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The Antagonist's Pet

Mar 19, 2020

 

Our MC lived a hard life and was underappreciated and overworked and then died in a tragic accident only to find herself waking up in her favorite novel. As a side character named Sasha Tartt. Who had no screen time in the novel other than the briefest of mentions about the most beautiful women of the kingdom (of which she was amoungst those noted). She finds herself as the daughter of a lesser noble and after a bit of struggling to find her place decides... to be a pet to the noble ladies and make her life infinitely easier, happier, and more lavish.

The reality is that the aristocracy was a dark place to be where the ladies had to be on guard for backstabbers and those who plot against them, so being able to relax and speak their minds to Sasha was relieving to them and thus they lavished her with gifts and attention. Sasha's plan was to keep this up until she met the heroine (Lilith) of the novel and then just... choose her side. Unfortunately, or fortunately (depending on how you look at it), she stumbles upon the antagonist Rebecca, who is the fiancee of the Crown Prince (who is the future love interest of the heroine). She finds herself inexplicably drawn to the antagonist instead! What's a girl to do?

Sasha after some inner debate with herself decides to get closer to Rebecca and try to steer her clear of the Prince in an attempt to save her from her fate. However, her interference in their relationship leads to unexpected changes in the story that leave her at a loss as to what to do next. And in addition to Rebecca she finds herself spending a great deal of time with what would have been another of the heroine's potential love interests in the book, Arth.

When the heroine finally DOES make her appearance poor Sasha is even more at a loss because how in the world is Lilith ANYTHING like the book described her?! She's the exact opposite!

^'Heroine' Lilith........'Villianess' Rebecca^

So... yes, I tend to go through 'moods' where all I want to do is watch anime or read. Right now I'm in a reading mood and am focused on manhwa right now. After finishing the first season of the manhwa Solo Leveling I started to look for something new to read and stumbled upon this series, which piqued my interest  immediately.

Are isekai series cliche? Yes, yes they are. Do I care? Nope! (I really couldn't give a damn, I like what I like)

As long as the story is entertaining and I like the characters then I just enjoy myself. Isekai tends to be an easy genre to read and an even easier genre to find lol. And while it's true that there is some truely mediocre crap out there, there are also some series that are hidden gems amoungst a pile of sameness. Now, I'm not saying this series is say... a diamond amoungst the rubble, but rather like jade. With a bit of polish and in the right hands it could stand toe to toe with even the most- ehhm, where am I going with this? I think I got totally sidetracked! x'D My point is, this manhwa is enjoyable as hell and I highly recommend it to those of you who enjoy isekai despite the overabundance.

7/10 story
8/10 art
7/10 characters
7.5/10 overall

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