Rather Than The Son, I’ll Take The Father

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I became a side-character who died in anguish because of her good-for-nothing husband.

If I can’t avoid getting married, why don’t I change who I marry instead?

“Excellent, marriage sounds good.”

“Wise choice. Then let’s have a wedding ceremony that isn’t too ceremonious. Following that, I’ll need you to go down to the Fief and behave like the lady of the house until I call for you. Naturally, there won’t be any time to spend in leisure whilst dousing yourself in luxuries.”

“I’m not marrying you, but your father instead.”

“……Pardon?”

“I’m not going to marry you. Do you have a problem with that?”

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RTTSITTF
아드님 말고 아버님이요
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Exkelsior
Exkelsior rated it
June 24, 2020
Status: c20
Love the no nonsense FL and I'm all about the dark villain-like dad. Translations are really easy to read too. Really excited about this one

Ok several chapters later this became SO boring. No action, no development, just a boring nothing burger

5/10
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Fiona6
Fiona6 rated it
June 2, 2023
Status: Completed
This story is excellent and the translation is also very good.

Having completely read this work, I will try to give a fair review.

It starts of as the story of yet another transmigrated FL but quickly leaves that trope. The fact that she has transmigrated plays a very small roll in the early chapters until it plays little to no role at all.

The FL is the chief narrator but it will divert to the POV of other characters on occasion to provide context and clarification. The novel is written in a... more>> way that does not spoon feed the reader every single nuance and detail. As the reader, with somewhat of a God's eye view of the unfolding events and insight to all of the character POV's, you are expected to read between the lines of character dialogue and draw reasonable inferences based on what is going on and what is being said. You have to follow along and use your brain.

That said it is not a heavy text. The story has the pacing and elements of a mystery novel so don't expect lots of dramatic action sequences but there are violent interactions between the characters nonetheless. The humor is witty and sarcastic, the romance is a slow, smoldering burn (our ML has some issues to work thru) once it gets going it's more sweet than raging and you will love it because you will know how hard it was to get there. There is no 2nd ML or 2nd FL but there is a lot of family drama.

Spoiler

Especially when the ML's brother shows up.

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There are no loose ends, no plot holes. If you were unable to grasp something yourself early on, it will be circled back to later on and it will all make sense.

Given how many cookie cutter stories there are out there this story was a refreshing break away from all of that. If you are looking for another cookie cutter type romance yarn, skip this, you won't find it here. <<less
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Miss Ruby
Miss Ruby rated it
July 25, 2021
Status: c9
So, the original Maevia finds herself in a contract with an arrogant, sh*t-stain of a man that doesn’t love her and her life is ruined. Because of that, the new Maevia decides to marry a man that also doesn't love her...??? What??

You can tell why I am so confused lol. What's the point? Just because you change the man to someone more powerful doesn't make it better. It's like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. But of course, she's the FL so he'll prolly fall for her... more>> somewhere down the line.

Regardless, this is my cue to stop reading. <<less
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Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Sunrise rated it
May 5, 2022
Status: c33
This story started off so strong, and has an FL that's everything I want in an FL... then it just morphed in a flash. Okay, not exactly in a flash (around chapter 25), but you get my drift.

I'm all for the FL being the main character and the ML just helping out or emotionally support and such, but somehow the dynamics of this novel's couple made the ML seem like he's just there for her to get out of the engagement with the son (which was pretty much settled early... more>> on in the story) and to fulfil the criteria of rofans needing an ML.

I would have continued as the drama is quite entertaining at times and their relationship will likely be further explored in later chapters, but the writing/narration and pacing makes it difficult to make me want to continue (when there are so many other rofan in the market).

Still, a big thank you to the team for working on this! <<less
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ObnoxiousLizard
ObnoxiousLizard rated it
May 6, 2021
Status: c31
The premise was interesting but the story was rather bland and characters almost 2 dimensional. It feels like the author tried to flesh out 1 or 2 side characters but wasn't very successful at it. The scenes were rather hard to follow despite the storyline being rather simplistic, so I don't know if it's because the translation was not done with context proofread (AKA MTL only) or if the story itself was poorly written in its original language to begin with. The ML was intended to seen as a mysterious... more>> character but ends up coming off as boring and bland. The FL is a little on the OP side without much explanation-- don't get me wrong; it's possible to make an OP lead without it being Mary/Gary Sue or do it as a reverse-trope, but this story did not do that. Maybe it gets better past chapter 31 where I dropped this but stories are supposed to already catch your interested within 5 (maybe 10) chapters at most. If after 10 chapters all I want to do is get 100 word or less spoiler filled summary, it only gets a 2-star rating from me. <<less
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LostSoutIsland
LostSoutIsland
March 28, 2021
Status: v1c1
This is my first time writing review, I have been reading online novels for 10+ years.

The plot description mention above seems really interesting. I have looked into more of these kind of novels in past couple of weeks. But they all are not translated completely. So if you guys know any story same as the plot (female lead marry his ex-lover/fiance's father, it could be yoai/BL too) please let me know.

I have not start reading yet. This plot seems really interesting. There are expectations of face-slapping, power couple, good understanding... more>> between couple, hopefully kids on early stage and happy ending. These are my expectations from this story.

P.s. I don't like drama much like; some unknown lover from past coming back to create misunderstanding or some supposed to be sister of ML creating misunderstanding while showing herself her white lotus personality. Also last but not the least, when ML has more trust on his childhood friend then on FL. These kind of misunderstanding gives reader a frustration and personally I abandoned those story immediately <<less
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mana-sama
mana-sama rated it
March 3, 2021
Status: c43
It was good on the first half but after awhile I lost interest. I dropped it but I think many will like this compared to me. Read it if you enjoy a slow burn!
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Moonie-light
Moonie-light rated it
August 15, 2020
Status: c5
I like the FL, she is smart and charismatic.

"She’s not just any crazy lady, she’s a crazy lady that everyone adores."
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Akf391
Akf391 rated it
July 16, 2020
Status: c8
This is such a fun read, its so nice to read a MC that is strong and assertive. Really looking forward to reading more.
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Zereo
Zereo rated it
May 8, 2022
Status: c10
Honestly, she is not to my liking. I like it when the FL is strong but she is literally referred to a goddess. She can do whatever she wants and does this. The problems are solved by her with pure fore without any brain just because she is she
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Nelle
Nelle
January 4, 2022
Status: c75
I can understand some reviews saying that this is misleading. I somewhat agree because after 75 chapters, I have to say that the parts she read from the novel mattered in the first few chapters when they haven't gone to the North yet. Once they reached North, the author decided to move the plot towards something else. She started managing the affairs of the land. Parts where she tries to prevent something bad from happening to orig ML were written in a comical way. Some scenes that had the potential... more>> to be suspenseful were also played down to be easy solved by MC. Romance is slow, albeit ML is sweet and accommodating to her from the start and she casually initiates skinship.

Spoiler

what happens up to chapter 75: MC unintentionally uncovered some of ML's dark past. She makes a hypothesis on his relationship with Gilbert and Regan. ML becomes VERY angry, wanting to kill her, but he doesn't really have the killing intent because he resists it. He eventually wants to divorce her. MC becomes severely hurt physically because ML's exiled subordinate tried to get into the grave of a beast she has a contract with. She absorbs any damage that the grave gets. ML rebuilds barrier while taking the subordinate back to the castle. ML nurses MC, while MC cunningly avoids divorce. The subordinate meets MC while she's so weak that she can't even stand up. The subordinate brings her to a bar filled with greasy men. The subordinate then informs her that ML is in the castle and he did not even pay attention to MC, letting her be somehow kidnapped. The subordinate leaves MC at the bar and the chapter ends with ML's raven finding her as she is surrounded by greasy men.

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CocoNAHNAHNAH
CocoNAHNAHNAH
November 19, 2021
Status: c88
So before I start writing about what I think about this novel, my basic view of this novel is a cool chick who doesnt care about anything or anyone marries a guy to make her life more comfortable.

The whole story is very simple so there is no 'i am holding on this novel cause I want to see some ass kicking' kinda excitement. The story starts very strongly, quoting what other reviews said. Basically the only reason to read this novel is because of the hilarious conversations. If I have... more>> to say anything, I would say this novel finishes all the crazy exciting parts in c30 and after that it is a very smooth journey with just weird sweet moments and not-so-surprising findings.

Our FL is mood but she is kinda rude also. Home gurl is hilarious but I have to say she sometimes lacks compassion to people who care about her. She only cares about our home boi ML. She acts like 21st century girl considering the fact that she was literally born in that world. She does what she wants without any thought and unlike other novels, nobody gossips here about her etiquette so no problem.

Our ML is the kindest dude you can meet I swear. They make him all scary and terrifying but if you can see properly, he is not scary. How can you be scared of someone who you have never seen and does everything simplistically. He doesnt care about anything, which ofc is justifiable, and marries FL for basic interest until he falls for real.

All I have to say, start if you simple wanna waste time! <<less
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Shion Lee
Shion Lee rated it
March 29, 2021
Status: c48
i love this novel!! Maevia is such a charismatic and sassy queen, Aedis is an unexpectedly laid back, cool-as-cucumber, affectionate sweetheart. Their slow romance is really fun to watch, absolutely adorable, and hillarious at times.

If you're looking for a fun and light hearted story, this might be for you.

I'm looking forward to more development of their lovey dovey-ness!
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mochi_cloud
mochi_cloud rated it
February 16, 2021
Status: c10
I really wanted to like this but I'm dropping after chapter 10. The narration isn't really my style (maybe if it was better written?) and the story and characters fall flat for me. It couldn't keep my interest to stay and see where the story or the characters would go.
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the_TRASH
the_TRASH rated it
February 13, 2021
Status: c43
It was a fun and interesting read.

The flow of the story is light and the Protagonist is really interesting.

The Male Lead is the usual silent type but sweet and caring.

... more>> I have read a lot of sudden nobles' marriages in a european historical ambience but I found theirs to be the best so far. They are not so in love nor do they hate each other. They just takes things slow, getting to know each other like normal people. It is sweet, fluffy and refreshing all at the same time.

The MC became a step mother to the real protagonist of the novel, that she is now involved, but she didn't start great rather she is clumsy and it is very relatable (anyways, for me). <<less
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KSanty
KSanty
January 19, 2021
Status: c38
I love this novel so much

The dynamics between the characters is top noch

The heroine is so charismatic and self confident I love her

... more>> The ML is so caring and charming, not at all like typical Male Leads. He also confidently accepted MC and really puts efforts into caring fo her and respects her opinion

Little boy (the protagonist) is simply a cinnamon roll

They are just such a lovely couple. Their dynamic is an equal one, they're joking and discussing, just accompanying each over

It's so nice to see main couple together withought extra drama and with a good chemistry at that

It's the evidense that after people become a couple things are not becoming dull at all

Usually I see more drama before the establishment of relationships and it's considered "knowing each other better" and "sorting things out" but somehow it never happens withouht some sort of mistundarstaning or obstacle that helps characters trust each other more

Yet with this couple such things are skipped and I see just as interesting scenario as other novels

Thanks to the translators who make the reading of this dessert possible! <<less
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TheBlackCat
TheBlackCat rated it
November 26, 2020
Status: c27
I really love this story so far. The MC is so cool, I love her. I was surpised by the ML's character but I like him better that way! I also love the interaction between the MC and the ML! I am really looking forward for the next chapters.
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roseO
roseO rated it
August 23, 2020
Status: c13
Praise this novel and Translator-nim!! ? Several-hundred-centuries-old recluse, so cold that he's burning, and who is literally and figuratively a daddy meets young feisty girl. ML accepts to marry MC instantly after what happened in the summary. I'm tempted to say that he went Yolo, but the expression doesn't fit here ?. Give this story a shot <3

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astraxzz
astraxzz rated it
June 24, 2021
Status: c17
i love this novel so much :D the interactions between the ML and FL are so fluffy ugh words cant express how much I stan

let me tell you though, if your looking for a plot heavy novel with lots of action and complex aspects, this isnt for you. If you go into this novel with that sorta mindset, you will only see its flaws and be disappointed. Though, if your willing to switch your brain off a bit and are looking for a ML and FL that are great together,... more>> this is it, (though, this may change later on as im only 17 chapters in)

i cant wait to see how maevia and rehan interact, I sense fluff :') <<less
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Lebiram
Lebiram rated it
March 24, 2021
Status: c20
This novel is amazing. Maeve is a sassy Queen we should all respect xD.

If you're looking for a serious story... I have a feeling this is not it. Honestly, the less serious you take this the more you'll enjoy it, in my opinion. Just treat it as a comedy and enjoy Maeve and Aedis' slow romance, and get some popcorn while you watch Maeve making Gilvert's life hell while figuring put how to be a good step-mother to the ML of the novel she transmigrated into
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