Maha's Manga

It took me four times to completely read this, each attempt with a large time frame in between. I don’t know why that is, but I will say that I was able to reread about 60ish chapters over four times without finding myself tired of this story. I do find that the emperor’s obsession with the FL was a little concerning in parts, but with his history I can see where it stems from and he also seems to outgrow it. I also very much enjoy the chapters that came after the empress dowager, it gave way to showing that court life is always filled with enemies. Overall a good read, though some may find it similar to other isekai stories with one of the main themes being court life. A pro tip for this one is to also break up the chapters because there are so many, even when you are used to binge reading everything straight. This will help readers to not drop it midway!

I've dropped this manga for various reasons. I don't particularly like it when a main character uses blackmail to get what they want at the expense of another person when there is it is for the material gain of the blackmailer. When I say this, I mean it in the sense that it's only for the gain of something that could A. be dealt with in other ways B. unnecessary for another person to solve. The things the MC asks of the ML, in the beginning, are uncalled for and could be called sexual harassment. Not my cup of tea.

This manga is very enjoyable but also very lackluster at the same time. It was a good read when I was first starting out, but now that I've navigated the waters of manga & webtoons for a bit, I've come to notice the many shortcomings this piece has. The ending was also underwhelming as a whole.