When Jigeon first confessed to all his wrongdoings, I thought things were taking a turn for the better. Wooseo was separating from him and processing it all but all of a sudden. he's fine with what Jigeon did bc it was all due to Jigeon's love for him? I don't like saying words like toxic or red flags bc ppl tend to use them incorrectly but WTH. Things are too rushed and it just feels like a whole lot of manipulation and gaslighting was accepted with the snap of the fingers. It feels forced and just not believable that Wooseo has accepted Jigeon for all that he has done. It is not a healthy relationship and there was no consequence for Jigeon. What was the point of him revealing all of his flaws and wrongdoings to Wooseo if Wooseo spent a few sleepness nights without him and then just accepts him just like that? I like the art style and initially liked the premise but this makes the story lose a couple points in my rating. Such a missed opportunity to turn it into a healthier, loving relationship.
well said.
I sort of see a trend with people wanting to side with the rebels instead of the nobles and saying how she should join the rebels' cause and just live with her mother. BUT its so clear that the rebels aren't necessarily the good guys here. The doc looks evil af and he's literally baiting Camellia and manipulating her with "the chance of reuniting with her mother" just so he can further their cause. Two wrongs don't make a right. Even if nobles might turn against Camellia in a blink of an eye, that's just an assumption that every noble is the same. It is so obvious that the subtle messaging is that both the Bales/nobles and the rebels are right and wrong in different ways. Its not black and white. The only thing I agree with is the fact that the story is starting to slow and the art is def not as good as before.
Evil doctors were using children and planning on silence them (with murder), ain't no way he's good.
TBH too much sex compared to plot being told here. I don't really feel the chemistry between the couple and honestly this feels like another version (slightly worse) than Painter of the Night.
Wow...I really called it....its so boring (overall) and disappointing. Author legit went "yep they get away safely and they just have these powers just because...oh yea there's a curse...that's why". How unsatisfying was that? Author really ended it with a huge massacre and said peace and pretended like they explained anything.
Plot holes everywhere:
Even more confusing is the last chapter mentions "black rooms" every where in the world, which explains nothing. Why them? Why not Yeonwoo's parents who had wishes and desires? How tf do the mirrors choose people? So aliens put these black rooms in several places in multiple countries? Who makes these magical mirrors? Imagine the mirrors in their first conception...how would they kill without the hands from the dead? Is there a black room near the supermarket where the random guy walking died in front of Jun? Do they just travel an unlimited amount of miles? Why did Yeonwoo kill random people?
So uhhhh how was Jun any different from before and now? His personality didn't change one bit except he wasn't flinching and surprised about the blood. Author really just showed Jun's face in the mirror and went YEP HE'S EEEEVVVILLL. This big black room he was scared of...he didn't even look remotely scared or traumatized and we're supposed to believe he was traumatized to the point of forgetting all of it?
I mean I like twisted and psychological stories just fine but ones that are actually written well. It's just such poor writing. I mean the author just drags this "big" mystery for 60 chapters and adds no substance to her characters besides them being "hot" and fucking each other. The last sentiment Jun mentioned about them being together forever and whatnot would have been beautifully twisted if we actually saw their bond through 60 chapters. We didn't see much of their childhood or the trauma they went through together, nor anything that SHOWED they cared for each other deeply...just lust. It was just a whole lot of fucking for nothing. No character personality, no quirks, no conflict, no PLOT. There's nothing psychological about this except for a bit of gaslighting from Yeonwoo and the toxic relationship. I HATE when authors come up with shit and pass it off as amazing by tagging it as psychological and making metaphors for their story. As if metaphors is the only thing you need to make it deep. You know metaphors only work if your story really reflected the message you wanted to deliver. "Every human harbors malice....malice isn't bad." BRUH...they killed multiple people and many others all over Korea who had nothing to disturb their "paradise". Where did we see any nuance about malice in human beings?
People don't understand because of poor writing and no explanation whatsoever. You can't make up a metaphor and pretend to be deep.
there were alot a plot holes tbh honest and their emotional connection was nowhere to be found so.....
I don't know why so many think the step mom and Cirrus are in a romantic relationship or something like that. Based on asian/korean culture, it is looked down upon for a woman to be in a relationship with a guy who already has a family. Divorce or remarrying is quite a taboo subject in asian cultures that most do not get a divorce even if they're unhappy. In fact, Cirrus revealing to her "friends" that he's her step son ruins her reputation bc either she is having an affair with a married man or dating someone who was married before. Besides that, korean society is not open to homosexual relationships so Cirrus bringing Skylar around and announcing that further shames her and ruins her reputation. Buuut I could be wrong, and she does lust after him.
I'm not quite sure what to make of their relationship to be honest. But one thing I'm fairly sure of is that Cirrus' mum is dead. At least judging from the image the author posted on twitter a while back
Wow....quite rare to see a yaoi manga incorporate isekai AND have a great plot. So much world building and natural progression of events. Also subverts the stereotype that mc is special because in fact the one who is special is the girl. I'm so looking forward to this...the only thing I'm anxious about is the number of chapters lol. Hopefully it will be a long one.
I was so excited to see an omegaverse manga focusing on the pregnancy aspect and even more so not in an already established relationship/family dynamic. I was hoping to see a glimpse of the omega going through "relatable" struggles with finding out he's pregnant and then the alpha supporting him...and being an actual good person. BUT NOPE...why...WHY does the alpha have to be an asshole who poked a hole in the condom to purposely get him pregnant?!?!? (according to the comments/spoilers). WHY can't we have a decent alpha....a decent situation where the condom accidentally broke or it was just an accident?!?! WTF
AWWWEE SAMMMEEE AHHHHH
Oushi isn't very great or fantastic to the point where I have 2nd male lead syndrome. Honestly Itsuomi is the PERFECT dude. Oushi just seems so annoying and omg I hate the word but--toxic because he won't fucking just blurt out that he likes Yuki. BRUH....I was literally waiting for him to say that to her this chapter but he didn't. He directly challenged their relationship but also for some reason either never acknowledged that he liked her or never realized but then proceeds to conveniently think Itsuomi is just playing with her. And NOW that she has a boyfriend, he makes a move....like dude...just confess to her bc I honestly doubt you'll get another chance. I'm not saying he's the absolute worst dude ever but some things he does are questionable. He lost his opportunity when he had it...its time to move on in a way. You can wait till she breaks up with him but still do something else...stay friends and build or improve on yourself.
Besides him, this story has a love hexagon with some girl liking Oushi and Oushi liking Yuki, Yuki and Itsuomi being together, Emma liking Itsu, and Shin liking Emma....OMG so convoluted. Even though its so convoluted, I still think this manga is amazing and one I'm really looking forward to!
I read the novel originally a while back and found this a few years after the fact. I have to say the manga does gloss over a lot of details in the book and doesn't seem to totally capture the mate bond between Chay and Keaton. I don't know...I just don't find it detailed enough. It's too fast paced to the point that their interactions seem really meaningless. This is omegaverse btw, so I found it odd that other omegaverse mangas represented the mater bond better. The novel itself wasn't a masterpiece either but the concept was good, with some "problems/plotholes".
I also just heard that J.L Langley, the author is retiring but tbh not too sad considering she has prob had writer's block for quite a while with her last book in this series being in 2011 and her announcement of being 70% finished with the most recent in 2017. Girl has not finished any of the books she planned for this series for quite the time now.
Anyway, hopefully, the rest of the chapters delve more into it but that's my rant/review for the day.
Where can I read the novel?
I found it a long time ago by searching the name of the novel and author and "epub" behind it, then downloaded it through my phone. Idk how safe this is and whatnot but it worked for me.
From reading the comments, I have to agree that this story is dragging this "past plot line" for way too long. I really hope that some comments are not spot on in predicting that this will last till Season 3..please no. Watching Brian and Sol is nice but why is it so long? I feel like this could've been condensed into fewer chapters. Each chapter seems pretty short and there doesn't seem to be much happening; (Chapter 67- head chief plans his two new sacrifices; chapter 68 - he introduces those two new sacrifices) Like is there a need to go so deep into the past with every detail? At the very least, the author could've structured it so that we refer to the past but then go back into the present consistently and only for plot points in the past that are relevant to Ian and Sol in the present.