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FYI If you're having trouble with the chapters being "locked, " you can go to the translator's site directly and access them from thereA ML that is doting, but also supportive and happy to see the independence of the FL. That is rare enough to instantly set this novel apart. TBH, there are points where the story drags quite a bit - too much time spent on certain events and her focus (making money and being a cyber star) is tossed to the side - but I think if the chapters weren't so short it wouldn't be noticeable. You do have to ignore the Mary Sue aspects of an ancient girl so easily integrating - and that such a neglected princess would be so well educated... Spoiler
I really appreciated that it gave closure to the original owner of the body, and that the parents (and probably her friend) found out the truth. I don't know how a modern girl survived and preferred the ancient time, but if she's happy... to each their own. Sadly the father seems to be on an irredeemable path, and he's the reason they had to work so hard. I understand being upset about his daughter being gone, but he's also being a jerk to his wife and not contributing at all.
[collapse]I like that there are some strong female friendships and it often avoids the stereotypical green tea route that so many novel women take. The side characters are all interesting as well, and are developing their own relationships. Given the length of the novel I'm not sure how long this will stay good, but it's kept my interest so far.*Edited to add*I read the MTL up to 1250, which should be the end (although maybe there are bonus chapters?). It was painful to read, with names being translated inconsistently, not to mention numbers (something like $700m is suddenly $7m a paragraph later). So it's difficult to tell if the writing or the translation is the issue. The ending was extremely weak and rushed, and left a lot of threads dangling with no resolution. I think there were too many characters and complicated subplots to do any of them real justice, so it got very tangled and confusing. I was disappointed in a lot of the characters' development, particularly of the men, and some of the relationships went a bit sideways as well. I did like the strong female friendships and very supportive friends - the FL and ML remained loyal and kind throughout. I did have to roll my eyes at some of the depictions of US culture (apparently we hate, and the awkward names (of names for rag doll cats, Susan, Jenny, or Danny are rather unlikely) and the value of things was crazy. Either the translation was off or the author has a very poor concept of finances, because an actress getting paid $500m USD for one movie is... yeah. It did manage to keep me reading for a few days, but it should have ended somewhere near halfway.