To start of, this is a review/opinion, not a hate comment and I am not hate reading this, I've dropped it the day I discovered the novel.
The whole premise is supposed to be about a victim getting revenge, which I would've loved, but instead we got misery porn fueled by edgy shock value. Throwing in r*pe, gangr*pe, and animal abuse (SA) which I heard was literally changed later on due to reader backlash, is the exact definition of cheap shock tactics. If a plot point can be deleted because of backlash without ruining the story, it wasn't necessary for the narrative in the first place. A genuine psychological thriller requires actual plot development, not just endless trauma-dumping. Honestly, the novel made me question the thought process behind the writing. Especially the whole animal abuse thing. Because it has now been changed, i first thought it was animal abuse as in, he has a phobia of dogs and he probably hit the dog or something, but no, it was sa.
It's barely a 2/10 for me, proceed with caution if you want a coherent storyline.
As people on internet say "fbi should check this person's hard drive"
To start of, this is a review/opinion, not a hate comment and I am not hate reading this, I've dropped it the day I discovered the novel.
The whole premise is supposed to be about a victim getting revenge, which I would've loved, but instead we got misery porn fueled by edgy shock value. Throwing in r*pe, gangr*pe, and animal abuse (SA) which I heard was literally changed later on due to reader backlash, is the exact definition of cheap shock tactics. If a plot point can be deleted because of backlash without ruining the story, it wasn't necessary for the narrative in the first place. A genuine psychological thriller requires actual plot development, not just endless trauma-dumping. Honestly, the novel made me question the thought process behind the writing. Especially the whole animal abuse thing. Because it has now been changed, i first thought it was animal abuse as in, he has a phobia of dogs and he probably hit the dog or something, but no, it was sa.
It's barely a 2/10 for me, proceed with caution if you want a coherent storyline.
As people on internet say "fbi should check this person's hard drive"
He is unintentionally manipulative. He isn't doing an act, threatening Nanjo to be with him. He genuinely is feeling that way. I don't know Author's intentions but she lowk cooked a good enough bpd character
(Now I just hope this does not end w Mokyeon being magically cured because "Nanjo gave him a chance" and he actually seeks therapy, that'll be quite refreshing to read)
Diva is BACKKK but the chp was so short!!! Fym I have to wait 10 more days
I read a comment that said "it feels odd, what if it's a dream" unless Danrim cooks a good enough reason for it to be a dream, I'd be pissed if this was a dream. Plot-wise and pacing-wise, it will be repetitive. Also, amnesia arc, really? Assuming he has clinical depression, he'd just feel miserable, he'll only forget the reason why. Same goes for, if he has bpd, his core personality and emotional patterns would remain same even if he forgets his history...
I hope the "tests" they're gonna perform on bro, includes taking him to a psychologist to get him evaluated
The amount of "Mokyeon should move on" and "What Mokyeon's doing is so stupid" comments I'm seeing is sending me. There's a lot more depth to this than just "oh they're stupid."
From all that we've read, I believe Mokyeon has untreated, undiagnosed BPD. His coping mechanism is to bottle it all up and have occasional outbursts. Mokyeon went untreated because he had no one in his life to notice that pattern, and that haunts me ngl. Self harm acts like a literal circuit breaker for him. Physical pain, like yeeting out that piercing or starving himself, is much more palatable than the emotional pain he has been carrying.
I don't know how many of you have read Yang Ilwoo and Me, but in that story, Yang Ilwoo wants to off himself. He knows that afterward, his body will just be another unclaimed corpse that the government cremates, so he wants to get a diploma first. To him, that diploma is an anchor, "Look, I was a person, I accomplished something. I was here."
Similarly, to Mokyeon, Nanjo is that anchor. He wants Nanjo to be the last person to see him, not because he is a super calculative, malicious manipulator, but because he desperately needs a witness to acknowledge his existence, "Look, I was a person."
Imo Mokyeon and Ilwoo are so similar, both are "invisible children"
So this is the worst piece of crap I've ever read....
So basically, the top had a miserable life and he decided to make someone else miserable too.
OH GOD FOR A MOMENT I THOUGHT THAT BITCH WAS GONNA YEET THE BABY OUT DA WINDOW
BOTH are so fucking dumb. Fuq u mean he kept clinging onto the aashole even tho he used to wake up w hickeys and the asshole? he offed the parents because he can "love yoowtv better than the parents"
He dont gaf bout his son, he dont gaf bout his partner, he dont gaf bout himself either. Honestly, is the author okay cuz wtf did they write about.
