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This novel definitely requires the psychological tag, however it seems relatively forced. I love a scheming villainess seeking revenge as much as the next girl, but some of the actions in this seems a bit forced. Like, would 'X' really do 'Y action' or would they instead take a more realistic approach? In this novel, ten out of ten times, the more dramatic and ridiculous 'Y action' will be taken. It's not bad, just feels a bit unnatural.It also might just be me, but there are a lot of characters to keep up with. I had to make a cheat sheet with all of their names and small descriptions on it, but as of ch 17 there seem to be 11 characters worth remembering and their personalities aren't so distinguished that it's easy to separate one from another; out of 11 characters, 8 are guys and all have some sort of romantic interest to either the MC or the OG female lead of the novel.It's not something you can casually read in my opinion, there's a lot to juggle that's going on which isn't necessarily bad, however it does require thinking to jump from one subplot to another since having multiple schemes running at the same time isn't easy for the MC, author, or reader. I do think it'll be fun once things start to pick up, however it seems like this is a train that has finally chugged up a hill and I'm unsure of what lays ahead. I could easily see this rocketing down a hill and completely flying off the tracks, but I could also see it struggling up the side of a continuous mountain and be boring despite random turns that make no sense. It's not a story I would normally find myself trying to keep up with and it'll be one I ignore for a week before catching up on, but I'll still try to read it just because I'm curious to see how the rest of the drama is handled.