A Trace of the Wonder
trigger warnings: portrayal of depression, suicidal ideation, gore and violence, body horror, heavy spoilers I think the MC is the reason why I couldn’t enjoy this story that much. It was an okay read, the plot is pretty interesting but quite depressing (since the theme also focuses on MC’s mental instability due to his traumatic past and guilt). It’s just that, the MC is such a damsel in distress type of character and has no sense of danger outside of the dungeon (thus he always gets himself in trouble and here comes the ML to save his azz). I understand he’s emotionally unstable and suffers from PTSD, it’s not really an issue for me even his suicidal ideation, heck I dont even feel sad or anything when he got poisoned by that mf vice president and when he jumped in the water. My main issue is Yiseon could be quite naive and dumb and he tends to bottle up his thoughts/feelings that sometimes it leads to getting him and the people around him in trouble. Not really fond of him but Im glad he finally able to overcome his fear and lets go of his self-guilt and suicidal tendency in the end. It’s not an easy task but Im rooting for him. I might be one of the few people who find the ML the most interesting one. Hyeon is a complex and morally gray character and I eat this kind of sht. Hes also the kind of a red flag that I enjoy reading. Yiseon and Hyeon relationship dynamic could be really confusing at first and people tend to doubt Hyeon’s feelings for Yiseon. I find Hyeon’s love for Yiseon genuine but it is not something pure. Hes a control freak (it might also due to the nature of his powers and the fact that hes smart and very calculative so thats a given he’ll apply those to his relationship) Hes possessive and hes not a green flag anyway, but he cares deeply for Yiseon and he loves him in his own freakish, selfish way. This is still pretty interesting and as a PJ fan I particularly like all the greek mythology stuff in this story
S-Class Self-Employed Person
FL at first, was living an ordinary life until she got transmigrated into a fantasy romance novel and spent years in the body of Amelia who has a special power to heal. When the war was over and she was about to have her seemingly happily ever after with the blonde crown prince, she woke up and finally returned to the real world. However, upon her return, she realised many years have passed and the world she once knew was different. There were monsters and dungeons and the concept of guides and espers. FL turns out to be a guide, but not just an ordinary guide. She is basically the only S-Class guide in SK. She also has a cafe to run where the handsome ML frequently visits to pester her into becoming his guide. Girl never catches a break
Guiding Hazard