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A Wicked Tale of Cinderella's Stepmom · review

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Top reader Mar 21, 2024 · 3 min read
7 /10

A wholesome romance drama. Plot MC gets isekai-ed into the stepmother of Cinderella. Her husband (Cinderella's father) had taken a large amount of money to do business and went missing for two years. Now, she recently got a letter that they have found the husband's, making her a widow. So, she is left with little money and three young daughters who are just becoming adults (and need to be married off). So, our MC decides to prepare her daughters for the noble society, so that they can find suitable partners and live happily. The story follows these 4 women and their romance endeavors. Review Alright. first thingsfirst. I really love art in fairy tale manhwa like these. Its full of flowers and cute designs with vibrant colors. The costumes are also pretty af. You got to appreciate the art to enjoy series like these.

Now, the setting of cinderella is mostly just bait. Both the stepmother and "evil" sisters of Cinderella are whitewashed as good people. MC starts going into monologues about how the stepmother was only evil because she was secretly suffering and all.. But I honestly couldn't care less about that. Because, this is a completely different story and Cinderella part is just a tiny "hook" just like how most Isekai have hooks. eg: born as "slime", "vendimg machine", "sword", "strongest exorcist", "assassin" etc...

The strength of this series is its super wholesome vibe between the family members. Its always filled with positive vibes and you start wanting to root for them. The series is at its best, when they are doing something together like playing a game, figuring out costumes for their next party, cooking etc..

The characters are also really likeable. Everyone has their own thing going on, and you can see the character development progress many times. They are also not perfect, and deal with their own inferiority complexes. But, fortunately, the characters become stronger with time. Compared to the first chapter when they had no idea how to interact with nobility, they are much better now at dealing with all kinds problems.

The series also has plenty of problems too..
1. It gets a little too preachy at times. The MC is always lecturing the kids (or someone else) like a know-it-all. There's a scene where she even preaches to royalty, and it later works out in her favor. Its like she lost all her braincells and stopped considering how wrong things could have gone if she were to anger the royalty (or their supporting nobles). stupid MC bitch saved by plot armor/conveniences as usual.
2. The male lead is weak af. The man has not done a single thing to distinguish himself as a character. Its all just simping for our FMC and acting all mysterious like every other manhwa MC.

Overall
The main reason for my high rating is the wholesome vibes and art. There's also some decent comedy with chibi reactions. But I would definitely not consider this as a series for everyone. It will get boring after a while because of the slower pacing, and MC's preaching gets more and more annoying. I think the series takes 22 chapters for its first arc, so that's a good checkpoint to stop and decide if you want to continue or not.

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