crystalvmin's manga / #smut(10)

Well, I was really hyped for this story but while I was reading it, the inner monologues they had for most part of the story was really tiresome and repetitive. It’s like they tried to sprinkle like a bit of plot in a butt load of smut. I had to skip a lot of it to even try to finish the whole thing but honestly I may not go back to read season 3, I’m guessing it’d just feel so dragged out. Positive side to this manhwa is the art and I guess the characters were likeable minus the repetitive inner monologues.

As always the art is so stunning this author really is the master of portraying sex as the sexiest thing in the world, even without showing too much detail. I also noticed that the author loved using certain colors for certain moments to either highlight or bring color to the panel when it was more or less monotonous, and idk I really liked that. I’m also impressed with how the author managed to smoothly connect the main characters from each story to another main character in a different story; at first I really only thought they’d only be a collection of short stories that were not at all connected to each other. I gotta warn y’all tho about the angst and drama that’s incoming cos goddamn that last story really got me to take a hit in the heart. Enjoyed this a lot !! Also this author literally makes the sexiest women, I want a GL from them too

Idk if imma drop this one, 90% want to drop it but 10% makes me wanna stick around to see who ends up with who. But everything is just too messy idk how to explain it but it’s like not one of the characters are in any way rational and they’re all starting to become unlikeable atp (father and son are also so immature like you’re adults ffs). For some reason I was rooting for the old man but they’re all just so weird now, especially with the adoption and the three of them living together, it’s really putting me off sjdjsjdjfk (and don’t get me started on the SA/rape). Even though MC is kind of in control of jihyung, he still dumb for waiting on a cheater; though I appreciate that the MC is a switch, I have a hard time looking for switches in BLs.

Welp this was definitely a pwp/smut typa manhwa so it was natural for me to drop this. I get the appeal of manhwa like these for other people, but like most pwp, the scenes just get so boring and repetitive as you go. The story isn’t really a redeeming point either since it’s close to non-existent (at the part where I stopped, but according to other comments this seems to be the case). Other than this being a pwp, I have issues with the lack of consent, manipulation, and sexual assault happening here. It makes it look cute (looking at you inseo) and valid when it’s not. And like a lot of semes, they get toxic and violate boundaries by deciding jackshit for their partners even though it goes against what their partner actually wants. I gave it a 2 at most just because of the art, it was pretty cute and clean too. Anyway if you’re more into the sex than the plot, then this is for you, but if not, don’t bother.

Honestly I’m not sure if I still have it in me to continue this (stopped at chapter 45) because this story is stressing me the fuck out. For some reason, the events and details during the earlier half of the manhwa were so confusing; stuff like kihoon and woojin looking the same, who was cheating on who for kihoon and suhyeon just because it seemed like suhyeon was the one sleeping around, and so many characters just joined in and so many shit was happening that it was giving me info overload. Furthermore, everything about woojin is a red flag and that man should literally be in jail for how insane he is (exhibit 1: burning down his grandfather’s grave and the mountain he was buried in; exhibit 2: is capable of murder if given the chance). Their relationship is super toxic, but it seems like haegyung is too blindly in love to be able to tolerate woojin’s craziness. I wanted to keep reading this in order to see how all of the character’s stories were tied up, but the crazy and possessive antics is really giving me a hard time finishing this because even I’m scared of woojin and for haegyung’s life. But can I just say that even though it’s impossible for them to end up together, I’m thankful that I’ve been fed some haegyung x kihoon crumbs. I would have liked it better if I were to see how a relationship from their dynamic would unfold tbh instead of all this crazy shit. It’s such a shame that woojin is really hot tho that’s literally his only redeeming quality.

Gave 4 stars cos there were some problems with consent at first since rin wanted to back out, but how their relationship progressed (for something that’s smut) wasn’t bad. Sex scenes were really good too.

Don’t judge a book by its cover! I love me some delinquent bottoms for sure cos they’re always the cutest. They be fucking like crazy tho so more sex than plot for sure. I found nishiki amusing even though he was an asshole trying to break them up after knowing. Short and light-hearted.

Meh everything happening seems pretty shallow, not really my cup of tea; it’s also probably just a smut BL but it is just only less than 20 chapters, not sure where the story is heading but it definitely failed to hook me in (idk if the bad translation is also a factor to it tbh). May or may not go back to this once it has a better translation. I’m disappointed too since I really like the art on the seme

Very beautiful art but dropped due to noncon/dubcon