어떤 계모님의 메르헨 1 [Eoddeon Gyaemo-nim-eui Märchen 1] (The F… (2025)

༊·˚ "Sleep well... Starry-eyed girl. I hope... To see you again... One day." ⋆౨ৎ ₊˚ 🦢・₊✧

(Spice&Kitty, pg. 253)

╰┈➤ And I thought that mangas were the ONLY ones with crazy stories. 😭 God help me.

This was my first ever manhwa that I've read!! 😄 And honestly? I think it was pretty darn good. Like, just TRUST me. It's pretty darn good that it EARNED those five stars. 😂

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If The Sound of Music got merged with Violet Evergarden into a more

lighthearted tale, then this would be the time traveling masterpiece that Orka and Kitty&Spice have created.

Although, there was only a bit of 'Maria and the Trapp kids' hatred towards her' as a vibe for the beginning portion of the manhwa, it was WAY LESS annoying to read than Violet's stupid personality was.

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I seem to be late to the party, since this manhwa was previously already out a LONG time ago, but just recently got formatted into an actual book!! 😁

The artwork was BEAUTIFUL to say the least, and I couldn't stop pouring over each page trying to see all of the detail and hidden elements that the artist created within it. I also loved how "new found family" was the overall theme, it made all of the other cringy romcom manhwas step aside for this really new and intricately developed story. Which I'm also quite surprised about how well everything ended up playing out in the end.

Stuff obviously didn't all get solved, that's what the rest of the series is for (after all 😌), but I was hooked on this story the minute I opened the cover of it late last night. I seriously couldn't put this thing down until I had finished reading it (all in one sitting, too)! And for someone like me, who has never read a manhwa before (and hasn't even read a manga for quite awhile too), this was a GREAT way for me to get out of my reading slump and feel more motivated to be productive with my reading, writing reviews, and just updating stuff on Goodreads in general. 😩 So, I thank this manhwa DEEPLY for that. 🙏🏼

(and if you're curious as to what put me into SUCH a review and reading slump, then you'll be happy to know that finishing Voltron [Netflix's Version] for the FIFTH time has put me into an extremely emotional spot, and has therefore made me not want to do anything else in the world except to just sit and think about it *hmf* 😤)

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I found it so funny how the 1800s German vibe became the setting and aesthetic for the book, since the creators were ACTUALLY able to pull it all off while also SIMULTANEOUSLY getting across a solid plot line. Speaking of the plot line... DANG, THAT WAS CRAZY. Everything was SO satisfying and perfectly written out to read, I absorbed ALL OF IT and felt Shuri's pain and burden. It's just so amazing how this could be SATISFYING to read about and NOT annoying. 😭 God bless for that.

And to all the folks complaining about the amount of "politics" being discussed in this book: y'all should just politely note that the creators actually PUT time and effort into such a plot like this one. Many stories have such shriveled up points and meanings, that don't even get revealed until the VERY end of a series, so I heavily praise the team of this book for putting in time and effort into such a vengeful and gratifying tale. 🤍

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The characters were all cute and adorable to read about!! I found the constant sibling fights between them to be SO relatable and I'm very glad to the creators for sticking that all in. I also LOVED that one scene of Jeremy comparing the two twins to little baby birds being fed worms. HAHA. 😂 Love it all.

(But really? Having the emperors sure name be "BADEN"? 😂 God, you guys. GOD. 🤣)

I absolutely ADORED the two heads of the household staff (Roberto the butler and Gwen the head maid). They were so freaking pure and precious and I sincerely thank this manhwa team

AGAIN for doing such a good job in writing them out and portraying them and everything. 🥹 People rarely recognize the household staff in these periodical stories, and this book really took the time to show just how much effort and loyalty the household staff usually are. AND SHURI'S NEED FOR THEIR LOYALTY AND HONESTY WAS PROOF ENOUGH FOR JUST THAT. 😆

And of course, it wouldn't be a manga, manhwa, OR manhua, without all of the people being CRAZYYYY pretty and perfect and "oh so beautiful" to look at. Yes, even the cruel child abusing aunt and uncle AND lying older brother of Shuri; whom all had NO right to look that darn gorgeous. ☠️😏

I may or may not have batted my eyelashes a few times at certain characters... May or may NOT have... 🤭

And okay, but that ONE general guy of the Neuschwanstein family?! Y'ALL. HE'S SO FINE LOOKING AND HOT. LIKE, WOW. MY EYES. Alberon gives me SUCH teddybear-cinnamon roll vibes... Just like my dear and poor baby CHAOL. 😩

(okay, stop me now before I start crying my eyeballs out)

Anyways. Enough talk about the hot and pretty characters and cinnamon roll-like guys.

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Now let's MEET these characters, shan't we?! 😆

kk, HERE: ⬇

˚₊ ‧ ꒰ა Shuri Von Neuschwanstein ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

The stepmom of all the kids, and SUCH a freaking patient person with them.

˚₊ ‧ ꒰ა Jeremy Von Neuschwanstein ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

The eldest brother of the von Neuschwanstein family, and quite the arrogant bloke.

˚₊ ‧ ꒰ა Elias von Neuschwanstein ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

The second oldest brother of the von Neuschwanstein family, and pretty rude and obnoxious of a kid.

˚₊ ‧ ꒰ა Leon von Neuschwanstein ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

The twin brother of Rachel, and such a troublemaker...

˚₊ ‧ ꒰ა Rachel von Neuschwanstein ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

The twin sister of Leon, and just as equal a troublemaker as he is...

But just give these kids a chance and THEN you'll see the true reasoning for everything come out sooner or later. 😉

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Did you know that this manhwa had previously/ALSO been titled as "The Fantasie of a Stepmother"?

Given the pretty boys and the name... I guess it may have "unknowingly" hinted at something that the creators had noooooo intention of it hinting towards... ☠️ Luckily they decided to change the name, or at least publish it under as something ELSE. Haha. 😬😳😵

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The only problem I have with this story is it's romance. Many people talked about how they LOVED this book for not getting too much of an overpowered romance, but I felt the exact opposite. Why? Well because I had no clue where the book would be going and with what would happen between Shuri and the unnamed little lad. And he's not even that cute to begin with. 😵‍💫 Which is of COURSE so freaking annoying, because literally EVERYONE and their grandma in this book looked hot and beautiful except for him. So hopefully he gets a good upgrade in the sequel. 😐

And speaking of which... Apparently this story actually DOES get better throughout each of its installments, so that's something to be excited about and look forward to! 😄 I have already checked out the sequel to it, so I hope to get to it soon, but I don't know if I'm obsessed enough with this storyline to keep going with the whole series. It's definitely unique. It's definitely original. And it's definitely worth all the hype.

But I just don't know if it's for me. And personally speaking, I'm kind of missing all of my manga right now. 😭 So I might just go back to reading them instead. 🥲

HOWEVER, as of right NOW, this book was definitely a B I G success. 😁

And I would TOTALLY recommend this to ANYONE who wants to try out manhwa for the first time!! Thank you SO much to all of my buddies who read this and loved it, and to the library that had it sitting out there on their shelf just waiting for me to pick up and read. ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

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𐙚⊹ ࣪ ˖ "He's abrasive... I don't recognize his voice. His eyes are clear blue, but they look like they're ablaze." . ݁₊🫧⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

(Spice&Kitty, pg. 240)