It's nice to see a character who has suffered deeply in their first life just focus on being happy and enjoying what they can in their second, but I find it a bit... aimless. There isn't much direction nor drive to the story for a very long time, which makes it a drag to get through. There isn't much separating this from every other story in the genre.

But as of March 2021, the infamous Cosette has made her first appearance in Keira's second life, so it looks like things will pick up! Fingers crossed, I will stick with this for a bit longer.

I like it, if not solely because the ML is not obvious. Normally its the first guy the FL meets. But you can argue that she met 2 distinct MLs first depending on who you are shipping 😛

If you desire to see a character who experienced unfair misfortune have the unwitting chance to travel backwards and fix their future, this is the manga for you. The main character, Keira, was raised as the Duke's eldest daughter and deemed the savior of a mysterious prophecy. However, when an interloper, Cosette, comes into the public eye and claims to be the Duke's true eldest daughter by his first wife, Keira is sentenced to death after trying ceaselessly to be a dutiful daughter, respectable duchess, and good elder sister. Plot wise, the manga is a little slow and angsty in the first four chapters where the role of Cosette and her influence is seen; however it does pick up from there and focuses on how Keira develops bonds with her staff, colleagues, and at least her little brother (don't even get me started on her dad; even his butler silently comments, "Bro, fix that attitude, I'd kill for a kind, filial daughter like that."😉. The only thing skeptical though about that second chance and development of new relationships is it seems a little too easy for her to gain friendships and develop deeper relationships because the time seems a little too short (chapter 31 marks a 2 week in the past period; Keira says it).

However, it is still quite enjoyable to follow her "F-this!" attitude as she tries to relax for once in her life, gain the friendships she never had, and form bonds that could sustain her emotionally after enduring so many setbacks and failures. We do not see her succeed in all corners, of course; there are still many things it is clear that she has to learn right now in the story line. Yet it is this struggle that makes Keira a likable character since you see her express all her regrets and recognize her flaws. Her problems are not solved at once and many questions about Cosette's origins and secrets about her birth are still unsolved, meaning she has a while to go on her journey of change and development. We also get to appreciate that this is not only a young woman with noble status, but one trained as a knight and a leader, so we do see her working within the specific caste system of the manga and learn more about the role magic and spirits play in her life.

This took reallyyyyyyyyyyy long to get off of the backstory. But once it got off of the backstory part it was really cute. I love the MC she is adorable. I don't know how old she is but I think the translators said she was 18 (I was really confused because she was falling in love with men in their 20s but she looks 15 >.> ).

... Last updated on October 11th, 2020, 12:21pm

There is an insanely long backstory at the start of the series. I usually appreciate a good explanation of the world setting at the beginning but this is not it. It’s generic stuff from this genre, where the MC is made out to be a bad person in their previous life and blablablablabla, which can be easily explained in a chapter or less and the backstory can be expanded later on in the series whenever appropriate. Honestly, the whole backstory portion could be skipped and it wouldn’t make a difference to the story. The way that this was executed makes people think that if the story is going to be this dragged out from the start, how terrible would the whole series get?

Idk, the first few chapters took out too much of my energy, so I might be close to dropping it.

Update: Yup I’m dropping it, the writing is too childish and the MC is currently living her life in indulgence??What? Not a good state to be in tbh, she was definitely a better person in her previous life. Anyways, I don’t recommend this to anyone.

... Last updated on October 4th, 2020, 1:35pm