Ginger and the Cursed Prince

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was honestly looking for an isekai but this had quite a unique premise of knowing her future through a book she picked up.

plot: 6.5/10 unique premise and backgrounds especially of the male lead; wish there was a more gripping climax or plot line that developed but it honestly felt a bit petty that it revolved around just the main character rather than one that was a bit more consequential. it felt a bit childish at times but okay it was quite interesting to see the characters grow and resolve conflicts
characters: 8/10 as mentioned earlier it was quite enjoyable to see the character development (of ... the male lead) developing different emotions as compared to what he had as a child; as well as the development of the second male lead throughout the story - he was quite enjoyable to understand as well. the main character is unchanging for the most part and like i said, quite petty at times alongside the villian; you wonder whether they had better things to do but maybe not..
romance: 8/10 generally quite cute and at times, haughty. the various push and pull elements was enjoyable and the various romantic interactions (although childish) was enjoyable
artwork: 10/10 stunning; every frame looked beautiful and wallpaper worthy; and the clothes were beautiful especially for formal events

8/10 overall a good length romance fantasy with a bit of an isekai vibe that was enjoyable enough to read through; recommend those who are going for something lighthearted and don't like stories that get too political etc

As a 20-something reader, this was one of the manhwas that was the hardest for me to finish.

Maybe it is me being used to the main character being cool-headed, but I was only able to feel ok about the FL only after the main story finished. On the other hand, I had no problems with the epilogue.

The villain got up to so much unnecessary things, for no good reason except for how she has always stolen the FL's love interests lol. The characters felt very basic, from how I read it, it didn't feel like they had any character development.

The only thing ... that I can give a thumbs up for is the art. And that's pretty much it.

Let's begin on a positive note, the art is good, the ML is great, and Ginger, the protagonist, seems cute. That's it, I can't think of anything else. The premise and the beginning of the story are fine, I became quickly interested because it's honestly a quite unique setting, since Lerazie doesn't seem like a typical, purely evil antagonist from most of the fantasy romance manhwas, and actually has her own thoughts and desires. Unfortunately, this is all ruined by Gigner's blatant, forced idiocy.

If Ginger were a "clumsy, slightly airheaded girl", this would be readable. However, she's instead an irredeemable cretin.
Apart from the fact that ... she often skips the obvious solution and goes to the worst one, she's a prime example of a forcibly stupid protagonist. She can figure something out instantly, and then think "nah, can't be it", and completely forget about it until the conclusion of the whole thing. This practice of exposition by spoon-feeding readers information about the plot using the protagonist's thoughts and then making the protagonist forget about it to make it seem like they're a "clumsy, slightly airheaded girl", is a terrible practice that pretty much became a trend for manhwa authors. I could bear with it if it appeared only occasionally, but it's used literally every time something happens. Ginger always figures everything out instantly, and then instantly dismisses it, forgetting about it completely. What is this supposed to be, is she temporarily turning into a genius and then suffers from a short-term memory loss? Not every protagonist has to be a genius, but even stupid characters have to be written well, which she's quite obviously not.

Story
Ginger finds a novel that describes the past and future events involving Ginger, her rival Lerazie and the cursed prince (curse forces him to listen to another person's thoughts whenever he makes eye contact with them). The novel presents Ginger as the villainess in the love story of prince and Lerazie. Trying to change her fate of villainess, she plans to make the prince fall in love with her and break his curse using the knowledge of future events.

Review
The most significant aspect of this series is that Ginger is dumb. Most of the comedy relies on FL being a dumb and transparent (shows her feelings ... on her face) character. The prince falls in love with her because she's dumb and doesn't put on a false mask. So, both the romance and comedy require the FL's stupidity to work.

If you don't like dumb female leads who keep forgetting important details or making the worst choices, then please don't touch this series. If you are okay with a dumb FL, this might be worth a read for her hilarious expressions.

The series is short (just 72 chapters). And it manages to tell a simple and complete story. I would not say that it is highly creative or unique. But it avoids the trap of extending the story with unnecessary misunderstandings and drama. Whenever FL starts to overthink, the author manages to quickly resolve any issues by simple communication between characters. The fast pacing helps, as we don't have to slog through the generic plot.

The art is good enough. Usually, fantasy romance manhwas are known for their extravagant art with dresses, architecture, interior design, decorations around panels etc.. This series keeps the art simple, but the character designs are pretty hot.


Overall, I think Ginger's charm sort of wears off after a while. For me, I had to power through the final chapters as the joke of Ginger being dumb became tired. I recommend reading a few chapters and judge if its worth continuing based on how much you like/hate Ginger.