Who made me a princess

A gorgeously illustrated manhwa with a lovable protagonist, Who Made Me a Princess? is the story of Princess Athanasia, a neglected princess who also happens to remember her past life, where she read a story about a girl just like her who was wrongfully executed when she was only 18. Armed with that knowledge, the industrious and adorable baby Athanasia sets out to save a lot of money and to charm her tyrant emperor of a father into not killing her. With its mix of humor and drama, it's no surprise that this is already a wildly successful series, and while certain story beats may seem familiar, many of those tropes were actually popularized by this series originally. Perfect for fans of Villains Are Destined to Die, My Gently Raised Beast, and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, this is a delightful series loaded with twists and turns. Athanasia is a character that readers cannot help but root for, and although she knows the plot of the book she read, it doesn't mean she knows everything ahead of her.

Spoon and Plutus make their English-language comics debut with a luminous if lightweight reincarnation fantasy manhwa. In this opening volume, a modern woman is reborn as Princess Athanasia "Athy" of Obelia, secret daughter of villainous Emperor Claude. Though she's a baby in this universe, her adult mind recognizes she's been transported into the "tacky and childish" romance novel The Lovely Princess, in which Athy ultimately gets executed by Claude after she's framed for poisoning her more beloved sister. With this foreknowledge, Athy attempts as she grows up to escape the same fate by stealing palace treasures to fund her plot to run away, but her schemes go sideways. Eventually, she's discovered attempting to sneak out and tries to cozy up to her father, hoping to get on his good side in order to survive. Athy's drawn in adorable doll-like fashion with baroque costumes and portrayed as a spunky charmer, but the pacing of her shenanigans tends to drag, and her dynamic with the handsome, aloof Claude has creepily romantic undertones. This is easy on the eyes if cringy in places. (June)