Reviews
Stars: 2.5 rounded to 3Start Date:4/9/26Ending Date:4/9/26Genre: Fantasy/Magical Realism Form: E-book/AudiobookPage Count: 160Publishing Date: 4/10/22Point of View: 1stSetting: Korea Content Warning: Suicidal IdeationMy Blog: https://tanyasreading.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/a-magical-girl-retires-by-park-seolyeon/2. 5 rounded to 3 The premise is interesting even though it felt like it amounted to nothing but the writing could be better which probably needs to be translated better.Saying the phrase Magical Girl 352 times in a 160 page/ two and half hour book is not good at all.It reminded me more of Madoka than Sailor Moon with the subversion of the tropes but not as dark as Madoka. Especially the Main Character not turning into a Magical Girl towards the end. The characters, relationship between the Main FMC and Secondary FMC and plot was barely developed but it was entertaining enough to keep me interested to finish it. I do think this would have worked better as a serialized Web Novel or Muhwa which could be translated to be on webtoon.I recommend this if you need something quick to read or listen to.
i didnt enjoy this nearly as much as i expected to :( kind of bummed
Short read, although I don’t know how to appreciate the concept of it. The first half was okay but the next half made everything messy for me.