50 Tea Recipes from the Duchess - Reviews

I loved the beginning of this series: the ML had a transcational relationship with the FL where he married a spineless, weak woman who would not interfere with his business in exchange for a comfortable life. Turns out, all the house workers also viewed her the same and treated her as such. When MC enters the new body, she sets out to stand on her own and asks for only one thing: the only joy from her previous life, tea. I like tea, and liked learning about different types and brewing techniques and other random tidbits. There's some cute fluff as the ML starts to fall in love with her and vice versa. The MC is able to stand up for herself against the house staff, other suitors, business partners, and I liked that she didn't need someone else to always back her up. The thing I have qualms about is that it seems too easy. So many of the characters fall for her once they see her talk about her tea or drink it; they become her allies while the villains remains villains. The MC becomes a mary sue, and things are either bad or good in how the author wants you to think. I think I would've enjoyed and continued the story if the MC was less perfect and there was more push back against her. 

To keep it super short 

It's a very nice calm story, no crazy events but it's just beautiful and makes you smile because of how cute the MC and ML are :D 

Really recommend if you want something nice and light and make you smile 

Started great but the story getting repetitive without real conflict.

A calm, inspiring, wholesome story. 

If you want to have your heart stolen by the mc smile whenever her eyes light up because of her passion for tea, then read this.

I'm genuinely moved by her love for tea. It will show you how your face looks like whenever you do your art/ hobby. Smiling crazily as you express yourself.

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD This story is definitely not the worst thing I've ever read, but it ain't good either. The art was not half bad, but it had some flaws. The real problems lay with the characters and story. All the character feel flat and boring. The male lead has some backstory, but it never comes up again after its arc, so it feels like it has no effect. He is mostly one dimensional, tropey, and boring. The villains also fall into tropes a lot like a villainess maid or ex lover of the duke. The main issue with the villains were that they all had an IQ of zero when exposed to the main character. For example the prince was simply a bit of a player and flirt at the start of the story but when he starts being obsessed with the main character his brains are reduced to mush. The main character herself also has major flaws. She feels like a Mary sue because she has practically no flaws. This factors into the story were quite literally all problems are solved with tea. I like tea, sure, but it's not a cure all. It also gets very boring after a while because issues show up, are solved, and then disappear. It never feels like anything has real consequences. Many side characters are also one offs that you instantly forget. Practically everyone she meets falls in love with her because of her or her talking about tea. Overall It's a basic romance reincarnation story.

On a side note I actually quite enjoy tea and made some recipes featured. All of them were actually pretty good and edible. No recipe was disgusting, so it receives extra points from me.