So I read this manga last night despite the 9.0 rating (I usually don’t go below 9.2). I read it despite the rating because it seemed like some people in the topics who read the novel were giving biased reviews. I do agree that this story is tragic. For all six chapters of the manga my heart was heavy. The author does an amazing job at connecting you to Ilya and her emotions. After finishing the manga I had to read the web novel (I never ever read web novels so this just goes to so how good the manga is). Before I continue my review I would like to state that I went into the novel without reading any spoilers.
When I finished the web novel and scrolled through the spoilers on here I saw that a lot of the complaints about the story was that it was too tragic and sad. However, as I read the web novel there was not a single moment where I had to stop reading because it was too sad (granted different people have different tolerances). The reason why I state that it isn’t sad enough to drop is because, since Ilya of the present is the one that’s always narrating, there is always a level of distance between both the readers+Ilya and her past lives. Another complaint I saw in the topics was that the ending was tragic and not worth it...to me this is far from the truth. If you go into the web novel expecting it to have a typical revenge manga/manhwa ending then I could see why you would be disappointed. If you treat the characters and the story as real then you will see that the ending is in fact happy, peaceful, and hopeful.
Overall, I highly encourage you to read the web novel/manga. Ilya’s story is worth reading.
|| EDIT: You will feel sad both during and after you finish reading though so if you have depression I do not recommend you read this. If you have history of depression (like I do), read at your own risk. ||
So I read this manga last night despite the 9.0 rating (I usually don’t go below 9.2). I read it despite the rating because it seemed like some people in the topics who read the novel were giving biased reviews. I do agree that this story is tragic. For all six chapters of the manga my heart was heavy. The author does an amazing job at connecting you to Ilya and her emotions. After finishing the manga I had to read the web novel (I never ever read web novels so this just goes to so how good the manga is). Before I continue my review I would like to state that I went into the novel without reading any spoilers.
When I finished the web novel and scrolled through the spoilers on here I saw that a lot of the complaints about the story was that it was too tragic and sad. However, as I read the web novel there was not a single moment where I had to stop reading because it was too sad (granted different people have different tolerances). The reason why I state that it isn’t sad enough to drop is because, since Ilya of the present is the one that’s always narrating, there is always a level of distance between both the readers+Ilya and her past lives. Another complaint I saw in the topics was that the ending was tragic and not worth it...to me this is far from the truth. If you go into the web novel expecting it to have a typical revenge manga/manhwa ending then I could see why you would be disappointed. If you treat the characters and the story as real then you will see that the ending is in fact happy, peaceful, and hopeful.
Overall, I highly encourage you to read the web novel/manga. Ilya’s story is worth reading.
|| EDIT: You will feel sad both during and after you finish reading though so if you have depression I do not recommend you read this. If you have history of depression (like I do), read at your own risk. ||