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A review by captwinghead
Happy Marriage?!, Vol. 01 by Maki Enjōji
2.0
110% not for me.
I give it a bit of grace for having been written in 2009, the values reflect that. There's a lot of misogyny, the bar for men was on the floor and there's some fatphobia as well for a bit of flavor. The characterization of the main character felt more appropriate for a 15 year old girl, rather than a woman. It also falls in line with my least favorite romance tropes: total asshole ML but he shows consideration for the FL 1% of the time, so you'll believe there's still good in him, you know? I won't bother reading on for the inevitable part where they explain some childhood heartbreak that led to the ML being the way he is.
As it stands, I don't like the FL, I don't like the ML so there's nothing here for me personally.
I give it a bit of grace for having been written in 2009, the values reflect that. There's a lot of misogyny, the bar for men was on the floor and there's some fatphobia as well for a bit of flavor. The characterization of the main character felt more appropriate for a 15 year old girl, rather than a woman. It also falls in line with my least favorite romance tropes: total asshole ML but he shows consideration for the FL 1% of the time, so you'll believe there's still good in him, you know? I won't bother reading on for the inevitable part where they explain some childhood heartbreak that led to the ML being the way he is.
As it stands, I don't like the FL, I don't like the ML so there's nothing here for me personally.