Mother's Contract Marriage

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Synonyms: My Mother Gets Married Again, My Mother Got Married by Contract, My Mom Entered a Contract Marriage

Japanese: 엄마가 계약결혼 했다

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Type: Manhwa

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Dec 23, 2022 to ?

Genre: Fantasy

Theme: Time Travel

Serialization: KakaoPage

Authors: Choo, Hae-Yun (Art), Siya (Story)

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Score: 7.87¹ (scored by 807 users)

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Ranked: #1088²

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Popularity: #6231

Members: 3,132

Favorites: 32

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ManhwaKakaoPageChoo, Hae-Yun (Art), Siya (Story)

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Synopsis

Years ago, a nobleman abandoned his wife, Lydia, and their daughter, Lyrica Vans. Without him, Lydia and Lyrica lost their status and were forced to move to the slums. While Lydia drinks her sorrows away, eight-year-old Lyrica works tirelessly to pay their living expenses, refusing to hate her mother for her neglect and abuse.

One day, a drunk Lydia falls asleep and wakes up a changed woman. Lyrica believes she is dreaming when her mother suddenly embraces her, with a string of apologies and loving words pouring from her lips. After Lydia exclaims that she will marry the dread emperor Alterres Takar, Lyrica is sure her mother has lost her mind.

However, Lydia quickly secures her marriage to Alterres, confessing to Lyrica that it is truthfully a contractual relationship. In no time, Lyrica is thrown into the role of princess, surrounded by glittering riches beyond her wildest dreams. Life as royalty is full of rules and devious schemes, but Lyrica's refreshing honesty and pure heart soon become the most precious things in the palace.

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Background

Mother's Contract Marriage has been published digitally in English by Tapas Media since March 15, 2023.

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Characters

Vans, Lyrica

Main

Sol, Brinne

Supporting

Takar, Atil

Supporting

Wolfe, Tan

Supporting

Sandar, Latt

Supporting

Takar, Alterres

Supporting

Vans, Lydia

Supporting

Reviews

Mar 19, 2023

samon101

Recommended

Preliminary (28/? eps)

I absolutely love Mother's Contract Marriage.

I love some of this villainess genre histories, mainly The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen, but it's getting so much saturated that it's becoming the second isekai to me.

But this one is such a subversion of the genre because we are not following the person who goes back in time/enters a book/reincarnates in a noble society, we are following their daughter. Such a premise is interesting in itself but it's executed in a lovely way.

I love the main character, who is a real child, not an adult in a child's body, not a super genius child, just a child. But ...

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Jan 30, 2024

MrRandomGUYS

Recommended

Preliminary (43/? eps)

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Mother's Contract Marriage is absolutely adorable. As someone who reads a lot of Otome Villainess esque manga I find this to be a breath of fresh air. I am so used to transmigrator child protagonists that act as if they are 40 year old politicians. Scheming due to events that won't happen for hundreds of chapters (or lets be honest, won't happen at all). I thought this would be the same sort of thing, oh how wrong I was.

Despite being the protagonist Lyrica is not a transimgrator, her mother Lydia is. Lydia apparently came back in time from some horrible future where her daughter ... died and she was executed for supporting the wrong side of the rebellion. Again, it's a premise that I've seen hundreds of times, however the difference here is that this manhwa revolves around someone who has no clue that any of this is going on being the protagonist.

Lyrica is a hard working daughter who tries to take care of her terrible mother who constantly gets them into more debt. She dreams of her mother waking up and becoming a better person... and this happens. With Lydia coming back in time she is not a completely different person and watching Lyrica needing to adapt to this is fantastic. From Lyrica's perspective her mother woke up as a different person one day. The mistrust and yet hope in this new mother is enjoyable, Lyrica also acts like a real kid too. She may have grit and has been forced to be mature due to her circumstances, yet she still acts like a child.

Seeing her react to typical troupes such as contract marriages and tragic backstories is so much fun, from contract marriages to step brothers from the king's dead brother, it's a refreshing take on the genre. I always think about the whole "the king was [i]bullying[/i] your mother all night" exchange often. Lyrica acts like an actual kid and it's so much fun.

On the other side of this I think about her exchange with the explorer often. She wants to trust her mother but also knows her history with scams. She decides to take matters into her own hands and meet this guy to see who is tricking her mother. She ends up being so moved by him that she gives the silver coin that meant so much to her in the slums to be a charm to keep him safe. It's a incredibly impactful moment in a series that is otherwise slice of life comedy.

And of course I can't fully discuss this manhwa without mentioning the art. It's such a bright and unique art style that fits in with the story perfectly. It has so much character and is the kind of style that means you can easily tell any panel from this manga based on the art. Just had to mention it because it's a standout among it's peers.

Ultimately I love how genuine this series is. I don't expect it to become plot dense and honestly I'm fine with that. Seeing Lyrica interact with the king and her mother and her brother in the most innocent but genuine way possible is what I want out of this series. It's funny, it's cute and I couldn't recommend it enough.

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Jan 13, 2024

asphyxia778

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (47/? eps)

Spoiler

The premise was interesting.The idea of the mom going back in time is interesting as we can see the MC struggle to believe that her mom has really changed. It's interesting cause it shows how jarring and unbelievable the sudden change can be from outsider pov.

The MC's character is believable cause she's an 8 yr old kid and wants to see the best of her parent. Lord knows how many times I've turned a blind eye to my dad's toxic behaviour cause I wanted to be loved.

Here though the good things end. The MC literally has no goals cause she's a kid who finally gets ...