Bloody Sweet
4.5/5. This manhwa was so good! The first story ark was my favorite because personally I found it to be more meaningful. I felt for Naerim on a personal level and even saw some parts of myself in her. This author has made a good depiction of bullying, specifically in Korean high schools. None of the bullying was fair or deserved but kids spin things in their own ways that justify their actions, and even make them feel powerful for them. I hated Hina with my whole soul. She was one of the most insufferable antagonists I’ve ever read about personally because she was just a horrible person. She didn’t have a sad backstory she was just a spoiled brat who manipulated people into doing things for her. I’m sad she didn’t face worse consequences but I’m happy she had no redemption ark. On top of the bullying Naerim delt with an absent mom and her only support system was a vampire using her for her blood. The second ark was more centered around fetechous past and focused more on the romance. In the romance department of this story, I wish we got more of it because that is a driving factor in the story. I get that they cared for each other so much that they don’t need to be together romantically, even though they want to be, but I just like romance and wish there was more of it. For fetechou I wish he verbalized how much he cares for naerim to her face. Honestly I liked fetechou, he was funny and sweet but idk, I just wish we got more from him.Now for the other two protagonists… I kinda liked Roxana just as much as I hated her. I like the nuances of her personality. She has been wronged by people her entire mortal life. She was called a witch, abused and raped just because of the family she was born into which is sad. I support her getting revenge on humans, just like I supported fetechous revenge, but she just never quit. Her hate for humanity made her the abuser that she hates. Laszlo is just there, he supports Roxana but he honestly isn’t much of an antagonist. He’s not progressive enough. But I think that Sammi becoming his master at the end was funny. Sammi was a funny little cutie. Naerim was so cute with her reactions. I guess the things that are stopping this from becoming a five star is the ending just didn’t really hit for me and I kinda feel like there were some loose ends we could have talked about more. Also why’d jina have to show up right after we finally got rid of her, ew. Also what happened to the priest dude that worked at the school?! I also wish they’d talk about naerim and fetechous self harm, but they just glossed over it. Also the authors side stories were a little weird. I think that it’s a good thing fetechou never had to follow Roxana’s orders when she was still a witch because he would feel 10x worse with all the shit she’d make him do. And finally, the last couple of pages to this story, on the beach, had me balling my eyes out. Omg, it was so bittersweet. That last part was definitely my favorite part of the whole story. Naerim is horribly bullied in high school and have no support systems since her mom is absent. One day she goes on a trip where she meets a vampire and ends up making a contract with him. In exchange for her blood he protects her, but they quickly grow closer and he helps Martin’s with her mental health and surviving high school. After naerims conquer of her bullies she becomes a shaman like her mom and is happyish but fetechou still wants to become human, in order to die. Naerim and fetechou confront villains from his past and he decides he is brave and loves naerim so much he wants to stay with her until she dies. Also this has one of my least favorite tropes which is when the ml goes behind the fls back and works/sides/gives into the antagonist(specifically one who wants the ml romantically) just to save the fl. Then everything gets resolved and they never really talk about it.
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