I should’ve known better coming from this author bruh. You got me fucked up.
like wtf??? The moment I saw “Literal” and “child”… yeah no buddy
A great read tied with nuance and an unexpected theme despite the genre. There's an unspoken vibe between Ed and Mcqueen and it's electrifying. I enjoyed every second of it but wish the effects of the porn industry had been dug deeper. Ryan was a symbol for this but he wasn't used much. The theme was only scratching the surface, and perhaps this is the reason why this makes the story a step away from what it could've been. I felt like during some scenes there was barely any time to let wounds fester after the characters hit rock bottom, which resulted in the resolution giving me an "eh" reaction, but I get the vision... just the execution was a little wonky. Also, the relationship between Ed and Chang was really interesting to me too, their conflict was angsty.
And I don't know if it's because of a few mistranslations, but I believe Ed's reason for falling for Mcqueen is up to interpretation. So to me, human warmth was missing from Ed's life after the granny's passing. After meeting Mcqueen where sex eventually became the bridge to that warmth, he was handled carefully and not treated like dirt.
Overall nice.
So yeah that's everything, my thoughts are a mess so sorry if what I said didn't make sense. :,)
If someone knows the author's twitter, please let me know <3
Thought this had already ended but it's still has a few more chapters to go... so I won't be able to write a review, but so far here are my thoughts:
Myeong's inner monologues, character development and interactions with other characters are very interesting to read. While the narration is pretty tell-y instead of show-y, I still enjoy the story regardless. Although I believe right towards the end, it feels a bit rushed. I can't exactly say much since this hasn't ended yet but Yuhan's death and the epic reveal of the company's ultimate collapse didn't bring much impact. Either I had read way too fast to really process everything, there wasn't much reason to really care for some of the characters, or too much info-dumping to feel like a genuine reveal.
Anyway, looking forward to the ending :>
Cute and simple. I don’t have much to say because I didn’t enjoy it a lot judging by how I left this BL on the back burner for some time. Honestly, I consider this to be pretty boring—conflict and characters-wise it’s nothing new, but I can definitely see this story as one where you take a break to read something more laidback :)