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“평범하게 살고 싶은데, 다들 나한테 왜 이러는 거야!”
사대천왕에 미녀 여주까지…
감당불가 인터넷 소설 세계에 빠져 버렸다!
카카오페이지 화제작 학원 로맨스 웹툰 단행본 출간
카카오페이지 인기 연재작 웹툰「인소의 법칙」소장본 1권. 원작 소설에 이어 웹툰까지, 탄탄한 팬층을 확보한 화제작이다. 인터넷 소설 읽기가 취미였던 평범한 학생 함단이. 어느 날 자고 일어나니 옆집에는 엄청나게 예쁜 여학생이 살고, 학교에는 이름도 무시무시한 사대천왕이 떡하니 버티고 있다. 엄마도 우리 엄마, 집도 우리 집이 맞건만 이곳은 전혀 다른 소설 속 세상. 재벌가 외동아들 은지호, 냉미남 유천영, 모범생의 탈을 쓴 흑막(?) 권은형, 저세상 귀여움을 장착한 천재 우주인…. 학교에는 설정과다 사대천왕이 있고, 옆집에는 오직 나만 바라보는 순정파 초특급 미녀 반여령이 산다!
사대천왕이 존재하는 인터넷 소설 속에서 ‘미녀 여주의 절친1’로 살아가기가 얼마나 험난한지, 그간 섭렵한 무수한 인소를 통해 학습해 온 함단이는 반여령과 사대천왕을 멀리하기 위해 애쓰지만, 어째 점점 더 인소의 수렁으로 빠져드는 듯한 느낌은 무엇…?!
*단행본 1권에는 연재분 프롤로그~16화까지의 원고를 담았습니다.
Episodes 1-16
사대천왕에 미녀 여주까지…
감당불가 인터넷 소설 세계에 빠져 버렸다!
카카오페이지 화제작 학원 로맨스 웹툰 단행본 출간
카카오페이지 인기 연재작 웹툰「인소의 법칙」소장본 1권. 원작 소설에 이어 웹툰까지, 탄탄한 팬층을 확보한 화제작이다. 인터넷 소설 읽기가 취미였던 평범한 학생 함단이. 어느 날 자고 일어나니 옆집에는 엄청나게 예쁜 여학생이 살고, 학교에는 이름도 무시무시한 사대천왕이 떡하니 버티고 있다. 엄마도 우리 엄마, 집도 우리 집이 맞건만 이곳은 전혀 다른 소설 속 세상. 재벌가 외동아들 은지호, 냉미남 유천영, 모범생의 탈을 쓴 흑막(?) 권은형, 저세상 귀여움을 장착한 천재 우주인…. 학교에는 설정과다 사대천왕이 있고, 옆집에는 오직 나만 바라보는 순정파 초특급 미녀 반여령이 산다!
사대천왕이 존재하는 인터넷 소설 속에서 ‘미녀 여주의 절친1’로 살아가기가 얼마나 험난한지, 그간 섭렵한 무수한 인소를 통해 학습해 온 함단이는 반여령과 사대천왕을 멀리하기 위해 애쓰지만, 어째 점점 더 인소의 수렁으로 빠져드는 듯한 느낌은 무엇…?!
*단행본 1권에는 연재분 프롤로그~16화까지의 원고를 담았습니다.
Episodes 1-16
272 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2020
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March 21, 2026
I was originally thinking I wasn't going to rate this, but this first volume was kind of pointless and only 5% of the actual plot of the series ⭐️ Korean Webtoon/Manhwa (full color comic)
I read many episodes/chapters of this manhwa years ago and enjoyed it then, but I don’t think it was finished so I was eagerly awaiting weekly updates. Somehow I missed the notice that this series was being printed into English volumes. So while I was excited to read them again, this first volume wasn’t as good as I remembered and it barely had any plot to it. I remember there being some language but not as much as was translated in this first volume. I actually own this first volume in Korean and compared the words they used: I definitely think the publisher translated certain words harsher than needed in this English edition but I think Netflix does the same thing with their Korean dramas so 🤷🏻♀️
There’s some questionable parts with Dani and Yeoryeong’s friendship that could imply a lesbian storyline, but it didn’t go that way in the 130+ chapters I read years ago. (I didn’t have the ending though, so it could have changed, but I highly doubt it with four attractive guys in their friend group and I’m pretty sure I saw spoilers that it wasn’t.) From an American perspective, this volume felt like a lot of “queer baiting” for lack of a better term (teasing/taunting the reader and making one think a same-sex couple could end up together), but I do know there’s a lot more closeness and skinship (? is that a word in English? It basically means non-sexual touches like linking arms or something like that) between friends of the same gender in Korean culture. I’ve discussed this difference between cultures quite a few times with my Korean teacher over the years and it’s an interesting difference. But, that said, I could see some readers drawing conclusions about the two girls when I honestly don’t think it was meant to be that way entirely.
This first volume has the first 16 “episodes” (similar to chapters) of the Webtoon. It ends pretty abruptly, but I feel like that’s pretty common for webtoons/manhwas that are published into a book. With reading it online, you can just keep scrolling until you finish the story, hit a paywall, or have to wait until another chapter is published. This is one story that is looooonnnnggg and it will take a while for anything to happen.
I was disappointed in the translation choices and how basically nothing happened. This was a volume that barely scratched the surface of the plot and honestly feels like we barely were given any plot at all, but once the story picks up, it should be better. At least, I hope so. Assuming it will following the Korean physical editions, there will be sixteen volumes of this webtoon/manhwa and a very, very slow burn romance. I honestly don't think I'll continue past the next volume due to content, language, and the very slow plot.
Main Content-
Spiritual-
Some girls in school call the four boys the “Four Heavenly Kings” multiple times; The main character of the Internet Novel is called a “Goddess” because of her looks; Dani thinks one guy has the appearance of an angel.
Dani thinks “God, are you there? I think Yeoryeong is confusing the story’s genre for something else” because she is often around Dani and others joke about the two girls being in a relationship.
Dani thinks she’s tied together with the other characters (her friend group) “by some strange twist of fate”.
Language & Negative-
1 bull…
3 damn/damn it
1 dumb*ss
2 pissed
1 God
1 Thank God
3 oh my God
1 OMG
4 what the…?!
5 what the heck
1 what the hell
Dani and her mom fuss/yell at each other.
A fight with blood in one panel (a guy punching another guy for his comments) and another panel with a small pool of blood the bullies left behind; A bit of bleeding in one scene from a cut.
Both seen on-page & mentions of bullies, mean girls, & their jealous comments.
Sexual/Romance-
Dani blushes a few times when she first sees a “drop-dead gorgeous” girl (who is her friend, not implied to be a crush at all); Dani also blushes over cute boys and their good looks; Some classmates (including boys and girls) compliment other good-looking classmates (boys and girls) appearance and blush when looking at them; Yeoryeong also blushes when Dani does something kind for her.
Dani says she “broke things off” with a girl but quickly explains that she means she’s no longer friends with her (because the original thing she said sounds like they were “dating or something” and they were definitely not); A guy asks if Dani and Yeoryeong are dating and Yeoryeong asks if that’s what it looks like (Dani is concerned is might end up replacing the male lead); Yeoryeong teases that she and Dani are going on a romantic stroll on the beach; One of the guys asks if Yeoryeong and Dani are going to get married and Yeoryeong says “of course”, so the guy says that the “laws will need to be changed to legalize same-sex marriage” (which makes Dani have a coughing fit because she thinks he is serious about getting that law changed and the guy says he was joking); At one point, Yeoryeong gets close to Dani when they are getting ready for a sleepover and they stare at each other for a moment (because of the angle and being in bed, it looks like Yeoryeong is on top of Dani; no blushes from either girl).
The school uniform for girls is short by most people’s standards, but the common length for girls in K-dramas; Dani wears some short pajama shorts, but it’s not in a sexual way.
Girls at the school get jealous and petty when one of the boys shows attention to a different girl and/or when a girl is near them (due to jealousy).
Guys are called “hot/hotties” and “eye candy”.
A group of guys hit on Yeoryeong and disregard Dani because she’s not as pretty.
A guy comments about a Korean folktale being “raunchy” (The Tale of Chunhyang).
Mentions of dating, girlfriends/boyfriends, & putting “moves on” someone; A couple mentions of kisses & kissing; A couple mentions of guys being jealous or thinking of kidnapping their love interest in a typical internet novel.
I read many episodes/chapters of this manhwa years ago and enjoyed it then, but I don’t think it was finished so I was eagerly awaiting weekly updates. Somehow I missed the notice that this series was being printed into English volumes. So while I was excited to read them again, this first volume wasn’t as good as I remembered and it barely had any plot to it. I remember there being some language but not as much as was translated in this first volume. I actually own this first volume in Korean and compared the words they used: I definitely think the publisher translated certain words harsher than needed in this English edition but I think Netflix does the same thing with their Korean dramas so 🤷🏻♀️
There’s some questionable parts with Dani and Yeoryeong’s friendship that could imply a lesbian storyline, but it didn’t go that way in the 130+ chapters I read years ago. (I didn’t have the ending though, so it could have changed, but I highly doubt it with four attractive guys in their friend group and I’m pretty sure I saw spoilers that it wasn’t.) From an American perspective, this volume felt like a lot of “queer baiting” for lack of a better term (teasing/taunting the reader and making one think a same-sex couple could end up together), but I do know there’s a lot more closeness and skinship (? is that a word in English? It basically means non-sexual touches like linking arms or something like that) between friends of the same gender in Korean culture. I’ve discussed this difference between cultures quite a few times with my Korean teacher over the years and it’s an interesting difference. But, that said, I could see some readers drawing conclusions about the two girls when I honestly don’t think it was meant to be that way entirely.
This first volume has the first 16 “episodes” (similar to chapters) of the Webtoon. It ends pretty abruptly, but I feel like that’s pretty common for webtoons/manhwas that are published into a book. With reading it online, you can just keep scrolling until you finish the story, hit a paywall, or have to wait until another chapter is published. This is one story that is looooonnnnggg and it will take a while for anything to happen.
I was disappointed in the translation choices and how basically nothing happened. This was a volume that barely scratched the surface of the plot and honestly feels like we barely were given any plot at all, but once the story picks up, it should be better. At least, I hope so. Assuming it will following the Korean physical editions, there will be sixteen volumes of this webtoon/manhwa and a very, very slow burn romance. I honestly don't think I'll continue past the next volume due to content, language, and the very slow plot.
Main Content-
Spiritual-
Some girls in school call the four boys the “Four Heavenly Kings” multiple times; The main character of the Internet Novel is called a “Goddess” because of her looks; Dani thinks one guy has the appearance of an angel.
Dani thinks “God, are you there? I think Yeoryeong is confusing the story’s genre for something else” because she is often around Dani and others joke about the two girls being in a relationship.
Dani thinks she’s tied together with the other characters (her friend group) “by some strange twist of fate”.
Language & Negative-
1 bull…
3 damn/damn it
1 dumb*ss
2 pissed
1 God
1 Thank God
3 oh my God
1 OMG
4 what the…?!
5 what the heck
1 what the hell
Dani and her mom fuss/yell at each other.
A fight with blood in one panel (a guy punching another guy for his comments) and another panel with a small pool of blood the bullies left behind; A bit of bleeding in one scene from a cut.
Both seen on-page & mentions of bullies, mean girls, & their jealous comments.
Sexual/Romance-
Dani blushes a few times when she first sees a “drop-dead gorgeous” girl (who is her friend, not implied to be a crush at all); Dani also blushes over cute boys and their good looks; Some classmates (including boys and girls) compliment other good-looking classmates (boys and girls) appearance and blush when looking at them; Yeoryeong also blushes when Dani does something kind for her.
Dani says she “broke things off” with a girl but quickly explains that she means she’s no longer friends with her (because the original thing she said sounds like they were “dating or something” and they were definitely not); A guy asks if Dani and Yeoryeong are dating and Yeoryeong asks if that’s what it looks like (Dani is concerned is might end up replacing the male lead); Yeoryeong teases that she and Dani are going on a romantic stroll on the beach; One of the guys asks if Yeoryeong and Dani are going to get married and Yeoryeong says “of course”, so the guy says that the “laws will need to be changed to legalize same-sex marriage” (which makes Dani have a coughing fit because she thinks he is serious about getting that law changed and the guy says he was joking); At one point, Yeoryeong gets close to Dani when they are getting ready for a sleepover and they stare at each other for a moment (because of the angle and being in bed, it looks like Yeoryeong is on top of Dani; no blushes from either girl).
The school uniform for girls is short by most people’s standards, but the common length for girls in K-dramas; Dani wears some short pajama shorts, but it’s not in a sexual way.
Girls at the school get jealous and petty when one of the boys shows attention to a different girl and/or when a girl is near them (due to jealousy).
Guys are called “hot/hotties” and “eye candy”.
A group of guys hit on Yeoryeong and disregard Dani because she’s not as pretty.
A guy comments about a Korean folktale being “raunchy” (The Tale of Chunhyang).
Mentions of dating, girlfriends/boyfriends, & putting “moves on” someone; A couple mentions of kisses & kissing; A couple mentions of guys being jealous or thinking of kidnapping their love interest in a typical internet novel.
September 16, 2025
firstly, thank you to the publisher for an arc!
this volume collects episodes 1-16 of the popular webtoon of the same name, and while it was a fun and quirky volume with great art and beloved typical tropes, i definitely have questions about dani and her relationship with the other five main characters! i’ll look forward to some of my questions being answered in volume two!
this volume collects episodes 1-16 of the popular webtoon of the same name, and while it was a fun and quirky volume with great art and beloved typical tropes, i definitely have questions about dani and her relationship with the other five main characters! i’ll look forward to some of my questions being answered in volume two!
July 13, 2025
I have discovered a new favorite graphic novel niche: stories about people getting transported into fanfiction/games/books!
I really enjoyed this GN! I loooooved the art style! The characters were all so fun, as someone who watches anime and k-dramas I loved seeing the self awareness Dani had about clearly being in an 'internet novel'. I will say the story throws you right into the story and it took me a minute to get situated with everything that was happening however I think it was done on purpose to help the reader have the same what is happening confusing at the same time as Dani.
Very excited to see where this story goes in future volumes!! Very intrigued to see if any romance plots pop up and with who!!
Book release: October 14th 2025!
Thank you Netgalley and Random House Graphic for the digital copy!
All Opinions are my own!
I really enjoyed this GN! I loooooved the art style! The characters were all so fun, as someone who watches anime and k-dramas I loved seeing the self awareness Dani had about clearly being in an 'internet novel'. I will say the story throws you right into the story and it took me a minute to get situated with everything that was happening however I think it was done on purpose to help the reader have the same what is happening confusing at the same time as Dani.
Very excited to see where this story goes in future volumes!! Very intrigued to see if any romance plots pop up and with who!!
Book release: October 14th 2025!
Thank you Netgalley and Random House Graphic for the digital copy!
All Opinions are my own!
November 29, 2025
I love this series! Only complaint is that it’s not enough! Mor Monstar want MOR!!!
It gets a little weird when Ruda shows up, but that’s not for a while yet.
5, I’m committed, stars!
It gets a little weird when Ruda shows up, but that’s not for a while yet.
5, I’m committed, stars!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 3, 2024
Title: Inso's law
One day I was like, "Oh, I should finish reading Inso's Law, it's probably done" guess I was in the wrong. This thing is 206 chapters long and it's still releasing.
Not even the bible is that many chapters long (I was wrong again, the bible is 1,189 chapters long). This thing is going in slow circles and you might be asking yourself, then why are you still reading it?
Simple, the dudes are hot.
So, join me in my trip into madness just because the men are hot (isn't that life?)
One day I was like, "Oh, I should finish reading Inso's Law, it's probably done" guess I was in the wrong. This thing is 206 chapters long and it's still releasing.
Not even the bible is that many chapters long (I was wrong again, the bible is 1,189 chapters long). This thing is going in slow circles and you might be asking yourself, then why are you still reading it?
Simple, the dudes are hot.
So, join me in my trip into madness just because the men are hot (isn't that life?)
February 26, 2026
This was such a fun and creative take on the classic “stuck in a novel” trope. The story follows Dani who wakes up one day and finds her inside of a typical internet novel. Except she's not the main character but a side character. She's best friend of the beautiful and gorgeous main character and it explores what that really means.
Dani kind of goes with the flow, breezes through a lot of events because she disconnects from the world thinking this is just temporary. She is hesitant to make connection or fall for anyone since she's in the novel and thinks everyone is in love with her bestfriend.
I love this story so much and it was so interesting! I can't wait to pick up the next one.
Thank you to Random House Children's Books and Random House Graphic for the eARC!
Dani kind of goes with the flow, breezes through a lot of events because she disconnects from the world thinking this is just temporary. She is hesitant to make connection or fall for anyone since she's in the novel and thinks everyone is in love with her bestfriend.
I love this story so much and it was so interesting! I can't wait to pick up the next one.
Thank you to Random House Children's Books and Random House Graphic for the eARC!
August 29, 2025
Read: August 27th - August 28th
Format: E-book
Rating: 4
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review
I read the first few chapters of this online, and it was nice to have a refresher on those as I read. I forgot just how much I love it. The MC interacts with the world in such a fun way since she doesn't restart her life in another world or novel, but instead, she keeps her life for the most part... but it's in a novel-like setting and she's the supposed side character in it with a best friend and middle school she doesn't remember. Otherwise, it may as well be a new day for her. And because of that, she acts as such a great foil to the entire situation and I LOVE it.
All of the characters fulfil their archetype while also being great additions, made even greater by all of the MCs knowledge on tropes/archetypes. Plus you see the ways they interact with her, and it really has you side eying if she really is just the side character of it all. Especially given the way her best friend interacts with her.
Overall, it's so fun and campy and adorable (with hot guys all around), and I definitely want to pick this webcomic back up 👌🏼💖
Format: E-book
Rating: 4
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review
I read the first few chapters of this online, and it was nice to have a refresher on those as I read. I forgot just how much I love it. The MC interacts with the world in such a fun way since she doesn't restart her life in another world or novel, but instead, she keeps her life for the most part... but it's in a novel-like setting and she's the supposed side character in it with a best friend and middle school she doesn't remember. Otherwise, it may as well be a new day for her. And because of that, she acts as such a great foil to the entire situation and I LOVE it.
All of the characters fulfil their archetype while also being great additions, made even greater by all of the MCs knowledge on tropes/archetypes. Plus you see the ways they interact with her, and it really has you side eying if she really is just the side character of it all. Especially given the way her best friend interacts with her.
Overall, it's so fun and campy and adorable (with hot guys all around), and I definitely want to pick this webcomic back up 👌🏼💖
September 17, 2023
Es increíble lo rápido que puede engancharte, realmente no le tenía fe pq estaba bloqueada pero de un segundo a otro ya estaba por más de la mitad de la primer temporada, que locura
August 15, 2024
One thing about inso’s law is that it’s not just a romance. Not even just an isekai romance, like the first time I read it three years ago I went into it thinking oh who will she end up with, and yeah maybe that’s why I was disappointed later.
This time after Reddit analyses, I now realise that this is a character development manhwa and one of the best character development isekai manhwas that really goes into the cracks of isekai novel’s psychologically and socially. Ig really focuses on slow build character development of Dan-I who gets transmigrates when she’s in middle school and despite the timeskip to high school right in the beginning it still accurately takes into account the mindset of a middle schooler and how this would affect them and thus affect their relationships into adulthood in this story they’ve transmigrated into, I’ve never read of an isekai like this.
Usually when I read isekai romances I’m rlly focused on the ML etc but in Inso’s Law I have to spend every minute pitting myself in her shoes trying to figure out her psychological mindset, her views on friendship etc., like it’s so goddamn complex and u end up loving that complexity in a very light-heartedly illustrated setting.
I think we end up browning alongside Dan-I across the coarse in this book, we see how she struggles with POV bcz she thinks she’s separated from these Novel Characters but bcz she’s living with them are they rlly characters, what defines them as such: is it their perfection, the scripted scenarios, their looks, their personalities, their dialogues. And bcz they’re so much like characters Dan-I rlly struggles with this as she’s reminded of this fact in each and every moment and it creates this emotional distance as she’s a spectator watching a play and this should remain so. EXCEPT, it’s the characters who bridge that distance with Dan-I because they can feel her pulling away as if they’re puppets and they don’t want that and at that moment it’s confusing for both Dan-I and the readers bcz are they rlly characters when they feel those very REAL human emotions and form connections with her and if they were playing their role and she’s not technically the protagonist they wouldn’t bother with her. But as soon as Dan-I wants to accept this, she’s wrenched away from this isekai world and no one knows if their existence and she’s the only one who rmmbrs and when she comes back (it’s a very seamless transition between both worlds, no falling through the sky since both world kinda overlap with the same world settings since it’s not fantasy isekai) they acc forgot her in the time she was gone and didn’t even rmmbr that she was gone which also shocks them.
So Dan-I is left with this troubling mindset of whether she should immerse herself into this world or should she have a firm grasp on reality, but at the same time the author also makes it rlly clear that’s she’s thinking with the mind of a freshman in high school (which she is), despite her self awareness.
It’s one of those novels/ manhwas where even being the reader does not make me smarter or more aware than the main character because we figure things out along with her or only when she does figure it out and explains her thought process.
Truly one of the most complex manhwa/web novel and deserves as much recognition as orv even tho it’s not fantasy and high stakes.
This time after Reddit analyses, I now realise that this is a character development manhwa and one of the best character development isekai manhwas that really goes into the cracks of isekai novel’s psychologically and socially. Ig really focuses on slow build character development of Dan-I who gets transmigrates when she’s in middle school and despite the timeskip to high school right in the beginning it still accurately takes into account the mindset of a middle schooler and how this would affect them and thus affect their relationships into adulthood in this story they’ve transmigrated into, I’ve never read of an isekai like this.
Usually when I read isekai romances I’m rlly focused on the ML etc but in Inso’s Law I have to spend every minute pitting myself in her shoes trying to figure out her psychological mindset, her views on friendship etc., like it’s so goddamn complex and u end up loving that complexity in a very light-heartedly illustrated setting.
I think we end up browning alongside Dan-I across the coarse in this book, we see how she struggles with POV bcz she thinks she’s separated from these Novel Characters but bcz she’s living with them are they rlly characters, what defines them as such: is it their perfection, the scripted scenarios, their looks, their personalities, their dialogues. And bcz they’re so much like characters Dan-I rlly struggles with this as she’s reminded of this fact in each and every moment and it creates this emotional distance as she’s a spectator watching a play and this should remain so. EXCEPT, it’s the characters who bridge that distance with Dan-I because they can feel her pulling away as if they’re puppets and they don’t want that and at that moment it’s confusing for both Dan-I and the readers bcz are they rlly characters when they feel those very REAL human emotions and form connections with her and if they were playing their role and she’s not technically the protagonist they wouldn’t bother with her. But as soon as Dan-I wants to accept this, she’s wrenched away from this isekai world and no one knows if their existence and she’s the only one who rmmbrs and when she comes back (it’s a very seamless transition between both worlds, no falling through the sky since both world kinda overlap with the same world settings since it’s not fantasy isekai) they acc forgot her in the time she was gone and didn’t even rmmbr that she was gone which also shocks them.
So Dan-I is left with this troubling mindset of whether she should immerse herself into this world or should she have a firm grasp on reality, but at the same time the author also makes it rlly clear that’s she’s thinking with the mind of a freshman in high school (which she is), despite her self awareness.
It’s one of those novels/ manhwas where even being the reader does not make me smarter or more aware than the main character because we figure things out along with her or only when she does figure it out and explains her thought process.
Truly one of the most complex manhwa/web novel and deserves as much recognition as orv even tho it’s not fantasy and high stakes.
January 23, 2026
There is nothing I love more than a good old story about reincarnation to, or transportation to, a character’s favorite fictional world. Watching them navigate all the tropes, acknowledge the pitfalls and silliness, man it’s like candy for me. So although I wasn’t a reader of My Life As An Internet Novel as a webtoon before seeing this for review, I snatched it up anyway because I was certain I would love it. Spoiler alert: I absolutely did.
As the synopsis explains, Dani wakes up for her first day of school only to realize that she’s now the best friend (aka sidekick) in an internet novel! Her new fictional world comes complete with all the things that you expect. A gorgeous best friend, who of course has no idea how beautiful she is. A school day that sets the characters up to be around one another all the time. And, obviously, a class full of stunning guys who are potentially vying for the main character’s attention. Or… are they?
Ah, this first volume was so much fun! What I liked most about it, besides the aforementioned awareness of our sidekick main character, was that it’s so open-ended. There are so many twists, and turns, by the end of this volume I still had absolutely no idea who our main character boy was. Who was even close to winning the hand of the beautiful main character? Your guess is as good as mine. I even suspected it might have been our sidekick herself headed that direction. Let me tell you, that had me squealing in delight. I love when I can’t figure out an ending. All that does it make me want more, more, MORE.
The art style in this manhwa is also just deliciously vibrant and punchy. Every page is so much fun to devour and, true to form, the characters have wonderful facial expressions that really push forward their personalities. If you’re going to have a story where all the main boy characters are supposed to be “different” from one another (for potential dating purposes of course), it makes sense that they would each act differently on the page. The writing does a good job of portraying them as well, but the illustrations are really what bring everything about this story to life.
Long story short. I’m hooked and I will eagerly be anticipating the next volume.
As the synopsis explains, Dani wakes up for her first day of school only to realize that she’s now the best friend (aka sidekick) in an internet novel! Her new fictional world comes complete with all the things that you expect. A gorgeous best friend, who of course has no idea how beautiful she is. A school day that sets the characters up to be around one another all the time. And, obviously, a class full of stunning guys who are potentially vying for the main character’s attention. Or… are they?
Ah, this first volume was so much fun! What I liked most about it, besides the aforementioned awareness of our sidekick main character, was that it’s so open-ended. There are so many twists, and turns, by the end of this volume I still had absolutely no idea who our main character boy was. Who was even close to winning the hand of the beautiful main character? Your guess is as good as mine. I even suspected it might have been our sidekick herself headed that direction. Let me tell you, that had me squealing in delight. I love when I can’t figure out an ending. All that does it make me want more, more, MORE.
The art style in this manhwa is also just deliciously vibrant and punchy. Every page is so much fun to devour and, true to form, the characters have wonderful facial expressions that really push forward their personalities. If you’re going to have a story where all the main boy characters are supposed to be “different” from one another (for potential dating purposes of course), it makes sense that they would each act differently on the page. The writing does a good job of portraying them as well, but the illustrations are really what bring everything about this story to life.
Long story short. I’m hooked and I will eagerly be anticipating the next volume.
September 7, 2025
Dani wakes up one morning to a world that is definitely not her own. Her school doesn't exist, she has a best friend (who is gorgeous) she's never met, and she is the all of sudden linked up with the Four Heavenly Kings, the hottest, most eligible students in the middle school she's supposedly enrolled in. It doesn't take her long to figure out that Dani has somehow been transported to an internet novel! To make matters worse she's not even the MC, she's the MC's sidekick! As the stereotypical "ugly" but fiercely loyal bestie to Yeoryeong Dani is determined not to get mixed up in the drama she knows being best friends with the clueless hottie brings!
This was absolutely adorable and why I love manga/manhwa so much and I am so beyond grateful that Ink Pop has recognized that there is a manga/manhwa for every shelf whether it's the lowest one for the tiniest hands to find or the top one for us 41-year-olds and every age in between! Honestly, this is the most excited I've been about a new branch of a publishing company for ever!
Okay moving on to the actual review.
Dani's reaction to being Isekai'd to a novel is probably one of the most realistic I've seen. Honestly, as much as I say I can't wait to be Isekai'd I would absolutely think I'd lost my mind or everyone else had. Her denial, her shock, her actual fear of what was happening made sense. I also loved that her mom seems to have been transported too. I don't know what but that just makes sense, I also feel like having someone familiar to you (even if they think everything is completely normal) would be helpful. What didn't make a lot of sense to me is Dani's decision to try to avoid Yeoryeong, I get the logic, I truly do but regardless of how they met, it was just very cruel. And unfortunately, we seem to keep coming back to this theme of *all* of Dani's friends in her new world being constantly fearful she'll just ditch them. However, towards the end Dani says something that makes this make complete sense, especially viewed through the eyes of a middle schooler so I am beyond okay with it now. It 100% gives validation to her fears and why she chooses to try not to get too close.
I also really loved that this is told from the present day with flashbacks to previous years. It really does drive home Dani's insecurities. But it also shows how she has grown and changed since she first woke up in her Internet Novel Life.
Finally, the art is gorgeous as well. Dani's and Yeoryeong's expressions are especially priceless.
Highly recommend this for YA and adult readers alike, I will definitely be reading vol 2 and you can bet I'll be on the lookout for an anime announcement!
As always thanks to NetGalley and a very special thanks to Ink Pop for the eArc! This is going to rapidly become one of my favorite publishers I can already tell!!
This was absolutely adorable and why I love manga/manhwa so much and I am so beyond grateful that Ink Pop has recognized that there is a manga/manhwa for every shelf whether it's the lowest one for the tiniest hands to find or the top one for us 41-year-olds and every age in between! Honestly, this is the most excited I've been about a new branch of a publishing company for ever!
Okay moving on to the actual review.
Dani's reaction to being Isekai'd to a novel is probably one of the most realistic I've seen. Honestly, as much as I say I can't wait to be Isekai'd I would absolutely think I'd lost my mind or everyone else had. Her denial, her shock, her actual fear of what was happening made sense. I also loved that her mom seems to have been transported too. I don't know what but that just makes sense, I also feel like having someone familiar to you (even if they think everything is completely normal) would be helpful. What didn't make a lot of sense to me is Dani's decision to try to avoid Yeoryeong, I get the logic, I truly do but regardless of how they met, it was just very cruel. And unfortunately, we seem to keep coming back to this theme of *all* of Dani's friends in her new world being constantly fearful she'll just ditch them. However, towards the end Dani says something that makes this make complete sense, especially viewed through the eyes of a middle schooler so I am beyond okay with it now. It 100% gives validation to her fears and why she chooses to try not to get too close.
I also really loved that this is told from the present day with flashbacks to previous years. It really does drive home Dani's insecurities. But it also shows how she has grown and changed since she first woke up in her Internet Novel Life.
Finally, the art is gorgeous as well. Dani's and Yeoryeong's expressions are especially priceless.
Highly recommend this for YA and adult readers alike, I will definitely be reading vol 2 and you can bet I'll be on the lookout for an anime announcement!
As always thanks to NetGalley and a very special thanks to Ink Pop for the eArc! This is going to rapidly become one of my favorite publishers I can already tell!!
March 13, 2026
I want to call it an isekai, but as soon as My Life as an Internet Novel begins, our characters are already within the novel. The only reason we know this is out of the ordinary is because our MC, Dani, tells us that everything is different than it should be. For all we know, she could have hit her head and is remembering incorrectly.
As the “best friend” of the prettiest and smartest girl at school, it’s obvious she’ll be right in the action as the 4 most-eligible boys make their way into both of their lives. But she’s just the side character is someone else’s story. She shouldn’t be getting treated like a main character.
This was really cute. Until these released, I had never heard of this webtoon, so I was excited to learn about it as I read. Seeing as how it was such a quick read, I’m glad that the second book is out already, so that I can jump right in.
Thank you to the publisher for my gifted copies of the first two books.
As the “best friend” of the prettiest and smartest girl at school, it’s obvious she’ll be right in the action as the 4 most-eligible boys make their way into both of their lives. But she’s just the side character is someone else’s story. She shouldn’t be getting treated like a main character.
This was really cute. Until these released, I had never heard of this webtoon, so I was excited to learn about it as I read. Seeing as how it was such a quick read, I’m glad that the second book is out already, so that I can jump right in.
Thank you to the publisher for my gifted copies of the first two books.
October 15, 2025
4.5 ⭐️ Thank you NetGalley, the author, and publisher for this eARC!!
I absolutely LOVED the concept of this manga series and knew I NEEDED to try and get the arcs of this series! A character waking up and realizing her life is an internet novel/dating sim??? AMAZING!!!
As much as I wanted to throw my phone while reading the first volume because of the miscommunication/lack of communication trope between the FMC and her alleged best friend, Yeoryeong, I am thoroughly enjoying this manga series and am so so excited to continue reading more about the Four Heavenly Kings, Dani, and Yeoryeong in volume 2!
I absolutely LOVED the concept of this manga series and knew I NEEDED to try and get the arcs of this series! A character waking up and realizing her life is an internet novel/dating sim??? AMAZING!!!
As much as I wanted to throw my phone while reading the first volume because of the miscommunication/lack of communication trope between the FMC and her alleged best friend, Yeoryeong, I am thoroughly enjoying this manga series and am so so excited to continue reading more about the Four Heavenly Kings, Dani, and Yeoryeong in volume 2!
August 28, 2025
I just finished My Life As an Internet Model, Vol. 1. I actually picked it up to calm myself before surgery yesterday (even if my husband teased that comics don’t count as “real” reading, haha). It’s a cute, light read with an intriguing premise—the FMC suddenly finds herself living inside a comic book. I’m still curious to discover why, but I’m hooked enough to keep going. The art is pretty, the characters feel nostalgic, and since the story begins in middle school, it brought me right back to my own teenage years. So far so good. Definitely a fun read.
Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children’s book for the ARC.
Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children’s book for the ARC.
January 7, 2026
In a way this is like lit RPG. Except instead of living in a game, our main character wakes up one day in the middle of a book. She knows the plot line and that she’s the side character and thinks she knows what to do to not get caught up in the typical story. It’s a little confusing, but it is interesting. It does make me want to read the next volume to see what happens .
December 23, 2025
This is one of my favorite web comics and I'm so excited to see it getting a graphic novel adaptation because now I can give it to all of my MBC/graphic teens! One of my favorite twists on the trop of being dropped in a novel and one of my favorite artists. Book comes in full color.
January 7, 2026
I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this one at first, which has been a common issue for me lately with Korean novels and comics. I tend to hate a reluctant protagonist, someone who refuses to engage with the reality of the story or heed the call of adventure, so to speak. The opening section was particularly rough. No matter what anyone told her, she kept rejecting everyone and everything that didn’t fit with what she believed was “right.” I came close to dropping it.
What stopped me was realizing that this resistance is the core conflict of the series. The real question isn’t whether she can survive in this novel world, but whether she can accept the other characters as real people at all, even if the universe itself was originally fictional. Her emotional distance creates constant tension, to the point that it actively harms those around her.
The three year flash-forward later in the story hints that she has partially reconciled with her new reality, but the unease lingers. The other characters clearly feel that she could pull away or disappear at any moment. That unresolved instability makes the relationships compelling, and it’s what ultimately pulled me in. I’m genuinely curious to see where this tangled dynamic leads.
What stopped me was realizing that this resistance is the core conflict of the series. The real question isn’t whether she can survive in this novel world, but whether she can accept the other characters as real people at all, even if the universe itself was originally fictional. Her emotional distance creates constant tension, to the point that it actively harms those around her.
The three year flash-forward later in the story hints that she has partially reconciled with her new reality, but the unease lingers. The other characters clearly feel that she could pull away or disappear at any moment. That unresolved instability makes the relationships compelling, and it’s what ultimately pulled me in. I’m genuinely curious to see where this tangled dynamic leads.
December 30, 2025
Started okay, then I got annoyed with how long the MC takes to realize something is off. All forms of a cohesive plot just crumbles half way through.
March 18, 2026
A very, very, very cool book. I love it very much. It just needs more of the light brown haired guy. I forgot his name.😭
April 1, 2026
Idk how Vols work...I'm guessing Lowk, can't put this down
September 7, 2025
This was a fun read! It has the stereotypical light novel setting but the approach the author takes really adds a breath of fresh air. Dani isn’t supposed to be the main female lead, she’s the side character, which comes with its pros and cons. None of the love interests are for her and she’ll get bullied on the main character’s behalf but at the same time maybe she can live a quiet side character life.
I do also find the balance of “do I really want to live in a light novel that might disappear at any moment” versus “should I enjoy my new found friends” really cool (and sad at the same time). I’m excited to continue the series and see how Dani handles her new life!
Thank you Random House for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
I do also find the balance of “do I really want to live in a light novel that might disappear at any moment” versus “should I enjoy my new found friends” really cool (and sad at the same time). I’m excited to continue the series and see how Dani handles her new life!
Thank you Random House for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
October 22, 2025
I think the summation review of this book would be that it took me five or so days to read completely, which doesn’t bode well for it being especially compelling. I wouldn’t call it bad, but I won’t be calling it good either.
I certainly don’t dislike webtoons - one of my favourite ongoing anythings right now is the very charming Roots of the Heart. However, they run a little different than print and sometimes they don’t necessarily translate well.
This series is apparently still ongoing and I can see why. This has over two hundred and fifty pages and precious little actually happens. It’s not offensively dull or offensively bland, but it is also kind of both those things.
Dani has somehow become the dull best friend in an internet novel (a term I am admittedly not familiar with, but it’s a basic reverse harem or otome game deal), much to her horror. Although, as predicted, she’s actually the best friend in name only and she is (without realizing it) the apple of everybody’s eye (bonus points for the yuri bait here).
The art is nice and Dani’s not a terrible character, with one exception, although one of my principal problems is her protracted pile of protestations at her predicament that prolong the prologue. That’s particularly painful.
She refuses to accept her situation and then tries to extricate herself from it, but none of this is at all interesting because we know darn well she’s going to be left stuck in this mess or there wouldn’t be a story.
There’s actually a better story hiding beneath all this - when Dani complains about her new school uniform and how goofy it looks I thought we were in for a delicious lampooning of genre staples. If only it were so clever (and, to be fair, it might very well be, but you wouldn’t know it from this volume).
Instead? We get this one, which is cookie cutter minus its odd choice to jump all over its timeline. Odd because said choice leaves a lot of narrative gaps. The point is to provoke mystery, but that only works if you’re first invested in the story. Offhand mentions of things that we really should know about aren’t much fun.
It truly reminds me of a slightly different take on Anyway, I’m Falling in Love With You, minus the COVID and plus the ‘I’m in a new world’ angle. The cast is all super stock, although the ostensible female lead, Yeoryeong, also falling for Dani does make this more amusing.
Even aside from my fondness for yuri, this pairing is the only unique one in the book. The rest of the boys vying for Dani’s attention are so incredibly basic and of a type. Which is the point, but then it isn’t doing anything with that premise except continuing it. There is a hint that this is about to change, but it should have happened sooner if it’s even going to.
And fictional or no, Dani’s kind of miserable to them at the beginning, especially poor Yeoryeong. It’s one thing to try and not get caught up in a plot, but she doesn’t really need to treat everybody like pariahs just to achieve it.
Her belief that they’re all fictional characters is her excuse, but just because they appear as drawings to us doesn’t mean that’s how she sees them. It’d be a more believable turn if she was verbatim reciting their dialogue, but she’s clearly hurting these people.
I mean, this could get improved in future episodes, but between the choppy storytelling and phoned-in romance it’s just kind of average right now. Something like this should put its best foot forward, but what we get is hardly compelling.
That said, the art, as noted, is really solid. I’m also not typically into these long, long romance stories where we basically get an ‘at bat’ for each character in turn. People seem to really like this, however, so it’s entirely possible that it’ll do more than just follow the genre it appears to be taking swipes at (you’d assume it would have to, but…).
3 stars - I could read the second volume of this or I could not and I don’t know if that decision would ultimately affect my life in any way. That’s probably saying everything about this that needs to be said.
I certainly don’t dislike webtoons - one of my favourite ongoing anythings right now is the very charming Roots of the Heart. However, they run a little different than print and sometimes they don’t necessarily translate well.
This series is apparently still ongoing and I can see why. This has over two hundred and fifty pages and precious little actually happens. It’s not offensively dull or offensively bland, but it is also kind of both those things.
Dani has somehow become the dull best friend in an internet novel (a term I am admittedly not familiar with, but it’s a basic reverse harem or otome game deal), much to her horror. Although, as predicted, she’s actually the best friend in name only and she is (without realizing it) the apple of everybody’s eye (bonus points for the yuri bait here).
The art is nice and Dani’s not a terrible character, with one exception, although one of my principal problems is her protracted pile of protestations at her predicament that prolong the prologue. That’s particularly painful.
She refuses to accept her situation and then tries to extricate herself from it, but none of this is at all interesting because we know darn well she’s going to be left stuck in this mess or there wouldn’t be a story.
There’s actually a better story hiding beneath all this - when Dani complains about her new school uniform and how goofy it looks I thought we were in for a delicious lampooning of genre staples. If only it were so clever (and, to be fair, it might very well be, but you wouldn’t know it from this volume).
Instead? We get this one, which is cookie cutter minus its odd choice to jump all over its timeline. Odd because said choice leaves a lot of narrative gaps. The point is to provoke mystery, but that only works if you’re first invested in the story. Offhand mentions of things that we really should know about aren’t much fun.
It truly reminds me of a slightly different take on Anyway, I’m Falling in Love With You, minus the COVID and plus the ‘I’m in a new world’ angle. The cast is all super stock, although the ostensible female lead, Yeoryeong, also falling for Dani does make this more amusing.
Even aside from my fondness for yuri, this pairing is the only unique one in the book. The rest of the boys vying for Dani’s attention are so incredibly basic and of a type. Which is the point, but then it isn’t doing anything with that premise except continuing it. There is a hint that this is about to change, but it should have happened sooner if it’s even going to.
And fictional or no, Dani’s kind of miserable to them at the beginning, especially poor Yeoryeong. It’s one thing to try and not get caught up in a plot, but she doesn’t really need to treat everybody like pariahs just to achieve it.
Her belief that they’re all fictional characters is her excuse, but just because they appear as drawings to us doesn’t mean that’s how she sees them. It’d be a more believable turn if she was verbatim reciting their dialogue, but she’s clearly hurting these people.
I mean, this could get improved in future episodes, but between the choppy storytelling and phoned-in romance it’s just kind of average right now. Something like this should put its best foot forward, but what we get is hardly compelling.
That said, the art, as noted, is really solid. I’m also not typically into these long, long romance stories where we basically get an ‘at bat’ for each character in turn. People seem to really like this, however, so it’s entirely possible that it’ll do more than just follow the genre it appears to be taking swipes at (you’d assume it would have to, but…).
3 stars - I could read the second volume of this or I could not and I don’t know if that decision would ultimately affect my life in any way. That’s probably saying everything about this that needs to be said.
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In Summary
It’s a Mary Sue in the land of Internet Novel tropes! Unfortunately, its premise isn’t exactly original, and our tropey characters are unfortunately two-dimensional. While it looks like the next volume has more character development in store, this initial volume’s single twist of Dani meaning more to Yeoryeong than simply a “best friend” doesn’t make for a particularly compelling read.
The Review
On the first day of school, 14-year-old Dani Hahm wakes up to discover her mundane navy-colored school uniform has been replaced by a gaudy outfit befitting a web comic. Next, a gorgeous stranger comes to her front door in the same outfit and claiming that she’s her best friend. And when they arrive at their school (whose names and buildings have inexplicably changed), Dani encounters four stunning guys with hair and eye colors that do not match their Korean facial features. Somehow, Dani’s ordinary life has switched to an Internet novel– with her in the role of the heroine’s sidekick!
Although this has the feel of an isekai, it technically isn’t one. Dani has not died nor has been transported to another world. She is still in the same apartment and neighborhood where she’s lived all her life, and her mother is also the same person. What has changed is that the Internet novels she loved to read no longer exist, and the stereotypical elements of those stories have manifested in real life. For instance, all schools have their own Four Heavenly Kings, that is, a cohort of four super-popular male hotties.
The first quarter of this book is Dani struggling to make sense of this new reality. The second is Dani making the decision to avoid getting caught up with her school’s Four Heavenly Kings and heroine. Although she is a fan of such stories, she’s sensible enough to know that actually living that kind of drama is a pain. So when she realizes that Yeoryeong –her supersmart, beautiful neighbor, who is strangely ostracized by everyone at school except the Four Heavenly Kings–is the protagonist character, Dani resolves to keep her distance. Unfortunately, Yeoryeong insists that Dani is her best friend and won’t stop pursuing her.
Then the story moves ahead three years in a time skip that quite honestly threw me for a loop. Because most of the initial interaction is between Dani and Yeoryeong, we don’t get to learn much about the Four Heavenly Kings beyond the basics. And with the time skip, the two girls and four boys are abruptly depicted as a tight-knit group, and the details of how their friendship formed are belatedly shown in flashbacks.
It’s a storytelling decision that doesn’t particularly appeal to me. Especially since the flashbacks clarified only the relationship between the girls. Throughout the majority of this volume, the boys seem as if they’re simply to fill the backdrop as the “cute hottie,” “friendly hottie,” “icy hottie,” and “antagonistic hottie.”
The other thing about the plot is that I’m not entirely sure where it’s going. After the time skip, it appears that Dani, much like Katerina from My Next Life As a Villainess, is the character everyone’s actually in love with although she’s completely unaware of that fact herself. However, Katerina always had her mind on the Bad Ends of the game she was reincarnated into. With Dani, she’s not in the storyline of any particular novel, and while she does get caught up in some drama from being around Yeoryeong, none of it classifies as Death Flag danger. Without any particular goal or threat, Dani just winds up being a normie with a dazzling mixed harem after her.
Illustrations are rendered in full color on glossy paper, which makes for a nice-looking but hefty book. Artwork is average; the only reason you know Yeoryeong and the Four Heavenly Kings are extraordinarily good-looking is because of the reactions of other characters. Cultural references are explained in footnotes. Extras include Volume 2 preview.
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It’s a Mary Sue in the land of Internet Novel tropes! Unfortunately, its premise isn’t exactly original, and our tropey characters are unfortunately two-dimensional. While it looks like the next volume has more character development in store, this initial volume’s single twist of Dani meaning more to Yeoryeong than simply a “best friend” doesn’t make for a particularly compelling read.
The Review
On the first day of school, 14-year-old Dani Hahm wakes up to discover her mundane navy-colored school uniform has been replaced by a gaudy outfit befitting a web comic. Next, a gorgeous stranger comes to her front door in the same outfit and claiming that she’s her best friend. And when they arrive at their school (whose names and buildings have inexplicably changed), Dani encounters four stunning guys with hair and eye colors that do not match their Korean facial features. Somehow, Dani’s ordinary life has switched to an Internet novel– with her in the role of the heroine’s sidekick!
Although this has the feel of an isekai, it technically isn’t one. Dani has not died nor has been transported to another world. She is still in the same apartment and neighborhood where she’s lived all her life, and her mother is also the same person. What has changed is that the Internet novels she loved to read no longer exist, and the stereotypical elements of those stories have manifested in real life. For instance, all schools have their own Four Heavenly Kings, that is, a cohort of four super-popular male hotties.
The first quarter of this book is Dani struggling to make sense of this new reality. The second is Dani making the decision to avoid getting caught up with her school’s Four Heavenly Kings and heroine. Although she is a fan of such stories, she’s sensible enough to know that actually living that kind of drama is a pain. So when she realizes that Yeoryeong –her supersmart, beautiful neighbor, who is strangely ostracized by everyone at school except the Four Heavenly Kings–is the protagonist character, Dani resolves to keep her distance. Unfortunately, Yeoryeong insists that Dani is her best friend and won’t stop pursuing her.
Then the story moves ahead three years in a time skip that quite honestly threw me for a loop. Because most of the initial interaction is between Dani and Yeoryeong, we don’t get to learn much about the Four Heavenly Kings beyond the basics. And with the time skip, the two girls and four boys are abruptly depicted as a tight-knit group, and the details of how their friendship formed are belatedly shown in flashbacks.
It’s a storytelling decision that doesn’t particularly appeal to me. Especially since the flashbacks clarified only the relationship between the girls. Throughout the majority of this volume, the boys seem as if they’re simply to fill the backdrop as the “cute hottie,” “friendly hottie,” “icy hottie,” and “antagonistic hottie.”
The other thing about the plot is that I’m not entirely sure where it’s going. After the time skip, it appears that Dani, much like Katerina from My Next Life As a Villainess, is the character everyone’s actually in love with although she’s completely unaware of that fact herself. However, Katerina always had her mind on the Bad Ends of the game she was reincarnated into. With Dani, she’s not in the storyline of any particular novel, and while she does get caught up in some drama from being around Yeoryeong, none of it classifies as Death Flag danger. Without any particular goal or threat, Dani just winds up being a normie with a dazzling mixed harem after her.
Illustrations are rendered in full color on glossy paper, which makes for a nice-looking but hefty book. Artwork is average; the only reason you know Yeoryeong and the Four Heavenly Kings are extraordinarily good-looking is because of the reactions of other characters. Cultural references are explained in footnotes. Extras include Volume 2 preview.
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November 13, 2023
This one gets a lot of love, so I gave it a chance even though slice of life and modern school based shoujo is not my usual read. Obviously that will affect my overall enjoyment so keep that in mind going forward. The manga leans into tropes and genre conventions. Some are clearly exaggerated while others are played straight or given a slight twist to prevent everything from feeling stale. I believe it was intended as satire or parody—which understandably can be difficult to manage. When those moments do hit, it becomes quite humorous. Everyone has an expert family member who can provide necessary hackings skills, has been to prison for their unsavory behavior, or has bizarre expectations for the future. The friend group members get kidnapped, go on exotic trips, compete for rankings with their classmates, and showcase idol level choreography and production values for their school talent show. Dani makes snarky commentary on the ridiculous circumstances or dialogue. However, the other side of this work is an exploration of character. It has some truly good concepts which look at what it means to be accepted, different friendship boundaries, the existential fear of being forgotten, the pitfalls of judging someone as a role rather than as a distinct person, and much more. The emotional elements oddly don’t land most of the time given the chaotic storyline and the humor tone.
For example, the opening is our protagonist landing in an internet novel and losing her mind as she meets the characters. She develops an avoidance plan but all that is undone with a three year time skip. Of course, then we have to flashback and understand anything that has happened. There is no point. It wastes time. I can’t focus on personalities or scenarios. Just give the story. Instead we have a collection of non sequitur events involving fortune tellers, home videos, study sessions, car crashes, talent shows, rescue operations, and fancy parties. Often one or two characters take center stage and the others disappear. The shenanigans have themes and affect the narrative, it just doesn’t build tension and resolve in a natural way. Also the bullying and self-esteem issues are very repetitive.
The worldbuilding is similarly problematic. At one point, the main character returns to her world and is traumatized by this loss of her new friends. This is confusing for readers because her goal was originally to go home and we have yet to see her friendship develop organically and gain meaning for her. Later, her friends admit they had lost all memories of her during that time but didn’t communicate how that made them feel. Then they actively mock her by saying “I forgot your face” as an excuse to stop by which would retraumatize her nightmare. And then they get mad at her and push her out of their lives after arguing her for to stay. Meanwhile, during the supernatural arc she enters another dimension briefly and neither are ever explained. Does this world have an author god? Are her original parents searching for her? No idea.
Further, as things progress it feels less like a parody and more like a regular slow burn romance tale. There are a lot of characters, communication issues, and insecurities. Some you will like, some you won’t. I’m not a fan of the unfocused nature. Additionally while it is realistic, the lack of growth and extreme behaviors leave some people unlikable. DNF Ch 151.
For example, the opening is our protagonist landing in an internet novel and losing her mind as she meets the characters. She develops an avoidance plan but all that is undone with a three year time skip. Of course, then we have to flashback and understand anything that has happened. There is no point. It wastes time. I can’t focus on personalities or scenarios. Just give the story. Instead we have a collection of non sequitur events involving fortune tellers, home videos, study sessions, car crashes, talent shows, rescue operations, and fancy parties. Often one or two characters take center stage and the others disappear. The shenanigans have themes and affect the narrative, it just doesn’t build tension and resolve in a natural way. Also the bullying and self-esteem issues are very repetitive.
The worldbuilding is similarly problematic. At one point, the main character returns to her world and is traumatized by this loss of her new friends. This is confusing for readers because her goal was originally to go home and we have yet to see her friendship develop organically and gain meaning for her. Later, her friends admit they had lost all memories of her during that time but didn’t communicate how that made them feel. Then they actively mock her by saying “I forgot your face” as an excuse to stop by which would retraumatize her nightmare. And then they get mad at her and push her out of their lives after arguing her for to stay. Meanwhile, during the supernatural arc she enters another dimension briefly and neither are ever explained. Does this world have an author god? Are her original parents searching for her? No idea.
Further, as things progress it feels less like a parody and more like a regular slow burn romance tale. There are a lot of characters, communication issues, and insecurities. Some you will like, some you won’t. I’m not a fan of the unfocused nature. Additionally while it is realistic, the lack of growth and extreme behaviors leave some people unlikable. DNF Ch 151.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 26, 2026
Dani Hahm is fourteen years old and looking forward to her first day at Daedam Middle School. Or at least she was. When Dani woke up today, a completely different school uniform was laid out for her. One that looked like something out of a school life comic book. Dani’s mother insists this is the correct uniform, and it does fit. Then there’s a knock at the front door, and a beautiful girl Dani has never seen before is there. This is Cheonyong Yoo, who claims to be her best friend, and drags her off to school.
Cheonyong seems confused by Dani not seeming to recognize her, and once they arrive at Jijon (“Epic”) Middle School, Dani’s claim that she’s not enrolled there. Dani rushes off to find her own school, only to discover there’s no Daedam Middle School anywhere in Seoul. Along the way, she bumps into four super attractive boys her age, and is steered back to Jijon. It turns out that all these hot boys are in the same class with Dani and Cheonyong.
Dani finally figures out that she’s somehow in an “internet novel”, with all the usual stereotypes and tropes of that brand of romance story. That’s why no one thinks it’s odd for middle school boys to have anime hair colors and the collective nickname of “the Four Heavenly Kings.” And why Cheonyong, who is drop dead gorgeous, completely blanks on the notion she might be attractive.
All is not roses and honey however. Dani realizes that she’s been cast in the role of “plain best friend of the heroine.” Which in most romance novels means that she gets stuck participating in the drama but without the sweet payout. She’s explicitly compared to Hyangdan, the faithful maidservant of the heroine in The Tale of Chunhyang.
Plus, due to the quarrel she can’t remember and Dani’s initial attempts to avoid getting involved with Cheonyong, it’s hurting her relationship with her new friend. And because the four hot boys have become very protective of Cheonyong, they’re not happy with Dani either.
This story began as, itself, a Korean online novel, before being adapted as a webcomic which is here being collected into bound volumes of which this is the first.
This first volume is mostly setting up the initial premise and making fun of the cliches of the genre. The Four Heavenly Kings stick pretty strongly to their shallow stereotypes, so we don’t really get a good handle on who they actually are at this point. Indeed, there’s very little romance in this section as the characters are not mature enough to recognize their own feelings, but Dani knowing where this is obviously heading.
The art is okay, but tends to “same face” so it can be hard to tell people apart without their distinctive hair. Dani being “plain” as opposed to the gorgeous Cheonyong is something we just have to accept because the story says so (though apparently that will be a plot point later.)
Content note: Brief fisticuffs, some blood. A mean girl does some social bullying. Dani and Cheonyong’s relationship (once they’re friends again/for the first time) is way more touchy-feely than is usual in American culture, but apparently this is more normal for Korean teenagers. There are hints that Dani’s bisexual, but don’t expect this to be relevant to the main story.
The “meta” humor is what largely carries this first volume. It remains to be seen if the story can keep up interest once the serious plot fully kicks in.
Recommended to fans of teen romance and internet junkies.
Cheonyong seems confused by Dani not seeming to recognize her, and once they arrive at Jijon (“Epic”) Middle School, Dani’s claim that she’s not enrolled there. Dani rushes off to find her own school, only to discover there’s no Daedam Middle School anywhere in Seoul. Along the way, she bumps into four super attractive boys her age, and is steered back to Jijon. It turns out that all these hot boys are in the same class with Dani and Cheonyong.
Dani finally figures out that she’s somehow in an “internet novel”, with all the usual stereotypes and tropes of that brand of romance story. That’s why no one thinks it’s odd for middle school boys to have anime hair colors and the collective nickname of “the Four Heavenly Kings.” And why Cheonyong, who is drop dead gorgeous, completely blanks on the notion she might be attractive.
All is not roses and honey however. Dani realizes that she’s been cast in the role of “plain best friend of the heroine.” Which in most romance novels means that she gets stuck participating in the drama but without the sweet payout. She’s explicitly compared to Hyangdan, the faithful maidservant of the heroine in The Tale of Chunhyang.
Plus, due to the quarrel she can’t remember and Dani’s initial attempts to avoid getting involved with Cheonyong, it’s hurting her relationship with her new friend. And because the four hot boys have become very protective of Cheonyong, they’re not happy with Dani either.
This story began as, itself, a Korean online novel, before being adapted as a webcomic which is here being collected into bound volumes of which this is the first.
This first volume is mostly setting up the initial premise and making fun of the cliches of the genre. The Four Heavenly Kings stick pretty strongly to their shallow stereotypes, so we don’t really get a good handle on who they actually are at this point. Indeed, there’s very little romance in this section as the characters are not mature enough to recognize their own feelings, but Dani knowing where this is obviously heading.
The art is okay, but tends to “same face” so it can be hard to tell people apart without their distinctive hair. Dani being “plain” as opposed to the gorgeous Cheonyong is something we just have to accept because the story says so (though apparently that will be a plot point later.)
Content note: Brief fisticuffs, some blood. A mean girl does some social bullying. Dani and Cheonyong’s relationship (once they’re friends again/for the first time) is way more touchy-feely than is usual in American culture, but apparently this is more normal for Korean teenagers. There are hints that Dani’s bisexual, but don’t expect this to be relevant to the main story.
The “meta” humor is what largely carries this first volume. It remains to be seen if the story can keep up interest once the serious plot fully kicks in.
Recommended to fans of teen romance and internet junkies.
February 12, 2025
The way I just kept BAWLING my eyes out fr like 30 chapters straight, this comic is something else.
Short review: 10/10 HIGHLY recommend. This comic mainly deals with our MC, Dani's SEVERE imposter syndrome as she tries to make peace with the fact that she's friend with the most popular people in school while she's an ordinary girl who tries hard but isn't that great at anything. There's also themes of emotional attachment, feeling left out, lots of teenage miscommunication and feeling out of place.
PLEASE give it a try you'll thank me later.
Long review:
Good lord where do I even start. I just wanna say that the author is a genius and I love them and apparently there's like 17 volumes of the novel and I'm so thankful for this shit I could read it 1000 times over 😭
So the first season deals with Dani's attachment issues. (I don't consider this a spoiler it's in the synopsis) Dani is dealing with the fact that the people around her aren't 'real'. They're characters in a novel and that they behave like they do...because they're supposed to.
All of their actions feel fake to her and she has to make peace with the fact that a huge part of her life could be....a lie
Short review: 10/10 HIGHLY recommend. This comic mainly deals with our MC, Dani's SEVERE imposter syndrome as she tries to make peace with the fact that she's friend with the most popular people in school while she's an ordinary girl who tries hard but isn't that great at anything. There's also themes of emotional attachment, feeling left out, lots of teenage miscommunication and feeling out of place.
PLEASE give it a try you'll thank me later.
Long review:
Good lord where do I even start. I just wanna say that the author is a genius and I love them and apparently there's like 17 volumes of the novel and I'm so thankful for this shit I could read it 1000 times over 😭
So the first season deals with Dani's attachment issues. (I don't consider this a spoiler it's in the synopsis) Dani is dealing with the fact that the people around her aren't 'real'. They're characters in a novel and that they behave like they do...because they're supposed to.
All of their actions feel fake to her and she has to make peace with the fact that a huge part of her life could be....a lie
June 15, 2025
5 ⭐
Been so long since I've read engaging manhwa,n I need this,I love every single trope in this ,literally been up to my liking taste
-reverse harem
-super duper plain FL
-many eye candy character that really loveable but flawless
-Female female friendship 🔥
-group friendship
-blushing man :3 *bro I'm weak at this*
-isekai but in internet novel
-humor top level 👌
WHO IS DANI END UP WITH,PLEASE STAY WITH YEONDAN,MY MAN IS SO SWEET,KIND,STRAIGHTFOWARD,LOVEABLE,PRETTY,HANDSOME,CLEAVER,STRONG,BRO HAVE EVERYTHING AND HE LOVE HER❤️
I think it's better this way,where Dani end up with YEONDAN(yeorung big brother),and maintain friendship with the others,although it's like 3 people already fall in love with Dani lol,idk what the author want,but it's fun btw
For now I love that she choose to stay with YEONDAN,and they love each other,I really adore their sweet moments
I really love the humor,so good and random,it's also fun cause you sometimes keep guess what is the character will do cause this is a novel so it's either ridiculous or the cringe one🤣
Next character i love other than YEONDAN is yeoreong(his little sister),they really have great friendship ,almost thought it's gonna be a GL lol.She really love Dani as a friend and doesn't have any hatred,protective,she really fighting with other man who close to Dani lol,it's really refreshing to see a girls friendship like this,so fun!
Another opinion,I really like Ruda bro,he's so cute and honest and brave and so cool,almost ship him with Dani🫰
I love how Dani is really plain,like real plain,doesn't do sport,mid in academics too,mid look ,she's more to cute side,
she is someone that the more you look,the more you love her.
But she's really dense
Sometimes I hate her cause she's too relatable.
WHY THE MANHWA DOESN'T FINISH YET,I STARTED IT THINKING IT ALREADY FINISH AND NOW WHAT?
Been so long since I've read engaging manhwa,n I need this,I love every single trope in this ,literally been up to my liking taste
-reverse harem
-super duper plain FL
-many eye candy character that really loveable but flawless
-Female female friendship 🔥
-group friendship
-blushing man :3 *bro I'm weak at this*
-isekai but in internet novel
-humor top level 👌
WHO IS DANI END UP WITH,PLEASE STAY WITH YEONDAN,MY MAN IS SO SWEET,KIND,STRAIGHTFOWARD,LOVEABLE,PRETTY,HANDSOME,CLEAVER,STRONG,BRO HAVE EVERYTHING AND HE LOVE HER❤️
I think it's better this way,where Dani end up with YEONDAN(yeorung big brother),and maintain friendship with the others,although it's like 3 people already fall in love with Dani lol,idk what the author want,but it's fun btw
For now I love that she choose to stay with YEONDAN,and they love each other,I really adore their sweet moments
I really love the humor,so good and random,it's also fun cause you sometimes keep guess what is the character will do cause this is a novel so it's either ridiculous or the cringe one🤣
Next character i love other than YEONDAN is yeoreong(his little sister),they really have great friendship ,almost thought it's gonna be a GL lol.She really love Dani as a friend and doesn't have any hatred,protective,she really fighting with other man who close to Dani lol,it's really refreshing to see a girls friendship like this,so fun!
Another opinion,I really like Ruda bro,he's so cute and honest and brave and so cool,almost ship him with Dani🫰
I love how Dani is really plain,like real plain,doesn't do sport,mid in academics too,mid look ,she's more to cute side,
she is someone that the more you look,the more you love her.
But she's really dense
Sometimes I hate her cause she's too relatable.
WHY THE MANHWA DOESN'T FINISH YET,I STARTED IT THINKING IT ALREADY FINISH AND NOW WHAT?
September 30, 2025
My Life As An Internet Novel
*release Oct 14
*Romcom, fateful encounters
*Netgalley and Random House Graphic ARC read
* full color
I was 50/50 if I wanted to do a 5 star, but for volume one will go with 4 and maybe switch to 5 later on. After reading it the first time through, as soon as I finished it I was wanting volume 2 already! They left it off with the reader wanting more. Yes,it is your typical MC waking up in the last thing they read trope and there is your group of guys you know the protagonist chooses from, and she tries to have nothing to do with the group but gets entangled with them anyway. However, our MC is who you would assume is the protagonist's childhood friend.
I love her reactions to some of the situations and just the interactions they all have. You got the childhood friend's brother/next door neighbor, student representative, the pure/cutie/golden retriever, model/cold personality, runner up top student, and the school's beauty (her friend) types. We will see what it brings to the trope, but either way it's a fun and enjoyable read that made me want more right away.
I personally think that by the end she'll find out they all are interested in her and not her friend. Also, they do switch every once in a while between the time skip of them in high school to some of their middle school moments. These moments are to get more context though and not completely random moments.
Quick summary:
Dani wakes up in a world thinking at first it is just her normal day getting ready from her first day of middle school. However, she quickly learns it is not what it seems. Dani tried to distance herself from her childhood friend and the school's four princes; but as fate has it, she decided to not distance herself from her friend. Fast forward three years with them entering high school and possibly buried fears/worries resurfacing.
*release Oct 14
*Romcom, fateful encounters
*Netgalley and Random House Graphic ARC read
* full color
I was 50/50 if I wanted to do a 5 star, but for volume one will go with 4 and maybe switch to 5 later on. After reading it the first time through, as soon as I finished it I was wanting volume 2 already! They left it off with the reader wanting more. Yes,it is your typical MC waking up in the last thing they read trope and there is your group of guys you know the protagonist chooses from, and she tries to have nothing to do with the group but gets entangled with them anyway. However, our MC is who you would assume is the protagonist's childhood friend.
I love her reactions to some of the situations and just the interactions they all have. You got the childhood friend's brother/next door neighbor, student representative, the pure/cutie/golden retriever, model/cold personality, runner up top student, and the school's beauty (her friend) types. We will see what it brings to the trope, but either way it's a fun and enjoyable read that made me want more right away.
I personally think that by the end she'll find out they all are interested in her and not her friend. Also, they do switch every once in a while between the time skip of them in high school to some of their middle school moments. These moments are to get more context though and not completely random moments.
Quick summary:
Dani wakes up in a world thinking at first it is just her normal day getting ready from her first day of middle school. However, she quickly learns it is not what it seems. Dani tried to distance herself from her childhood friend and the school's four princes; but as fate has it, she decided to not distance herself from her friend. Fast forward three years with them entering high school and possibly buried fears/worries resurfacing.
September 13, 2025
My Life as an Internet Novel is a fun and charming read filled with a full cast of characters. The story drops you right into the plot with Dani noticing that her school uniform is all wrong and that it looks like something out of a novel. This quick start can be a bit disorienting at first. After all, we don't know why or how Dani's life became a novel.
In fact, I want to pause and really emphasize that Dani's life BECOMES novel-like, because she isn't actually inserted into a book. She still lives in her apartment with her real mom, but suddenly she has a neighbor who is her childhood friend, and her school has been replaced with another one.
It's a fun and different concept from what we normally see in these types of stories.
Additionally, because we're inserted into the plot so quickly, the how and why this happened becomes an actual mystery in the book, and while it's not a major focus as of volume 1, there's enough hints and foreshadowing that suggest we will learn about the events that led to Dani's life becoming a novel.
As for the characters, we're introduced to them in all of their tropey-glory, and its wonderful. The story takes a few lighthearted jabs at internet novel tropes, but you can tell that they are done with love, and ultimately the story embraces those tropes. It's part of what makes it fun.
Also, you can tell that there's going to be more to these characters as the story progresses, and it's exciting to see where the story goes with them.
So I am very much happy to have received an advanced reader copy from NetGalley. This book was such a treat, and I'm not sure if I would have found it on my own otherwise.
In fact, I want to pause and really emphasize that Dani's life BECOMES novel-like, because she isn't actually inserted into a book. She still lives in her apartment with her real mom, but suddenly she has a neighbor who is her childhood friend, and her school has been replaced with another one.
It's a fun and different concept from what we normally see in these types of stories.
Additionally, because we're inserted into the plot so quickly, the how and why this happened becomes an actual mystery in the book, and while it's not a major focus as of volume 1, there's enough hints and foreshadowing that suggest we will learn about the events that led to Dani's life becoming a novel.
As for the characters, we're introduced to them in all of their tropey-glory, and its wonderful. The story takes a few lighthearted jabs at internet novel tropes, but you can tell that they are done with love, and ultimately the story embraces those tropes. It's part of what makes it fun.
Also, you can tell that there's going to be more to these characters as the story progresses, and it's exciting to see where the story goes with them.
So I am very much happy to have received an advanced reader copy from NetGalley. This book was such a treat, and I'm not sure if I would have found it on my own otherwise.
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