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Yes I was thinking the same !! I prefer the novel because of the more human' side of the characters (like why the goddess is show when she never appear in the novel). I think the manhwa is rush at some point like you said. It didn't do justice for the novel !!
I really recommend that everyone read the novel !
I wish I could pin this comment, it totally sums up what I also wanted to say. ಥ╭╮ಥ
As an avid fan of both the novel and the manhwa, I feel sort of... underwhelmed. For thr lack of better word. I feel like in the novel Kaelus was slightly more cryptic about his feelings to Hestia which is why he often come across as... not as much in love with Hestia compared to how much Hestia love Kaelus. Though I personally feel like it's just a matter of expression, since Hestia is generally a lot more expressive than Kaelus when it comes to her feelings and we see the story from her POV so sometimes it can get a bit one-sided.
In the manga, we see a more balanced act in the romance part since even though we also read the story from Hestia's POV, we can also see Kaelus expression and how he react to Hestia. I think it's clear that the artist also made Kaelus a lot more affectionate and warm in the manhwa compared to the novel.
But... what was the point of that end? That was so rushed and completely strayed from the point. In the novel, Hestia basically realized that the life she currently lives in is her new reality and she stop acting like someone from the outside world and actually start living her life as herself in her current reality. Hestia had a hard time accepting this because Kaelus momentarily made her felt like she lose her purpose. Which is why the suicide attempt happened. And after that, Kaelus and Hestia decided to actually live their life only for each other and live it to the fullest. Which is why [SPOILER ALERT] in the novel they left the Capital to live in Attica.
I think that ending with the novel is a lot more humane and essentially what makes Hestia so attractive and relatable as a character. Because she learned to "let go" and she learned to live and she did it because of herself. Because she found the purpose in her. Not because some random deity told her so. So yeah, I wished they kept the original storyline. I also like the talk that Hestia did with Helios near the end and when Helios told her about his current state with Diana. Hestia has pretty much win at that point. And she eventually realized there's a lot more to live than just plotting revenge. And that was a lot more like poetic justice I think.