Not for the Faint of Heart

reigereb000 Apr 24, 2019

9.5

A tear jerker of a story that is filled with genuine love and self discovery. It's short, but satisfying, and the characters, in my opinion, are quite loveable. 100% recommend to friends. 

nathandouglasdavis Oct 7, 2020

7

A "7" in my book means that I enjoyed it and had a generally positive impression of it, but that it wasn't quite at the level of being memorable or great. A good way to think about it is that 7's and 8's mean that I liked it, while 9's and 10's would mean that I loved it. Most of this review will come across as complaints, but it should all be read with the understanding that I found this manwha cute and enjoyable. The story felt like it lacked direction. This is probably because it does a bad job of transitioning from one plotline to the next. And the issues of avoidance in chapter nine felt like a rehash of the avoidance that had just been supposedly resolved in chapter eight. With a better job of story planning and editing, they could've combined those stories into one. There's a bit more cheesiness and coming to epiphanies through dialogue than I tend to like. It also includes an odd number of reminiscing recap scenes for how short the story is. The artstyle is glossy and clean (and full color, for those who care). The character designs feel like characters I've seen in many other webtoons. The unflowing, pasted nature of the pattern on Jaeyoung's clothes was distracting. Some of the smudging they did to create a ghosty effect didn't look all that good. The characters are alright, though they don't always seem consistent. Sungwan's primary character trait in the beginning is being easily frightened, but by the end, that aspect of feir personality is nowhere to be seen. Sungwan felt pretty solid all the way through--outwardly happy, but with ghosty problems. Hana plays an important role for a couple chapters, but then fe seems to fade away to unimportance. And feir ability to sense ghosts plays a much smaller role than one might expect. Minjae and Chaeyoon are basically just background props.

sirsnailie Nov 23, 2020

6

I discovered this while searching for short BL to read. I think if you want something short and sweet, this is for you. The story is pretty eh to me personally, but I kept reading it just to see how it ends. (Plus I'm a sucker for human/ghost ships.) However while reading this, the story falls flat and has some plot holes and some plot points are just forgotten completely by the author. Plus I'm not sure if it's the source where I read it. but the author made a complete cliffhanger in one chapter. Then it's never explained ever again. The manhwa continues on like nothing happened.  Other than that the art style is pretty cute and clean. Some scenes are drawn a little too awkwardly but overall I like the style. I really enjoyed the characters and enjoyed how it included a lesbian couple. I haven't read many BL that includes lesbians in it, and it's refreshing to see it. Even though I prefer darker themes, this is a very wholesome and angsty manhwa that will jab you right in the feels. Realizing the two characters can never be together really hit me. The ending is just as angsty but I wasn't a fan since it felt rushed. Overall 6/10. Slightly above average. Good but I wish the story was polished and better.