I kept seeing clips of this and the art looked nice so I decided to read it even after seeing other comments saying it's lacking in execution. I binged the entire thing and I have to say I'd give it an above average rating just because the story is pretty decent, some good old angst, and very very beautiful artwork of not just the characters but also the backgrounds.
Now the execution.. did leave much to be desired. The characters themselves have personality and the way they behave make sense especially with the context and background revealed much later. However, the chemistry is a bit lacking and every time they do it, it LOOKs sexy-ish but what was actually happening was NOT sexy. I think it required more chemistry between the two...idk why the author thought every single time they had sex, it had to be fucking painful with no proper preparation--that took a lot of the chemistry out. You would also think their contractual relationship would lead to more bonding between the two, like learning about each other and shit but just a lot of not sexy smut and mindless talking. Then the author dragged this shit out till chapter 81 and I thought oh side stories and its FUCKING SPECIALS in an alternate universe but the SAME dynamic like WHATTT?!?! I didn't even bother reading those specials cuz they annoyed me after all that hard work I did binging this.
Agreed with a lot of people about this needing way more chapters for AFTER they developed mutual feelings and not just one month after the car accident. There needs to be way more progress on both their ends bc I ain't feeling the love. The few things that were done well were the overall plot, some of their actions/behaviors and the story making sense with things being brought up in the beginning and connecting with later plot points. Ex: Jaehyuk saying shit like" who would pay you more than I am" being brought back up in a later scene OR Yeon-oh getting into an accident and Jaehyuk being worried bc he thought his grandfather got to Yeon-oh like he did to the others in the past. Like this shit made sense and gave proper context for why they behaved like that and kept character and story consistency.
This is just so good in that the story has a consistent pace and storyline that makes sense. Hyunjoon and Jinha are together trying to manage a project, work in the same space, and deal with this mysterious stalker all at the same time. The sub plots keep things interesting and not boring. Not to mention Hyunjoon is a superb green flag and yet also has a damn personality. Jinha's personality also meshes well with Hyunjoon's. Amongst everything there is seriousness, mystery, and comedic moments that work very well together to make this story not only NON-TOXIC but also fun and enjoyable.
Idk...this story isn't very good or extremely bad either. I have mixed feelings. When it showed Ryousuke's upbringing and why and how he sexually assaulted Seno in his sleep for years, I thought this might go somewhere. I thought it might make a turn for the better when Seno STILL rejected Ryousuke after the whole kidnapping/fake lover situation bc it looked like Ryousuke had his own plans. However, chapter 14 ended up being the ending and I just don't know what I just read. It feels pointless for all this struggling especially on Seno's end only for Ryousuke to say he'll take over everything so Seno doesn't have to choose anything. Ryousuke is trash (we already know that). Yes we have Seno willingly speak with his father and decide to be with Ryousuke but I can't help but feel so unsatisfied with Seno's lack of character growth and agency. There are some serious pieces missing that could make this pretty decent. Maybe if author didn't include the raping and kidnapping, the ending lines of "you dont have to choose anymore" and "you have no reason left to run away" wouldn't sound like a hostage situation and sound more romantic.
I started reading this only bc I saw it on social media with people saying the ml is a different "flavor" of tops so I just assumed this was a good one. Boy was I wrong. I got to chapter 20 something and the ml is just a complete red flag--the type who is obsessive, possessive, manipulative and would legitimately kill anyone other than the uke. The type that girls fan over just bc he treats the uke special but at the same time does not give two shits about boundaries or what the uke truly wants. Its not really cute. To be honest, the story is not as bad as I make it seem but at the same time just not anything special. Additionally, author is apparently sick so this is on a hiatus. I would not waste any more time on this than I already have.
I read a few other comments and they were spot on. The beginning for me was decent and intriguing but typical; art style is quite nice. The comedy points are def the highlights. I like it BUT...
The thing is this is too stereotypical to the point of not giving the two main leads any distinct personalities at all. Yeonwoo supposedly has this trauma and ran away from an obsessed alpha and yet there is almost no hurdle, turmoil or hesitance to sleep with Shin and Shin is your typical rich, powerful, cool guy who's ice cold to everyone else except Yeonwoo. Why is Shin such a dick? Obv, he's generally fine but when you think a little deeper, he's a dick to everybody and has the same powers and privileges as all the other alphas who get their way. He shows kindness to Yeonwoo..ok? Is that supposed to make him treating others like doodoo a good thing? What is this? Kdrama from the early 2000s?
It has potential but I read all the way to the most recent chapter and every god damn time, the author glosses over their meaningful interactions together--lthe actual parts where they communicate and bond; the parts where we as the audience can understand and see the chemistry beyond the pheremones. WTF. The author just tells us in a flashback when it could've been show not tell from Yeonwoo's memory. No wonder the genre says Ecchi.
When I first came across this, I knew it would be super intriguing due to the premise never being done before. It brings to question how the omegaverse started in the first place. A lot of the glossed over symptoms when an alpha and omega are in heat, are instead so focused on in this manga where it becomes very intimate and we really see how the alpha and omega feel instead of it being just a complete sexualization and glorified savage version of it. The characters feel real instead of being just the labels or alpha and omega. Very glad its being translated even though translation is not official.
I read BJ ALEX and that was decent story with no abuse. I don't need to read this to know how famous it is for dickhead here to be abusing everyone left and right including Dan. I just really do not understand the popularity of this series compared to BJ ALEX. I like a streak of angst and a slow burn as well but this one is just all about Dan being abused, raped, and mentally tortured just to get to the arc where dickhead "loves" him. What kind of bullshit is this? Again, didn't read this but I can probably assume my guesses are spot on. Such a shame that this even rates an 8 when it honestly should prob be a 0.
With chapter 10, we finally truly understand why Suzuharu is the way he is and why he so easily listened to his father, gave up and chose to stay as a butler. This chapter changed my initial opinions of this manga; initially I felt that Ryou was too extreme in essentially raping and violating Suzu every night but I now realize, after rereading it, they're both very fucked up by their upbringing. If you look at the earlier chapters when Ryou at the age of 13 was made to spend his ruts with omegas and from then on, he had that regularly for his "sex education" . No wonder he's fucked up. As long as the next chapters explore more of Ryou's past and his POV, this will be pretty successful in my opinion.
I thought this was finished until I got a new update about a remastered version but I looked through the comments and surprisingly people looking back on this story realized it was sort of crappy. Although I don't really remember the story, I do remember not liking t very much bc it dragged out the relationship and I just didn't understand why they kept rejecting each other for no reason. If anyone would care to spoil it and refresh my memory, that'd be great bc I don't want to reread this.
I'm thoroughly surprised that many people in the comments are in consensus that this manga and its author is a lil off the rails. Its a nice premise overall but everything is hinged on misunderstandings and lack of communication. This could've been shortened to maybe 10-20 chapters. IDK how this will continue but goddamn, just TALK it out.
At first it was pretty slow and I lost interest until the more recent chapters. Idk..I like the alpha's sassiness and lack of care, almost deadpan attitude. BUT I looked at some raws and I'm not really happy with how slow it goes and the art takes a dive down. The art right now looks slightly off but the faces are done well but in the raws, I see they soon make the faces much shorter that it just looks even weirder. You would think the art would improve not become even more chibi-like or typical old anime style with the sharp chins and super short faces.
The alpha is definitely morally questionable and downright wrong for the things he does. I don't think its shown enough of how he was raised in order to give us insight to how he acts. He sleeps with omegas and other people regularly to an excessive point. I thought it was cute at first too until its revealed that he ASSAULTS, RAPES, AND DRUGS the beta EVERY NIGHT without the beta's knowledge. Even worse is the next chapter where he KIDNAPS Seno has a fucking GPS tracker on him. I'm not mad at the story or what's happening but I did certainly lose some brain cells bc the jumps from 0 to 1000.
I was losing it when I kept hearing "baby", "dude", "bro", "man", "you know" at the end of every sentence and everything being an exclamation. LMAO. I will come back to this when someone else translates it better. Half the time I could not even understand what was happening.
Initially when I read this manhwa up to the 50s in chapters, it was a very enjoyable and intriguing read but now I see some concerns popping up about the story. First it was the art deteriorating and like someone else mentioned in the comments, Camellia looks even more like a girl with the long hair and it just is not as good as before. Claude looks worse as this goes on.
Second is the conflict of Claude intercepting Camellia's letters to Louver and Camellia being upset over it like "he doesn't love the me from Louver" when in reality it is way more politically complicated and he was literally trying to prevent her being linked to Louver criminally. Not saying what Claude did was great or the best option and I understand Camellia's concern but this conflict in general with Louver trying to recruit Camellia by using her mother as bait is just so underwhelming. The stakes don't feel high and overall I don't really care for her mother at this point in time as we know nothing about her and Camellia herself comes off as naive and stupid when she was shown to be smart and determined previously.
What happened to the smart Camellia who was determined to see her mother again and fight for that. All she has been doing is going to school and waiting for Claude to come back. WHY is she willingly going to meet with the Louver people when she should be smart enough to know that nothing good will come out of this. I know she is desperate to see her mother but really?
The stepmother is literally delusional, trying to sabotage Camellia every chance she gets but bc of the overtly obvious disdain and meddling, it just does not feel realistic. They could have made her more menacing by being more underhanded in her sabotages. Besides her are the Louver people who also seem very obviously evil. They don't make good villains. It just isn't very compelling anymore.
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.
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.
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.
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.