You At First Sight
This manhwa made me feel all sorts of feelings. I smile, I laughed, I cried, I was even a bit scared at some points, because of how unpredictable some situations were... But overall, I absolutely loved this story, it was warm and absolutely delightful, light and just... Pleasant to read, I didn't want to put it down, because of how captivating it was :") It made me feel hopeful, that someday, I would find the right person for myself and that he would be able to love me through our hardships together, not fighting alone. I jumped in excitement at some points, then my heart plummeted to my stomach at chapter 39... I felt betrayed, but it seems that I wasn't... Lim Segye was just another victim to a misunderstanding, that actually deserves love and acceptance. These two characters were portrayed so well, it made me feel like I was reading about actual people. I wouldn't question it if someone told me that they were written by two separate people that actually went through these struggles, that's how realistic it was. The whole romance was realistic and for that, it was fresh and something extraordinary. I loved it. I really did... I am left, feeling content, happy and my heart just a tad bit heavy that it ended. If that doesn't tell you how good of a story it was, then I don't know what could.
Save Me
This was a read full of dramatic plot twists and a lot of time skips, I did not expect this kind of story... But I loved it, for sure. It felt very new to me, honestly, a peculiar and unique experience. I did have my doubts, that they DO look a lot like each other, but I brushed it off, because that's what sometimes happens unintentionally if you have a particular drawing style you want to stick to. But when even Sungman's mom mentioned it, I knew it was on purpose. I had so many theories, many of them were mainly because of how Sun's eyes changed every single time to red, when he went berserk, I honestly started questioning so many things because of it... That's why I was a bit mad at the creator, frankly said, for deceiving me like that... I know it was for a dramatic effect but it made me question so many things, I even thought at some point what if he's not human and instead a cyborg that was made by his parents in order for Sungman to have someone protecting him and sometimes he malfunctions and goes apeshit. You know, those kinds of theories. But anyways, I can't say I was surprised by everything, but a big chunk of the ending was a huge plot twist. It was a sad story, for sure, very fucked up. I wanted to take my anger and frustrations out on these characters so much... I'm not even gonna name them, they don't deserve that. But the way Sun took care of all of them was pretty funny, I liked it. Oh, and how Geumsoo ended up in a wheelchair at the end? I hoped for that and did kind of predict it, so I was happy about it, but felt bad at the same time. I know he's a horrible person that on the surface doesn't deserve sympathy for the things he's done. That's for sure. But I just couldn't help but feel bad when I imagined him going through everything Sungman went through. And possibly much more, because of his inferiority complex and terrible parents with their lot of complexes. I'm still human at the end of the day, I felt bad. But I guess he reaped what he sowed, as grim as it is. By the way, how did every single adult know that Sungman is adopted but not Sungman himself? I guess he just never asked questions and they didn't speak in front of him, but damn, that's some odd chances right there. The way that Sun would only see Sungman no matter what, it made me happy for the connection they have. But it again made me question his behavior, I suppose it's the wannabe psychologist in me. My take on it is that he had never lived a nice and satisfying life before, because no matter what, his father was a chaotic mess all the time and his mother died on the day they took family photos. So pretty much, a terrible life, filled with nothing but growing up by yourself, being called a curse upon the family from your own family. Though he didn't seem to take it to heart, he was very much not registering it, at all. So he must have had some mental problems ever since he was born. Or perhaps the car crash caused some disturbances in his brain? He was just a baby when it happened after all. So, his mundane pattern was broken when one day his father died and in his hands, there laid a paper. He was curious, he picked it up. He read his adoption certificate top to bottom and found out what he had been missing for 18 whole years. And he went where his brother was studying, finding him and the rest is history. So it definitely makes sense why Sungman is the only thing in his eyes and brain. I also feel like there is a significant meaning to the fact that he would always draw stick figures and only imagine stick figure scenes, instead of actual thoughts. He had this very childish way of comprehending what was going on around him, and as the creator said, he didn't have a sense of guilt, at all. But there would be moments, where he would snap and go berserk, fully trying to kill someone. So, he's a tough case, alright. My opinion is that since he grew up having to take care of himself, he kept himself sane, safe and happy by adapting to this innocent, childish thought process, taking life easy and humming through the hardships. I imagine it would be like how people become littles, in order to protect themselves, their brains adapt to a happy go lucky child like way of thinking. This way they're safe in their own reality. Though, of course, his case is way different. Because there would be certain moments where he would give in to his murderous thoughts. He still drew the stick figures but he made them bloody with a red pen and severed their limbs. Pretty brutal. He knows what he's doing, he's not clueless, he has a plan and he commits to it. The difference is that his perception of what is happening around him and what he is doing is not normal. He doesn't view it as something bad, instead it's just an action that was taken by him. No sense of guilt, even when he himself took responsibility and turned himself in. Though, I have a feeling that it may have been solely in order to get his revenge on Geumsoo too. Though he could've done it in a much more peaceful and discreet way, so I'm not sure. But the gist of it, he knows what he's doing but it kind of gets filtered in order for him to continue living safely and happily in his little bubble. A defense mechanism of sorts. And Sungman is Sun's savior too, because with him, he can act however he likes and doesn't get judged. He knows he's in safe hands and he's happy, as well as pretty content that he's found his meaning in life, his long lost puzzle piece. As for Sungman, he's obviously normal, he understands what Sungman is going through and wants to help him as well as stay by his side, so he took upon learning about the human psychology, in order to help his little twin brother and people with conditions like his. They are indeed a very interesting duo. The oldest is physically disabled, the youngest mentally. But they're always there for each other, after 18 painstakingly long years apart. Side note, when Sun's adoptive mother first picked up Sungman but put him down, when she found out he has a disability, and then picked his twin brother up, because they look the same, it was honestly very disgusting to me. They separated them and gave absolutely no regards to what is going to happen to his disabled brother, who very much needs a lot of care and attention for him to grow up happy and healthy. So when she died but her husband and Sun survived, I honestly felt like it was the universe just telling her that it was a messed up thing to do. I know it probably doesn't actually have a connection, but that's what I like to think. Though seriously, don't separate twins. If you want to adopt one of them, adopt both, don't separate siblings either. It can have a terrible psychological effect on them later on in life. Welp, I have said my two cents. I picked this manhwa up only because someone said it was similar in some aspects to Weak Hero, I just really wanted to take my mind off this series, because of how sad I got after I finished it. Honestly, I have grown so attached, I remember the names and back stories of every single significant character, the only ones that were actually showed. And I still vividly remember most events from these 262 chapters. So yeah, it's rough for me right now, I am depressed because of it, but this manhwa was able to take my mind off of it for a bit and it was pretty good. I did not expect something so psychological, I thought it would be physical, just like in Weak Hero. But I liked it nonetheless.
Sweet Home
It's the second time I'm reading this manhwa. And it made me cry and bawl my eyes out for a second time. It's amazing. The art style, the characters and their development, it's honestly so good. An incredible read, for sure. I read this almost exactly 2 yeses ago. It took me a bit longer than it did now. I think a couple of days? Because I had other things to do. But now, in the span of a bit more than 24 hours, it's finished even though I was out for some parts of the day. I have actually been meaning to read it again for a very long time now, but I couldn't make myself go through 140 chapters when I already know everything about the story. But I don't regret it, because it turns out, I didn't remember absolutely everything, especially the feeling of chills running down my spine or goosebumps appearing on my skin, the feeling of overwhelming sadness and horrifying terror during those many and splendidly done traumatic deaths. So, it was absolutely worth it. My sort of thinking with this was that I shouldn't waste my time on something I've finished, I should start something new. But I had been missing it a lot for some time now, so I gave in and it was a good decision. The story itself actually happens after some events that take place in the manhwa written after this one, Shotgun boy. I am planning on finishing that one too. I immediately picked up shotgun boy 2 years ago after finishing Sweet home, because I was feeling depressed after completing this masterpiece and seemingly having northing to read. But I reached about 50 episodes??? Somewhere there, it wasn't finished yet, so I had to sit my ass down and wait patiently. 2 years later, I am back. I started from the beginning, I shall read Shotgun boy till the end as well. Hyun is incredibly impressive, I have always loved those certain characters that can power through extremely tough situations and seeing how he was naturally recognized by the others made my chest swell with pride, what can I say? Something funny is, I felt the exact same emotions throughout the different parts of the story as I did back then. Meaning, in the beginning I disliked Hyun, it almost made me drop the whole manhwa after reading just a couple of chapters. But I decided to stay. Fast forward two years later, I remember why he distanced himself from his family but I don't remember how intense it was for both sides. I disliked the fact that he cursed his mother and said some horrible things. I felt horrible just reading it. I remembered why he did those things, but I didn't remember it in detail. When we later on find out the reason, I could understand. The same thing happened when I first read this. I also thought the deaths and sad scenes wouldn't get to me, because I have already seen them and honestly remembered some of the important people who would die. But I was still shook by them and still cried. So I guess I remembered the events but not how they make a person feel. So it caught me off guard but made me happy, that I could enjoy this manhwa as much as I did back then, even though I knew some of the jumpscares and some other things, like how Hyun is gonna return. But it still hurt a lot just seeing the scene play out, even though I knew the outcome. Good job to the author, I finally gave this a review too, I have been meaning to since ages ago, that's one of the reasons I decided to reread it, to have it fresh in my memory.
A Love Contract with the Devil
This was such an amazing modern day romance manhwa.... I loved it. I finished it in less than 24 hours, and my God (literally), was it beautiful. I don't even know how to describe the feeling of comfort I received when I first started it. Hanna is an ordinary person who doesn't have any desires, whatsoever. At least, that's what we're made to believe at first, later we get to know it's not like she doesn't have desires, she just didn't have any attachments in the human world. Would anyone think of her if she suddenly disappears, will they cry and tell her not to go, these kinds of thoughts plagued her mind 24/7. She was lonely but never really realised it before meeting her devil, Soha. Devil #4, the one and only love contract devil. Their relationship starts off rocky, just like any other honestly. I frankly expected them to have been connected in their previous lives, it just made sense. Which made me think, who EXACTLY was her companionship with? Supposedly Joon, the blonde haired hunk, but was it really? My theory is that Soha and Hanna couldn't be together in their previous lives (tho honestly it was her previous life and his last time as an angel, before being sent to hell for breaking the rules and therefore made a devil), so just like the rule goes, their love prevails in their next life. So even though the same situation happened with Joon and Hanna, the past life thing, I think that because of Hanna's tremendous efforts and her sacrifice at the end, God decided to grant them their love, not without a cost, of course. The price for their love was limited time. Hannah has always been human and Soha is one now and he falls and doesn't wake up from a deep slumber until 10 years pass in the human world. Hanna has aged, she is about 36-37 now and Soha is younger than her, about 20 something. After 10 long years, they're finally together and start settling for their finally happily ever after. They sign a marriage certificate and slowly start forgetting of the demon realm with everything finally being over and dealt with. Of course, it's not by their own choice And wishes, if it had been for Hanna, she would not have wanted to forget Mika, her guardian angel, who had helped her every step of the way. But it wasn't up to anyone except for God, apparently. Mika and Jihoon (Devil #313) start a café together, called Angel Café and serve angel and devil drinks, quite cute and ironic. Peace (Yu Rim) and Sejoon Lee finally have their happy ending, with Sejoon reborn as a human in the human world and peace obviously staying a fallen angel, literally. Sejoon regains his memories and goes to find Peace, they also get married. Joon is also finally able to let go of the memories from his past life and his attachment to Hanna, because Hanna does not return his feelings, ever. He throws the old photos away and is able to live for himself, probably gonna start dating as well. God has no human form anymore, for his body was killed by Mika (quite ironic), who is not an angel anymore, just has the appearance of one (still a major win imo). I felt really sad when Soha and Hanna started losing their old memories, getting new ones, where nothing out of the ordinary happens but for them to continue living on normally, they had to forget it all and replace it with some normal human couple stuff. Soha worked for a company and with documents, Hanna never signed a contract with the devil and there is no such thing as devils and angels. Soha did not live for thousands of year under the name of #4 and Hanna didn't die and ressurect, I guess...... Though Peace and Sejoon do have all memories back, as do Mika and Jihoon, so I guess I'm not too mad. Also, the devil system changed because of Dami, the assistant of #2, and now assistants can make contracts and get an education. The angels have more diversity and no longer have to have no emotions and instead can have likes and dislikes set in stone, as well as experience feelings and have personalities. Daniel, the guardian angel of Sejoon's mother, who has pink hair and baby pink eyes, looks after Sejoon and his mom. At first he didn't like Peace, then came to know that Sejoon was destined to be with Peace, which was a message directly from God after his birth in the human world. I guess he wished them a happy life this time, even after everything that had happened. Who knows, maybe he felt bad, he has emotions too after all, at least in his human body, which actually no longer exists, so I don't know. There were a lot of other minor characters and events, also many more things to say, after all the manhwa is 120 chapters but overall, I loved it. A good experience worth the slow burn in the end. A REALLY slow burn. I'm usually not a fan of those but I suppose it was worth it this once.
My Cute Beast!
ABSOLUTELY. FUCKING. ADORABLEEEEE!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA . . . . . . . Phew. Well This was SO PURE AND INNOCENT, the kind of love I want :") I KNEW SHE WOULD BE THE ONE TO PROPOSE HEHE I am SO in love with sensual, emotional, caring and soft male leads and strong and open-minded, positive female leads. It is a dynamic that will never grow old because of how both parties are understanding, because they've been in the other's shoes, cuz, you know, gender stereotypes and patriarchy... So seeing this change of pace and break from societal norms really just makes my day and fills me with hope for my future love. I mean, it's obvious everything here was as sweetened as sugar, it is very much fairy tale like, but that's just what I came here for. And not to mention, Beauty and the Beast is my favourite story of all time, with Belle being a strong and kind woman, who does not let norms define her. Just like Da-Im. I'm also a huge softie for gentle giants, they're my weak spot, On-Gyum was so cute, I couldn't get enough of it. At some point the drama with Taebum and Hera became really draining (I guess that was the whole point of it all tho, so I can't blame the manhwa, more like blame my expectations), soooo I contemplated dropping it, thinking it can't get any sweeter than this, it's gonna be adorable till the end, might as well save myself the 40 chapters left.. But I continued and I do not regret it, it was actually so refreshing. I finished it after more than 24 hours, unusual for me, but I had school, so, nyeah I gotta say, Taebum and Hera MADE MY BLOOD BOIL. You know, the average rom-com viallin, they weren't too extreme but they were just hella annoying, I despised the way they victimised themselves till the end but again, that's what they're in the story for. I like how Taebum sort of started regretting but it was only after having done such horrible things, so even though I kinda felt bad for his failure in life, I can't say he doesn't deserve it, nu-uh, he brought it upon himself. Fully and entirely. And Hera.... Yeah, I felt the tiniest bit of sympathy for her horrendous childhood but honestly, people have gone through worse and have come out decent, so it was no excuse to trample on everyone just because she was dealt worse cards. Her parents sucked, her grandma sucked, her childhood sucked, yeah. But On-Gyum was there for her always and yet, she not only pushed him away, she left him after knowing fully well how much it hurts to be left alone in this world. And then she comes back 10 years later, practically waltzing inside with a bouquet of freshly cut lies and schemes, I mean, how do you even feel bad for such a person? She had everything at some point but did not love herself, so she made it everyone else's problem. And yeah, as counterintuitive as it sounds, she did NOT love herself. She knew no one would be able to tolerate her as much as On-Gyum had in high school, she knew no one would be there for her because of the excuse of a human she is, so instead of changing herself, she deluded herself into thinking she's a literal Goddess on earth, so yeah, everyone has to bow down to her (more like stoop to her level, iykyk). And honestly, to me it sounds like a really broken person who hides behind the facade of egotistical behaviour and narcissistic antics just because deep down she knows she is not worth it. Maybe she doesn't explicitly say it but towards the end we can see her mental (and physical) breakdown in front of On-Gyum, where she says how he is the only one for her, because no one else would take her. She knows, she just pretends she doesn't. Sad, I guess, but as On-Gyum replied to her swiftly, nobody is at fault for that except her. She is the cause of all her problems and the reason she is now alone in this world. So the take out from all this is to treat people with kindness, otherwise it WILL come back to bite you in the privileged ass. As for Taebum, damn, he apparently marries a newly found rich girl (new money) with no class or significant status, such a shame!!! Poor rich boy... Anyways I had a feeling Jua would turn out to be a good person and my intuition did not lie, I was very happy about that, just from her first speech bubbles I could tell she was no ordinary rich girl. The fact that she had to use all her strength to climb up in life just in order to gain recognition from her own family and those around her, it made me respect her so much more. She viewed men as rivals, because no one understood how much easier it is to be a Prince than a Princess and yet everyone would lash out at her instead, because apparently daddy's money applies only to rich girls, not wealthy men. So it's understandable she couldn't find a lover till the end of the manhwa, though I'm rooting for her in the future!!!! If she wants to, of course. Her mother said so too, which made me happy, because women are rarely given the choice, especially in Asia. The fact that Jua had lived her whole life thinking her parents regretted having given birth to a girl instead of a boy and thus wanted her to absolutely marry into a family with a powerful wealthy son, breaks hearts, I know. But she learns towards the end, no, actually, you can live for yourself, Jua. I'm proud of her growth as a character in this series. So Je-Im... Lmao, I loved this guy, he was so boyfriend material honestly, how could he be single... Though at times he resembled more a middle-aged woman obsessed with soap operas than a high schooler, you know. But that just added to his charm. He is silly (goofy LMAO SORRY), witty and just playful. The perfect sibling to the she-Hulk hihi. Seonggi was a good friend till the end, I love how she at first didn't really understand why So Da-Im wanted to become friends with Jua but then they were this adorable trio, the three musketeers, as they call themselves. In the end, two out of three got married and the third one, Jua, was just happy to have her true friends beside her. So everyone won!!! I have to say though, I am curious what happened with Hera in the end... I forgot her real name but oh well, Hera is easier to remember. Hyun, the guy from the boy group Heroes, with white hair and an earring, his little brother Jisoo is in an adorable relationship with a girl from his school, I sadly forgot her name. Hyun is nice, I expected for him to be a total asshole because of how cut throat the industry is AND because Hera particularly despised him, guess she just does not like genuinely good people lol And a big thank you to the blonde woman who aired out all the dirty laundry Hera could possibly show the public. I loved the cats, at some point I forgot they were the main reason this whole plot even started ahaha Adorable chibi art style and cute expressions. 10/10 from me, this was worth it, because it made my heart feel lighter. (There was a devil and angel scene in the earliest chapters and it felt like a reference to "A love contract with the devil", because I jumped into this manhwa right after the devils and angels one )
Crazy People
That was so good it made me emotional, I want to cry... Just when I have been thinking these past few days that love is beautiful, this comic just set my beliefs in stone, love is ridiculously breath-taking and you never know the twists and turns it will first lead you by the nose through. Honestly, I really teared up at the sight of true love and the premise of it all was just so beautiful too... The fact that the woman in the strange love club can see the strings of fate lovers have attached to their pinkies, it's a fairly overused concept but still was executed very well, the storytelling is immaculate, the way this story just had a natural flow throughout.... Made this easy and yet fulfilling to read. Thank you, creators. Thank you for thinking so highly of love, it just gives me that much hope for true solace in this harsh reality. I love it. I love love.
At the End of the Road