Doomed to be Cannon Fodder

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She’s somehow ended up transmigrating into the book as the supporting female lead, who was beaten to death! Deeply in love with the male lead, she’s fated to be beaten to a bloody pulp before even holding hands with him?!

First things first, she needs to survive and latch onto the big thigh of a patron. But the supporting male lead is a true gentleman and feels nothing for her stunning, alluring body. That’s alright! She’ll latch onto the old madame or the male lead then!

But why does the supporting male lead look at her with increasingly odd eyes? And what of that Wulin Alliance Head with the personality disorder? You’re just a random bystander, what are you getting involved for??

Finally, the male lead could bear it no longer and dragged her back to the Prince Li Manor…

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Pháo Hôi Nữ Xứng: Hoàn Khố Lệ Vương Phi
炮灰女配:纨绔厉王妃
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05/14/17 volarenovels c10
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sapphiresoulmate
sapphiresoulmate rated it
July 9, 2020
Status: Completed
The premise of Doomed to be Cannon Fodder is certainly fun to begin with and is what draw me to read this novel in the first place. The classic transmigration plot of a cannon fodder character who was previously killed by the ML starts hugging his thigh to survive and somehow has him falling for them still do pique my interests. It had done well on this part and has delivered some very cute and sweet fluff. (Note: The ML is the domineering-type though so might not be your cup... more>> of tea.)

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But somewhere along the way, it has somehow dragged along. While the moment when the FeML finally realized she was no longer just some random cannon fodder as they deviated from the original plot was pretty empowering and had emboldened the FeML to a huge extent, it started feeling boring afterwards as it felt like she had become a Mary Sue MC who, although had only two other ML supporting leads and had been more dependable, was pretty much like the leads this genre often critiqued. I would still recommend others to read this as it had been a pretty fun read but I won't oversell it.

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Ravenousreader
Ravenousreader rated it
December 16, 2019
Status: c122
Oh God, I'm sorry but I think that was one of the saddest sh*ts I've ever read.

Very tragic. Not for the main characters (which were so flat) but others like the previous FL. After chapter 100 I confess I was reading the story purely to see her descend to madness, which btw the way I was tragic. I understand that ancient times were hard and unfair towards woman but this one took it on a whole level, not even the main male character was redeemable.
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madcat74
madcat74 rated it
September 8, 2019
Status: c286
For something that started off really good, somewhere past 100 chapters it veered off into the NOPE territory.

I quite liked the MC as she does not exhibit the usual Mary Sue characteristics of the female leads in similar novels, and in fact she carries through as a relatable character who relies on her very human (read: not OP-poison-goddess-supreme-god-yada-yada) abilities to deal with the situations the plot throws at her. If we were to only take into account reading about her adventures in this new world, that would not be so... more>> bad. But alas, let's not forget the presence of a disturbing yandere male lead who gives off such creepy vibes, that no amount of descriptions about his handsomeness by the author herself can salvage his actions in the story itself.

There are also very bland and forgettable side characters at times, though there is definitely humor and amus**ent in every few chapters or so, all of which cannot make up for that sweet, non-existent chemistry between the lead pair.

To summarize, if you'd only read 1/3 of this novel, it should be fine, or otherwise read the whole thing but do yourself a favour in skipping the icky parts. <<less
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etherealbao
etherealbao rated it
August 9, 2019
Status: --
Only read it up to 60 ish chapter, but it is a good read. Either it's the author writing style or the translator, I find it easy to read.

The story itself is cute, and some scenes are funny. I find myself rooting for the supporting male lead. Too bad she is most likely ended up with the male lead. What I find like a plothole would be the transmigrator seemed to be knowledgeable about women social standing greatly in that time and had no problem to make herself look submissive... more>> (unless she was a huge fan of the novel it's fine I guess) but I feel it's something that you need to be used to when you lived in gender equally modern time.

I really like this novel for the fluffy romance, but what makes it off putting would be how the author emphasize the protagonist's features and actions in a good light. Nothing wrong with that, but I don't need a constant reminder that she is indeed a charming beauty (that even the males got seduced instead of afraid when she is angry?) and often the author would compare the protagonist with the other females just to bring up the protagonist. (What's wrong with having a slightly big nose? For god sake it's not something you can do about)

All in all it's a good novel. I don't feel settled since the romance sparked from pity, but which chinese novel doesn't do that? Duh. But the protagonist personality made it up for me. She's super funny. <<less
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kira88
kira88 rated it
December 13, 2018
Status: c295
Basically, I really liked this novel... I mean it dragged a little occasionally and the ML pissed me off a little, but for the most part, it was good.

I had only one problem with this novel - it was the treatment of the original FL. I hated what happened to her. It felt excessive and rather undeserved, like the author basically forced her into cannon-foddering.
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Pink
May 16, 2018
Status: c244
I like like like this story..... the MC is not genius doctor or assassin or whatever but she is clever... she is ordinary girl who got dumped in ancient times.... she just want to survive and keep her life... she know that in ancient times... women doesnt has human right, their live is in the man hand (like their view"women has to listen to her father before their marriage, listen to her husband when they marriage, and listen to their son when they old") so she need golden tight... more>> to be hold especially she got body of concubine... and I think she is clever... and for why she is looks so week...I think it is reasonable... she cant stand blood becouse she is just ordinary girl... like myself..I never look blood more than my menstruation blood.. so I definetly cant stand if I have to look blood who come fresh from human body... and the MC have to look how brutal and sad*st the way ancient times to punish someone becouse small matter so it is reasonable uf she cant stand it.

And for ML... he is okey.. typical cold blood manseo man...

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I dont like in the finishing story... the way the MC change 180°... become OP MC.... I dont like it

And for the female lead in the true story...I really really pity her... she only a child who make a mistake although she doesnt aware and go on with her mistake... but I pity her... her destiny can be said become bad couse the MC....I hope she aware her mistake and calm down.. <<less
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ljin75651
ljin75651 rated it
April 9, 2018
Status: c199
It's definitely not a bad read, but sometimes I just get so frustrated with the dynamic between the MC and ML. I get that the females of ancient times had basically no power and such, but it's mainly the fact that she had no power, is so physically weak that I think she could die at any moment, AND is also weak-willed when faced up against the ML. All these points added together makes it actually kind of annoying. Like she faints so often or is weak and helpless so... more>> many times that it gets frustrating to read about it. It's to the point that I don't even feel bad for her anymore. And she acts strong and plots ways to get out of trouble, but whenever she is faced with the ML, she becomes super weak again, this time mentally. Like, she can't fight against him at all, since she is usually so intimidated by him and he ends up taking advantage because he thinks she's seducing him.

And that leads to the point of the ML. Sure, he might love her, but he is going about loving her in all the wrong ways. He hurts her because he's strong and she's weak, and he can't control himself around her. He's aggressive and jumps to conclusions a lot. And whenever she gets mad at him, he thinks the way to fix it is to have s*x with her...... so not the right plan dude!!

Basically, I just think there is such an imbalance in their relationship that I feel like the MC is not getting anything good from this relationship, or at least this is what it feels like up to c199.

And it seems kind of forced that they are trying to give the MC some strong points, so they have her somehow be a godly cook for vegetarian food, which somehow manages to be relevant in various ways. It just feels kind of forced...

Overall, it might not be bad, but there's all these underlying points that get to me every time I read this novel. <<less
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mshh
mshh rated it
March 25, 2018
Status: c295
The first half were interesting and entertaining on how MC hilariously take actions to save herself from the paths that were destined for her, catching interests of other male leads on the way.

However, the second half was bad. The MC solved things conveniently, like, things just appeared that she can use to fight the enemy. MC was contradictory in lots of ways and annoying "self-righteous".

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She framed an eunuch and had him executed then turn around and said that lives are important. It was too annoying. In addition, romance between MC and ML seemed forced together. Overall, after I finished the series I thought the MC isn't your typical smart lead. Just a lucky girl who got things conveniently to solve troubles. Another contradiction is when she foreseen that she initially wanted to go back to her world by pricking the cactus so she died in that world then the maid saw her dead body and everyone weeped. Whereas the second transmigrator's dead body was shipped back to the present via a vortex?

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Riverlia
Riverlia rated it
February 23, 2018
Status: c295
Actually if decimal rating is available, I'd give this 3.6 or 3.7 as oppose to 4.

It's actually a well-written novels, but it feel like the author did not plant out the whole thing well

Pro:

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  • The main protagonists are mostly likeable
  • Aside from the last stretch, most of the character development and action are believable.
  • Quite the sweet romance between MC and her husband.
  • Good portrayal of the gradual shift from wanting to return to modern world vs growing attachment to the 'current' world on the MC's part.
Con:

Frankly, near the end, it seems like the author couldn't tied up all the plot thread they created and had to pad the story out, leading to many becoming cliche or wasted opportunity. For example:

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Early on I can see Lin Qianzi as a naive and unlucky girl who circumstance drove her to be at odd with the main protagonists, even a bit pitiful, which might have created an interesting conflict where neither side were truly evil, as she's supposedly the wife and the MC the concubine of the same prince. However, late-mid series, she was side-lined so fast it's anti-climatic and by the end she became a sheer delusional idiot whose sole purpose is to act as diabolos ex machina to cause problem to the MC. Worse, the delusional Lin Qianzi was such an ineffective threat that it always get solved in the next chapter if not the very same one, making it feel like filler content

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For another example

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Yu Kang, who was introduced as a double-personality guy. His appearance was flatly too late for him to be a credible love rival, his personality was flat and his love for her never had much weight unlike Song's conflicting emotion

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If the author actually planned out the last stretch of this novel better, It'd be a gems. As it is, this novel is unfortunately a flawed gem. Still very much worth a read. <<less
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Gsichtselfmeter
Gsichtselfmeter rated it
February 12, 2018
Status: c295
The novel is well written/translated, but the plot is a train-wreck. The first 100 chapters it resembles your classical courtesan/main wife story, with the "I am not the MC, just leave me alone" twist, and actually warrants 5*, but then it just gets weird, with super powers, the MC totally changing her attitude/style from "no, we cant kill them" to "slaughter them all", and villains that just get recycled and come back over and over. "They tried to harm me, guess ill just let them go so they can come... more>> back tomorrow and try to harm me again." The whole plot would fit 100-150 chapters, but all the unnecessary plot extensions stretch this to 300. <<less
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Tai Ping Princess
Tai Ping Princess rated it
November 11, 2017
Status: c66
Its interesting, but far too wordy at times: for example, there are multiple paragraphs over various chapters expounding over and over again how super special the MC is for 'not being like other women'. In addition to that, there are a lot of inner monologues from all of the characters which really drags out the story to the point of being tedious and repetitive.
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Kerbasi
Kerbasi
August 27, 2017
Status: c139
Ive been reading too many transmigration novels lately, but this novel does stand out!

one thing is that the MC isn't ambitious or has strong mental fortitude like the usual MCs that stories like these have. She's very relatable, and it's like I could even see myself in her. The way she thinks and acts is very much normal, and very refreshing too.

The male lead is the typical overbearing type, but he gradually softens towards her because she's kind, doesn't have ulterior motives and unlike anyone he's known. So from his... more>> viewpoint, you can understand why he would fall for her, as it slowly unfolds.

the annoying part is how she still doesn't feel/realise his feelings for her at this point, so it sometimes dampens my mood lol. I mean, she always thinks she'll be killed by him one way or the other, and it gets a tad annoying everytime.

but other than that, this is a great read and one I would recommend! <<less
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Kefi
Kefi rated it
August 12, 2017
Status: c46
While the writing is not bad and the comedic misunderstandings are funny, after a while it's difficult to forget that all of these misunderstandings stem from the fact that every single character is a hypocrite; that speaking honestly is a death sentence and somehow I should be okay with the characters being that way...

Well, I'm not, so the psycho male protagonist, the foil second male protagonist and all the b*tches in the household can go and kill each other for all I care. I'm dropping the novel.
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Myross17
Myross17 rated it
July 24, 2017
Status: Completed
This is a wonderful story and I 100% recommend this story to all those who like a reverse harem and a very strong love from a very loyal/handsome/domineering/possessive male lead *u*
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This story starts when while the MC reading a story got accidentally prick by a cactus and transmigrated inside the book she was reading, possessed the most villainous female who will have a tragic death.

We all know that once we knew how we will die, we'll do everything to change our path just to change and survive to the ancient time where death is like just killing a mosquito (whatta metaphor I used) anyway, because the MC do not want to happened to her the tragic death that supposed to happen to the body she possessed, she change the plot of the story and it turned out MC -> Villain -> FL while heroine -> villain

And of course, she knew that she'll die in the hands of ML, she tries to hide from him while trying to seduce the 2nd ML (one of heroine's male harem) as an escape route but because of that, not only she got the trust of the old madam (mother of ML) but also the love of ML.

You'll understand why she is too dense to notice that ML loves her 'cos she knew she'll die in his hand!

And don't hate my ML, Long Heng, for hating and not trusting women or don't know how to handle or express his feelings for MC.... because of his past, in the battlefield where female prostitute seduce his men and ended up being killed in the process.

Anyway, this story is one of the most satisfying ending that I read so far, and I know you'll also fall for them ^u^

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Kaytje10
Kaytje10 rated it
June 29, 2017
Status: c76
Love it. Love her. Love the story.

Misunderstanding after misunderstanding which may seem repetitive but trust me it's not.

My advice. Go read and be amazed.
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Yurika
June 19, 2017
Status: c66
I don't know on what's wrong with me but I've been experiencing a very serious problem. I kept refreshing Volare's site everyday just to check for the new updates of DCF.... hope you could tell on how much I like this novel.

It's not your typical reincarnated where the Female MC was a prodigy, assassin, doctor and what not from modern earth. The MC here is just the typical mob A or Villager B. But the comedy here is gold!! Promise! Hope that you guys will also read this wonderful novel
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.moondance
.moondance rated it
June 12, 2017
Status: c55
So. Much. Fluff. Albeit it's fluff because of low EQ on everyone's part, but still.

I also agree that it's similar in style to My Disciple Died Yet Again - the MC has no compunctions about being very obvious in confusion about the ancient customs, if only in her head. She's not a genius assassin/doctor/etc, is just trying to muddle along as a background character (this doesn't go well).
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Midia
Midia
November 20, 2021
Status: c46
The MC is s*upid so s*upid I can´t continue anymore

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The MC knows the original got beat up to death so she wants to survive, I get it. The original got beat up for trying to get the ML so she decided not to count on seducing the ML. I still get it. So the MC decided to seduce the second lead??? Nope she´s dumb. If she was an unmarried woman, I would get it but she the concubine of the MC! Didn´t it come to her mind that adultery could lead to her death?? In her place, if I saw that I had no chance with the ML who I´m the concubine of, I would stay on the side as quiet as possible to survive, I wouldn´t try to seduce an other man!

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Brasdf
Brasdf rated it
March 30, 2021
Status: c196
Translation is quite good, series is pretty meh. Pick it up only if you are bored and can’t find something good.

The main characters are not very likable. They are fine, but not likable. This is a problem for a romance. Outside the MC and ML there aren’t any real characters. Maybe the Song guy, but he also becomes unlikable in the more advanced chapters.

The flow of the story is quick, but sometimes ridiculously so. Whole arc worth of story is often condensed into five chapters. It feels rushed and unreal... more>> even, like the characters are having a dream.

Wasn’t fun anymore, dropped it. <<less
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Sssj
Sssj rated it
January 18, 2021
Status: --
Edited: I still want to complain. It's a double regret that I tried again after 2 yrs and I still want to slap someone deeply. Haiyaaa FL is not naive character. She is whole new level of s*upid b...h. She's so s*upid that I want to give my golden IQ to her a little bit. And I still want to curse the author. Ahhh such a frustration:")))))

I'm really disappointed. I don't understand why this novel got a lot of rating. Since I read a few reviews and checked the... more>> rating before readimg, I thougt I can feel the real real sweet love and bond between two ml. There is no deep bond, no characters development. Don't tell I hadn't tried. I tried to read till chapter 130 and I felt really disappointed. What got my nerves is that FL kept thinking she is the supporting female lead despite seeimg how ML treated. I mean why she is so stubborn. I don't get it author. <<less
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