Roxana

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My god, this is trash.
But if you have an okay tolerance to edgy tropes, Roxana is also an easy and entertaining read with amazing art.

I can't say too much yet as I haven't read the novel that far ahead and the manhwa is only 30ish chapters in but from my judgement, if you want an engrossing story and memorable characters/interactions you should just look elsewhere. Roxana can only offer very sexy strong independent characters whose only personality trait is that they are psychotic. Imagine it as porn but you get off to gore, edginess, degeneracy etc etc (hopefully smut and gl in the future ... pls kek) instead of intercourse.

The pros, it's hot. The character designs are beautifully sharp, the gothic aesthetic and black/red color palettes are gorgeous. The little character writing (fl, family) are all the very attractive kind of toxic, aka mentally ill, dangerous and obsessed, but not creepy or pathetic. Another of its notable positives for me is that the author not self-conscious, so edgy stuff will happen but there's no blatant normie exposition character / monologue there only to react "I can't believe this is happening, this is so crazy" which makes the universe if not believable at least not cringe.

Ngl, I enjoyed Roxana, or if you prefer the novel title "The Way to Protect the Female Lead’s Older Brother" a lot, and I think most people who like otome isekai also will. I feel it's an especially good recommendation if you need a cheap fast palate cleanser from nice guys and gals, cute and funny, dense mcs, boring ethics. But then, if you're not into having trigger warnings before each chapter or if you don't enjoy trashyness and porn I suggest skipping out on this one. For a rough edge measure, I think Roxana is tamer than a lot of stuff on HBO but she's very much up there.