blueberry's manga / #Raep(100)

Essentially: consensual non-consent Smut was pretty good, I do wish some expressions were touched up tho (mostly good still) Basically about two extreme lovers finding each other (seme has extreme sadistic alpha instincts, the other carries extreme masochistic instincts separate from his alpha state)

AMAZING AND HOT ASF HOLY FK the plot is so good (it’s a novel rendition so unsurprising) and the tense moments (esp late 30’s and early 40’s chapters) really made me go ballistic LOL I was constantly like “oh shit OH SHIT OH SHIT”

Ok uh awesome art and had nice established couple moments But uhm The start of their relationship was so abysmally abusive that I couldn’t feel anything for the fluffy scenes after that .-. There were good panic-episode-saving moments but other than that their dynamic’s sorta shit lol They way they fell in love with each other was beyond nonsensical

Basically Sadistic Love, a psychological horror of an unfortunate good soul getting caught and isolated by a psycho forever, just cuz the psycho was fixated on the very first love of his life It’s good and it’s peak entertainment but it’s too short to be 5*

It reads like a bad soap opera Author shoved all the plot devices she could find and slapped it into the story; it just came out as a broken collage of the most mismatched elements Too much politics and political family drama and zero chemistry between main leads Seme’s subsequent actions had good intentions, but from the uke’s perspective they should’ve been just as threatening??? Why tf does the uke like him Also I did not like the O-faces and the uke’s appearance during smut scenes lol (too superficial? Or uhhh just uhhh yeah nah)

Surprisingly sentimental and good, it’s angst was great and the badass actor moments were really nice. Some panels were straight fire with the effects and perspective. I’m still feeling some of the effects from the worldbuilding; it just had some powerful nostalgia and strong vibes that linger even after I finish reading. Similar to Skip Beat’s vibes, in a way. Good plot and worldbuilding Zero points for characterization though. It’s just…I didn’t see the romantic chemistry at all. The uke has a typical annoying doormat personality with the general public. The seme is nice overall, but he was so stoic he almost lost his presence in the manga. Idk, this just didn’t feel right, especially not their relationship. I just…….what did the seme see in the uke? Why was he head over heels? WAS he head over heels???? The uke was acting like just another fan of the seme too lol. This lowkey felt like the author’s meek self-insert with having a celebrity boy as her exclusive boyfriend, like a self-insert fanfiction. Yikes But maybe I didn’t feel it mostly cuz of the massive power imbalance Seme is also 34 while the uke is 20????????????? Wtf seme did not have to be that old? Author could’ve made him 28 y/o and it still would’ve made sense????????

Emotions during the rape was actually nicely angsty and not magically fluffy, I liked it :D The author wanted a couple endgame so they had to dumb down the uke for the final few chapters unfortunately, but other than the rushed get-together it was pretty nice. I do wish it went the psychological horror route till the end :( Awesome smut too haha

4.5* Pretty redeemable chars, the family neglect to reconciliation was sus but oh well, that!s just a personal beef

HA HA SCRATCHES THAT ANGST + POSSESSIVE ITCH SO WELL The mutual obsession was *chef’s kiss*