This story was surprisingly a lot more lighthearted than I had expected it to be, compared to author’s first work. I had held back on reading this and assumed it was going to be an S&M themed story or one with dark themes, but my imagination was far from it! The first 30-50 chapters focus more on the slice of life aspect between the two characters. While no major conflict occurs during that time until the last minute, the pacing is appropriate and the dialogue feels natural and fluffy. There’s also significant development whether that’s internal or external within the story. The last 10 chapters reserved for the antagonist may feel rushed and even anti-climatic since the spotlight only switched for just that moment. Business related issues were mostly shallow and didn’t allow much in-depth analysis to truly care—I mostly passed it off as corporate jargon. However, it was still semi-sweet up to the finale, and the change throughout character designs made it that much more apparent how Jooin and Ye-gyum have grown to be each other’s support pillars, and how much they wanted to sacrifice for each other. The sidestories were also a nice additional rendition to the epilogue. My eyes kind of widened at the unexpected unraveling of Jooyung and that nerdy sidekick of his. I mean, I welcome it, but also, okay, cool? Yay?! His motivations were mostly skimmed and reintroduced near the finish line, even so, the conclusion was semi-rushed. Overall, that aspect doesn’t diminish the pure-hearted and endearing interactions between the main couple, and the story remains mostly lighthearted as intended from the start. Definitely a recommended read if you’re interested in something that’s light on the palate and has substance.
This story was surprisingly a lot more lighthearted than I had expected it to be, compared to author’s first work. I had held back on reading this and assumed it was going to be an S&M themed story or one with dark themes, but my imagination was far from it! The first 30-50 chapters focus more on the slice of life aspect between the two characters. While no major conflict occurs during that time until the last minute, the pacing is appropriate and the dialogue feels natural and fluffy. There’s also significant development whether that’s internal or external within the story.
The last 10 chapters reserved for the antagonist may feel rushed and even anti-climatic since the spotlight only switched for just that moment. Business related issues were mostly shallow and didn’t allow much in-depth analysis to truly care—I mostly passed it off as corporate jargon. However, it was still semi-sweet up to the finale, and the change throughout character designs made it that much more apparent how Jooin and Ye-gyum have grown to be each other’s support pillars, and how much they wanted to sacrifice for each other.
The sidestories were also a nice additional rendition to the epilogue. My eyes kind of widened at the unexpected unraveling of Jooyung and that nerdy sidekick of his. I mean, I welcome it, but also, okay, cool? Yay?! His motivations were mostly skimmed and reintroduced near the finish line, even so, the conclusion was semi-rushed.
Overall, that aspect doesn’t diminish the pure-hearted and endearing interactions between the main couple, and the story remains mostly lighthearted as intended from the start. Definitely a recommended read if you’re interested in something that’s light on the palate and has substance.