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Historical Fiction Recommendation

By: ashyll

Reading has always been a popular hobby by people of today’s time. But of course, understanding and having to face hundreds of texts that formed paragraphs can be quite a bore. There are times where our imagination may not be at work when we are browsing certain stories, as we are drowned by the words leading to a great slumber.

But with digital art arising in this current time, tales and stories are often told in drawings. These are called comics but its name can vary depending on countries or languages it uses, like Japan calls it as manga. When its origin is from China, it is called manhua. And, when its language is Korean, it is called manhwa, which where I will be focusing.

When I read manhwas, I visit the app or site Webtoon most of the times. As it offers thousands of stories to choose from translated into languages that are easy to understand. I am not sure if I am eligible in recommending series from this certain site. But from what I’ve read so far, I would like to share the same joy that I felt when reading, and so people could not waste their time on a great-named series yet has a bad plotline and terrible set of characters.

The first series that I have ever read and my most recommended would be, “The Remarried Empress”.

The series follows Navier Ellie Trovi, the perfect empress of the Eastern Empire, whose position is at risk when her husband brought home a mistress and demanded a divorce. In a shocking twist, Navier remarries another emperor and retains her title. But of course, if you’re curious to what more this story can offer, you can start reading it now. Especially if one is a sucker for drama where karma is doing their immaculate job, and with a splash of historical fiction, this one is really for you.

What also amazes me with this is the art itself. Beside it being magical and pleasing, it incorporates a lot of details, especially with the character’s clothes and the setting of each scene.

 After reading that first series, it started my love for historical romance, and fed on my love for century-old type of dresses. But anyway, onto my next recommendation, which is quite a different genre from the first manhwa.

The series, “Like Wind on a Dry Branch,” is also one of Webtoon’s long list of historical fiction, fantasy, and romance. But as solemn as the title sounds, I’m afraid the story isn’t any different.

Set on a fantasy world where plagues are caused by demons, a beautiful widow named Rieta Tristi was almost buried alive as a malicious nobleman’s dying wish. Yet right before her doom, a prince, known as an outcast and a tyrant, paid an unexpected visit that completely made her life took a turn.

This is one of my favorite slow-burn type of romance. And I would like to emphasize on “slow-burn” as the two leading characters’ romantic development can be quite slow. It is because the story focuses more on the healing of Reita’s aching heart from the loss of her husband and only daughter. So if you are not a fan of such romance, then this may not be for you. But I greatly recommend giving this a try and you might shed a tear or two.

 Unfortunately, the two mentioned series are still ongoing, which means they are not yet completed as manhwas, but they might be fully available as webnovels. So if you do not like waiting for a week for an update of a chapter, then its best to wait for these two to reach its ending.

I have read a lot of comics, Japanese mangas and Korean manhwas, but I would stop first at these two as they are my most beloved series. So long, and see you again for another set of recommendations!

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A Poem, "A Day In The Life."

waking up, its already exhausting the start of a day, so not exciting i lay in the bed for a couple more hours scroll through internet and my time, it slowly devours

when everyone has left, i don't feel sad cuz being alone is what makes me glad, i start to make the bed i laid on then clean the place 'til dirt is gone

after that i rest then stand again to stretch preparing my body for an exercise so there's no pain for me to agonize

it is time to freshen up so the bathroom i go to clean up i moisturize like i'm always told then go on about the rest untold

that is how my day goes it's nothing extraordinary, I suppose yet 'til the end of the day the feeling in my heart's still gray.

by: ashyll

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