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A Tender Heart: The Story of How I Became a Duke's Maid #2

A Tender Heart T02: Comment je suis devenue la servante du Duc

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Alors qu'elle n'était qu'une simple lectrice, suite à un voeu, une jeune femme se retrouve transportée dans l'univers de l'un de ses romans favoris. Elle n'a plus qu'un objectif : voler au secours de son personnage préféré, Liandro, jeune duc frappé d'une malédiction et rejeté par sa famille. Sous les traits d'Evelina, sa servante et confidente, notre héroïne va tout faire pour changer à jamais l'histoire originale !

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 22, 2020

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1,264 reviews25 followers
November 6, 2020
Probably more 3.5 stars. I've read up to chapter 63.

Season 2 starts with Ibelina and Alejandro separated for 3 years. It reminded me a little of the latter half of Kaoru Mori's Emma. Ibelina handles the separation pretty well and figures that Alejandro has forgotten about her. Meanwhile, Liliana (the androgynous-looking female knight) has been sending reports to Alejandro, who has a secret plan in place to bring Ibelina back to his side. Unfortunately, Ibelina seems to have caught the eye of Diego, the Crown Prince and hero of the original book.

I like Liliana and hope we'll be seeing more of her. Lorenzo is indeed back, but having him, Alejandro, and Ibelina in the same room again wasn't quite as explosive an event as I was expecting. Although Alejandro still has puppy dog-eyed childish moments, apparently he's grown up enough not to kick Lorenzo out just because he and Ibelina had a pleasant conversation together. But if rumors start going around about Lorenzo and Ibelina, that could change.

I know this story has to keep referencing the original novel, but I honestly wish that the entire Diego storyline could be left behind. I'd really rather not see Diego and Alejandro fighting over Ibelina like dogs over a bone. It'd be even more pointless than the attempted love triangle between Ibelina, Alejandro, and Lorenzo - Ibelina doesn't even vaguely like Diego.

And I'm still wondering what happened to the book's original heroine, and what her new role will be in the story. Surely she'll show up again soon.

I definitely plan on continuing this, although I'm a little doubtful that the author has the later parts of the story as well planned out as Season 1 seemed to be. I suppose I'll find out.
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24 reviews
June 21, 2020
Amazing book! Alejandro and Ibelina’s story is awesome, hopefully she finally has the courage to tell him her true feelings for him. 👍🏽👍🏽 Am I gonna have to wait another year for the next book tho 😕😕 can’t wait!!
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598 reviews32 followers
May 22, 2021
Rating: All over the fucking shop

I honestly do not know what to say. My friend and I have read 75 chapters of this series. We have caught up to the English publication. This season follows after a 3-year timeskip in which Alejandro is now 19 years old, things are changing and becoming more serious as the crown starts to show interest in the curse that was cured from Alejandro. But this is at a snail's pace - nothing is happening on either the romantic or plot front.

Until we finally hit chapter 70...



At that point all my desire to keep reading completely DIED. Like I did every time Evelina commented on how much Alejandro had grown up since his childhood. Ok, groomer.

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An update: Today my friend and I finished chapter 86, the season 2 finale. We will probably not be continuing with this series. The character interactions are nonsensical and repetitive, Evelina is not very smart - if a reader can spot and predict something (even with barely any information) and the characters cannot, they have issues.

The rest of the season follows Dick-ego and Evelina as they experience sometimes tense, sometimes nonsensically kind interactions as Evelina is forced into house-arrest at the palace. Despite constant reassurances that Evelina loves Alejandro, Eleanora's rampant jealousy makes her into a paranoid and volatile character whose sole existence hinges on the crown prince's love for her, which is entirely nonexistant as he admits he has feelings for Evelina. Despite her better judgment, Evelina fails to shut down these advances every time and must hold on until Alejandro returns from the front line managing the border conflict with Ambrosetti.

I found this extremely frustrating with fewer and fewer cute scenes that kept me going throug hthe series. I hated Eleanora, Evelina AND Dick-ego, and at times I asked my friend to just skip past the text due to how boring and tiring it was. I am so glad it's over.

There were only 2 kiss scenes in 86 chapters.

We did like the dress designs and the water that the artist created in the lake scene.

Thanks but no thanks.
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675 reviews39 followers
April 17, 2022
The second half kinda dragged but hopefully it gets better in the final season 🤗
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2,587 reviews23 followers
July 30, 2024
Cette romantasy ducale prend vraiment des allures d'Emma (Kaoru Mori) version webtoon, ce qui n'est pas pour me déplaire.

Avançant à une bonne allure, les autrices de A tender heart nous offre ici un tome plein de surprises dans lequel les liens entre Evie et son jeune duc Liandro se resserrent encore. Touchée par cette relation unique, je ne peux qu'être séduite à nouveau, même si je ne suis pas sans crainte.

En effet, après un événement clé pour eux, les sentiments de Liandro se font de plus en plus évident au fil des années et du temps qui passe, sauf que la différence d'âge et de statut est toujours là. Histoire classique dans les romances victoriennes, celle du maître et sa domestique, elle prend une autre couleur ici avec un Liandro anciennement victime d'une malédiction et terriblement isolé et une Evie plus âgée que lui qui s'est si bien occupée de lui. Je comprends les sentiments de Liandro pour la seule lui ayant prêté de l'attention et j'aime que les autrices ne cherchent pas à en faire trop. Evie est plus âgée et ne le voit pas ainsi. Tant mieux ! Cela permet à cette relation avec différence d'âge de ne pas glisser vers quelque chose de dérangeant.

En revanche, toute la dimension familiale et ducale m'intéresse moins, elle. Elle est toute droit sortie de ces jeux vidéos qu'aime bien les Coréens et qu'on retrouve donc dans leurs isekai mais je ne partage pas leur fascination pour une fausse élite européenne torturée et tordues. Du coup, ça m'est complètement passé au-dessus de voir les problèmes familiaux de Liandro, l'histoire de ce qui se cache derrière sa malédiction et tout ça. Peut-être aussi parce que l'autrice n'arrive pas à le faire vivre comme elle le fait pour leurs sentiments. On sent, à l'image des décors du palais qu'on aperçoit, combien c'est artificiel, et encore plus avec la surenchère finale sur le destin de ses parents...

Par contre, j'attends plus de la romance contrariée qui s'annonce sur fond de différence de statut social. C'est déjà vu et revu également mais j'ai tellement aimé ce trop dans Emma de Kaoru Mori que j'aimerais revoir la même chose ici, avec un héros qui se bat pour celle qu'il aime et une jeune femme qui ne renonce pas malgré la pression extérieur du fait de son statut inférieur. On verra. Pour le moment, je souris des sentiments naissants de plus en plus fort du jeune Liandro qui a encore un coeur d'enfant et se montre bien capricieux dans leur expression maladroite avec sa jalousie et sa possessivité d'enfant. C'est bien aussi de ne pas le faire grandir trop vite.

Romantasy intime au sein d'une famille ducale, A tender heart prend de plus en plus son sens avec le twist de ce tome qui nous fait avancer bien vite dans l'histoire et fait progresser les sentiments de Liandro de manière adorable. On sent la volonté des autrices de complexifier l'histoire, à leurs risques et périls. Parfois ça passe (la différence de statut), parfois ça casse (les histoires de famille). Je suis curieuse de voir leur évolution.

Article complet : https://www.sanctuary.fr/avis/149561/
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76 reviews
May 26, 2023
Liandro a bien grandit... Les dessins, toujours des pépites !! L'héroïne est un peu naïve mais j'adore ses valeurs. Elle ne se laisse pas marcher sur les pieds, c'est agréable. Puis leur relation, même si elle a commencé super jeune, je trouve qu'elle évolue bien. Ce n'est pas bizarre ou quoi, juste trop mims.
268 reviews
April 15, 2024
It was so boring honestly I read it because it was animated. Liandro is honestly the epitome of tortured poet society and Ibelina is so cheerful it feels forced. And her existence in the manhwa just had an alternate ending and not a better ending. The war was stretched and boring, everyone was acting dumb.
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67 reviews
January 19, 2024
La protagonista me estresaba, no se como no aceptaba lo que sentía por Leandro
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291 reviews8 followers
March 16, 2022
Sejujurnya, aku mengalami sedikit konflik batin saat membaca ini. Di satu sisi, aku tidak sabar menantikan rahasia di balik kutukan Alejandro, tapi di sisi lain, aku tidak tahan dengan tingkah laku Diego. Tidak hanya itu, alurnya terasa lebih lambat dan mudah ditebak.

Apa tujuan penulis memasukkan cinta segitiga? Untuk menambah konflik? Jika itu memang tujuannya, setidaknya berikan satu alasan yang masuk akal mengenai ketertarikan Diego. Aku merasa aneh dengan Diego yang tiba-tiba merasa penasaran dengan Evelina, terutama setelah dia menyadari ikatan spesial di antara Evelina dan Alejandro. Tapi di dunia nyata sekalipun, ada orang-orang yang merasa lebih tertantang ketika mereka mengetahui orang yang mereka inginkan telah memiliki pasangan. Mungkinkah Diego termasuk orang yang seperti itu?

Itu hanya asumsiku, tapi asumsi itu membuatku merasa tidak nyaman. Ditambah lagi, tindakan Diego menyebabkan Eleonora mengalami paranoid. Selain itu, sang raja juga tidak kalah membingungkan. Tapi saat season 2 berakhir, aku mulai paham dengan sikap sang raja. Dia pasti tidak menyangka seorang gadis biasa dapat mematahkan kutukan Alejandro.

Melihat perkembangan season 2, aku pikir season berikutnya akan fokus pada konflik antara Ambrosetti dan Crescenzo. Kemungkinan besar akan ada perang, tapi aku tidak berharap banyak, mengingat manhwa ini bukan bergenre aksi. Tapi semoga saja perangnya tidak diakhiri dengan ceramah yang tidak penting.
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642 reviews
April 16, 2021
Chapter 82

I really like the Prince and Ibelina’s relationship. The dichotomy between his peaked interest and her instant rejection is hilarious. The princess going dark side is a fun twist.

I love how often Ibelina can’t help but note the Prince’s beauty while also hating on him.

Overall series is not well paced, but the art is nice. I enjoy seeing all the intricate outfits the characters wear, which is a stark difference from the drab pajamas and static maid uniforms season 1 comprised of.
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200 reviews31 followers
August 29, 2021
After three years of seperation, Ibelina has finally met her Duke again.

I REALLY loved this. It's been a while since I haven't read this. And when I did, I couldn't stop reading.

It was fun and romantic. It really excited me when our Ibelina has been noticed by the Crown Prince.
Soon she realizes she has changed the plot entirely. She has no idea how to turn things back like it supposes to.

It dragged a little bit but overall I have spent hours reading it in one sitting.
I'm really excited about the next season!
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593 reviews3 followers
January 5, 2023
Llegó un punto donde la prota me pareció una tonta, no sabía si se hacía la tonta o solo era tan estúpida de por sí. Además, tuve un conflicto porque ella entró en la novela para cuidar del prota y era un adolescente que parecía un bebé y luego me costaba verlo como un adulto enamorado de una mujer. La diferencia de edad no era tanta, pero no sé, lo encontré extraño y no consiguió engancharme, me aburrí muchísimo con esta parte y lo abandoné.
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Author 2 books5 followers
April 11, 2021
Fazla sulugöz, vıcık romantik Alejandro'ya daha fazla katlanamayacağım ne yazık ki. Üstelik Ibelina ile aralarında olan yaş farkının tuhaflığı hakkında konuşmak bile istemiyorum. Webtoon'da çok fazla vıcık romantizm var ve ben buna dayanamıyorum, hiç sevmem. Yok, olmuyor.
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549 reviews
February 16, 2022
Se me hizo un poco pesado pero de igual forma me gusta bastante aunque la terquedad de Ibe en querer que todo sea como la historia original me frustró, aunque que bien que ya acepto la nueva historia
Pd: Lily te sigo amando
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136 reviews2 followers
July 13, 2020
Love how this is developing, shifting the original story and presenting changed obstacles!
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90 reviews1 follower
January 21, 2024
Segunda temporada (actualmente al dia capitulo 49, no hay mas a la fecha, ire actualizando mientras avance) PERO QUE HERMOSO TODO HASTA AHORA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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February 16, 2021
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