neichann

The negative reviews scared the hell out of me, but it honestly wasn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. If I could choose among the three, ofc I'd rather she ends up with Carsein since he was just the sweetest. But I'm not really mad at the fact that she chose Ruve either. Yes, Ruve was such an asshole in the first timeline, but he didn't do anything wrong in the second timeline. This was because Tia decided to change after she went back in time by opening up and welcoming people into her life instead of pushing everyone away just to be the "perfect future empress." With the changes in herself as well as her decisions, the people around her also started to change (butterfly effect); this includes Ruveliss. Let's be honest here, if we all go back 7-8 years from now and change our experiences, would we still be who we are today? Absolutely not. To be fair, Ruve hated Tia because she was taking away all the attention and love from the people he loves, but it most likely wouldn't have led to the heineous acts that he commited in the first timeline if it wasn't for the fact that..........SPOILERS AHEAD

......he was drugged and brainwashed into hating Tia by the people around him. Allendis' father mentioned how he would purposely try to get them to hate each other because he wanted Tia as his daughter-in-law. It didn't really work in the second timeline because Tia stopped putting up walls, and Ruve was able to understand her a lot more even if it was just through her interactions with others. As said earlier, Ruve was drugged after his father passed away, and it really altered his mental state to the point where he couldn't really be in control of his emotions anymore. Tia was also given the same drugs, which led her to stab him. Basically, they misunderstood each other and got used by those who were hungry for power.

Anyways, I enjoyed it quite a lot, but the ending left more to be desired. It would have been amazing if we got to see Ruve and Tia growing old together; kinda like a reassurance that Tia didn't end up making the wrong decision, again. And what happened to Carsein and Allendis after Tia became the empress? and JiEun? (gosh I feel so bad for her after knowing what happened). I guess it couldn't have been helped since the author was getting death threats and had to rush the ending just because some people feel entitled to have everything their way.

With all that being said, I don't see how the author was promoting abusive behavior. You could say that if the story continued on the same timeline, but it wasn't. From the way I see it, the author touches upon how nobody is really born with a predetermined personality, and that we are all shaped through our environment. And our decisions and the way we interact with others affect them just as much as it affects us. It's a nice manhwa and definitely worth the read if you are able to look beyond the surface.