Sorry in advance because English is not my native language.
A very interesting reincarnation story I must say. The FL died regretting she realized her love for her son way too late and wished she could spend more time with him. Thus, she was given a second change, but she only turned back to 3 years ago, when everything had already gotten bad, her son had already kept a distance to her.
Still, she tried her very best to get close to him. It was pretty awkward and clumsy at first, but gradually it got better.I really like the fact that she had to try a lot, not just succedd after one or two try. She neglected her son for over 10 years, so it would take time for both party to get close. Also the fact that she knew the future 3 years ahead does not make her into a much better, all-knowing person all of a sudden, she's still trying a lot to change, has many aspect to improve, to better the relationship not only with her son but with her husband as well.
Well, on many occasion you may found yourself shouting "Just talk to each other dammit" but in reality it is not easy like that. Been there done that. Commution is always key, everyone knows that yet not many could actually follow that.
The story pacing is good. Not too fast, not too slow. I like it. The translation is pretty good too, although sometimes they had some mistake with the pronouns. The set of character is very likeable (except for 2 or 3 people), they had their own ambition, thought and they made mistake sometimes (many times). But that felt quite realistic to me.
Below is some details I really like in the novel but it's pretty spoiler-ish so read at your own risk.
Spoiler
- The story tackles on pregnancy depression, which is not a common topic, at least in all the LNs I had come across. The depiction is pretty well-done too.
- The FL has quite a good relationship with her maids, the way they joking around brought smiles to my face. She also has some female friends who she's very close with. I always like girl friendship.
- The FL's brother cared deeply about her. But unlike many doting brother-sister pair I encountered, their interaction was very interesting and fun. They bantered a lot, but could be very serious and sincere when needed. Just remember it made me smile. We need more brother-sister relationship depiction like that.
- When she thought she had no right to force her son to forgive her, it's up to him to decide whether to forgive her or not. Yes, neglected and ab*se victim is the one who decide whether to forgive their ab*ser or not. It's not up to anyone to decide that for them, especially by saying some empty words like "forgive them will make your life better".
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