Exotic Love
This is such a masterpiece. The 2 main characters are very complex, especially Jung Jaehan. He's a character that makes you both pity him and dislike him, especially considering his background and the expectations he has in his shoulders. He's certainly had some character development, and I'm sure this development would have been more evident in the novel. His motivations, thoughts, feelings, were all things that made you question him as a character but at the same time made sense in his circumstances. Yoon Haegyeom is a pretty interesting character as well. He has a particular light about him, but at the same time he has a lot of expectations to uphold and clearly battles with his own case of experiencing certain emotions. Gosh dang is his smile gorgeous tho. It was also really refreshing seeing the specials in his POV. Overall, this manhwa made me experience emotions that I don't think I've ever experienced while reading before. Very unique and what I actually consider masterpiece. The Chibis of the characters we're also very cute. I definitely want to read the novel, but I know nothing about how to read Korean. ;(
Love Sick Dog
This is a good, well-written story. But it certainly isn't for the lighthearted, as it delves heavily into the psychological aspect with its many depressing and darker elements. I find the 2 MCs real af just trying to cope with their traumas and their situations, trying to lean on each other and give/find some sense of healing. First part is hard to get through, it does get better BUT it's an emotional rollercoaster all around. I think the journey is worth it just for the main couple tho, they have some very cute moments when they're together. This is all imho ofc. I read this in increments (bc of the uploading breaks), with time to thoroughly digest between each break I took, so the outlook might be different if you read this all in one sitting. It can be a lot and your brain might gloss over some things as a result. By far not the darkest or saddest thing to read, but it's certainly pulled at my heart strings.
Shinseki no Onee-chan