to preface id like to just say that im very passionate about this particular story so yeah this wont be an objective review. i promise to go into detail though https://i.pin.com/564x/5d/a8/15/5da815c4e274549f226dc572da730856.jpg LIGHT SPOILERS Glossary: FL female lead ML male lead Summary: Ack Im trapped in this webnovel Brigitte Wants to be Happy No prob I KNOW whats gonna happen so Ill justwait. Im not Brigitte? Im her aunt Princess Yerenika? Uhoh. Im stuck 20 years before the main plot... and everyone in my generation ends up tragically dead Her parents dead. Me dead. Villains dad King Euredian dead. Aha Thats the key. I just need to prevent the villain from being born... time to break out some seduction schemes and flirt like my life depends on it For this is a manhwa told through our favorite the visual medium the first thing to discuss is the art. The style is not the most outstanding there is but it does fit the story very well. It is one of the cutest styles Ive ever seen with a light pastel color palette amplifying the adorableness. Manhwa art typically utilizes more saturated colors so Flirting With the Villains Dads art is a breath of fresh air. One thing that stands out to be is the way the artist draws the eyes which are just so dreamy: https://i.pin.com/originals/6d/93/1e/6d931ecc98c97e0fc7046ac5e4ef9050.jpg The only thing that I consider a drawback is the weird way the panels are formatted? As far as I know the Korean raws are similar to that of manga panels instead of the typical longstrip format that Korean manhwas have. Its strange because the series is clearly made to be longstrip???? I just dont get it and when those panels are stitched together to make a long strip it looks weirdly and annoyingly cut off. Its not the most detailed art style youll find but its just right. I love the cutesy simple lolitaesque fashion that still fits the royal setting so many pretty outfits: https://i.pin.com/564x/b2/8e/94/b28e94b6854b1e13b3291120e9c1ed9f.jpg https://i.pin.com/564x/45/ed/91/45ed915b62d4eca91b60829d13f90328.jpg https://i.pin.com/564x/fd/cc/c2/fdccc2e4f490aee98b32203303d7056d.jpg Even for the ML it holds up like what the hell its so refreshing to see men in nice clothes that arent black suits https://i.pin.com/564x/f9/3b/25/f93b254c929fa09498b3c54f48e4a12f.jpg https://i.pin.com/564x/14/f0/f9/14f0f9faa5fd05b75f92d5f9d96bdd87.jpg https://i.pin.com/564x/d4/1e/8a/d41e8af0c72ce8841a14ec564ff6e778.jpg Another thing I really like about the art is the visual imagery: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1052591280816918561/1054050367962349678/15093159401922106302.webp Nowww lets just get that past to get to the real good part of this series: THE ROMANCE When I say I can gush about this couple for all day I mean it. The main couple of this series is my favorite of all time. Other super awesome reviews for Flirting with The Villains Dad from my lovely mutuals have already emphasized on how cute the romance is but Id like to dive into it just a little bit more. For me a huge appeal of romance is being able to feel like youre in love too to want to be in a relationship blah blah blah. The warm amazing fuzzy feeling that just heals everything it touches. I dont know how it works but in romance what gives me the most of that fuzzy feeling is physical affection. Touching hugging cuddling you know what it is. Dont you go absolutely crazy when the couple in a romantic story hold hands? When they finally affirm their affection for each other and hug? Its the best isnt it? This story just conveniently gives us an excuse to let us see the leads holding hands and hugging when they arent even in a relationship yet and Im crazy for the tenderness of it all. He is willingly healing her by just being around her when he could just leave it to others. I love the sweetness and consideration of that so much. Shes literally trying to save his life and others too and is going about it in the cutest and funniest way possible. The way he puts up a wall around him and she tries so hard to dismantle it plus all the above creates quite the entertaining dynamic. Hes courteous and gentlemanly but teases her quite a lot shes sensitive and expressive and just so cute. They bounce off each other so well and it makes my heart so full. The conversations they have plus the skinship? Im dead. Its too good. They are also really aware of their feelings which is great. It shows that these characters arent dense as fuck in love but actually pretty mature. The FL has common sense and is realistic in her thinking despite all her goofy antics so thats unique in the sea of dense romance protagonists...Shes very proactive and tries her very best. Shes as I mentioned very silly cute and lovable while still being fairly observant and quick on the uptake. I love her funny reactions to things and the way she adapted to being isekaid/transmigrated was realistic in my opinion. Its not common to see a FL thinking about her family not loving her for who she the soul is but the person whose body shes basically possessing and its very natural. Her ending up with the ML who sees her and loves her for who she truly is is very fitting. The ML realizes his feelings but holds himself back from embracing them for fear of endangering her. The way he relaxes and then puts up his walls again could be frustrating some times especially with that gentlemanly and considerate manner of his I love that the FL shares this sentiment as well lmao. But that just makes her eventual victory all the more satisfying for me. I also really liked that they wanted to protect one another and take all the pain and burden but communicated and came to an understanding that theyre gonna bear the pain together. THATS THE GOOD STUFF. The way they never misunderstood each other just shows how much they know their partner. AND THEY APOLOGIZES QUICKLY AFTER DOING THINGS WRONG. Its wellwritten believable healthy gethighonable romance. Its the best romance Ive ever seen. The story is very charactercentric so really the plot serves more as a way to flesh out the characters than just letting things happen as I see it. Despite that I think the conflicts are really gripping nonetheless and the complaint I have of the more tense parts of the series is that my lovelies are unhappy not gonna lie. I love both the sliceoflifey periods when the leads just enjoy their time together and being funny as fuck and the more highstakes moments as well. The antagonist is genuinely imposing and terrifying and hot cough https://i.pin.com/564x/3f/81/d2/3f81d2eb7d9385bd812f3b958549a3ad.jpg cough Her motivations are understandable like freeing the black mages of oppression? I respect that. She certainly went the wrong way with that though... I dont like the supernatural being who was behind her nearly as much though and Im glad that shes still around. Overall its a really good story that knows what its aiming for and excels at it. I cant recommend this enough. https://i.pin.com/564x/47/39/24/473924ccf3a05c7404fa35886f35b88f.jpg