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I can't believe I decided to read this when the tension is all time high and the last chapter left so intense. Why now? Should have read this when there are atleast 1 chapter more after that last. Gosh.
I'm just randomly browsing webtoon and check this out and who knew I'll be binge reading this. I'm not usually a fan of reverse harem, but if it's done right it could be great like Akatsuki No Yona.
I really like the Female Lead and the build up of this story, I'm pretty sure this gonna get some Kdrama Adaptation soon. Reverse Harem is whack when the FL is so fickle and entertain all love interest just the same, it's makes it like a playing field and outright disrespectful.
Well, not here. The FL has clear boundaries, she says it and she means it. I really hate Hong SungBin's character, I would definitely hate him and not bother with him if it's real life but the build up of his storyline with FL is great and he's sincerity and honesty towards his feelings is absolute best, no denying it or be ambigous. He likes her loud and clear, for this I'm rooting for him.
It's always such a bummer for all love interests, it's always gonna be. I still can't see how the 4th ML is gonna matter though or it's just for suspense?
Moreover, I like how the Author keep potential love interest near the MLs, so it's not disrepectful to suddenly introduce character just for rebound, like Chaerim for Minhyuk or the VP for Yohan. I felt relief thinking it could be them and I'm totally gonna root for them too, they're gonna be a cute couples!
YoonHa is such an intense person and I want to see more backstory, I don't think she was pressured by her parents compared to other high achievers, so what's pushing her to do much? Or it's really just her personality or her dreams? She's really a complete opposite with Hong SungBin.
This last chapter is really bad, I keep reminding how I hate Hong SungBin, yes he also has some struggles but the overpower is insane, he's like— Appearance A+, Social Skills A+, Sports A+, Status A+ and then now Academic A+, dude is such a cheat. If I were the FL I will have an intense existensial crisis and the insecurity, please....
Found my people.
And Akatsuki no yona is so goated
Well, I totally binge read this. I'm in love with the pacing and narrative. Very well done, I've been trying to read this for long then forgot (then mangago collapse my want to read list) I almost totally missed reading this, I saw this when it's still on going before so thank god I was able to still come back here.
Anyway, I wasn't prepared with the heat the 1st couple will get after checking the comments here. So I will come here and say I enjoy the 1st couple better than the 2nd couple. The 2nd couple I would say is a very well written romance, if it's on its own, I would definitely not read it at all. It's too generic for my taste.
While the 1st couple story is such a complex and controversial piece that I personally enjoy. I almost didn't enjoy this before as I don't like side couples in a single romance story my motto is "Why not create a new story?" than trying to coattail an unrelated trope to the story, like "Mr 100% Perfect" is completely unrelated to the 2nd couple.
But I like everything is connected, interwined and introduce since the early chapters so it became seamless to jump to other characters unlike other romance side couples.
I like the tension, deep (shallow), development of the 1st couple something that the 2nd couple didn't give me. 2nd couple are great people. But I admire characters who came out looking normal while having deep anguish and traumas (not blind single minded people).
Take the villain Kwoni, he turn out evil due to his past. But WooIn could be very well be an evil person given what he gone through and he didn't, he's very well written and Sungkyun too, they are imperfect (that's given) but they are admirable to come a long way (being better than most that has it better).
And did you know the corpse of someone who has drown is one of the worst sight you could see a human flesh to be in? It's such a traumatic experience especially for someone that young, deciding burial and no one to depend on.
One of my gripe in this story is how the Author set the mood on 1st couple, with hell-bent-on-sched person and break ups (which I enjoy) and the progress is totally harsh and rash in the beginning, it's like those popular "getting cheated on" starters for Shoujo. It's just really there to riled you up and read ahead, so I think she wasn't able to write the 1st couple well and just use to riled the story up for the most part. I wish they could gone deeper on them, there's still so much to it.
And I also totally get WooIn cutting off with Jun, it's bittersweet but I think what I also wish for WooIn, he didn't need to be tied to that miserable past. It might be mostly sunshine and butterflies for Jun but not might be for WooIn. He doesn't owe anyone anything anymore, he should live past that and not felt obligated by decisions of adults. Jun cut him off first, WooIn shouldn't be unable to do the same (which he didn't). They're out of touch for long, so it's has been their ending for long.