The Runaway Extra and the Obsessive Duke

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With only 30 chapters, the biggest criticism of “The Extra Wants to Escape From the Obsessive Male Lead” is that the manhwa is too short.

The story begins in a classic way: a woman is reborn as the villain of a book she read in “our” world and now wants to survive.
The twist: this book should be rated R. When the manhwa starts, the protagonist immediately says that there are some rituals involving sex in the book, and even though we don't get to see any of them , the manhwa also turns out to be aimed at adults, as it is unusually brutal and ... bloody for a story of this kind.
The man the protagonist has fake-married is particularly convincing, as he is portrayed as a psycho, just like his subordinates. Not only does the manhwa say that they are all crazy, but it also ensures that the reader is convinced that this house is not particularly nice—except to the protagonist, because she is the only one who is nice within this world, and so not only the master of the house but also the entire house falls for her. Only problem is that it's a forbidden love that would curse the head of the household and fake husband if it continues.
At the same time, there is a danger that one of the enemy noble houses will discover the secret of the protagonist and her fake husband – and here, too, it is made very clear that they are not squeamish. Because everything here is so convincingly brutal and bloody, I was really on the edge of my seat, simply because it felt as if failure would have real consequences.

Conclusion: If I could travel to the future, this is one of the first books I would have to read. 9 out of 10 potato points – not 10/10 because the manhwa still feels like it has only just begun, so I want to remain cautious in case it gets worse.