Thank you, NetGalley, and to the author!
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Overall: 5/5

Overall this book will not be for everyone. There is incest. There is misogyny, old-fashioned ideas about a woman's role in the world, abuse of power, etc.

It is a mature manga. I do not recommend this for everyone. 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

The artwork is beautiful. The translation is amazing.

The characters are horrible people, lol. What I loved, though, is that the manga doesn't try to tell you they are. It gives you broken characters, explains why they are they way there are, and how they treat others based on their world views. Everyone is a victim. Everyone is a predator.

This first part does a character study. If you want something faster paced, I recommend looking elsewhere. If you want smut, this might not be for you.

For books like this a trigger warning here might help.

I’m only giving the 1 due to the art style being well done…this was…bad. I can’t get behind the incest/beastiality romance plot…I only continued this so that I didn’t DNF an ARC.

Interesting and exciting story, but too taboo for me

*Adult Read Only!*

"Lady Devil 01" is the first in a ten-book manhwa series drawn by Choco FUKI, adapted by Hanheun and based on an original story by B. Cenci. The story takes us into a world full of surprising twists and turns, social taboos and dark machinations.

"Lady Devil" caught my eye because of the cover. The drawing style immediately appealed to me and the blurb sounded like an exciting story with a forbidden love story, so I was hooked straight away! But I didn't know how forbidden this story would be. Because the story focuses on Giovinetta Vlademar, the only daughter of Duke Valdemar. Giovinetta had a very close relationship with her twin brother as a child, which ended in a kiss and Giovinetta was locked away and married off as punishment. This unleashed a series of events that opened up a dark and demonic path for Giovinetta, her brother Johan and the rest of the noble family.

Apart from the incest aspect, the story managed to win me over with the exciting twists and turns, interesting storyline, dark atmosphere and demons. However, I don't yet know whether I will continue to follow the story of Johan and Giovinetta.

I give "Lady Devil" 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.

2.5 stars rounded up*

If I'm being honest with this review, I didn't particularly like Lady Devil, but I also didn't hate it. The execution of the story and plot were not the best, and it didn't really go anywhere. It was a little messy, and what I imagine is the main theme of this story - the demon, was not fleshed out as much as I would have liked.

Volume 1 of Lady Devil was quite boring, slow paced and left you with more questions than answers. Also, the twin incest was a plot twist I was not expecting, but this taboo romance was the only exciting thing about this story. We know very little of the world, the character's and their relationships as siblings. We got a little of a lot, but it was not enough.

The artwork at times, especially in relation to more intimate scenes with the devil were beautiful and one of my favourite things about this book.

I personally won't be rushing to read more of this series soon, but I would like to see where it is headed eventually.

Lady Devil, Vol. 1 had an interesting premise, but it didn’t fully deliver for me. While the artwork was beautiful, the pacing felt off, and the story lacked the depth I was hoping for. The characters had potential but didn’t feel fully developed. It had some good moments, but overall, it just didn’t hook me.

This is a lot darker than any of the other manhwa I've ever read, and contains a lot of super mature themes. Definitely check the trigger warnings before heading into this one, as a lot happens in this introductory volume to the story. While the story is interesting, I don't find myself particularly attached to any of the characters, and I truly fail to understand the connection between the twins. I think for readers who love a dark story this will definitely be an interesting dive, given they're okay with the taboo topics presented.

Look, here's the thing. It's very well illustrated. The plot is good. There's just one massive issue that I think I missed in translation, which is: the "forbidden romance" in the description is forbidden because it's incest.

The annoying thing, for me at least, is that there are SO many good forbidden tropes you can do in this psuedo-European historical setting. Rival royal familes! Class differences! Interracial relationships! Queer relationships! All of those things are (presumably) forbidden in this setting. And yet. Incest :/

Had literally any character other than her brother been the love interest, I'd be ready to keep reading. I have absolutely no desire to continue though. This book is not for me. I suspect the audience for this book will be extremely niche.

1.5 ⭐

I may have overlooked the incest part. But that's okay, I can handle a taboo relationship, I just thought it wasn't full incestuous, not that way.
The thing is, apart from that and the devil thing, nothing much happened. I guess the plot will revolve about their forbidden relationship and the evil left-out brother. So, I wasn't really into it, it was not that interesting that I feel the need to read the next book. The cover is pretty, though. It just that sometimes the drawing felt a little sloppy, the dialogues were... meh. I couldn't care about any character, too. I know the FMC is this way because of her environment but it didn't make her more likeable.
To be honest, I don't even cared about the incest thing at the end, what really bothered me was the plot, it was so boring and uninteresting.

While I have a feeling the incestuous plot line is going to veer onto a path of these twins, "forbidden love" destroying their kingdom, I just really don't enjoy incestuous plots, period. Honestly, if this had been anything ,but* incest this would be a solid 4-star read, which is why I gave it 3.

I won't be continuing the series, but I'm sure there are plenty who will enjoy it.

As always, thanks to NetGalley and Yen Press the eArc!

While I love the concept of this one, the execution was a bit too messy + also boring for me. I didn't feel invested in the story or the characters even after I finished the volume, but I did like the art style was kind of retro! That's just unfortunately the only positive I have. I just really wish that things were more fleshed out because even though a lot technically happened here, I didn't really get any foundation for what the stakes were, what the characters were like besides the very basics of these two characters want to be together, but they're not allowed to be because it's obviously forbidden romance and also there's a family curse. Look, maybe the problem is me and I skimmed too much, but I had to put the book down a few times because I was just THAT bored with it. 😭 Which is a HUGE shame because I absolutely love some of the themes that are in this story (hello twincest + MMC who turns into a devil? Easily a recipe for success in the right hands).

I have to admit that I saw the cover of this manhwa, loved the art and didn't read the description before reading it.
If I had read the description, I think I would have at least been a bit more prepared for what it is ultimately about.
I think all I can say that I liked is the art, which was beautiful, but the themes were just not for me.

WOW I did not do my research before reading this. This manwha is FULL of twists, turns, and taboo. Inette is locked in a tower after kissing her brother as kids, so she grows up basically to be married off to an old old man - and clearly doesn’t want that. So she makes a wish on a devil and chaos ensues. Not entirely sure if I would continue the story.

Perverted in a weird way.. kind of a bad way. The art was also decent enough for a manga, not the best but not bad.

Thanks to NetGalley and the author for granting me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Hahahahahahahaha well, this would be a 5 star horror read, the same way (the EXACT same way) Flowers in the Attic is an amazing horror novel. Unfortunately, I don't think this is meant to be horror.

One star for romance. It's the full-blooded twin fucking for me, if you can believe it. Not even the monsterfucker element could save that.

I've added one extra star because I genuinely appreciate a heroine who looks like an adult. That's how low the bar is I guess.

I think it should be made apparent that this heavily features incest between twins. I love darker themes but this just was not for me and if I had known I would not have picked it up.

Thank you NetGalley and Yen Press for the ARC!

To say this has some dark and forbidden taboos in it is a bit of an understatement. There's incest, forbidden romances, and old customs such as misogyny and arranged marriages against others wishes, for anyone curious about wanting to read this Arc. The art is amazing, and the writing albeit taboo has a way to grasp the readers interest. As I know a bit about the book since its Webtoon days I know about spoilers, but It has been reformatted in a way that looks appealing for a printed version.

SORRY but this is not for me


I didn't know it had incest, heeelp haha😅 That's what happened to me for not researching manhwas. Well, you learn from your mistakes. Well, anyway, I didn't like it, and you know what the worst part is? I'd like to finish the story on tappytoon to find out how it ends😫 haha


Thanks ize press for the arc

Unfortunately, this was not for me. The art was good, though occasionally somewhat explicit, but the content was darker than I care for.

I really only finished reading because it was an ARC.

TW: Incest

Desperate to avoid being married off to an old man, she makes a wish to a demon—setting off a chain of events that spiral into chaos. Every character in this story has their own obsessions and struggles, all tangled within a family curse.

Everything about this story is a wild mess, yet it pulls you in, making you eager to see what happens next.

Thank you to Ize Press for approving my NetGalley request! I picked up Lady Devil purely for the cover art, knowing nothing about the story—and I was not prepared. The twists, the taboo themes… there’s a lot to take in. I’m still not sure if this is unhinged in a good way or just outright toxic, but I’m curious enough to keep going.

Set in a historical fantasy world, Lady Devil follows Giovinetta Valdemar, a noblewoman trapped in a forced engagement. Desperate to escape, she ventures into the catacombs beneath her home and makes a wish to the Devil of Ducommun, unknowingly setting off a dangerous chain of events.

The artwork is absolutely gorgeous, but the pacing leans on the slower side. That said, the intrigue is strong enough to keep me invested—for now. So far, I’d give it a solid 4/5 stars.

Trigger warnings: incest (yes, really) and a heavy dose of misogyny.