어떤 계모님의 메르헨 2 [Eoddeon Gyaemo-nim-eui Märchen 2]

어떤 계모님의 메르헨 [Eoddeon Gyaemo-nim-eui Märchen] (Novel) #2

by Spice&Kitty

철혈의 미망인, 거미 과부, 남자 사냥꾼,

노이반슈타인 성의 마녀, 귀부인들의 수치.

모두 슈리 폰 노이반슈타인 후작 부인을 가리키는 말이다.

사람들에게 욕 먹어가며 피 한 방울 섞이지 않은 동생뻘 자식들을 키워냈다.

마침내 첫째 아들 제레미의 결혼식 날.

모든 고생과 노력이 결실을 맺는 날이라 생각했다.

그러나 그것은 그녀의 엄청난 착각이었다.

결혼식에 오지 말라는 통보를 듣고 성을 떠나던 중,

사고에 휘말려 목숨을 잃게 된 것이다.

그런데 눈을 떠보니,

칠 년 전 죽은 남편의 장례식 날로 돌아왔다.

더 이상 개고생은 사양이다.

두 번 다시 예전처럼 살지 않으리라!

448 pages, Paperback

Published November 28, 2018

Reviews

[aleksandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5

[novel chapters: 56-113/176]

The review contains spoilers!

The second book was everything I wanted it to be, and I can’t wait to see all those scenes in the manhwa, because I just know ORKA’s art is going to make them drop-dead gorgeous—to the point where I’ll be staring at them for an unhealthy amount of time.


I really want to write about some of my favorite scenes and moments, because I don’t want to forget them, so I’m just going to get right to it.

— Shuri was so brave and truly showed why she’s the heroine here. I’m so happy she found Neuschwansteins and Noora, because she deserves people who truly love her after all the nightmares she went through (I hate Johannes with a passion even more after this book.)
— The Neuschwanstein family made so much progress in their relationships. They feel like a real family now, and it warms my heart every time they care for or protect one another. Shuri’s connection with the twins—especially Rachel—was just so precious. They are so mother/daughter.

"More importantly, meeting all of you was the best thing that ever happened to me.” Rachel studied me with her unreadable green eyes that sparkled like gems. She seemed to be trying to tell if I meant it. She reached out her hands and wrapped her arms around my neck. Her warmth filled the emptiness in my heart. My heart began to beat.
“Me too,” she said."

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Shuri’s moments with Elias made me teary as well. I know he caused some problems, but he finally accepted Shuri as his mom—and maybe, just a little, stopped being so stubborn and closed off.

“Who do you think you are?! What other plans did you concoct in your disgusting imagination before dragging yourself in here?! It’s too late to beg for forgiveness. It’s holy war from now on, you stupid perverts!”
“El—”
“We tell you she is our mother, so why do you all have so much bullshit to say about that?! She is our mom! If you’re jealous because you never received proper attention from your parents, just say so. Why scheme like creepy cowards?! No matter what anyone says, she is our mother, and you are all just bastards who will die in the sack, humping a statue of the Holy Mother!”

He defended her so passionately in the court—

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And Jeremy— I swear I have a special place in my mind for him because his character it’s just so tragic, I just hope he gets his own happy ending in the epilogue.

"Jeremy faced the crown prince and regarded him in silence for a while before shattering the stillness by grabbing Theobald by the throat and shoving him against the wall. The wall was covered in thick damask, so there was no sound. Nevertheless, the impact was clear. Theobald struggled to his feet, but Jeremy didn’t give him a second to rest. He advanced with eyes that burned with wrath and a smile that would give anyone goosebumps.
“Your Highness. I don’t know where you heard this nonsense, but my mother is my mother. I don’t know what kind of havoc I will unleash if you wag your tongue about me and her, even if you are the crown prince.”

— Most importantly, Shuri and Noora. These two are going to be the death of me. I love them so much. We literally went from them tiptoeing around each other to finally admitting their love.

"Meeting Norra may have been the second luckiest thing to ever happen in my life."

“Then what do I... What do you need from me?”
“Just stay the way you are. Exactly this way... Safe, beautiful, and...” His hand stopped moving. His dark blue eyes were lowered toward me. There was a sudden glint of ruthless and dark desire. Then, his black hair covered my eyes. I felt his hot breath in my ear. “... looking at me.”

“You don’t know why I’m so nice to you? Why are you even thinking about that? Ever since I met you, nothing has been more obvious and natural to me than my love for you... Meeting you has been the only blessing in my life. I could have the entire world, and it wouldn’t mean anything to me if you weren’t in it.”

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"From the moment we met, he was the only one who had always seen me for who I was; I was never someone’s replacement to him, and he had never made assumptions about me. He was perhaps the only person I could fully call mine. I felt like Norra would stay by my side even if the entire world threw stones at me. He would never abandon me for as long as I lived. He never asked for anything in return. He just wanted me to be there with him. He was wholly mine, and no one or nothing could take him away from me... My brave knight."

SHURI—

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The scene where Noora defended Shuri in the trial and won, fighting with the sword she gifted him—

"He went down to one knee like a gentleman and kissed my hand. The air reeked with the stench of blood, but I didn’t care. “Your honor is safe now. Lady Neuschwanstein, your innocence has been proven before God and these people. If anyone says otherwise in the future, I can guarantee that something even less fun than today’s events will ensue.”

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I did not expect him to be so shamelessly flirty and protective/jealous in the second book, but I was definitely not complaining. Shuri also wasn’t exactly quiet about her not-so-innocent thoughts about Noora, so I was really happy that she finally let herself be the young woman she deserves to be.

— I love the author for making Rachel and the Prince of Safavid into the future pair. They are just THE CUTEST.

"Clearly, the prince was head over heels in love with my daughter. Still, I would never have guessed he had named his cat after her."

“Just think about how Your Highness would feel if my daughter gave your name to a dog. How would you feel?”
“Uh... I think I would... be happy?”
I said nothing more."

— Also, Elias and Ohera’s crumb, there’s definitely a lot less of them than in the manhwa so far, but I’m afraid they might actually be perfect for each other.

"He thrust his hand out. Ohera flinched, then stared at the offered hand. His loud, hateful voice followed. “You done feeling sorry for yourself? Let’s go have fun. Today’s my coming-of-age ceremony.”

I want to cry when I think about the fact that I only have one last book left with this family—but at least I’m glad a big part of it is focused on the epilogues, because it means the last moments I get to spend with these precious characters will be happy ones.

[nas · Rating 5 out of 5]

POOR SHURI

[Ayush · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars especially for that end with chapter 116 (I think, officially, book should end at chapter 114 to keep people excited about book 3 - but I'm reading the whole thing on Tapas, so what do I know).

The novel has made me super happy that plot lines have diverged in the webtoon. I like this plot and I know I'll enjoy the webtoon version too.

I'd recommend this novel as a standalone. Give it a read and enjoy the ride. I only wish there was more context of behind the scenes than what is shared here.

[bb · Rating 5 out of 5]

shuli catching strays from that creep cardinal plus that weirdo theobald... crushing on shuli just cause she looks like his mother