I Met the Male Lead in Prison

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I met the male lead in prison.

Okay. I get that I transmigrated into an R-19 tragic romantic novel, but why is he like this?

“Bark! Bark! Bark! Grrrrrr…”

I can’t believe this guy is held by a curse that makes him act like a beast…And that’s not the end of it, because when he returns to normal for a moment.

“I-i-if you aren’t g-going to take responsibility for what you did to me, th-th-then don’t t-touch me!”

At any rate, I felt relieved that I probably wouldn’t have any sort of romantic interactions with this guy.

A year later…

“Th-th-the day I leave this place, please…m-meet up with me!”

Well it wouldn’t be a big deal to meet him once. But, then, when I was released from prison…

***

“Welcome back. My lovely younger sister.”

The day of my release, a man approached me. Turns out, I’m the villain’s sister.

“You must have suffered going to prison in my stead. I waited only for you.”

…F*ck. My brother’s the male lead’s sworn enemy?

***

3 years later, I met the male lead. He looked totally different than when I last saw him.

“It’s been a while, Iana. I’m going to kidnap you now.”

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IMMLP
감방에서 남자주인공을 만났습니다
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conflicted
conflicted rated it
April 19, 2020
Status: c9
its a very good book especially for fantasy lovers and the pace is quite good

i really want to see the transformation of the ml

and her reaction when she finds out her identity will she call herself extra not surely
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Pristine Xia
Pristine Xia rated it
May 9, 2021
Status: c123
Spoiler

It's enjoyable but quite a slow-paced story^^;; the 2nd male lead syndrom is very strong here (yes Laneg, I mean you).

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theliongirl
theliongirl rated it
February 3, 2021
Status: c121
On the whole, this is a solid novel with a somewhat sweet romance, a plot that (so far) looks fleshed out, and some great foreshadowing.

What I don't like: The pacing is glacial, the author really drags things out too much. The narrative is sometimes unclear; sometimes it's hard to understand what's happening. And the protagonist is inconsistent to the point where it feels like she has a split personality, her actions contradicting, (funny that the male lead with an actual split personality is more consistent then she is) and... more>> she lies too much. It seems like she's lying to the male lead every time they meet. Also, she's pretty dense, which can be great if written well but in this story it really just feels frustrating.

I'm interested enough to keep on reading, but tbh other than the fluffy moments I haven't really felt much satisfaction while reading this.

I give this a 3.9 out of 5. <<less
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CN_Cyanide
CN_Cyanide rated it
December 25, 2020
Status: c112
Well, I read the spoilers cuz the plot started iffing me.

But here are my thoughts: The setting was promising at first, but eventually it derailed into smt weird. The MC started having weird reactions, the ML was weird too. I was honestly rooting for the Head of the Prison (he sounded pretty nice and his feelings genuine) ;

I also didn't feel much of the chemistry between ML and FL. Maybe if this was a X-rated novel just like the original setting of the novel FL reincarnated into and she was... more>> actually fooled by Jair into sleeping with ML, then immediatly released from the jail, then the story might have been much more interesting.

Spoiler

Also, I'm not quite sure if its the translation or the original writting, but they got worse and worse with every passing chapter, to the point I was confused. In special that part in which the there's a cave appearing in the prison, she and ML enter and find the roses.... I was extremelly confused. I understood after reading the spoilers, but that was it.

I also really disliked how passive she turned in front of Chaser and the ML, accepting being locked and being chill about it. Nothing about her personality before made it so that she would be ok with this kind of treatment.

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Well, it was an ok novel. I'm not going to give less than 3 stars because I saw potential. But I don't think its worth the hype. <<less
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Alice Henituse
Alice Henituse rated it
November 3, 2020
Status: --
I found this novel really wonderful 👍👌, but unfortunately, because of my s*upidity, I read a spoiler out of curiosity, but it was related to the last chapters😱😫. I am crying here😭😭😭. It really spoiled everything.

anyway, thanks for the translation😉😄💕
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maddymad
maddymad
June 13, 2020
Status: --
I love cute clumsy male leads than overbearing typical alpha male mls infact I dont like them at all. So this one totally my type.
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retardedapplejuice
retardedapplejuice rated it
December 10, 2022
Status: c25
If you want a long-winded, seemingly unending novel full of excerpts of a woman thirsting over a man, this is for you. I was 25 chapters in and the story had not at all proceeded. It's like slogging through someone's daily log about meeting a boy they wanted to f*ck but he has a learning disability.

TL;DR: This novel is more like a story based on a pe*ophile's diary but gender-swapped.
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shugu8rena
shugu8rena rated it
August 6, 2022
Status: --
I got tired of FLs that keep on babbling about the novel that it'll still be just as she read it. I mean girl stfu about the original flow of the novel coz it will not be the exact same since you came over and interfered. Wth, she doesn't let it rest. I'm not into her character so I couldn't continue it for now. Maybe I'll pick it up again or not.
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mimi8080
mimi8080 rated it
January 27, 2021
Status: c122
This novel is very slow-paced. The FL gives her feedback on everything and that sometimes makes it seem like nothing happened in a chapter. There is a cool premise here, but I do feel that the author (not the translator, translators do amazing work!) just drags out the story too much. Nothing really happens until like chapter 100 or so, and even then, we have to sit through how every little change in the FL's surroundings make her feel and reflect on how different it is.

TLDR: good premise, OK characters,... more>> but poor pacing make for an OK read (just pace yourselves!) <<less
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soysuva
soysuva rated it
January 8, 2021
Status: c67
I started reading this last year b/c of the promo manhwa. Then took a break from it after chapter 26 (last year) b/c the pace was a bit too slow for me and I wanted to binge read lots of chapters. Many months later, I picked it up again today to read and the excitement I used to have each chapter is no longer there. Lot's of melancholy vibes I'm getting. 🤔

I'm gonna continue to read this to see how the story unfolds, but her imprisonment sure is long...😫

Edit: After... more>> reading up to chapter 66, I think I lost some brain cells. Iana is really pissing me off by contradicting herself, forgetting to do the task she intends to do a lot, and not asking direct questions she wants answers too. My head is spinning with her going round and round in circles. 😵😑 <<less
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stupidsackofshit
stupidsackofshit rated it
October 26, 2020
Status: c93
I Met the Male Lead in Prison might be my favorite Korean novel yet. The cutest moments of fluff and building-up of the female and male lead's relationship is natural and always fun to read about. The excitement I have for this has never died down since the moment I started it.

However, a major downside to IMTMLIP is that it's too slow. I wouldn't say it's painfully slow because none of the chapters feel like fill-ins or dragged out, but the [male lead shows clear obsession towards the female lead... more>> and vows his undying love for her] that I've been waiting for since the moment I started IMTMLIP (after having my hopes built up high from the summary and promo webtoon) has yet to make an entrance in the novel. Yes. I'm not marking this as a spoiler because it's a general forewarning, but after ninety-three chapters, the type of juicy stuff most of us are probably here for has yet to come up in the novel.

Like I said, IMTMLIP is still probably my favorite Korean novel, but this tiny (but not so tiny) flaw takes away that one star.

Nevertheless, I would definitely recommend this to other romance/Korean novel lovers. It has a good amount of chapters and honestly, I think the rest of the novel makes up for the fact that the "fun stuff" still hasn't happened yet. It feels like we're at the rising action part, even after 93 chapters, but it's so well crafted that even this portion is fun and exciting. <<less
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Exkelsior
Exkelsior rated it
July 11, 2020
Status: c44
I am really enjoying this, but be prepared for sloooooooow progress in this story. I can tolerate it, especially because the translator is very good with updating often, but if you want fast plot progression just be aware.
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Hikami2005
Hikami2005 rated it
June 27, 2020
Status: c1
I like this one it makes me keep on grinning when I am reading it. I also like the pacing. You could tell that the FL really cares for the ml. Also thabks dor the translator for doing a very good job on this one
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aiya03
aiya03
January 21, 2023
Status: c83
I like this novel and I have no issues with the TL but the narration is so d*mn freaking long with lots of unnecessary info. I mean, just 1 scene took too many chapters. The author over did it with either setting the background or expressing the mood/feelings of characters. I forgot what it is called, but I believe that in writing, this is a no no. It is so annoying that I decided to stop reading altogether. Maybe I'll just wait for the manhwa to catch up or update... more>> at the least. <<less
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Kiri_Haru9
Kiri_Haru9 rated it
January 14, 2023
Status: --
To be honest this is the worst novel I read at this moment, prob becuz the MC thought and interaction is really not to my taste and bland. I am nvr the type to dislike beast ML plot, I have read a lot, but this time she is the worst MC. Idk if its becuz the way author describe some scene in a boring bland way or I hv some moment I cannot understand the translation, but rlly, trully its so plain. Why MC go to ML? Cuz she is bored, want to know ML since he is handsome. You show some way of "oh im interested in him but eh he is going to be with the OGFL later so I guess imma just be someone who is in here but also not, eh what is this First and First, dont be so ambiguos (?) ! Etc, " like fck? You are a acting like a f white lotus, im not jking. How dumb u wanna make her character be? Is it dumb? Dubious (?) ? Dense? Whichever it is. Anywag this story is draggyyyyyy, repititive too. I can read unlogical story, really but this one is the worst.

Starting from annoying MC to repititive scene to weird way of some scene being describe. And many more. True to the... more>> title, you can only be stuck in the prison scene,
Spoiler

real prison, yhen prison by her villain brother then lastly prison by ML

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what a good way to spend ur life.

Anyway I don't rec, but it is my own opinion, u might hv different taste then mine. I dislike MC that purposefully interfere something without any real goals, then pretend to be innocent as if they did not mean it to. Hypocrite. Dropping. <<less
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Temp950
Temp950 rated it
July 23, 2022
Status: --
setting is just weird... a prison where nobles are all sitting around in comfort, wandering around and basically living a dorm life? it makes little sense. And god it drags on forever. over 40 chapters and its still in prison with nothing happening except the same repetitive interactions.
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znukhsoc
znukhsoc rated it
January 9, 2022
Status: --
-Chapter 40 and it felt like I've read only 3. I loved the FL but the author does nothing with her character nor with the story. It isn't even slow... I love slow novels! It's just going nowhere. FL does the same acts every day over and over again. Even if something big happens after this point, I'm too annoyed to read the rest of the story. The translation is fine but I don't like it when they split the chapters, especially in this novel, it makes the slowness worse.

The... more>> concept is good so it's extra disappointing: 1, 5 stars because I've definitely read worse novels than this. <<less
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Dieter Lovat
Dieter Lovat rated it
May 2, 2021
Status: --
Very slow progress by the way, It literally took 100 and plus chapters for our MC to finally be released out from that suffocating prison (I skipped major amount of chapters to reach tbe part of her awaited release lol), By reading with that much patience almost made me feel claustrophobic as well hahaha (in a sort of way :b) I didn't even like the Male Lead, I had two candidates tho, anyone from the two but the Male Lead is Okay w/ me (the ML just doesn't seem to... more>> favor me, which was bothering somehow) I kinda like the brother I'm afraid, but despite so it's quite obvious that he ain't the endgame (not a spoiler just an assumption) sadly my curiosity went downhill and just head up straight to novelupdates SPOILERS, I dropped this novel around 121 chapters since I already got everything I needed to know I the spoilers to make me feel at ease, so yeah this story was quite a dissapointment, less fluff more tension and long blabbering words regarding the novel story, escape plan, characters description etc. But it wasn't a waste of time tho, still I enjoyed this read up until the end so all well it ended well with me spoiling myself instead, I really intended on rating it two stars but I suppose I can't change that anymore my bad, not that my opinion about these matters anyways but I just have to share my thoughts on this story anyways, thanks for reading <3 <<less
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Gotchaweird
Gotchaweird rated it
July 23, 2020
Status: c51
Cute, heart thumping novel. Like how innocent the ML is and how FL trying to keep her thoughts wholesome LOL so far loving this novel!
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