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In The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine, Vol. 1, our main character gets killed, but just prior to her death purchases a life insurance policy. In her world, once you die, you transmigrate into a story. She gets stuck in a time loop story, but due to her life insurance policy, is able to level up and gain a ton of money right away. She utilizes her purchased skills to create success in this new world.

The story reminded me of your classic level up type manga. The main character has to keep gaining experience to progress. It's humerous though because the main character Ailette can just purchase all the power ups, making her overleveled.

I thought the artwork was unique in that the main girl looked more like your typical manga character (big eyes, bright colors), where the background characters had almost a different style (more toned down colors and less prominent features). It was really well done, and I loved the style and color palette.
I thought the way the panels were ordered made the story clear to read and understand. However, some panels seemed to be blank, like there should have been words there but they were forgotten. These looked like blank white rectangles or ovals that often showed up in the corner of other panels. I'm wondering what they are supposed to say, and also hoping this gets fixed before the book is released. It seemed like I was missing information or story text from the blank panels. There were also a few panels that were blurred, but it didn't seem like it was due to a stylistic choice-it seemed unintentional and I hope these get fixed as well.

Overall the story was enjoyable. I think this would be great for teens and adults. You will like this if you enjoy level up stories with overpowered main characters. 4/5 stars

Thank you so much to netgalley and Yen Press for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.

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Unfortunately, there were quite a few word bubbles that were either blank or impossible to read in this ARC... despite that here's my take-

A young woman is transmigrated into a infinite time-loop novel where she inhabits a young servant girl named Ailette Rodeline. The story has an S-class ranking, meaning it's super hard to live through without dying. Fortunately, she brings with her some nice perks and a hearty resolve!

This was such a fun read! I loved the silly take on transmigration! The story really sold it well and I very much enjoy the characters so far. (I'll have to re-read the webcomic in order to get all the context.)

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