Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

My Happy Marriage, Volume 1 by Akumi Agitogi, Rito Kohsaka

19 reviews

ninahuynh's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

OMG! My heart T-T I heard about this from it being released on Netflix. The art is pretty and the storyline good so far. The vibes it gives me is Cinderella mash with Full Metal Alchemist. Just so much sadness so far, but I can't bawl at work right now. I am looking forward to how the anime will spin it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

wanderlust_romance's review

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

As a fan of the Netflix adaptation, I was surprised to find the manga available through my library. Having watched the anime version twice now, the storyline and artwork seems to track very closely with the original material.

There's a pretty sizeable amount of emotional angst at play here. Miyo, the FMC, has deeply internalized the negative attitudes of her stepmother and half-sister. It's a Cinderella re-imagining so in the beginning there are flashbacks to Miyo working as a servant in her own household and the emotional and physical abuse she faces. By the time she arrives at the home of Lord Kudo, the MMC, her self-worth is absolutely non-existent. She's in a constant state of self-doubt, used to trying to please everyone (albeit unsuccessfully in her old home), and is a bit of a shell of a person. . I never quite understood the characterization of Lord Kudo as a needlessly cruel or demanding man - even if he did have a string of broken engagements. The second scene where the MCs are on page together is pretty awkward, with Kudo assuming Miyo is out to poison him with her cooking (lol whut!?). This is a true slow burn romantic thread, so Volume 1 focuses on establishing a background for the characters individually and then gradually moving into building an emotional connection between them.

Dare I say it's fluffy angst? I'm in the mood to devour this series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

kitkattom10's review against another edition

emotional relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying and Confinement

alexasolis98's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Miyo has been sent to live with Kiyoka Kudo for as a potential bride. She has been horrible abused by her step family and ignored by her father. While Miyo and Kiyoka do not start off well, Kiyoka becomes aware of his mistakes and starts to have feelings for Miyo. There is some mystery to her mother's side of the family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

fuzzyblanket's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse

bxnny's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment

emmitt's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Death, Sexism, and Colonisation

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

cute as shit, and somehow even sadder than the show. miyo deserves $5 million and whatever the taisho era equivalent of a blunt is 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent

bakergirlsbooks1999's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

modernhobbitvibes's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

On the one hand, big age gap and hints of "she's not like other girls" 🤢
On the other hand, he's like the LEAST toxic person in her life and they're cute enough that I'm willing to keep reading if I can easily find more volumes?? So there's that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief