I Tamed My Ex-Husband’s Mad Dog Volumes 2 and 3 Review
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Volume 1 of I Tamed My Ex-Husband’s Mad Dog introduced the readers to Reinhardt and Will’s fateful encounter, which started Reinhardt’s journey of revenge against the imperial family. Reinhardt is not as delicate as a noble lady of her status should be, as her past life gives her the strength and wit to manipulate people and situations alike to benefit her.
In these volumes Reinhardt doesn’t hold back and starts moving her pawns to the places she needs. Her success in the North draws the eye and ire of the imperial family, who gives her orders to stop, but what they don’t count on is the lengths she’s willing to go to to destroy them. To do this, she has to let Dietrich and Will go to war against the barbarians attacking nearby. What should have lasted just a few months turns into a three-year-war, thanks to Will’s skills and ferocity in dealing with enemy after enemy.
This only brings Reinhardt more into the spotlight because once Will is back, he conquers the nearby lands to add to those already under Reinhardt’s control. Did she plan for that? No, but she’s not the only one prone to scheming. In fact, Will has his own goal as well: his obsession for Reinhardt drives him to give her everything she wants and more. The loss of Reinhardt’s oldest friend though might cause an obstacle in their relationship, which neither of them knows how to navigate.
It’s only when Reinhardt and Will are called to court that their relationship and Reinhardt’s plans for revenge develop even further. Will is the illegitimate son of the emperor, and now the royal court knows about his existence. It seems like the emperor might have to ally unofficially with Reinhardt if he wants a useful crown prince and to get revenge against the queen who killed the emperor’s lover, Will’s mother.
The series continues to be full of drama and political intrigue, with Reinhardt and Will at the centre of political and physical battles. The readers find out about the war against the barbarians through quick summaries which cover three years, turning Will into a 19-year-old young man… who just happens to be becoming more and more obsessed with Reinhardt. Reinhardt is also getting more than she bargained for when she sent Will to war, but she lost even more because of her revenge. She feels all alone now, but she won’t hesitate to move forward to accomplish her goals. Although she shows regret for the loss of someone close to her, the author makes sure that the readers know that Reinhardt’s resolve will stand the test of time.
Will has become the warrior leading Reinhardt’s troops. He knows his worth and while Reinhardt is scheming against the royal family, he’s scheming not against her but for her, although she doesn’t know it… yet. In fact, readers are aware that he has the memories of his past life like Reinhardt, and he’s using them to benefit Reinhardt and himself in the long run. All he wants is to have Reinhardt: her body and her love.
The illustrations are dark to keep to the serious themes of the story. It’s not a manhwa with a fairytale-like love, but one with suffering, betrayal and obsession. The story is not gory, but it depicts topics that are more suited to an older audience compared to the teen rating on the physical volumes. Although the story re-imagines some elements from the Middle Ages with the castle backgrounds and the characters’ clothes, that’s where the similarity ends as it also shows how powerful a woman can become and how she takes her fate in her own hands. There is still a lot to witness to reach the end of Reinhardt’s revenge, but it seems that the plans put in motion by Reinhardt and Will against the crown prince and his new crown princess will bear their results soon. Readers can expect more political intrigue and way more drama in the following volumes.
I Tamed My Ex-Husband’s Mad Dog started as a web novel written by Jkyum before being adapted into a manhwa by CMJM with illustrations by Jagae released on Tappytoon. Ize Press publishes the English version in print format. Volumes 4 and 5 are already out.
Our review copies were supplied by Ize Press.
