3/5 Stars — Honest Review (my personal opinion) The story jumps right into action and „forces“ you to empathize with Sooin, since he‘s in an abusive relationship with the most stereotypical scumbag of a human being and seemingly can’t escape from him. In comes Chi-Hwan, the knight in shining amor, who kills Sooins (seemingly) only problem in the world and also needs him and, conveniently enough, also falls for him; their relationship unfolds.
Don‘t get me wrong, I like a hot blood-sucker as much as the next gal, but they fall „in love“ so quickly and get obsessed over each other, you can’t even blink!
While it’s only human to wish better for Sooin, it’s still strange to literally jump onto another one‘s d*ck, as soon as your everyday and yearlong abuser is literally lying dead next to you xD“ Even if you overlook that grotesque interaction (and in general too much smut, without any real sensuality and build up to it), what bothered me most, was the fact that almost nothing gets really explained:
Why couldn’t Chi-Hwan drink anyone’s blood, but could survive on other vampires hearts? How come a Link (who is HUMAN) can regrow any organ (even the heart), but a VAMPIRE dies, with his heart getting ripped out? What exactly does make Sooins blood „pure“? What even does that mean? And why is that poisonous for vampires? How come Chi-Hwan, who is a vampire for hundreds of years, does not know that, but his Link does? Even if it’s poisonous, why did it not kill him, but made him a human again xD? What was that Magic/Power Joohyung (Chi-Hwans Link) possessed and how did he gain it? How come no one of Sooins family ever reaches out to him? Or he to them? While I get that Sungha (his abuser) was blackmailing him with indiscriminating pictures and videos, Sooin did not really have any shown connection to the outward world to begin with, so he still could‘ve reached out for help and, I don’t know, maybe move back to his mother? Why the heck would a Link get „stuck“ for eternity with the immediate state their body was in, when they became a Link (interesting concept, but still does not make ANY sense at all)?
And don’t even get me started on the whole switch! Why is Sooin physically still so weak, even after becoming a Vampire? Why even the whole „Sunghas blood and therefore his memories are inside me“-Arch?
The author just conveniently leaves everything very vague and takes whatever they need for the story to push forward and pulls on our emotions and heartstrings. ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
I think the plot per se had a lot of potential, but the author sadly was not able to properly develop a deep and authentic world, characters and connections (with explainable logic), which ultimately makes it a Porn with a so-so Plot.
It is an okay read, but I will definitely not read it again, since it leaves me with too many questions and (especially towards the end) bitter taste in my mouth.
3/5 Stars — Honest Review (my personal opinion)
The story jumps right into action and „forces“ you to empathize with Sooin, since he‘s in an abusive relationship with the most stereotypical scumbag of a human being and seemingly can’t escape from him. In comes Chi-Hwan, the knight in shining amor, who kills Sooins (seemingly) only problem in the world and also needs him and, conveniently enough, also falls for him; their relationship unfolds.
Don‘t get me wrong, I like a hot blood-sucker as much as the next gal, but they fall „in love“ so quickly and get obsessed over each other, you can’t even blink!
While it’s only human to wish better for Sooin, it’s still strange to literally jump onto another one‘s d*ck, as soon as your everyday and yearlong abuser is literally lying dead next to you xD“
Even if you overlook that grotesque interaction (and in general too much smut, without any real sensuality and build up to it), what bothered me most, was the fact that almost nothing gets really explained:
Why couldn’t Chi-Hwan drink anyone’s blood, but could survive on other vampires hearts?
How come a Link (who is HUMAN) can regrow any organ (even the heart), but a VAMPIRE dies, with his heart getting ripped out?
What exactly does make Sooins blood „pure“? What even does that mean? And why is that poisonous for vampires? How come Chi-Hwan, who is a vampire for hundreds of years, does not know that, but his Link does?
Even if it’s poisonous, why did it not kill him, but made him a human again xD?
What was that Magic/Power Joohyung (Chi-Hwans Link) possessed and how did he gain it?
How come no one of Sooins family ever reaches out to him? Or he to them? While I get that Sungha (his abuser) was blackmailing him with indiscriminating pictures and videos, Sooin did not really have any shown connection to the outward world to begin with, so he still could‘ve reached out for help and, I don’t know, maybe move back to his mother?
Why the heck would a Link get „stuck“ for eternity with the immediate state their body was in, when they became a Link (interesting concept, but still does not make ANY sense at all)?
And don’t even get me started on the whole switch! Why is Sooin physically still so weak, even after becoming a Vampire? Why even the whole „Sunghas blood and therefore his memories are inside me“-Arch?
The author just conveniently leaves everything very vague and takes whatever they need for the story to push forward and pulls on our emotions and heartstrings. ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
I think the plot per se had a lot of potential, but the author sadly was not able to properly develop a deep and authentic world, characters and connections (with explainable logic), which ultimately makes it a Porn with a so-so Plot.
It is an okay read, but I will definitely not read it again, since it leaves me with too many questions and (especially towards the end) bitter taste in my mouth.