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First, kudos to the translator. They did a really nice job!As for the novel itself, it's pretty much a mixed bag.The early chapters were interesting. It has one my favorite theme, a revenge novel: MC and her son died a gruesome death, she wakes up once again as her younger self and decides to make the culprits pay.I also liked the characters: MC is strong and courageous, the MC's family and entourage were really sweet, the ML was the dark and brooding type and even the villains were well thought off. But not only did the revenge plot end early on but it was also quite tame and anticlimactic.Spoiler
Also, one major plot point, the one that created the rift between MC and ex-husband, or to be precise the r*pe and its aftermath was never really addressed. It happened off page: MC was r*ped by a drugged stranger in her room, in the confines of her own house, but it seemingly left little to no psychological scars towards the perpetrator. All the hatred was aimed at the mastermind (ex-husband). Hmmm, guess some people compartmentalize assault better than I ever thought possible and it suuurely has nothing to do with the fact that the perpetrator (albeit manipulated into it) is meant to become the futur ML huh? Honestly, that felt a little cheap.
[collapse]And well, for the rest of the novel, there is some plot points but they seem to be there mostly to prop up the budding (and somewhat boring) romance between the leads. Ultimately, that wasn't my cup of tea, so I just dropped it 2/3 of the way in. PS: For the impatient ones (like me), the mtl is decent.