Fated to Love You

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This is something I usually don’t do at all, but this manhwa does not have a review, which is my reason for this but usually I only review ones I really Like. I had a problem with this manhwa ~ Fated to Love You, serious issues. I don’t think there are too many male leads I’ve disliked as much as the guy in this manhwa.

Yes, I pretty much Hated the male lead. Yes, I’ve read many where the guy transforms from a jerk with “the power of love”: sometimes that is good ... like in Hana Yori Dango or and sometimes it annoys me, but really this is pushing it. The redemption just does not equal the bullying. The female lead, Chen Xin Yi, is sooo hopeless that she puts up with him too, and yes she does have her reason, she is pregnant so forced into her choice, but still, get a backbone girl. So it has the cliché of the male bully she is forced to marry, but it doesn’t stop there. Cun Xi has another girl too, and her treats the female lead like she is worthless even though she is pregnant with his own kid. Chen Xin Yi, is too nice for her own good.
This is not a spoiler as it says she is pregnant in the synopsis.

And yes it also has the cliché of a second male who is like night and day to the first one, he is such a better choice that I can’t forgive her for not realizing that and leaving the lead jerk. He is like a saint compared to the jerk. So I couldn’t really see her staying with the lead when she knew how bad he was. I think the second guy would have loved her even if she was pregnant…

I don’t see recommending you to read this except if you want to study the problems with some stories or what girls are forced to go through because of society norms, or if you really like seeing the character you are supposed to feel for treated badly or something. Yes, I know that many girls are forced to marry guys they don’t love because of pregnancy. So I know about the problems that women face because of pregnancy and society. It is a good example of the girl making a bad choice of a partner and letting the guy do whatever he wants since he’s a man, and it does show transformation later in the story that is typical of this type of stories, but please you have been Forewarned.
Sorry. I think just watching the Drama version would be better.
I guess it is a 6, as it’s not that far from typical of this type and the characterizations are well done for a girl in a bad situation, and the art is not bad either nor is the writing bad actually and it does have humor. I did read the whole thing. But it was that I could not enjoy reading it.
So, It was mostly the main guy that ruined this for me personally.
Reviewed by inzaratha for- Reviews for the unreviewed.

Its premises had potential to be enjoyable and even interesting, but the execution is at best mediocre--suffering from immaturity and rushing through the resolution of the mini-conflicts--and at worst downright undermining the characters and story itself. Its ending is unsatisfying, unless you are among the small percentage of readers who might find it satisfying, and if there is anything that might be learned from a "certain" character's journey, it's the untrue lesson that "you don't ever have to face the consequences of your actions if you just refuse to accept any responsibility for the obviously bad things you did." I quitted the story out of ... frustration, near the end. I would not invest such time into getting to that point, never again.

Art - 5/10
The overall style is old-shoujo, long faces, big sparkly eyes, and all, which isn't too terrible (although not my favorite) if executed well. Although it certainly improves as the story progresses, it starts from a place of laughable disproportionality, particularly among the male characters, and certain technical skills are just not there. For the improvement and the decent drawings of the female characters, I will give it some points, though.

Characters - 2/10
Between inconsistency, one-dimensionality, and sometimes down-right nonsensical behavior, this is probably the manhua's worst category. The main character is a complete doormat at first and her development involves becoming someone who is less passive but still isn't assertive enough to stand her ground when something is wrong. The male lead is completely devoid of all redeemable qualities, and the fact that he is given anything good is a travesty. The better male character actually has a backbone and moral fiber, and is not a bad character at all in terms of writing, but I really don't think the author knows it. Because of how he's treated by the story, I can't count those unintentional merits. Anna, the other female character involved in whatever romantic quadrangle this is, is interesting, but poor execution strikes again, here's a really out of character action that completely ruins any possibility of her being sympathized with because "thE mAin cHaraCtEr hAs tO gEt wiTH hEr aBusEr, let's pin the blame for everything on this one lady who is more a victim than anything." The other characters are mostly one dimensional.

Plot - 4/10
I would have been less peeved if this was the only bad thing. It's like a soap opera, everything that happens is the most sensational possible result, which means that it can be entertaining even if cheesy. It's nothing special, pretty cliche, but the execution is quite bad. It's immature.

Romance - nope /10
Main character girl had infinitely more chemistry with art curator guy than she ever did with vulnerable narcissist man.

Themes - 3/10
The times when there was some good/interesting messaging/addressing-of-issues are all undermined by how glaringly bad one of the most significant themes it handled was--letting go, which it handled by saying "you shouldn't let go ever, but you also shouldn't take responsibility". Baaaad

Enjoyability - 4/10
It was kind of funny for a little bit, a tad emotional for another bit, almost entertaining, but catching a whiff of what was going to happen rotted everything.

Overall 4/10
I feel like this is a generous rating. No merits it had were great enough to in any way outweigh its flaws. Don't read unless you like allowing people who haven't learned from their evils to drag you down with them yet again. Then again if you do like that, you should probably use the time spent reading this manhua to get counseling.

Ok that's all.
High Duck says farewell.