Not me just casually binge reading this all in one sitting.
I love a good iseaki storyline where our fmc ends up in a storyline of some sort and this is no different.
I enjoyed the semi dual timeline that happened through volume one and it's only got me wanting to binge read this whole series asap to see how the romances will go between all of our main characters

The story starts off immediately with Dani being confused about her life's status quo, everything seems to have changed. Different middle school, a lifelong best friend she doesn't recall, and her middle school she got into doesn't exist at all... because she seems to be in the world of the book she was reading. There's a very sudden time skip, but it still felt appropriate in the story. Dani's relationship with her best friend and the four attractive men she believes are meant to be courting her friend continuously grows and the ending leaves us on a cliffhanger. The art is great and the pacing is a little wonky, but still very understandable and fun!

Hilarious and romantic start to a promising manga series! I loved all the characters and the fact that our MC realizes she is in fact in an "internet novel" with all the usual tropes. The fact that she's not the main female love interest but instead the best friend makes this even funnier and more exciting because we get commentary on all the ridiculous love tropes common in manga. I absolutely want to continue this series to see what happens and who our MC's main love interest is, as well as why exactly she's been put in this world for years to begin with and if she'll ever be taken back!

My Life as an Internet Novel, Volume 1 is a clever and self-aware twist on the high school romance genre, blending humor and fantasy in a way that’s both refreshing and addictive.

The story follows Dani, a relatable and grounded high school girl who suddenly finds herself living inside the world of a cliché internet novel, complete with a cast of impossibly attractive classmates and over-the-top romantic tropes. Dani is determined to stay out of the spotlight, however, and avoid becoming entangled in the story’s plot. With a group of charismatic male leads, including the aloof prince-type, the childhood friend, and the mysterious transfer student, staying uninvolved is harder than she thought.

Dani’s voice is witty and self-deprecating, making her an instantly likable protagonist. The supporting characters are vibrant and exaggerated in the best way, playing into and poking fun at familiar tropes while still feeling distinct and engaging.

The art is clean and expressive, perfectly complementing the story’s tone. Volume 1 sets up a promising series that balances satire with genuine emotional moments, and I’m excited to see how Dani’s journey unfolds.

I am trying to get into manga so I requested this book. It did not disappoint! It was beautifully drawn and the story was interesting. Thank you Random House Graphic and NetGalley for this ARC.

I'm so happy to see an official release of the manhwa/webnovel My Life as an Internet Novel. It's a cozy, lighthearted read that centers around Dani Hahm, a girl who wakes up to a different life--one where she's the boring sidekick to her beautiful best friend at a new school. However, Dani isn't going to take this new world order lying down. She intends to avoid as many cliches as possible while adapting to her rather unbelievable circumstances, often with amusing results. Our side-character heroine is quite genre-savvy (sometimes to her detriment) but her commentary is fresh and often hilarious! And the artist has a way with drawing expressions that make the characters leap off the page. My only negative to this one is that it ended too quickly, and on a cliffhanger at that! Looking forward to the next installment, can't wait to find out what's in store for our practical Dani and her growing posse of impractical classmates.

This is a fun and funny story poking fun at the transmigration genre. It has similar vibes to of Ouran Highschool Host Club.

This is incredibly cute, and a great adaptation of the popular webtoon into a manhwa! In this fun isekai story, Korean middle schooler Dani wakes up one morning and is trapped inside a romantic internet novel- as the sidekick best friend to the cool and beautiful Yeoryung, who Dani has never seen before in her life. Her old school is gone, her old uniform is gone, and instead, she's in a flashy, new building with a cute uniform. To complicate matters, there are four gorgeous boys, called by other characters as the "Four Heavenly Kings," in their shared class, the typical love interests of an internet novel, all unrealistically handsome. There is the smart and friendly boy, the cool and mysterious boy, the popular class president boy, and the wealthy boy. The character design is really well-drawn and fun, and I can see teen readers thoroughly enjoying the art in this book. The plot also has interesting and little-seen commentary on how "attractive" male characters in Korean comics are often drawn with Western features: blue eyes, red hair, etc. while not being mixed-race, an interesting look at unrealistic beauty standards for these characters. As time passes, Dani, Yeoryung, and the Four Heavenly Kings are now in high school and have become much closer friends. It ends on a cliffhanger, as it's only the first three episodes of the webtoon. I'm curious how this will progress as a manhwa since the webtoon has almost 200 episodes currently!

The manga has the premise of a girl stuck as a side character of a novel she abruptly finds herself in. While well written, volume 1 failed to satisfy me with a simpler story than I’m used to in a book format and a cliffhanger that should be illegal (but a natural cutoff point for the story). I thought the formatting was still better accustomed to the original webtoon and would have liked if Vol 2 (releasing february) was packaged closer together so that there were more events in the story so the reader could better immerse themselves in that world.

This is a super fun first volume, and I'm excited to see where it goes next! This would be a really good addition to expand a manga/manwha collection if your teens love their webtoons.

This is a fun, light, tween-and-teen-appropriate manhwa. Korean webtoon content is really popular with our library teens, and I'm always looking for more titles in color. I've added this series to the order sheet for my library system.

I read this way back on Webtoon and I'm really happy to see it get a physical release. The first volume is basically setting the scene and introducing the characters (and their internet novel tropes) but it's easy to tell that we'll get more in depth in later volumes.

Classic introduction to the, "Sucked into a dating game trope and now I'm the villainess", sans being the villainess.
Instead, Dani (our MC) gets to be the (internet novel's) MC's best friend.
She questions everything, especially her sanity, understandably and rightfully so, if her not having the same life she had before she woke up in the internet novel is anything to go by.
The plot changes the year that it is in unexpectedly, which is a bit confusing, but I can say that I am definitely intrigued in where the story is going.

A cute, simple setup for what will hopefully be a series that just gets better and better as it goes on. We started off getting introduced to the characters with the author not really giving too much away all at once. I was really surprised by the time jump but thought it was really useful as the story was starting to drag just a bit. I did start to get confused, however, in the second half of the book. There was so much skipping around that it was hard (for me at least) to try and piece together a timeline of what was happening when. I have hopes, though, that as the story progresses this will happen less and less. It did keep my interest and attention enough to want to continue on in the series.

A must for any graphic novel collection! So cute and fun, like an isekai manga meets colorful manhwa. Each of the male (and female??) leads are swoonworthy and I'm already eager for the next volume to see who Dani chooses!

I'm instantly hooked! The art is absolutely fantastic—dynamic, expressive, and rich in detail. The storyline stands out with its unique premise and clever execution, blending humor, drama, and a touch of meta-fiction in a way that feels fresh and engaging. I'm genuinely excited to see where the characters go next. Volume 2 can’t come soon enough!

A really silly manga that doesn't take itself too seriously by breaking the fourth wall constantly, referencing the internet novels our main character has read before as a reference to what will happen in her life now that she's in one.

Thank you to Net Galley and the Publisher for providing this eARC!

This was a very charming Isegye/Isekai Manhwa, I enjoyed how Dani navigated discovering that she'd been pulled into a novel, and it felt very honest. I wish we could have spent more time getting to know the characters in this first installment, and although I really love that this story is being told alinearly, I do wish the time jumps were a little clearer.

All and all, though I really love Yeoryeong, and I already find myself struggling with who-- of the boys-- I like best, which is a really great sign in reverse harem style stories! I also like, without saying too much, seeing how this series might be turning some of the tropes on their head. I think it is a great little story and I'm excited to see how it grows and develops as the series progresses!

3.999~/5

a version of the isekia story that I haven't seen before. A girl gets transported to a world that functions like a light novel. With her knowledge of light novels she tries to navigate the world so she can have a quiet life. This is easier said then done as in this new world she is the main characters best friend.

How did we get a time jump in the first chapter?! That feels unheard of. The premise of this is hilarious. Dani gets stuck in an internet novel she’s reading and while she’s trying to avoid the “main characters,” she becomes friends with all of them. I do wonder if her bestie has feelings for her and will join the harem (assuming the storyline goes that way)??
I’m very curious to see how things flow now that they’re in high school. Will Dani finally find out why she’s been transmigrated into the novel? I do hope if she gets sent home that she doesn’t have to redo high school twice. That would majorly suck.