#cassmire: the loyal sword

[knightoflodis]

I think Cassmire: the Loyal Sword is my favorite kind of isekai. She lives a lot of her life with no memories of her past life. When she gets those memories her personality doesn’t change and she doesn’t see her current life as a separate person or anything. No. She’s been that person the whole time, she just gets some memories of a past life. Then. The only “modern” thing she has used so far is a little bit of fashion. She never talks about what her past life was like or who she was. None of that is important. And finally. She doesn’t get to keep all of those memories. The isekai aspect is used just to push a couple plot points and give her a little insight to what is going on, and that is it. It doesn’t overtake the plot at all. It is just kind of there. And we barely get reminded of it except when she is trying to remember things her character wouldn’t know. Also. No full grown adult in a child’s body this time (think I might be getting slightly tired of that trope).

[penreadstrash]

Cassmire: The Loyal Sword

Currently on chapter 67.

Overall Rank: 9/10

This Manhwa is one of my personal favorites, with a story about Cassmire, the lead, risking her life becoming a mercenary to get the medicine her younger sister, Aria, needs to live. Through an accident where she hit her head Cassmire she regains memories of her past life and a story where her sister is the lead character. Though she used to be the villainess in the og story she sticks with her sister and will do anything to help her. Past this point I will be talking about spoilers and specifics of the story so you are warned.

From here I will be breaking down the story in 3 main categorizes and just talking about things I really want to touch on overall.

Firstly the art: 10/10: I dont care that some of the costume choices are interesting, I've heard a lot of people complain about BDSM wear but it honestly isnt that bad. No, the reason this gets a 10/10 is Cassmires design, like she has muscles are scars and looks hot as fuck like look at her.

I am gay and love muscle women and it is very lacking in this genre so it is really good to see. And she is also very cute on top of it. But overall the art is good to look at and has amazing character design for all of the cast as well.

Story 8/10: This one is hard to quantify as we still haven't really gotten into the meat of the story. There some talk about things that happen later in the story like how in the og story Aria saves the world we haven't gotten into anything that bad yet. Though that might make it seem slow it really isn't, the story has more been focused on character moments and while things go off the rails it doesn't seem to be world ending yet. I have quite enjoyed the most recent aspects of the story, it is good to see both the main characters flaws and her strength all in the couple chapters.

Characters 8/10: This was the hardest one for me to choose a rating for as I love Cassmire she is one of my favorite protags, she has so many good moments and has and sticks to her morals to help people. My only issue is how they weaken her by making her overly reliant on her aura but even that makes sense. And her relationship with her family is just so good to see. I love how ruthless her sister is in defending her and how her brother cares about her and how they fight like real siblings. And how her dad cares about all his kids in his own way and just wants to support and help her and it just so sweet and they all care about each other so much and that's the shit I love to see I love a good family dynamic. The reason this is an 8/10 and not a 10/10 is because of all the ml's. They are all kinda mid it is just the same troupe over and over again and I get it shes kind she saves people but 4 dudes and they are all the ml's from the og story. And I dislike all the hair color changes it doesn't make sense also they are boring. Also none of the leads have good chemistry with Cassmire, they are all cowards who won't talk to her about what they are feeling. I hate them all have open secrets and not talk with each other, but this is a me thing I know I have seen people like these ml she doesn't really seem to have chemistry with any of them. This story would get a 10/10 if she ends up with no one and just lives happily with her family but it probably just me who thanks this.

With all these combined this overall story is a 9/10, a beautiful story with an amazing main character and her family but the weak ml's stop this story from being a true 10/10. Thank you for reading my unedited review have a great day.

[sporksaber]

I just know all those men who met shu as Mir were panicking at the realization of what they wanted that short twink to do to them.

[5water-kohaku]

I'm looking forward to Llewellyn's character!

[liesweliveby]

rereading. somehow I forgot how insanely hot she is

[saincorner]

HOT POTATO: Series that I dropped and why

As promised here's another

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Abandon Empress

Allen. THIS IS BECAUSE OF ALLEN. The character assassination they inflicted on him just so they could sell the idea that Ruve is better fitted for the ML role is insane! To this day I still resent the author for writing that bs and expecting us readers to just accept it. There are so many avenues that they could've done without making him into a crazy stalker but of course they chose an easier route.

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Cassmire The Loyal Sword

Girly is someone who transmigrates into a novel and works as an on-hire mercenary. She basically lived two lives at this point and she still acts like an oblivious child? Nope, I don't buy it. Not one bit. It doesn't suit her background and I'm getting secondhand embarrassment for just reading the manhwa. The sisterly bond is cool tho, and I would love to see more from the genre.

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The Remarried Empress

Stale chapters, one-dimensional characters, and a toxic fandom. The Remarried Empress is one of those original Otome Isekai manhwa that doesn't really age very well. It has a lot of narrative issues and it's portrayal of the lower class is interesting to say the least. I will not go into to much detail but if ya know, you know. The excitement ends when Sovieshu and Navier get divorced, and it hasn't picked up ever since.

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[buff-borf-bork]

💖sisters💖

[twstfanblog]

So I may or may not have binged Kill the Villainess and The One Within the Villainess. But oml Kill The Villainess is so good!!!!!! Do you have any other manhwa recommendations? Like any and all I’ll read anything no matter how trashy

-manhwa devour anon

I had to go and find the titles and remember WHERE I read them XD

My favs and recommendations are as followed

From Webtoon!

My In-Laws are Obsessed with Me (Good characters, good mystrey, GOOD ROMANCE. PLEASE READ THIS), Divorcing my Tyrant Husband (Just a genuine good read. Boss babe keeps trying to fail, but husband keeps turning them to wins), Marry My Husband (A classic ♡), and The Remarried Empress (Love the story and their romantic build up).

From Tapas (Where I mainly read them, so lots of names!)

Cassmire: The Loyal Sword (lots of action and yandere-lite family who adore the MC), The Villainess's Stationary Shop (Boss babe just keeps WINNING), I Shall Master this Family (Like...she's two-fold isekaied, love this one), I Failed to Oust the Villain (LOVE flawed characters loving each other, the plot frustrates me but I wanna KNOW), The Dukes Darling Daughter-in-Law (Lil boss babe keeps DUNKING on everyone. She can not be stopped), Being Raised by Villains (I like it, but I will say Im more interested in the few flashes we get of the MC's life before the isekai), Status Window to the Soul (A GUILTY PLEASURE, I JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH), It's Not Your Baby (LOVE IT. Has moments where it gets SEXY.out of nowhere, like this comic has thrown it in my face the MC was railed to hell and back by the ML and that's what started all of this. The story is...confusing to me now, but I enjoy it!)

And my prime recommendation.

Mother's Contract Marriage.

The art? GORGEOUS. The story? ENGAGING. The characters? DEEP, FLAWED, AND INTERESTING. Our MC is a little girl whos MOTHER is thrown back in time after theyre both burned at the stake for the mother's actions. From there she's kind of dragged along as her mom tries to get her revenge on the family that caused their death by becoming a contract empress, making her daughter a contract princess.

Here's my recommendations! I hope you find one you really like from them!

[kahixxi]

My fav villainess manhwa:

A Villainess for the Tyrant (Yu-iran, Jagae)

For Better or For Worse (No Heeda, Eunren)

How to Win My Husband Over (Spice&Kitty, Siru)

The Villainess Tames the Beast (Norae, Seolyoung)

I Fell into a Reverse Harem Game! (Inui, Goya)

Cassmire: The Loyal Sword (Shion, ilye)

The Villainess Flips the Script! (Ken, Garine)

Rewriting the Villainess (Honghye)

Villains Are Destined to Die (Gyeoeul Gwon, SUOL)

[psychosomaticdeicide]

Started reading Cassmire: The Loyal Sword, and I like the fact that a female character who is a mercenary and covered in scars has gross looking ones that aren't just a slash of color on otherwise normal skin. Other manhwa tend to just go for whatever's most aesthetically appealing.

Also the 3D background pieces of the setting aren't nearly as terrible as other comics.

[cherchersketch]

Cheerful Countess Sisters / Countess and the Blade

Not one, but 2 badass girlboss FLs. But in general, it’s just a switch-off-your-brain fun little romance read.

Summary Our main FL has a real pos father. Everyone knows this, even the grandfather, so when he passes away, all the inheritance is given to her instead. Of course, the trash doesn’t throw itself out, father-of-the-year decides to locate the one illegitimate daughter who hasn’t been bought off by granddad.  Sike! She’s actually a decent person so when the 2 daughters meet up, they unite to throw away the trash instead. And then it’s time to find themselves some MLs to get that sweet Happily Ever After.

Tropes   - just throw this whole family away   - who run the world? GIRLS

main FL - Charlotte de Perrol

 - protecc the cinnamon roll  - richer than you’ll ever be  - gaslight gatekeep GIRLBOSS  - of course there’s always a depressing backstory

other FL - Kara 

 - precious cinnamon roll has never done anything wrong ever  - gaslight gatekeep girlboss

main ML - Arthur Cardiff

 - the royal family in this manhwa messy af (but then again what’s new)  - precious cinnamon roll has never done anything wrong ever  - super special awesome ~*magic*~ user  - of course there’s always a depressing backstory  - it’s unrealistic af but I love a cute ~soulmates~ trope ;w;

other ML - Brandon Russell

 - PUPPY  - precious cinnamon roll has never done anything wrong ever

Rating: I enjoyed my time reading this Status (as of 15 May 2023) 100% complete.

Same Same but Different  - Cassmire: The Loyal Sword

full rec list

[knightoflodis]

I have found a very good manwha that has a scarred muscular lady that wields a sword. Cassmire: The Loyal Sword is so fun right now. It may be isekai, but it is isekai light and it’s mostly just fun. Haven’t seen her in armor. But I hope they put her in armor.

[siren-serenity]

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐇𝐖𝐀/𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒 ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

if you've read my 'about me' section, you probably might know that i love reading manwha/manga! the apps i primarily use are from tapas and webtoon so you might have/have not heard of some of these works. without further ado, let's get started!

↳˳;; ❝ 𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐒 ᵕ̈೫˚∗

romance ⋆·˚ ༘ * beware the villainess! ⋆·˚ ༘ * the villainess is a marionette ⋆·˚ ༘ * villainesses have more fun ⋆·˚ ༘ * i shall master this family ⋆·˚ ༘ * the male lead's little lion daughter (a/n: although it is under the romance section, it's currently non-romantic! it states it in the description, which made me put it here) ⋆·˚ ༘ * my boss's special request ⋆·˚ ༘ * the siren: becoming the villain's family ⋆·˚ ༘ * revenge on the real one ⋆·˚ ༘ * marriage of convenience ⋆·˚ ༘ * villains are destined to die ⋆·˚ ༘ * what it means to be you (a/n: caution! heavy mentions of depression and suicide, but the plotline is very interesting!) ⋆·˚ ༘ * cassmire: the loyal sword ⋆·˚ ༘ * writing my male lead's happily ever after ⋆·˚ ༘ * just leave me be ⋆·˚ ༘ * the perks of being a villainess

action ⋆·˚ ༘ * solo leveling (a/n: it's getting an anime adaptation yall!!) ⋆·˚ ༘ * the novel's extra ⋆·˚ ༘ * gourmet gaming ⋆·˚ ༘ * second try idol ⋆·˚ ༘ * rookie chef with the magic touch

↳˳;; ❝ 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐍 ᵕ̈೫˚∗

romance ⋆·˚ ༘ * the remarried empress ⋆·˚ ༘ * secretary out-of-order ⋆·˚ ༘ * marry my husband ⋆·˚ ༘ * daytime star ⋆·˚ ༘ * serena ⋆·˚ ༘ * leveling up my husband to the max ⋆·˚ ༘ * maybe meant to be (a/n: ML, please just get contacts...i'm begging you) ⋆·˚ ༘ * operation: true love ⋆·˚ ༘ * your throne (a/n: two badass FL is all i can ask for :)) ⋆·˚ ༘ * for my derelict favorite ⋆·˚ ༘ * sixth sense kiss ⋆·˚ ༘ * my in-laws are obsessed with me ⋆·˚ ༘ * i thought my time was up!

action ⋆·˚ ༘ * omniscient reader (a/n: literally my #1 on webtoon! bro i'm addicted to the art and the storyline like hello please grant me those magical abilities tq) ⋆·˚ ༘ * the greatest estate developer (a/n: the mc is so funny like pls- his expressions lmao!! every other second the guy's like: "money, money, money, must be funny, in the rich man's world") ⋆·˚ ༘ * get schooled (honestly i loved this series so much that i binged all 100+ episodes in two days! it finished it's first season and i love each and every arc. the art was magnificient. the character development was amazing. i love it so much!!) ⋆·˚ ༘ * teenage mercenary (10/10 for real!! ijin is so badass, i love the entire concept and 006 can marry me. oh, and 005 can willingly have me as her puppet. i binged all 110+ episodes in two days also! right before exams- sue me, but goddamn i love the series) ⋆·˚ ༘ * lookism (holy shit this was a rollercoaster of emotions idk how i'm going to recover from it- ITS SO GOOD LIKE I JUST WANT MORE!! 400+ EPISODES CAN'T HOLD ME BACK I NEED MOREE)

horror ⋆·˚ ༘ * melvina's therapy (a/n: personally, i'm not into horror but i read a couple of chapters of this and loved it! the art is amazing, everything has so many intricate details that the author literally has to put a message at the end of each 'mini-story' to show the readers little easter eggs they sneaked in and i'm always like: wth??) ⋆·˚ ༘ * surviving romance (a/n: the art is so beautiful!! the plot is tso heartwrenchingly sad, funny, and gorgeous all at once! i binged read all 80+ chapters in two days hahaha)

[zhongrin]

UMMM HI since it seems like u read webtoons do u have any recs on what 2 read???? :3

i've been reading a few these days! (pls note that i don't read the novels so idk how these series would turn out) my recommendations would be:

(note: ♦️ this symbol indicates mature / n.sfw content / dark themes. tread with caution if you search up the title)

another typical fantasy romance - there is no healthier couple than lithera and pellus and honestly it's the kind of relationship i picture myself with zhongli <3

♦️ elixir of the sun - dark themes ahead, but if you can stomach them then give it a read. i've. i've been guiltily brainrotting about this storyline but with emperor!zhongli hskdjjdlsjdlsjf

sigrid - i love the characters' development in this!! not just the fl but the others too!

my mom entered a contract marriage - the art is so so so gorgeous it's unlike any other manhwas hskdjskfldkd

i married the male lead's dad - this manhwa started so funny but don't be fooled. prepare your tissues. also hades supremacy holy fuck that man is h o t

♦️ under the oak tree - heehooweewoohooriftanholyfuckhhhhhhhhh

♦️ roxana - honestly i dropped this a long time ago and just recently remembered it. kinda forgot the storyline of this series but i remember it was a trainwreck and the art is gorgeous as fuck and fl is girlboss. SUPER dark themes ahead tho, so beware.

father, i don't want this marriage - super funny 'summary of the next chapter', frustrating to endearing father-daughter relationship, dumb (/aff) and down bad ml. juvel can have max i want her dad /bonked

cassmire: the loyal sword - badass fl i love cass she is awesome and she deserves the world

for better or for worse - there's just something about this series that makes me love it sm but i can't explain why. the scene where cedric admitted being in love to ethan was hilarious as fuck (could you imagine al haitham and kaveh in that scene??? bc i totally could hskdjsldjsl)

beware the villainess - lord help me nine is adorable and i want to give him all the head scratches. and melissa is such a mood.

beast with flowers - can you tell i love down bad male leads? lmao anyway the fl's dad is hilarious so bonus points for that!!

who made me a princess - i hold this series dear to my heart. the way claude and athy's familial relationship develops... sobsob i love seeing relationships being repaired in manhwas. gorgeous art too!

[5water-kohaku]

Emperor Helios never misses the chance to tease his son lmao

[godza]

time to recommend things to you. just some manga/comics i like. vague villainess theme

the holy grail of eris - mystery, fantasy, supernatural. from md: Constance, the daughter to a Viscount whose only value is her honesty, and Scarlet Castiel, the most reviled villainess of the era who was sentenced to death ten years ago. When the two people who were never supposed to meet encountered one another at a night party, the story that should have ended with Scarlet's death began anew. Although their relationship only began out of mutual interest, they soon became true partners in an effort to unravel the mysteries of a grand conspiracy borne out of the past, that still has a vicious grip on the present. (soooooo good for no reason. just some girl and her girlboss ghost)

i was planning to become a loyal sword - drama, fantasy. from md: To save her younger sister Aria from her illness, Cassmire Crisis became a mercenary, wielding a sword and shedding blood to pay for her medicine. But when Cassmire suffers a fall one day, memories of her past life as Aria’s wicked stepsister come flooding back. Rather than take up the role of villainess again, Cassmire vows to protect Aria this time. But with Aria doomed by the story to face only hardships, Cassmire must pick up her weapon once more to become her sister’s loyal sword! (kashmir could beat any of her suitors in a sword fight. she experiences familial love. she is self sacrificial. shes a girlboss)

resetting lady - gore, thriller, fucked up romance. from md: I entered the world of a novel suddenly. I thought that I could return to reality by falling in love, but death was what awaited me in the end. Defenestration, strangulation, poisoning, drowning, and burning to death... Even after dying a hundred times and returning, the novel still doesn't end... Karen Haier, who greets her 117th birthday trapped within a novel, now decides to become a murderer. (regressor goes rogue and starts killing. tw for anti romani racism

ok thats all i have... for now. there will always be more.