Krysroyce23's manga / #Slice of Life(46)

this is 'romance" webtoon is less about falling in love than it is about navigating romantic (and platonic) relationships. I really am enjoying how the plot is driven by individual characters' beliefs/traits/values clashing with others' than by shallow misunderstandings. This is definitely a story with well-developed characters even if you don't find them totally likable. The women in this story take center stage and their relationships with each other/their partners are realistic in every way. I really appreciate how they develop and communicate with each other while still balancing romance (even tho it wasn't always easy and open to do so in some parts of the story) It also drives the point of how important it is to take down your own walls to connect with others; In sharing + embracing the weird and taboo to the happy and cool in you, you will find that you can relate to others and strengthen your sense of self.

this is so rich and filled with drama! the father is HILARIOUS even though he's over the top. I really appreciate the ending and how tensions and conflict didn't cause the characters to give in to the "realistic" or "practical".... it brought people together

Sweet the tone was comforting but it lacked the pizazz I wanted. I think if I re read this at another point in my life it would HIT

I'm only giving this a 4 because it didn't HIT how I wanted it to. I wish some of the dialogue was richer, maybe a little more poetic. kay so where shall I begin... Mirae! wow it was really tough seeing the character at first cuz she was soooo clumsyyyyy and her trauma was still fresh. but I appreciated her early efforts to improve. we really only saw it click when she ran back to talk to Kyu and after that, it was a greater transformation. Sooha- WOW I hated her immediately! and it was refreshing to see her antics get called out so soon by Kyu. He was dead saying exactly what I was thinking at the time. Kyu- wow a man who knows what he wants and unmoved but women he doesn't want. He's brave and he asks for help when he needed it. He doesn't run away from trouble even when he's scared. He had pretty great growth. Especially with his mom wowooow that something. While we didn't see much his relationship with his parents seemed nice and cordial at the least. I appreciate that he didn't go from one parent to the other and that it wasn't immediate forgiveness. the feelings felt natural. Anyways! the meat of this manwha is the topic of beauty. The need to be beautiful, the power it can carry and the power that can eclipse. The thing that this manwha made clear is that physical beauty, yes subjective, is not earned but given and developed by others. *relying* on others to validate that beauty can be damaging to one's own self-esteem because we may feel like we can't fully connect as people -only for the consumption of physical beauty. Additionally, I really appreciate how there wasnt a 'society made us this way' or 'women are catty' type of trope. Men. Men were at the forefront of creating this culture. We saw how they enforced it and manipulated it for their own gain. We saw how necessary it was for them to intervene amongst one another in order to make it stop (thinking of Kyu but also s/o to the girls during the festival #BADASSANDHILARIOUS). actually also the girls really showed how protest and resistance are effective, and what it looks like to call out. It was by no means perfect justice but it was a fun revenge. overall, I like it and would recommend to someone looking for a story with depth and romance in today's age. also, justice for Senior Oppa and Eun! they should have been together!! and Senior oppa is a cutie and a charmer! his "you deserve to beloved lline" HIT ALL THE CHAMBERS IN MY HEART

LOVED IT! SO FUNNY!! I love the relationship between the sisters. The mother reminds me of the elder omen in my life. Sook Hee is actually not my favorite sister, but she's soooo entertaining. I can't decide if my favorite is Baek Hee for being such an honest and brave romantic OR if its Na Hwi for being so cool and level head with clear career ambitions. I appreciate how the were in their 30s when life really got going for them. Even Baek Hee, despite meeting her love soon after finishing her graduate career, she only actually got back together with him closer to her 30s. I also appreciated how characters circulated. Individuals didn't just disappear because their storyline was over. The art was really nice. At first I really thought Mr. Kang and Mr. Jung had some funny looking heads but I think it progresed so much, people got so much better looking. OMG AND THE CHIBIS SOOO GOOD! also love the way romance and sex was depicted. It wasn't smut but I DEFINITELY SWOONED QUITE A FEW TIMES OMG

TENDER. RAW AF. JUST SO GOOD! A HIDDEN GEM! PURE LOVE FULL OF MISTAKES