seossi's manga / #heavy(20)

tantalizingly on the edge of being a standout, but it lacks depth, particularly when it comes to fleshing out characters.

you will not be expecting emotional complexity from the bl about a pizza man. you will be wrong.

this is a tricky one. on one hand: beautiful art, complex story, women with depth, and an intense slow burn. on the other: all the sex has been rape so far and the skin color choices are…telling. i enjoy it, but it has its issues for sure.

early days yet, but this seems to be a unique mix of good writing and beautiful art so far! probably best to put on hold until there’s more chapters…on ch. 21.

listen i don’t usually read abo but…god. the sexual tension and chemistry is too good, and i love the mc. way too cute, he’s a 33 year old baby!

the art is beautiful and i like the characters, but this one is definitely a tough read. the non-con is taken seriously, but is a huge part of the story. so, pros and cons.

a pleasant surprise among the other idol bl shlock. despite the premise this one is the most realistic so far, and has the rare quality of keeping me guessing. i still don’t even know who the love interest is, and i’m okay with it!

interesting…but convoluted. it has deep themes and is unpredictable, but ties itself into knots at times. you sort of just want things to get to the point but, eh, the art is nice so i’ll give it a shot.

as the author themselves says, this is more of a coming of age story than a romance. the narrative itself is far stronger than the couple, who are a bit weak as far as chemistry goes, but it’s not a bad little manhwa.

definitely more confusing due to a poor translation but overall a weak effort from the otherwise stellar paskim. i have to assume she wanted to try something extremely dark just for fun, but eh. nothing that thought provoking here.