Dani wakes up one morning to a world that is definitely not her own. Her school doesn't exist, she has a best friend (who is gorgeous) she's never met, and she is the all of sudden linked up with the Four Heavenly Kings, the hottest, most eligible students in the middle school she's supposedly enrolled in. It doesn't take her long to figure out that Dani has somehow been transported to an internet novel! To make matters worse she's not even the MC, she's the MC's sidekick! As the stereotypical "ugly" but fiercely loyal bestie to Yeoryeong Dani is determined not to get mixed up in the drama she knows being best friends with the clueless hottie brings!
This was absolutely adorable and why I love manga/manhwa so much and I am so beyond grateful that Ink Pop has recognized that there is a manga/manhwa for every shelf whether it's the lowest one for the tiniest hands to find or the top one for us 41-year-olds and every age in between! Honestly, this is the most excited I've been about a new branch of a publishing company for ever!
Okay moving on to the actual review.
Dani's reaction to being Isekai'd to a novel is probably one of the most realistic I've seen. Honestly, as much as I say I can't wait to be Isekai'd I would absolutely think I'd lost my mind or everyone else had. Her denial, her shock, her actual fear of what was happening made sense. I also loved that her mom seems to have been transported too. I don't know what but that just makes sense, I also feel like having someone familiar to you (even if they think everything is completely normal) would be helpful. What didn't make a lot of sense to me is Dani's decision to try to avoid Yeoryeong, I get the logic, I truly do but regardless of how they met, it was just very cruel. And unfortunately, we seem to keep coming back to this theme of *all* of Dani's friends in her new world being constantly fearful she'll just ditch them. However, towards the end Dani says something that makes this make complete sense, especially viewed through the eyes of a middle schooler so I am beyond okay with it now. It 100% gives validation to her fears and why she chooses to try not to get too close.
I also really loved that this is told from the present day with flashbacks to previous years. It really does drive home Dani's insecurities. But it also shows how she has grown and changed since she first woke up in her Internet Novel Life.
Finally, the art is gorgeous as well. Dani's and Yeoryeong's expressions are especially priceless.
Highly recommend this for YA and adult readers alike, I will definitely be reading vol 2 and you can bet I'll be on the lookout for an anime announcement!
As always thanks to NetGalley and a very special thanks to Ink Pop for the eArc! This is going to rapidly become one of my favorite publishers I can already tell!!
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