I wish I'd actually looked at what I was reading first before just picking up something random from a reddit rec because I wanna beat someone to death with a pillow case of bricks rn. Twenty chapters...TWENTY CHAPTERS IN JUST FOR THEM TO KILL OFF MY BEEF CAKE AND REPLACE HIM WITH A TWINKY FEMBOY CLICHE? FOUL PLAY. FOUL PLAY I SAY. And I'm never gonna go in blind again because these authors are fucked in the head with their weird ass ideas of what they think is romantic. Having an 18 year old eventually end up with someone they knew as an 8 year old child is not cute, it's fucking rancid. Not only did they pull a twink death in reverse because these mother fuckers can't get off unless he looks like a 12 year old boy, but you're gonna screw with the physical age difference as if that makes it not fucking weird? You tryna gaslight me into thinking this isn't just another take on the 'I raised this boy and now we fuck' trophe? Ha. Try me bitch. You'd have better luck convincing me that Elton John is straight.
Although I'm glad I finished it, the story definitely lags at certain intervals. It took me way longer to get through 100 chaps than it takes me with other manwha's/webcomics. I liked the main couple and their dynamic just fine despite it being very cliche, you really can find a relationship like theirs in countless other stories like this. The ML did start turning me off towards the end though when he started getting so obsessive and possessive. Personally, having the ML think to himself all the time that he's successfully got her trapped so she can never leave him isn't attractive.
And as for Phan, whose character design is so similar to the ML's that I was waiting like 30 chaps for it to have some plot relevance...He kind of felt pointless? Like, I didn't hate that he was there (although he's also as massive unattractive red flag for me) and I liked where his story ended up, but I kinda felt like he had barely any plot relevance? Like, he was just there to third wheel and piss off the ML? Which is a trophe I'd love for us to lay to rest tbh. And okay, sure, saying that he was useless is a bit of a stretch, he did contribute and move the story on, but I felt like his contributions could have been achieved by many other, far more interesting modes than just 'Phan is OP'.
My favourite male character was most definitely Eclipse. He really was the only one who wasn't giving red flags and was kinda just a genuinely nice dude who at the end of the day, cared for his sister. Salme and the Demon King were fun as well, but we unfortunately don't get to see that much of them.
And as for the FL, she's a very common brand of FL we see on repeat on this genre (I'm begging these writers for some variety pls), but I I still enjoyed her overall. I think, if not for the physical limitations put on her by the narrative, she would have been able to achieve far more on her own. Honestly, she did all she could with what little she had. Although a dime a dozen FL, she was still well written and likeable and that's generally more important than originality.
I got 51 chaps in and I'm throwing in the towel. The main couple are cute and all but plots that are like 90% wholesomeness and 10% conflict just tend to get dull for me, especially if the characters are so blatantly stereotypical and vanilla and especially if the plot is going to drag on like this
This is one of my favourite webcomics ever and now it's over I'm so happy for them and the kids and just
It's not a perfect story by any means but it has so much heart and charm and SUCH a lovely ending I really, really enjoyed it. Adele and Hexion are so sweet together and have a wonderfully healthy relationship as well. It really think that if Hexion hadn't been written so warmly it would have been a completely different story. He's unlike so many other ML's in this genre and it's really served him and the story well!! I can definitely see myself re-reading this is the future
I'm pretty sure the translations do get better but the story isn't anywhere near compelling enough to justify so many unreadable chapters before you get there
Ugh I have such beef with teenmanhua. Everytime I come across their translations I can hardly understand the dialogue and it's even worse when they take over a story half way through and the quality drops like a stone
Key:
=also mother
=father-daughter
= she also has brothers
= she (or her father) has magic
= from an abusive household to a caring one-TW: for abuse the first couple chapters
= wholesome father daughter moments
= annoying/dumb main character
= bad art style/translations
= personal favorite of mine!
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