I enjoyed it. This isn't really a politics story, it's a Romance with intrigue window-dressing (which I'm absolutely fine with tbh). The politics exist so that the MC can be a manipulative puppeteer if that makes sense. Admittedly her plots are clever but the story feels a bit shallow. We don't see her thinking and scheming we just see the effects, and the MC's master plan is unfolding perfectly without any legitimate roadblocks so far. However, the story does seem like it's only just begun. I'll wait a few months then drop a proper review.

4/5 maybe 5/5 in the future. What can I say I'm biased.

 

It's fine.

Nice art, but most of the characters outside the main couple are shallow. I don't see much character development in the future for the prince or the mother, and honestly, it's a pretty straight-forward story. Good if you're raring for a romance with a competent female protagonist and a guy fixes her awful life and tells people off for her, but it doesn't have a presence outside of that.

I still read it though.

3.5/5 - > 3/5.

 

OK, is there a way to view this compacted or something? The artist has so much wasted space it's unbelievable. I'm pressing space to get down the screen to read *glace* then pressing space twice more to see *smirk* then pressing space twice more, then scrolling up, then scrolling down, to read *oh* like it's just a sappy romance wtf.

 

I really enjoyed this. I'm a sucker for 'people who're mean to the protagonist get their comeuppance', which is probably why I loved Indy!Harry stories for so long.

It's just a very solid story. There's definitely more romance than politics, but it really feels like it's only just begun- I breezed through it in like two hours. @Swirly Mango is right about the wasted space too.

Looking forward to seeing where this goes. 4/5 from me.

 

Same problem. It's frustrating to read.

 

These webtoons are primarily mobile-first. The scrolling is a lot more natural if you read it on mobile.

 

It's the 50% white space killing my eyes, more than the scrolling, that's the problem.

 

I finished what's available. 3.5/5 Good for what it is, maybe it will get better.

 

I really enjoyed this. I'm fairly new to the genre, but it's a great blend of story and art. I do agree with the others who suggest reading it on mobile, for a better experience.

Currently a 4/5 for me, with potential to move either way.

 

This updated with a couple more chapters.

 

So, our main character is an evil lady who has a guy friend that lost his family. They're both involved with a girl who is too pure for this world. They have to deal with an evil prince in line for the throne who is clearly the true villain of the story, and a somewhat tense political situation due to the scheming nature of nobles.

I just described the bare-bones of two stories: The Villainess Lives Twice and To Be You, Even Just for a Day.

I've read 26 chapters of The Villainess Lives Twice and 13 chapters of To Be You, Even Just for a Day. I read To Be You one week before The Villainess Lives Twice and as I was reading Lives Twice, I kept thinking of how To Be You did everything Lives Twice did but better.

For example, The main character of Lives Twice feels like a bad person by circumstance. She's said to be evil, and we are shown some evidence of that, but it doesn't do enough to make me think that she's actually an evil person that's actually capable of doing the things that were told about. It doesn't help that the opening of the story is her being falsely accused of a crime she didn't commit. By contrast, I feel that the villainess of To Be You would actually kill me if I met her in person.

I say give the story a look and if you like it go read it To Be You, Even Just for a Day.

3.5/5

 

This updated again with several chapters.

 

While it has some charm it reads like a weak fix-it-fic.

There is only so long everything can go "just as planned" before it gets boring. 33 chapters in and almost all characters are both shallow and predictable, with anyone* passing a turing test on the MC's side.

*Well, apart from her brother. But he mostly just stoically stare at stuff with his long milky shoujo eyelashes.

A mastermind needs a capable nemesis or at the very least some occasional bad luck. At this point I'll settle for her stubbing her toe.

2/5, eagerly awaiting some conflict.

 

Doesn't seem to be updating on the linked site anymore. Where are you reading it?