Kinda falls flat (a rant)

PotatoRanger October 3, 2023 3:55 am

This is cute and all but it feels a little too flat for me...

Not that I'm dropping reading this, since i read till chapter 77 just to see if it'll get a bit more of a kick...

But i feel like compared to the other stories out there, while it's cute and all, it feels boring, reads like teen angst and feels stupid at times ( ̄へ ̄)

Like... Karlyle's eternal internal monologue not only reads something like the fanfics i read as a teen but it also never endsssssss(/TДT)/

And their conflict before becoming couple... IDK man. I get that the conflict was their feelings weren't at each other's level but the way everything was set up from the beginning, I honestly feels like it didn't sit well with me. It felt like a last minute idea or a poorly built up conflict. Like... With the way Ash has been acting before the confession, I was more surprised and confused how HE'S the one whose feelings needed catching up to do... AND HE DOESN'T SEEM ANY DIFFERENT AFTER GETTING TO TOGETHER FOR REAL NOW

IDK. Plus the sex scenes too. Like the flirting and kissing = Hot but then the sex feels like meh. I think it's the angles the artist chose. It didn't feel like their bodies were connected. All i keep seeing was zoom ins of their faces and weird angles. Not so much of a connection down there.

Overall...
Would i read it again? No.
Would i finish reading it? Yeah sure but wouldn't really be running to read it.
Would i read the scanlation of Kyle and Nick's story if i saw it? Maybe. And I'd def recommend reading it first than this because this def screams sequel even tho there's nothing before it.

Responses
    imoutofideas_fck October 3, 2023 9:02 am

    You're so real for this honestly

    Deofol October 3, 2023 8:05 pm
    You're so real for this honestly imoutofideas_fck

    I understand your perspective, and it's true that relationships can develop unexpectedly, just as they did in the story. Ash and Karlyle faced various challenges, including their alpha status and social responsibilities, which they had to navigate together.

    The author does leave some room for readers to interpret how the couple overcomes these obstacles, allowing us to fill in the details. It's possible that upon re-reading, you might discover more depth and nuance in the story that you initially missed.

    So, I would suggest giving the story another chance and approaching it with an open mind. You might find hidden layers and appreciate the characters' journey even more. Happy reading! ヾ(☆▽☆)

    Deofol October 3, 2023 8:06 pm

    I understand your perspective, and it's true that relationships can develop unexpectedly, just as they did in the story. Ash and Karlyle faced various challenges, including their alpha status and social responsibilities, which they had to navigate together.

    The author does leave some room for readers to interpret how the couple overcomes these obstacles, allowing us to fill in the details. It's possible that upon re-reading, you might discover more depth and nuance in the story that you initially missed.

    So, I would suggest giving the story another chance and approaching it with an open mind. You might find hidden layers and appreciate the characters' journey even more. Happy reading! ヾ(☆▽☆)

    PotatoRanger October 4, 2023 1:10 am
    You're so real for this honestly imoutofideas_fck

    Thanks for appreciating ( ̄∇ ̄"). Just putting my two cents. It's cute, but it ain't working for me like it did for the rest of the readers.

    PotatoRanger October 4, 2023 1:13 am
    I understand your perspective, and it's true that relationships can develop unexpectedly, just as they did in the story. Ash and Karlyle faced various challenges, including their alpha status and social respons... Deofol

    Thanks for the feedback. I'll reconsider rereading it depending on how it caps off in the end. For now, there's no real appeal to me rereading this.

    escapai October 4, 2023 2:50 am

    it has more details in the novel.

    9_volt October 4, 2023 6:50 am

    hard agree, it’s cute and i won’t drop but this is the most boring yaoi i’ve ever read. sorry sorry still appreciate it tho

    IsolemRashlum October 4, 2023 4:55 pm

    Even tho i love this story i can kinda feel your perspective though, this story actually has quite plot holes, some characters are not fully developed (Ash is a great example of this as he’s a ML but we don’t have enough of his POV to clearly see his character development, even in the novel if you don’t read thoroughly you might think he wasn’t having any character development at all), some problems are handled kinda poorly and more. Do i love their romance journey or the characters themselves? Yes. But do i love everything that the author put in this story or the way she develop and build up things? No, not entirely. She would have handled things better and give her characters mote spaces. Still it’s a nice read to me and the couple is the main reason i choose to stay up till now

    IsolemRashlum October 4, 2023 5:02 pm

    And yah you’re right about the segg scenes maybe because the artist is a newbie so some awkward decisions were made

    PotatoRanger October 5, 2023 3:47 pm
    Even tho i love this story i can kinda feel your perspective though, this story actually has quite plot holes, some characters are not fully developed (Ash is a great example of this as he’s a ML but we don�... IsolemRashlum

    Oh! It came from a novel!
    And it kinda sucks there's no POV for Ash even there. Would like to get know him more as a character too.

    The characters are pretty ok! No-brainer, I love a guy in BL who's physically very expressive with his partner. And i love that Lyle and Kyle have been nothing but loving and supportive of each other. But the story feels meh. IDK. Let me know. Maybe the novel makes it more exciting? Maybe it's just the manhwa that makes it seems a bit flat? Sometimes it happens.

    PotatoRanger October 5, 2023 3:50 pm
    And yah you’re right about the segg scenes maybe because the artist is a newbie so some awkward decisions were made IsolemRashlum

    Right?? Maybe they are? I hope they feel more confident in drawing spicy scenes soon. The spicy scenes sometimes feel like they're blue balling me

    PotatoRanger October 5, 2023 3:52 pm
    it has more details in the novel. escapai

    Cool. Just wanted to know, honestly: is the manhwa adaptation flat compared to the novel? It's happened for others from what i know.

    escapai October 6, 2023 12:03 am
    Cool. Just wanted to know, honestly: is the manhwa adaptation flat compared to the novel? It's happened for others from what i know. PotatoRanger

    yeahh sadly, some details are left out in the manwha which is upsetting but hopefully the rest of the seasons in the novel get adapted to the manwha

    IsolemRashlum October 6, 2023 10:08 am
    Oh! It came from a novel!And it kinda sucks there's no POV for Ash even there. Would like to get know him more as a character too. The characters are pretty ok! No-brainer, I love a guy in BL who's physically v... PotatoRanger

    The manhwa actually cut out kinda a lot of scenes from the novel, especially in season 1 they even cut the whole of Ash’s POV, some details are also been cut off through out the remaining seasons. I think she did better adaptation in season 3 tho (even tho the scene when Lyle talked to his mom at the engagement party was kinda rush), it’s a bit slow, but I would rather it like that than the “fast and furious” in season 1 where volume 1 is the longest volume in the novel.

    And yes if you have time please consider taking a look at the novel because it has more details and depth in there (still it hasn’t satisfied my hunger ), we also have plenty of Ash’s POV in there too (I need more of his POV). If you want to read the novel you can contact “the.road.to.enternity” on instagram they’ll give you the link

    qu33n_chicken October 7, 2023 10:25 am
    hard agree, it’s cute and i won’t drop but this is the most boring yaoi i’ve ever read. sorry sorry still appreciate it tho 9_volt

    well to be fair (and honest), majority of "yaoi" just have rape and a bit of different traumas in it with dumb mcs and toxic mls. If you're used to that then ofc something lighthearted and non-toxic is gonna be "boring" to you┐(-。-;)┌

    9_volt October 7, 2023 4:04 pm
    well to be fair (and honest), majority of "yaoi" just have rape and a bit of different traumas in it with dumb mcs and toxic mls. If you're used to that then ofc something lighthearted and non-toxic is gonna be... qu33n_chicken

    nah i’ve read plenty of cute non toxic stories that aren’t boring at all. this story is just plain. the same thing happens pretty much every chapter: karlyle being shy and ash looking at him with puppy eyes. there are tons of toxic stories i’ve found boring as well.