front of him had a heavenly face, his temperament was abstinent and outstanding. His whole body was wrapped in luxurious outfits. Even those long legs, which relied on wheelchairs, wildly shook second young master Shi’s aesthetic point.

Sigh, I’m a good boy who listens to his parents and matchmakers!

Shi Yunnan pretended to be reserved for three seconds, then nodded like a chicken pecking on rice, “Worthy, of course, you’re worthy! Is the wedding banquet ready? Husband~”

The man stared at his smiling face and answered subtly, “Let’s do it this evening.”

3.5 STARS - I LIKED IT

MY REVIEW: 

I really liked Shi Yunnan's wholesome relationship with his brother and his found family. Instead of the usual being competitive and jealous of your sibling, especially in wealthy families, you have brothers who support and care for each other. Little Goldfish was super cute and lovable, too!

Shi Yunnan's playfulness and Luo Lingsheng's endless doting was also pretty fun. The misunderstandings between them weren't too unrealistic and just to get the plot going.

There's a lot of faceslapping, which was great, but it did get tiring since it happened so often. Like, Shi Yunnan would run into a fight almost anytime he went out somewhere, which seemed overdone and unnecessary. 

Friday, July 14, 2023

Weekly Haul 161

There was a SEVEN SEAS sale at RightStuf the other week, so I caught up on my danmei series! One even came with a cute little notebook!

Heaven Official's Blessing Novel vol. 6 

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Manhua vol. 1-2

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Special Edition Novel vol. 5


Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Mini Reviews: The Villainess Won’t Let the Main Leads Break Up!; Pro-Mom Fan Transmigrates into Villainess; The Landlady and The Amnesiac

Title: The Villainess Won’t Let the Main Leads Break Up!
Author: 漆瞳
Chapters: 78 chapters + 3 extras
Publication: 2020
Summary from Novel Updates:

Shen Wanqing has transmigrated into a xuanhuan-angst novel! In the novel, the male and female lead’s love story is full of misunderstandings, leading to heartbreak and hurt. In the end, one is dead, and one is wounded.

Shen Wanqing looks at the evil villainess she has transmigrated into, “I understand, my mission must be to break apart the male and female lead, and then win the male lead’s heart, right?”

The system: “No, your mission is to turn this novel into a cute love story.”

Shen Wanqing, “…”

Thus, the evil villainess Shen Wanqing starts working hard for the love of the main leads. But….

‘Alert! The male lead forgot that the female lead doesn’t eat spicy food, he put pepper into the fried pork dish again!’

‘Alert! The villain who has an unrequited love for the female lead has appeared next to her again!’

‘Alert! The cannon fodder side female character has drugged the male lead!’

And just like this, in order to prevent the protagonists from breaking up, Shen Wanqing carefully worked hard on the frontlines. Until one day, the villain who had an unrequited love for the female lead came to find her.

This villain who was rumoured to be violent and bloodthirsty, faintly smiled at her, “Young lady, being a meddler will only lead to death.”

Shen Wanqing was about to open her mouth when the system rang again in her mind, ‘Warning! The main leads are about to break up again!’

She was silent for a while, and then said, “…what about this, can you let me go stop a fight first?”

The villain, “…”

Later on, someone asked Shen Wanqing how she managed to tame the evil monster villain.

Shen Wanqing, “I don’t know, he came running to me first.”

The villain, “?”

5 STARS - I LOVED IT

MY REVIEW: 

This has some of my favorite tropes: shameless protagonists and bickering couple. Together, this makes a hilarious novel as Shen Wanqing tries her best to follow her system mission with the villain tagging along and seeing through her BS lmao.


Title: Pro-Mom Fan Transmigrates into Villainess
Author: 栖风念
Chapters: 68 chapters + 16 extras
Publication: N/A
Summary from Novel Updates:

Qi Anan transmigrated into a super popular male abuse novel.

In the novel, the male lead Jiang Lu was a powerful and miserable beauty. Because of his birth, he suffered from all kinds of scorn, and his exquisite and beautiful appearance became a label of shame. During the dark years when he was rejected by thousands of people because of his disabled legs, only the female lead gave him a little care.

Fans of the novel agreed that sadomasochism came from the work of the female lead, but for the oddball mother fan Qi Anan, her son and daughter, she loved them all, and she strongly believed if there was someone to blame, it would be the poisonous and evil villainess!

And Qi Anan transmigrated… and became the villainess in the novel.

The end of the villainess was terrible. When she was young, she couldn’t be loved by the male lead, and she retaliated against the male lead with paranoia, ruining the male lead’s life by herself. In the end, the male lead developed into a nouveau riche in the business world and paid back twice the humiliation he had suffered.

As a qualified mother CP fan, Qi Anan, of course, chose to tear people up: Baby cub! Mom won’t let you be abused here! Just concentrate on falling in love for me! Be a bit sweeter!

She relied on her status as the daughter of a wealthy family. “Mother” Qi Anan was quite competent, implementing the pampering route to the end, and raising the cubs gently and purely, super considerately, and definitely the best in the world!

She was looking forward to it, and her daughter finally appeared.

Qi Anan took the camera, secretly hid in the corner, and shipped her CP: It’s coming, it’s coming! Lock them up! Hurry up! Press her against the wall and kiss! Mom will record the most beautiful moment for you!

However, Jiang Lu looked like a different person. He looked at the female lead indifferently, his eyes were dark, and his expression was gloomy: “I’ve told you, back off.” “Compared to her, you’re unworthy.”

Jiang Lu walked alone in the boundless darkness, never thinking that there would be a bright day in his life.

One day, various scenes of the tragic end of his beloved girl’s previous life appeared in his mind.

He found out with chills all over his body that the murderer who caused her tragic death… turned out to be himself?

4 STARS - I REALLY LIKED IT

MY REVIEW: 

This was so good that I stayed up until 4:30 AM reading it! If you liked Devil's Warmth or Rebirth Plan to Save Leader where the FL is the light that helps save the down and out ML, then you'll like this one. However, instead of being reborn like the other novels, Qi Anan transmigrated into a book, and therefore has a different spin on the novel, especially because she's a huge mother fan of the original ML and FL. This caused a lot of hilarious misunderstandings lol.


Title: The Landlady and The Amnesiac
Author: 林绵绵
Chapters: 112 chapters 
Publication: 2018
Summary from Novel Updates:

When it came to her fate, Luo Bei was the rare one in a million fated to be wealthy and high-ranking.

Luo Bei didn’t believe it at first, until one day she unexpectedly discovered:

The pitiful person next door who suffered under his biological mother’s abuse would become an overbearing CEO with power and influence.

The ill-fated pregnant lady downstairs was the cool CEO’s wife who ran away with his unborn child.

The sallow and emaciated youth living in the basement was a superstar film emperor.

Most importantly, the amnesiac guy working in construction who Grandma picked up was actually an overbearing CEO.

Lastly, she realized she herself seemed to be…

5 STARS - I LOVED IT

MY REVIEW: 

I loved how mature everyone was in this novel. It was very realistic and didn't include any unnecessary dogblood drama all in the name of love. No dumb love triangles; just people wishing for the best for the couple. And people having the self-awareness of prioritizing escaping poverty before trying to find love because they don't want to drag down their future partners. I really appreciated how practical everyone was. Finding love was never a priority when you didn't know when you would have your next meal.

Thursday, July 6, 2023

New Anime and Movies This Summer That I'm Excited For!

Not many movies coming out this summer that I'm excited for. Maybe that'll give me time to catch up on all of the Winter and Spring movies I haven't watched! On the other hand, there's so many anime I'm excited to watch, especially JJK season 2!

Anime:

  • Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season
  • My Happy Marriage
  • Liar Liar
  • Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita?
  • The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
  • Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon
  • My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1
  • The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
  • Delicious in Dungeon
  • Aiyou de Mishi
  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond


Movies:

  • Joy Ride (July 7)
  • Blue Beetle (Aug 18)
  • Back on the Strip (Aug 18)

Monday, July 3, 2023

Books I Want to Read This Month

This is the sixth month in a row where I haven't read anything on this list... Oops! That's this whole year! I'll work on doing better lol.

  1. The Villainess Stans the Heroes: Playing the Antagonist to Support Her Faves! vol. 1 by Yamori Mitikusa & Kaoru Harugano
  2. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 1 by Fujita
  3. Wotakoi Love Is Hard for Otaku vol. 2 by Fujita
  4. So You've Been Publicly Shame by Jon Ronson
  5. I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se-hee
  6. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  7. Scum Villain's Self-Saving System vol. 1 Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  8. Scum Villain's Self-Saving System vol. 2 Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
  9. Bailin and Li Yun by Jayessart
  10. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 1 by Fujino Omori
  11. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Novel vol. 2 by Fujino Omori 
  12. I Name Him Me by Ma Yan, translated by Stephen Nashef
  13. The Anatomy of Being by Shinji Moon
  14. Home Body by Rupi Kaur
  15. The Sun Will Rise & So Will We by Jennae Cecelia

Saturday, July 1, 2023

June in Retrospect

The month started off a little rough because I was in a reading slump, but we ended June off pretty strong! Shelle and I also became addicted to Indian Matchmaking. We're going to start season three soon! Also, stop whatever you're doing and go watch My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 ASAP! It's so good!

I read: 

  • Dressed as a Villain's Hamster by 涮脑花儿
  • Little Fairy on Heart by 井时浠
  • Coffee Prince and Sleeping Beauty by Meyto
  • My Boyfriend is Always Changing by 涮脑花儿
  • Delicate Female Supporting Role A and Tyrant Male Protagonist O by 松花酿
  • Me no Tsukedokoro ga Deep desho by AKIO Chinami
  • Reborn as the Villain President’s Cat & Dog by 林盎司
  • Dressed as a Stand-in for the White Moonlight by 曳萝
  • How a Good Boss Comforts His Staff by Irihi Maro
  • Be My Wife Instead! by 张大吉
  • I Like Your Pheromones by Yǐnlù Xīng
  • Saving the Tragic Adonis by 东方黄瓜
  • Give Me a Kiss by Yǐnlù Xīng
  • The Three Big Guys Are All My Bamboo Horses by 一芝苍


I watched: 

  • Indian Matchmaking Season 1 (2020)
  • Indian Matchmaking Season 2 (2022)
  • My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 (2023)
  • Summoned to Another World for a Second Time (2023)

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

MAY: Active Shooter Situation, Parents Visit, Wedding, Mother’s Day, MomoCon

Last month was all sorts of exciting. The good and the bad lol.

Near the beginning of the month. There was an active shooter situation near my office. It still feels surreal thinking about how it happened only a month ago.

That weekend, the parents came up to visit. They came early enough in the morning that they met up with us at the farmer’s market lol. Poor Luna was so tired, she passed out while we were chilling in the shade lol.

The next Saturday, Archana and her fiance got married! They had a Zoom link so we could watch her wedding online, since they planned on having a small ceremony in SF first. They plan to have a big wedding in India probably next year, so I’m excited for that! Especially since they gave us a week’s notice about this ceremony lol.

There were so many of us watching the livestream at home that Kyle set up his laptop in the theater room lol.

But yeah, Archana and Sarthak’s were so cute! They both looked great and happy! Their officiant was pretty verbose though lol. Can’t wait to see them in person again, especially since Archana keeps on saying that they’re definitely going to visit soon to see Luna in person.

The next day was Mother’s Day. The parents went to Florida to visit friends, so we kept it pretty simple celebrating Shelle as a new mother. She wanted to celebrate by going to Gibbs Garden and getting sushi, so that was the plan for the day!

We went to Gibbs Garden first. Apparently, a lot of families had the same idea of celebrating the day there lol. It was pretty packed. And hot and sunny. I kind of regretted that we left later than planned, but what can you do when you have to plan around a baby’s schedule lol. Either way, it was nice strolling through the different gardens. Luna was asleep for the first half, but she enjoyed the second half when she was awake lol.

Of course, she was extra cute all day in her spring fit lol!

Afterwards, we drove to Kura Revolving Sushi for a late lunch. All in all, a fun but draining day because Luna was upset almost the entire ride home. We later found out that she had pooped not long after she was back in the car lol.

The next week was MomoCon. We made plans as a whole group after Jackie’s wedding to go to MomoCon together, so this was in the works for at least half of a year lol. Since this was also Alec’s first time at an anime convention, we took Friday off to have at least one whole day to experience the convention since we would have to leave for half of the time on Saturday to go house hunting with our realtor. Everyone had different commitments, so it was actually hard to meet everyone on one day specifically, but it was still fun hanging out and getting meals together whenever we could.

Even though it’s been a couple years since I last went to MomoCon, I was still excited to explore Artist Alley and spend all of my money like usual lol. Alec was really good and only bought a couple of things. Meanwhile, I bought a lot of stickers and postcards/small prints to include in my scrapbook lol.

The real star of the day was Luna dressing up as Sailor Mars on Saturday. She was so stickin cute! And seeing someone cosplay the cabbages man from Avatar: The Last Airbender! Too accurate lol.

The other main highlight was when most of us went to get dim sum for dinner and boba afterwards before going to Shanice and Josh’s new house to hangout for the rest of the night. We played Lovers in a Dangerous Space for hours, and we were all surprised by how cooperative we were together lol. I think we got too used to yelling at each other playing Overcooked the last few times we played together lmao.

Alec and I were glad that we had Memorial Day off that following Monday to recover from the fun but tiring weekend.

So yeah, May was PACKED. It took a while to recover from all of it lol.

Friday, June 23, 2023

Mini Reviews: The Destroyer Fell in Love with Me, The Villainess Turns the Hourglass Season 2-3

Title: The Destroyer Fell in Love with Me
Author: DIAN, YounDal & Haring
Chapters: 85 chapters 
Publication: 2020
Summary from Tappytoon:

Out of one mistake erupts an exciting and intense romance story! The day after finally paying off all her student debts, Amelia wakes up to find that she has been teleported into a novel she loves… But as the daughter of a count who has the kind of debt that takes one’s whole life to pay off! She heads to a bar to drink away her sorrows, but ends up drunkenly spending the night with Duke Kyle, a man on the fast track to self-destruction. She tries to get away from the Duke and his notorious reputation… But will Amelia be able to change fate and give this love story a happy ending?

3.5 STARS - I LIKED IT

MY REVIEW: 

This is another isekai webtoon where a girl finds out that she's transmigrated into a novel and is trying to slowly change her destiny out of debt lol. The problem is that she was a little annoying in the beginning because she stubbornly thought that the main plot of the novel would stay the same even though she set off her own butterfly effect with the male lead. After she gets over that, the plot and characters really took off. 

There was a lot of humor to set off the action and drama, which was amusing, especially the misunderstanding because of a book. I also think Vanessa was a really great OG!FL. She knew her priorities from the beginning lol. 


Title: The Villainess Turns the Hourglass Season 2
Author: Ant Studio & SANSOBEE
Chapters: 46-87
Publication: 2020
Summary from Tappytoon:

After her lowly mother married a count, Aria enjoyed a life full of luxury while harassing her gentle stepsister Mielle. Several years later, Aria is about to be executed when Mielle reveals that she wickedly tricked Aria into building the bad reputation that ultimately brought her to the scaffold. Just as Aria desparately wishes she could change her fate, she sees a curious hourglass that takes her back into the past. Now, Aria can destroy Mielle by using her own tactics against her like a true villainess. The power of the hourglass is on her side... Can Aria take everything from Mielle, or will her actions change the past in ways she couldn't have imagined? Based on the hit novel.

5 STARS - I LOVED IT

MY REVIEW: 

Cain is beyond disgusting, and I can't wait to see Mielle getting even more of what she deserved.

Loved Aria's growth in this season and how her and Asher's relationship is so supportive and funny. Also loved Aria and her mother's relationship. Happy that she'll have her own happy ending. 


Title: The Villainess Turns the Hourglass Season 3
Author: Ant Studio & SANSOBEE
Chapters: 88-104
Publication: 2020
Summary from Tappytoon:

After her lowly mother married a count, Aria enjoyed a life full of luxury while harassing her gentle stepsister Mielle. Several years later, Aria is about to be executed when Mielle reveals that she wickedly tricked Aria into building the bad reputation that ultimately brought her to the scaffold. Just as Aria desparately wishes she could change her fate, she sees a curious hourglass that takes her back into the past. Now, Aria can destroy Mielle by using her own tactics against her like a true villainess. The power of the hourglass is on her side... Can Aria take everything from Mielle, or will her actions change the past in ways she couldn't have imagined? Based on the hit novel.

3.5 STARS - I LIKED IT

MY REVIEW: 

I felt like this series could have ended with season 2. That climax was great! Season 3 felt more dragged out in the name of revenge and spent a long time on the side story, which could have been shortened in half. Glad that it tied up all of the loose ends, but it was going overboard at one point.