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Oct 11, 2022
Mixed Feelings
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I'm a little biased towards this because it was one of my first webtoons and my very first introduction to the manga/hwa thriller genre, so I'd give it a 8. However, if I have to be "unbiased", I'd give it a 6.

Characters
This manhwa started like a typical stalker fashion, but it's different in the fact that the main character, Yohan, genuinely doesn't know what he's doing is wrong. Love characters with traumatic and mysterious backgrounds.
Daejong isn't a pushover so I'm glad that's there at least, but that's bare minimum.

Art
The art is good and consistent. That's all I can really say. It's well-drawn. The facial features are captured well too.

Story
This is where it gets kinda... eh...
It got slower and slower toward the end. I liked the plot twist and constant suspicion, but I really thought they'd do more with Jia. Seriously, she was too sus not to have a bigger role.
The main problem this story has is Hyeseong's dad- his way of thinking for the experiment to happen is so flawed. It's literally proven we need emotion to survive. Also what's with that basis of "we use 10% of our brains"? As someone who took one course in psychology, it's a myth that's constantly disputed. How does this PROFESSIONAL psychologist not know that? Also, the motive for involving Daejong is so stupid. Just because he was rejected by her mother, boohoo he's going to now use her child. Seriously, what is up with this soap opera of a plot it turned into?

Hyeseong also only goes berserk after his brother dies. He wasn't going to go ham on his dad before because "morality" but now that his bro died all of a sudden it's ok. It feels like the author was just trying to wait but lost patience for the planning and ultimately just decided to make Hyeseong snap (which, contradictory to my statement, I do think kiling of Yuseong was a good for a character perspective).

Also, what is the point of Hyeseong disappearing for 10 (was it 10?) years? And it felt like Daejong's only purpose was to wait. It feels like her development and character got thrown out the window. While circular storytelling is ingenious if pulled off correctly, it doesn't fit here.


I know I've been trashing on this, but it's not bad as a first thriller. It's got twists and turns and will make you think (until toward the middle-end, at least). Maybe this is just my bias talking, but give it a try if you don't have anything else to read.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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