Kirai's manga / #shared history(6)

Synopsis: Shavonne (MC) is a writer who is struggling with his income, his love life and now a stalker. Amidst a series of murders, he meets Lewellyn (ML), an enigmatic man who courts him for seemingly no reason. Of course, Lewellyn turns out to be both the stalker and serial killer, but there's still yet another layer of mystery surrounding him: what is his connection to Shavonne? Review: I enjoy characters like Lewellyn, who has both a mature side and a cute puppy-like side. He's the type of love interest who is an upstanding gentleman to our main character, so I think we readers can overlook his murderous tendencies. Shavonne is also a great protagonist, since he is mature and easy to sympathise with as an everyday poor man saddled with an eccentric suitor. Plus, the storyline surrounding the mystery of Shavonne and Lewellyn's relationship is intriguing, so I highly recommend this manhwa for fans of serial killer romances.

Synopsis: Brought up in an orphanage, Chansol (MC) is selfless to a fault. He's the type to lend a hand to everybody, including strangers, and his insistence on helping Park Hanhoo (ML) leads to an unlikely teenage friendship. However, one day a massacre of his orphanage forces Chansol to leave the country and his best friend behind, and when he returns to seek revenge many years later, Chansol becomes Han Yooem's manager in order to track down the perpetrator and also to find his old friend. Review: Chansol is competent, kind and sympathetic, so it's easy to enjoy his perspective. Hanhoo rocks your usual confident and cool CEO personality, with a penchant for winning bets and taking matters into his own hands like a boss. They have a selfish person x selfless person dynamic and a common goal to work towards, so both the action plot and the romance plot are engaging. I especially enjoyed the build-up to Hanhoo's identity reveal to Chansol.

Synopsis: When a deadly accident kills his friends, a system approaches Wang Yi (MC) with a contract: transmigrate into novels and take on the villain's role, and in return he can reverse that tragedy. However, the male leads (ML) somehow see through his acting, and they fall in love with Wang Yi instead of the female lead. The male leads all have a mind-reading ability; is there a connection between them? Review: This manhua has colourful art, great comedy and an interesting storyline. The premise of accidentally romancing the male lead as a side character is not new in Chinese stories, but I find the male lead's mind-reading ability to be a fresh way to throw a wrench in the protagonist's plans. If you like the world-hopping genre, this manhua is a must-read.

Synopsis: To maintain the success of his family's corporation, Yoo Taehyuk (MC) convinces the family dragon named Hyo-un (ML) that he is the dragon's reincarnated mate. Hyo-un is initially ascetic and physically ill, but he quickly falls in love with Taehyuk. Review: A top-tier manhwa. Hyo-un is a clingy, overpowered puppy dog, a woobie hurt by the evil world. Taehyuk is refreshingly a man who is shameless but also upstanding; his deception ends quickly. There is a lot of smut, but also a sizable, interesting plot that made me tear up. Although the art style isn't to my taste, I shall rate this five stars.

Synopsis: Torisumi Yuuhi (MC) is unable to see people's faces due to his childhood trauma. One day, he encounters a man whose face he can see—and that man confesses to him on the spot! Thus, Yuuhi becomes friends with Ukawa Itsuki (ML), whose personality is totally different from his introverted self. Review: Cute couple. It's a fairly light manga, with characters that act rather outlandishly. I liked how many elements of the past influence the present, such as Itsuki's job occupation. It was also heart-warming to see Yuuhi's disorder start to improve at the end. Even so, I don't understand why he is able to see the face of his childhood bully, the root of his trauma.