livelymon's review
5.0
To date, this is probably the best Light Novel I've had the pleasure of reading. The initial premise just sounded like it would be a fun story. A woman who works in the children's fashion industry gets reincarnated as Snow White's evil Stepmother, that premise has such great promise. And the story delivers, Abigail is suddenly this feared character when all she wants to do is doll up the cutest child to ever exist. Abigail understands that she can't rush people's trust in her and slowly works on repairing her relationship with Blanche (Snow White) and it's adorable and realistic.
But the story doesn't just take the premise, deliver all it's promised and stops there. No. The story goes beyond that. There's political intrigue that's set up between certain families, there's the discussion of modern problems but using era relevant issues (for example having Abigail make comparisons to the dieting issues of modern society to the corset problems of the past, it makes for some really interesting discussions throughout the novel) and the way the story integrates elements of the original fairy-tale into the story (the magic mirror being a defective mirror thus can become a true friend to Abigail is genius). Truly though this story excels at character development. I've already mentioned Abigail's and Blanche's relationship, but the development of the relationship between Abigail and Sabelian (the King and Blanche's father) is where it truly shines. There's a frustrated understanding at the beginning of the novel which turns to true camaraderie and even months after finishing this novel I still can't think of the 'may I hold you hand' scene without my heart fluttering.
This story is great and it ends perfectly and yet... I can't wait to read more of this series. There's so much potential for more in this universe that was created and I'm eager to see how it all plays out. The family Abigail finds in this story is sweet and I just want to read more about them working through past issues and making a good future for themselves.
But the story doesn't just take the premise, deliver all it's promised and stops there. No. The story goes beyond that. There's political intrigue that's set up between certain families, there's the discussion of modern problems but using era relevant issues (for example having Abigail make comparisons to the dieting issues of modern society to the corset problems of the past, it makes for some really interesting discussions throughout the novel) and the way the story integrates elements of the original fairy-tale into the story (the magic mirror being a defective mirror thus can become a true friend to Abigail is genius). Truly though this story excels at character development. I've already mentioned Abigail's and Blanche's relationship, but the development of the relationship between Abigail and Sabelian (the King and Blanche's father) is where it truly shines. There's a frustrated understanding at the beginning of the novel which turns to true camaraderie and even months after finishing this novel I still can't think of the 'may I hold you hand' scene without my heart fluttering.
This story is great and it ends perfectly and yet... I can't wait to read more of this series. There's so much potential for more in this universe that was created and I'm eager to see how it all plays out. The family Abigail finds in this story is sweet and I just want to read more about them working through past issues and making a good future for themselves.
lavendermarch's review
4.0
This was quite good! It was translated well, and the characters were appealing and fun to read about. The character development was good. I read this in one sitting, and my only complaint is that occasionally there were small punctuation errors, but nothing super distracting. The story and characters make it worth the read! I want to read more in volume 2! Hopefully it releases soon. 4 stars.
misssusan's review
4.0
i liked this! i really enjoy heroines who are compassionate and reasonably competent and like. who isn't a sucker for a happy family story? it also manages a decent hero which is always a grab bag in villainess romances
4 stars
4 stars
holymintea's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pantalone's review against another edition
5.0
maybe it's because i'm still new to reading korean web novels, but i love this book with every fiber of my existence. some people may remark about how it has its faults, and it honestly took me a while to warm up to the male-lead (even though he's, like, super handsome in the manwha), but eventually as i continued to read, everything... just fell into place. the interactions between the characters were genuine; the development between their relationships were well-paced, so, really, there was no instance wherein i felt that it was rushed. and i like that. actually, with how much i love this story right now (and i just started reading this a few hours ago), i'm probably going to be more in-depth with my review upon finishing it. (that is to say, it's overall a very good read. i'm so excited to continue reading the next volumes!)
pantalone's review
5.0
maybe it's because i'm still new to reading korean web novels, but i love this book with every fiber of my existence. some people may remark about how it has its faults, and it honestly took me a while to warm up to the male-lead (even though he's, like, super handsome in the manwha), but eventually as i continued to read, everything... just fell into place. the interactions between the characters were genuine; the development between their relationships were well-paced, so, really, there was no instance wherein i felt that it was rushed. and i like that. actually, with how much i love this story right now (and i just started reading this a few hours ago), i'm probably going to be more in-depth with my review upon finishing it. (that is to say, it's overall a very good read. i'm so excited to continue reading the next volumes!)