beta
To be honest, I don’t like it. The storytelling is fine, the pacing is pretty good, and I like chang-il as a character. It can be funny at some points, which I find out of place, because the plot is horrific. There is absolutely nothing appealing to me reading about a prostitute that hates his life - if that were the author’s intention (that is, showing the reality of being forced into prostitution), then I feel like this shouldn’t have elements of romance or humour at all. I think that if it were supposed to be a more serious-themed story, then the parts that are more “lighthearted” are out of place and diminishes it as a whole. I also don’t like romances where the relationship is sexual before it is romantic, and I especially don’t like it because chang-il says extremely often that he only likes women. For that reason the “developing relationship” feels unnatural to me, and I grow weary of seeing chang-il get assaulted every other chapter. I dropped it at the end of s1, so I’m unsure if my criticisms hold up afterwards; in any case, I’m disappointed in how the plot was executed. I find no enjoyment in watching a character I like be miserable with no resolution, and I resent the idea that the author suggests a romance would fix everything. That’s just my opinion, I won’t be reading any further but I hope for the sake of everyone else who will keep up with it that it gets better