might get hate but...

Uki May 28, 2025 5:26 am

okay as much as I love this story and the art this was highkey mid...
Of course I like the characters and the story was okay but nothing stuck out to me that much ( well ig other than the art). The story was kinda generic and predictable, the characters don't particularly stand out as different or unique, and the ending and honestly the whole story felt kinda rushed. I know a lot people really like this story and reread this a lot, but i feel like either they are really young or are only hyping it up bc they read it when they were in middle school and it's nostalgic to them. I've reread this before just to see if i was missing something when i read it when I was younger, but I doubt it. Although I do agree that this is a good first read kind of story. I recommend it for any new readers.
To me this doesn't stick out much from other stories I've read and ppl are glazing it too much. Feel free to debate me on this tho.

Responses
    strawbella June 13, 2025 7:58 am

    imo a story being generic and predictable ≠ being mid. i think these predictable, stereotypical tropes are commonly seen bc they are good and popular enough to even become tropes. so i think that the "uneventful", generic story line is its charm since it doesn't need jaw-dropping, drama filled plot points to stay engaging. and plus, i think that the author executed this story well!

    Uki June 13, 2025 10:53 am

    yes i agree but it's more the way that people glaze this to be one of the best romance manhwas, when there are hundreds of other ones that are better, yet remain underrated. I'm not saying a story has to otherworldly and not cliche for it to be really good, but at the same time if a story is unimaginative it's bound to be mediocre. I think if this story pushed its boundaries a bit further it could have definitely been better.

    ofc i also read predictable, generic, and cliche stories such as this and i actually enjoy them, but i don't think they are the best. They get the job done of being a quick and wholesome read.