Gespielte Liebe … oder doch nicht?, Band 1

婚約者は溺愛のふり [Konyakusha wa Dekiai no Furi] #1

by Emiko Nakano, Iga Handtke (Übersetzer)

Um ihrer verarmten Familie zu helfen, will Rachel sich den reichen Fahad als Ehemann angeln. Leider ist sie beim Flirten eine Niete und hat wenig Hoffnung, dass er auf ihre gespielte Liebeserklärung hereinfällt. Doch überraschend sagt Fahad Ja zu einer Verlobung! Allerdings soll Rachel ihm vor der Heirat ihre Gefühle bei romantischen Dates beweisen …

Genres: Manga

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 2022

About the author

仲野えみこ

Reviews

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I liked most about this volume
❤️ Fahad’s kind of ~aloof~ attitude. He’s a character that I find rather difficult to read, and that just makes me like him more! Sometimes he’s very carefree, and other times he means business. I’m curious if we’ll see more sides to him as the manga goes on.

🧡 Fahad’s former fiancée – he describes her as someone who was plotting to kill him, but I’m wondering if there’s more to her than that. Either way, it brings an exciting new layer to the plot! I was a little bit on edge when she visited again later on when Fahad wasn’t around. I can see her both being an actually kind, misunderstood character, and a cunning, manipulative character.

💛 A strong female lead!! I love how Rachiel is able to be strong in many different aspects of her life, but also kind of clumsy in others. I enjoyed learning more about her, and seeing how so many of the characters near her respect her for all of the hard work she puts in.

💚 Rachiel’s maid, Iba – I love how she has no problems with standing up for Rachiel when necessary. I’m really hoping we get to see more of her character in the next volume!

💙 The clothing – I really love the setting that the author decided to go with! It allows the characters to wear such beautiful, unique clothing!

💜 Rachiel finding the confidence to announce that she likes Fahad for his nice face and money. She thinks it countless times throughout the volume, but it was really funny when she actually said it when asked what she liked most about him.

[PKA Comics · Rating 3 out of 5]

Das orientalische Setting ist nett und mal was anderes - der Fokus der Zeichnungen liegt auch ganz klar an den speziellen Gewändern, dem Schmuck, etc. Leider kommt das Worldbuilding dafür etwas zu kurz, der Fokus liegt schon stark an den Figuren und der sich anbahnenden Liebesgeschichte mit dem typischen Fake Dating-Trope. Erfrischend ist aber, dass die Protagonistin Rachel eine ziemlich starke Figur ist, die die finanzielle Situation ihrer Familie im Auge behält. Ansonsten eine recht klassische Shojo-Story.

[Julia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Leider ziemlich langweilig

[Waffel · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5*