The Abandoned Empress, Vol. 1 (comic) (The Abandoned Empress (Comic))

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Harsher in Hindsight: Early on in the webcomic's run lot of people, knowing the end pairing, openly stated they'd much rather see Aristia end up with Allendis. Allendis, who was later revealed to be a violently obsessive yandere who almost gets Aristia killed before he realises his obsession with her is only going to hurt her, and has to remove himself from the situation entirely to keep her safe. It’s too soon for Aristia to know that her life has already changed, thanks to the first steps she took once she awoke as a little girl. Not only her own life, but also the lives of the people closest to her will change—for good or bad, we don’t yet know, but I can’t wait to find out. But that’s what happens in this volume. A whole lot. It was hilarious to read to be honest, and infuriating at other points. However, as long as I enjoyed myself, it should be fine. I’ll give the second volume a shot. If you want to know more about that triangle : After Jieun appears and is Ruve's partner at a ball (she was forced on him), Carsein takes Tia to this ball and even gives her a red dress to match with him (giving a dress to a lady is equivalent to declaring one's feelings for the lady) -

I don't know if they will keep it in the manhwa as they cut Allen's kiss. But it's innocent enough so I bet they'll keep it. It's not long before he gives her the red dress and they go to the ball together. (Carsein did it with a political intent but Ruve doesn't know that and is very depressed.) Diese Geschichte enthält Momente zum Nachdenken, aber auch zum schmunzeln. Es hat mich so fröhlich gestimmt als sich Aristia mit dem Prinzen Verita angefreundet hat. Dramatic Irony: Played tragically in the original timeline as Ruve moments before dying, takes solace in the fact that at least he'll be together in death with Aristia, not knowing that by then, she reincarnated and is brought into her younger self via Time Travel. In the end he ends up dying well and truly alone without realizing it.

And then the suitors and pretty boys start showing up and things are a lot lighter post-guillotine and that’s, well, that’s okay. The first part is dour and miserable and a non-stop tragedy. It can be a little much, but it’s supposed to be - Aristia has an entirely compelling and believable motivation to change her life. I especially liked the way she started to bond with her dad now that she had the chance. So yeah, I really believed that the final pairing in the abandoned empress is really controversial and I really felt bad for the author and the artist for recieving a lot of hates and even death threats from fans (they're basically crossing the line). I really do hoped that if the author was planning for another series, it will have a much better plot than TAE. He renounces his plans at the last minute. His POV is extremely disturbing. Lots of people actually felt filthy and frightened after reading it. At this point in the novel, I was quite happy to see Allendis disappear from Tia's life for good tbh. Character Development: A whole lot going on. But the biggest example to this would be Prince Ruveliss. Especially in comparison to his original timeline counterpart due to For Want Of A Nail effects in play. Thanks to encountering a time-traveled Aristia at an early age, he grew away from becoming anywhere closer to his original timeline counterpart personality wise after a Jerkass Realization on his own part and future interactions with Aristia.

The Abandoned Empress , Vol. 1 (comic)is scheduled for an October 2021 release in print and digital. About Yen Press, LLC The massive complaint and argument that is bound to be found when talking about The Abandoned Empress is the ending. Specifically, the fact that Aristia ends up with Ruve. This caused many a reader to stop reading after they found out about the ending due to the abuse that the original Ruve had put on her and believe that even if he changed in the new timeline, they don't accept it as it comes across as an Unfortunate Implications that Tia ends up with the man who abused her in the past (I.E, the original timeline), and would rather have Tia be paired with Carsein or Allendis. However, there is a second party who are accepting it with the argument that Aristia is paired with a Ruve who changed and end up being kinder towards her due to For Want Of A Nail effects in play, and shouldn't be held accountable for the actions of the original timeline Ruve, considering them as different individuals. Then there's the middle ground: those who find the fact uncomfortable but still continue to read despite knowing that regardless to see how the webcomic adaptation handles this and eventually accepting how the matter is handled or they don't.Audience-Alienating Ending: No matter the good art or story, most discussions will only have people discuss of the ending, rather than anything good about the series. Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole: The drugging plotline and some related issues later in the story seem out of left field in the manhwa. In the novel, it's mentioned early on that Tia has been feeling weirdly emotionally volatile lately and doesn't know why. At the same time, Jeiun starts viewing her with more hostility and wariness when before she had tried to get along with Tia, albeit poorly. This, when this plot point is reintroduced, it doesn't carry as much weight. Heroic BSoD: One meeting with Ruve goes very badly as Tia ends up going catatonic for quite some time after being forced headfirst into her old trauma. After she comes out of it the two get along somewhat better. Some negatives though: Its slow pace-ness is something you must endure, like it or not. so i think it's better to read it when it's completed if you're not the patient type. Buttrust me that the storyisnot going all over the place and steadily goes forward. Second, the art with its layout is not soo sophisticated that i'd give a 10 but it's good enough. The characters, though develops steadily, does not give an obvious direction / description so people might be confused on what are they thinking. For example there're several times when MC is staring at the emperor, but there's no obvious expression or blush, no flowery effects, no thoughts that say "ah, i still love him" or "i'm confused" or "ch, i hate him" or whatever. You're in the dark and kind of have to infer if yourself by empathizing to the character given the many details that have been revealed.I think that it's the charm, but if you don't get it then i betyou'll get pissed. So 8.5/10 it is.

The pathos of the old life adds an element of plot urgency to this story that I didn't find in the last few manhwas I tried reading. And while there is plenty of fluff, there's also enough character and plot progression in here to not make the whole thing collapse like a cake made entirely of whipped cream.

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That said, *this* review will be only about this volume, volume 1 of The Abandoned Empress. I had never heard of this series before seeing this volume at my local bookstore (admittedly I don't read a lot of web comics), and was delighted by the cover art and the artwork throughout. Fully colorized! What a novelty. Of course, that's because the god whose prophecy got her into this mess in the first place screwed up. They're remarkably unfazed by a mistake that quite literally ruined lives, but when Aristia announces that she's through with uncaring gods, she is granted a bit of a boon to use in her attempts to evade her fate. It's both a measure of how uncaring the god is and how smart and determined Aristia is that she takes that and immediately begins to do her best. She was hard to keep down the first time around, maintaining her poise and dignity until Emperor Ass pushed her too far; now she stands to be nigh unstoppable because she knows how bad it can get. It's interesting to note that the actual world traveler from Earth is the woman who replaces the plot position (female lead to emperor) of the protagonist here, which is an interesting take on PoV. The protagonist also starts off as an Ice Queen, which appeals to my tastes. Her determination to do better in this life and her hatred and anger and fear of her ex-husband she still may have feelings for are pretty well done too. Less enthusiastic about every guy in the vicinity falling hard for her as soon as she becomes less of an ice queen. Let me have my relentless Ice Queens please why can I not keep them. But I guess at least she is nowhere near as saccharine as some of the other girl reincarnated into younger body stories? I love that Aristia is growing closer to her father in this timeline and that she's discovering emotions and different sides of people that she wasn't able to experience previously!

Aristia is depicted as a beautiful pale-skinned girl with wavy butt-length silver-white hair (which she inherited from her father Keirean la Monique) that has bangs covering her forehead (her bangs are sometimes seen swept to either side) and golden-yellow eyes (which she inherited from her mother Jeremia la Monique). When she attends a party in the palace at the age of 13, she eavesdrops the conversation between the daughters of aristocrats and hears them insulting her by spreading the false rumors that she and Carsien are lovers. Her blood starts boiling, and she decides to organize a social group of her own and starts inviting suitable girls from noble families whom she can use to get a profitable place for herself in the social circle and gatherings. Although she was worried that it may seem like manipulation to Allendis and Carsien, her father comforts her saying they would understand her if they were her true friends. Moreover, she influenced the noble girls in such a way that it benefited them too. In Aristia's childhood, Aristia was taught to suppress emotions, portraying an outward aloof and cold composure. She suppressed her pain, anger and desperation within herself that she didn't show any signs of sorrow even at the death of her unborn baby. She held an unrequited love for her fiance, Ruvellis Kamaludin Shana Castina, despite his cold behavior towards her. Evil Is Petty: Duke Zena despises the Moniques, while there are some purely political reasons, that's not what he harps upon. One big reason for his attitude, especially towards Aristia, is that her mother is the daughter of his little sister and a commoner. Ah and concerning Carsein's future wife Princess Lynn(Princia) of Lua is dating his brother after he proposed to her in front of everybody, and they’ll get marry and have a son. So she is not Carsein’s wife. It's probably because she's called Lady of Ras that fans were confused. But she is only Carsein's sister in law. She becomes Tia's first real female friend btw (whitout political motives unlike the "friends" Tia met at the tea party and after that I think I remember she gets closer to Lady Genoa, but with her, the relationship is more because they understand each other).The male lead. He is the Crown Prince of the Castina Empire and heir to the throne. He is cruel to Aristia, no matter how hard she tried to earn his love. First, the story. Itis not you would expect of the usual great ones. It is painfully slow paced and often does not make sense. However, i think its slow pace-ness is one of its charm together with its many twists and turns. Sow pace-ness story done right.It depicts how the MC has to go through such long years and slowly make herself and the worlddeviates further and further from the original one. The art also supports this idea.You can alsorecognize how the characters are drawn more mature bit by bit to the point that you would not see the difference unless you jump 1-2 dozen chapters. It's just like real life, where you don't see yourself growing day by day, yet when you look at your old photo you see that you have changed so much. The art is not only good to the eyes, but also support the story tremendously. It's not something that you very often see in other 'typical' manhwa/manga.