Stopped at ch9 to sneak a peak at the comments cuz surely the ml is the younger brother and not the grapist. Only to find out he's the endgame tf? And I'm usually receptive to red flag or black flag stories given the context (e.g. mafia, mindbreak).
This had so much potential to be much more in depth and interesting if it revolved around overcoming abuse?? Now it's just tasteless sa in a bland environment — like they are super normal characters, no reasonable reason to succumb to such abuse or resort to abuse.
At ch14 this story pmo. They've fucked twice but there's zero chemistry and no one seems to have a personality around here.
First of all, characterisation shouldn't depend on backstories. They're supposed to be interwoven and intuitive — and the only thing we got is mc is a clutz and a dumbass and the ml is mysterious and horny but hey at least he asks for consent (or did he idr). We're in the double digits, and neither the mc or ml has substance or flavour. Second of all, judging from the flow, the backstories aren't gg to be mind blowing either — like ok ml probably went through some sort of psychological or physical abuse in his rich household and mc is trying to save his father who may or may not be biologically related. What's new?
19 days is an example of gd characterisation and mind you, they have lesser than 10 panels for each chapter. Or Jinx, and I hate Jinx, but they do have their own established personality from the start even if it's cliche. Lost In the Cloud — v clear characterisation of the mc from the get go but ml's hidden personality unravels as season 1 progresses. And their backstories served to give more depth to their characters, way later in the season.
But hey, if you liked this, good for you! I'll continue maybe, when there's more chapters.
Is it just me or was the plot kind of underwhelming... It kept having pretty big build ups but it left me feeling oh is that it? Don't get me wrong, I did love reading it and I like how we're consistently reassured as readers that it'll have a happy ending lol.
Like for e.g. Leticia's mum's ending — didn't feel really victorious about that. Callisto figuring out how to negate the curse — underwhelming. Side characters are also pretty much kicked to the curb after their little backstory and character arc (e.g. Barnes, Callisto) — little to no impact after half the story. Even Ditrian lost relevance after one third of the story ngl... like I didn't give a shit about him until Leticia's pregnancy again.
That being said, I really loved how even the side characters were all super fleshed out! Callisto and his sister were my faves definitely. But my favourite darling had to be Julius — bro walked so the plot could run! Can't blame Sigmund because I GET why he's obsessed with him.
All in all, pretty cozy comfortable story, though plot progression is a bit odd.
Highly recommended to read the novel — it's only two volumes but they're filled with so much more detail and An Zhe's thoughts. The plot is honestly so worth it, this isn't your typical BL — the world building and the depth of every character made me cry buckets. So do support the author by purchasing her epubs! They're super cheap tbh you can google to buy :))
Indeed... Moreover, while I'm still reading the novel... The chemistry between Lu Feng and An Zhe is very interesting... In addition, when I finished the novel... Something just hits me... I just realized that I didn't even know when did they fall in love... I could say that it's very unique and fun to read
Novel readers I just have one question:
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Did they manage to find An Ze’s bone in the abyss?
They went couple of times but I feel like I missed the scene where they achieve their goal? (They are all over each other-not that I’m complaining- so I’m wondering if I just missed the scene because I was so focus on their lovey dovey lol)











Gaslighted each other so good i got gaslighted.