Philomel the Fake

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▶Summary and recommendation: -----------------------------------------------------------------
A somewhat generic struggle fantasy about a princess who has knowledge of the future. She knows she will die at the hands of her family, and with that knowledge tries to change her destiny.
The premise has been done before, but the manhwa does quite a few things to put itself apart once the introduction is over with. Recommended to fans of the genre.

▶Story: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The story has a few holes, but is fairly well put together. Due to the realistic portrayals of anxiety and trauma, the tormented protagonist does not forget ... or forgive her abusers. And she has difficulties accepting love and affection, which makes for a much more interesting Otome isekai than most of this type where it is common for protagonists in manhwa with this premise to quicky earn their family's love through cuteness and luck, and forgive their past cruelty.

Lastly, the world building did not have a lot of effort put into it, but it is serviceable for the story.

▶Characters: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The characters are quite well written, though they do fall within common tropes for this subgenre. I was quite impressed by how well the story portrays anxiety and paranoia. It is in part why the story was able to stand apart from manhwa with a similar premise.

I do however have to mention how unrealistic, and at times weird the portrayal of children are. In particular one instance when a 9 year old child (biological and mental age), is sexually conscious of her father's sex appeal.

▶Artwork: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The artwork shines when it matters. It portrays anxiety and other negative experiences quite well.