Marriage of Convenience

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At a glance, Marriage of Convenience seems to be a cliche romance manhwa where the male and female lead are married for convenience, but later develop feelings for each other.

Marriage of convenience is different, as other than it being a romance it has amazing storytelling with great art to complement. The concept of the story is very satisfying and doesn't feel pushed to the readers.

This review is written so as to not reveal major plot device which is the foundation of the story which makes the story 10 times better than other similar reads.

Enjoy reading the Manhwa at leisure, it's guaranteed to give you ... chills, make you emotional, and give supreme satisfaction. A true roller coaster of emotions.

Marriage of convenience is an ongoing webtoon (manhwa) about a female lead who gets another chance at life to rectify all the things that went wrong, especially her married life. In her previous life she barely had any interaction or communication with her husband or her family, she was the only survivor and was kicked out into the streets. The flashbacks does tug your heart strings but at the same time there is a ray of hope that things may turn out for the good in the second life she gets.

Bianca, the female lead, is very likeable and since she has seen extreme poverty ... in the later parts of her first life, she isn’t snuck up snob but goes through a character development while trying to change the course of events. Since it is simply a josei, don’t expect snu snu’s and physical intimacy although in the recent chapters all you feel is to say “now kiss” lmao, but I think it’s great because they’re treasuring human emotions and not lusting for each other. If you are a josei reader you might’ve seen how almost every other plot lately glorifies lust so much so that it’s lust first romance later. So that’s why I appreciate the storyline much more.

The story is a bit slow paced and expect lots of miscommunication and low-key frustrations. There are enough panels in each chapter so a lot has happened so far. Would definitely recommend. Oh and the artstyle is beautiful!

As someone who does not actively read shoujo/josei, the fact I read this was due to nothing more than the art for the cover being pretty. That whim resulted in a massive binge of the whole thing that did not end until 4 in the morning, to which I firmly add that it was totally worth it. I've even re-read it already, so it has a powerful appeal as a story and as a romance.

The tale begins with the protagonist, Bianca de Arno, on death's door, bitterly regretting her decisions that have brought her here. She was a selfish, spendthrift, unfaithful wife who lost everything ... after the flames of war consumed everyone who could once protect her. Unable to breath, coughing up blood, she begged God for a second chance. God listened and granted her petition, but not the way she wanted. When she woke up, she was once more an eighteen year old wife who had already been married nine years, filled with the memories of how she damned herself. She takes that poorly. After spending a few days recovering from the shock, she sets herself a goal: to not repeat the mistakes she made in her first life and to provide an heir for her husband.

There are plenty of panels of the stereotypical shoujo visuals, you know, panels of roses surrounding characters, but these do very little to distract the reader from the excellent storytelling. The principal characters, main and supporting, are lively and express themselves very naturally. The reader is engrossed in Bianca's struggle watches her growth as she does everything within her power to challenge the miserable future that awaits her personally and all the peoples who live on her continent. It's very obviously a romance and you know what? It works. You root for Bianca and her husband Zachary to go from a marriage of convenience to one of love the whole way through.