Waterside Night
Wow it’s finally over.. I’ve been with this manhwa through thick and thin. Even back when I was with Noah. Picking this up again after almost two years was so worth it. It feels kinda weird to press the ‘already read’ button haha. The character building was phenomenal. Watching the relationship slowly change over time for the better was really healing for me. Seeing Euihyun having issues about feeling “cheap” and “dirty” and Taeju continuously blaming himself after the realization hits him and both of them developing an inferiority complex was so interesting to me because it’s such a rarity to see well rounded personalities and thought out relationships in manhwas these days. Seeing the push and pull immersed me into the story more. Seeing Euihyun shake under the alpha at the club felt really realistic :( while I don’t want to say Euihyun‘s relstable bc I don’t hope for his situation on anyone, I will say he’s way more realistic than most ukes. The conception dream at the end of season 2 was a genios set up for season 3 so kudos to the author for that. Even though this manhwa took long to finish, I think the slow updates was a bit refreshing for this. It kinda shows that you can’t force or rush a relationship, you can’t force somebody to be with you, you can’t make them like you. Even though the baby probably won’t ever be shown now that it’s finished, I’m still satisfied. This manhwa made me emotional, I laughed and cried to this. The author did a good job of keeping me on edge too. Some of the scenes felt..quiet in a way I can’t explain it. I started an album called ‘Quiet’ just to put panels that capture that feeling. The morning after a suicide attempt, the feeling sitting alone outside without any music with nobody around and realizing how lonely you truly are. The author captured that feeling really well I almost wanted to cry. It was so beautiful. Overall it touched me to see them have a healthy relationship even after the faltering on both sides and a whole lot of time. I wish nothing but the best for them :) “Because you said that being alive is beautiful, my life became pretty to me too.”
Cold-Blooded Beast
A man picks up his pronounced dead boss on the street and finds the boss has lost his memory and turns into a snake. He takes care of his boss in snake and human form in hopes the boss will get his memory back. It goes way deeper than just a workplace romance, as the boss has been watching over and waiting for the mc for about a hundred years and was in love with the mc in his past life. The boss took the bad luck out of the mc's new life and burdened it, sealing himself away from the world but the mc found him as a child by accident and they were once again entangled with each other. While i don't know if i will ever finish this book, I will say, it was quite the experience to read. This book was SO CUTE at the start but after reading about the mc's past life, i was crying. Seeing the mc's lonely death wishing to see the ml one last time with his hand dropping made me sob. I think it was very mind clearing in a way to see how when the ml tried to put the mc in a fake world to protect him, he had to communicate to the ml that he wanted to feel what was real. I love how they cleared up what could've quickly become toxic. They're just so cute together. I don't think i'll be able to bring myself to finish it and i'm okay with that for right now. c: -started reading 2024/7/1
My Calypso
Greek mythology I really enjoyed this concept a lot more than i thought. The characters are so well developed. I want to have a bigger review for this but i dont know what to say. Its really good but i don't know how to explain it. Aside from the characters and the story itself, i also loved the concept of Calypso having to cut off his hair, which is a main part of someone's physical identity, to help the mc. It shows how much he values him. I wont lie I was on the brink of tears when it came to the mc seeing his family for the last time after becoming immortal. I always get a little upset when thats in a story. The ending wrapping up this beautiful story in a bow like it was early christmas. Thank you for this, it was a blessing to read, for me and my heart.
Gesshoku Kitan
I LOVE THIS ART STYLE RAHHH (same artstyle as "Go For It Nakamura-Kun!") - A horror mystery writer uses his fame and talent for writing to lure in little boys who fall in love with him and he kills them. He kills 9 boys and the 9th is the mc and writes about how he killed them so detailed that it attracted readers. They all reincarnate along with the writer and the boys 1 by one kill him in the ways that he killed them in their past life. The writer keeps coming back until the last boy, the mc, reads the book from 80 years ago and gets his memories back as well as how he died. The writer explains that he's never felt fear before and the mc cant bring himself to kill the writer because he loves him too much. They sleep together and decide that if they die together, they'll reincarnate together and will be tied by the soul forever. Hoshi(mc) pulls out a knife mid-fucking and stabs yamada(killer). He realizes that he was wrong, yamada was lying, they wont be tied together if they die together because yamada won't really die. Hoshi realizes that the only way yamada can die is if he is killed in the same way he killed them. Yamada realizes that Hoshi understands the curse and gets scared for the first time in his lives. Since Hoshi is the last boy, if Yamada dies by his hand, he'll really die. Yamada pleads and says he's scared. Hoshi chokes Yamada to death and Yamada smiles upon finally feeling fear. Once Hoshi is done, he shoots himself, killing them both. The second he dies, his family doesn't remember him, implying he was either 1. only born to kill yamada. Or 2. he's been reincarnated and that life has been erased from everyone's minds. - I didnt expect to like it this much honestly it was really good. I enjoyed the psychological aspect of it and the artstyle - 4/5
To deny the route
This was a whirlwind of emotions. I got so many butterflies even though this was only a Shounen ai. I FUCKING LOVED THIS SHIT I WOULD HAVE IT FOR BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER EVERYDAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
Regas
tw child abuse I feel so bad for the entirety of the royal family. I hate the concept of puppy kings so fucking much. To hell with the council I hope they all burn in hell. This is one of the rare cases where even pretty privilege doesn’t work. I can’t believe they drugged the queen to make her abuse the prince and emotionally stunt him. And they killed the kings’ degas :C. He’s a mess ever since. I feel so bad for him he looks so tired So good I was reading the novel
Legs That Won't Walk