July's manga / #Webtoon(264)

The original webtoon that is later followed by "Aisha", it contains the same cast, but a slightly different plot, perhaps? In "Aisha", there's two girls who are identical twins, while in "Ayeshah's Secret" there's only one...or are there two? Well, aside from the twist at the end, it's a typical dark fairy tale turned tragedy as Ayeshah turns the tables on the wicked stepmother to get her revenge. The ending was somewhat unsatisfactory and rushed, and honestly, I didn't think either of the main characters deserved a happy ending. The art here is not as good as it is in "Aisha", but it uses the same 3D models for characters which gives this webtoon a very otherworldly look that is unsettling. Fits the tone of the story, though.

I liked this more than Painter of the Night before in the early chapters, but just like the other BL webtoom, the quality of this one has gone completely downhill in terms of the storyline and smut. It's become super repetitive and boring, and it's clear the author is just milking money at this point with the modern day plotline.

Poorly written BL with terrible understanding of the culinary world (which is the backdrop of this, but I guess it doesn't matter since a majority of BLs have never attempted to be accurate). The main characters work in a Chinese restaurant in Korea but the author doesn't know anything about Chinese food. At all. And the soulmate plot was super predictable, anyone can see it coming from a mile away. The only good thing about this was the art. I liked the warm colors and solid lines, which made it easy on the eyes. Smut scenes are a bit lacking though, it's just standard typical fare.

The translation gets progressively worse and worse, but the plot is not bad. I liked Ning Xi but she becomes a damsel in distress in the second half of the series. There are some nice twists and it was enjoyable, for the most part, if you ignore some of the issues that come with this genre of manhua.