senpai's manga / #Romance(93)

9.0/10.0 Handsome and popular Yuri, who hates ugly people, ironically falls for "ugly loser" Jaerim, who is actually nice, persistently hardworking and whose strong conviction and sense of justice is almost to a fault. Hilarious and exciting plot with gripping angst at the right times. Well-paced. Steady buildup of the characters' relationship. Likeable characters. Warning: Nonconsensual sex. Bullying.

6.5/10.0 I really like it (or rather, the concept of it) but it is so oddly-paced and the abrupt POV switchings make the progression of the story quite difficult to follow and confusing a lot of times. I also think that the ending was too rushed and the denouement was, to be frank, highly disappointing. I'm going to put this on my "re-read" list because i really want to give it another chance because it might have just been confusing only for my part. idk.

last read chapter vol4 ch18 Interesting concept. Heavy themes. tw: prostitution, rape, omega/human trafficking

8.0/10. Cute but brash Haruka falls in love at first sight with the school's star basketball player, Tajima Kaoru, whose cold personality didn't faze him at all. He relentlessly pursues Tajima until his feelings are reciprocated, though not without being constantly bombarded with challenges that only seem to strengthen their relationship as they overcome each one of them together. Heavy and light drama. The main characters got together too quickly in my opinion but it is redeemed by how their character development as their understanding of each other deepened by the challenges they faced together. From a favourite author. Recommended.

interesting [odd] premise but cute. recommended only for light reading.