The Villainess's Maker

악녀 메이커

6.79(2K votes)

Ranked #13313Popularity #4339

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Status

Finished

Published

Jan 9, 2021 to Mar 25, 2022

Authors:Sol, Leesu, Jeongu

Fantasy

Worth Reading? — Global Verdict

6.0/10

Average Review Score

Recommend It

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International Reviews

ismichi

Mixed FeelingsInformative

A two season series of only 72 chapters, one would expect it could maintain its quality to the end. However, toward the end of the story, the art begins to diminish and at times becomes disorienting. As for the story, it was demonstrably planned ahead of time. However, in order to overcome an issue each for the ML and FL, the author chose to morph the plot into something rather different and potentially underwhelming. For that, the second season will either be a love-it-or-hate-it time for the reader. It really comes down to personal taste. However, regardless of taste, the story did become rushed inrelation to that chose in writing. And the majority of that is due to how many things wound-up occurring offscreen, as hinted by the beginning of this review's mention how the art quality became disorienting. So if you want a good end, it's best to consider the first season the only season (first 42 chapters).

13 found helpfulJan 3, 2023

Kalo_Dawg

Community Discussion

Synopsis

Yoon Haneul has always been a pushover, someone who would never say no. Then one day, she opens her eyes and realizes that she has become Aila Mertensia, the antagonist of a novel she had written ten years ago. Haneul is content to live the life of a rich couch potato and binge-read novels. But to her dismay, she soon finds herself stuck in a time loop where her day repeats endlessly, and the only way to escape the loop is to act like Aila Mertensia! Haneul doesn't know the first thing about acting like a villainess. Luckily for her, a mysterious warlock by the name of Killian offers to help her become a true villainess. Her only option is to make a deal with him, but can Haneul really trust this devilishly handsome man? (Source: Tappytoon)

TL;DR This manhwa is the perfect representation of a lot of modern series: really interesting start; dumpster fire of an ending, even worse than Game of Thrones lol. Essentially, you shouldn't get invested because there's no good payoff I'll go ahead and say it: this manhwa was most likely axed, or the author was forced to rush its ending due to deadlines/contract/lack of interest And because of that, I feel as if season 1 and 2 are completely different stories altogether. As such, I will try to evaluate them seperately Season 1 - overall a pretty solid experience. Has an interesting premise, male lead + female lead havegood chemistry, the story is entertaining and sometimes even comedic. I'd give it a score of 8/10 Season 2 - Oh boy, where do I even start lmao. From the rushed story pacing, to the decaying quality of the art, to the nonsensical plot points, it's pretty bad, and I quote "if it smells like sh*t, looks like sh*t and tastes like sh*t, then it can only be sh*t". The first half of season 2 is still pretty digestible, but the author suddenly felt the looming axe, so he fit all his planned plot points into like 10 chapters. It's such a fcking joke how bad it became. 3/10 So yeah, don't bother reading it. Unlike sh*tty stories where you know from the start that they suck ballz, this manhwa baits you with a great season 1, only to then bring utter disappointment aftewards

OhShroomzyy

Not Recommended

Overall this has been quite a Let down Premise of the story was quite interesting at the start of the Manhwa. Good quality art style and great story telling. The writing to the usual Villainess story line and added a small twist that made it compelling to read After Season 2 it started going downhill. The art style gradually declined and the Story Line spiraled out of control. It feels like the Author was pressured to complete the Season 2 in 1 month. The Slow build to the main plot points and great world building and progression with small hints at the major plot twist. Then that allsuddenly gets forced down your throat in 10 Chapters. This is not worth the completed read

0 found helpfulMay 12, 2025