See You in My 19th Life - Reviews

A solid rom-com with just the perfect amount of mystery to keep the plot going. If you're looking for a promising narrative, this webtoon does not fail (especially if you enjoyed 'A Good Day to be a Dog')!

Story: 10

*mild spoilers but nothing you won't learn from the summary or the first three chapters*

Our female lead is first introduced to us as young girl named Yoon Joowon, who develops an interesting relationship with her family friend, Moon Seoha. However, Joowon is abnormally mature for her age. She has a secret; she can remember all of her past lives and she's currently on her 18th life. While Joowon and Seoha initially dislike each other, they quickly warm up and grow to like one another. Before either of them can confirm their feelings, Joowon passes away in a car accident after saving Seoha. 

Flash forward several years into the future where Yoon Joowon has been reincarnated into her 19th life as Ban Jieum. Because she saved Seoha's life in her past life, she was immediately reincarnated and currently is looking to meet Seoha again. When she finally meets him, she learns that Seoha is still holding onto Yoon Joowon and is burdened by the weight of her death, so she begins changing her strategy. She wants to 'take care of him in this life as well' but she's afraid to do that as Joowon. Thus ensues her quest to sincerely win Seoha's heart, while several mysteries from her past poke through.

After reading 'A Good Day to be a Dog' and having thoroughly enjoyed that storyline, I had a lot of expectations as someone who weighs plot heavily and I was not disappointed. The premise of the story is exciting and the development has been wonderfully paced. Lee Hye maintains a great balance of romance, humor, fantasy, and mystery (as always) and keeps the readers excited for the next chapter. I think the way she breaks apart different conflicts into arcs, gradually easing us into the next ensures the story never feels stagnant. While the story isn't complete, I believe the webtoon shows a lot of promise and the plot won't be as obvious as it sounds.  

Art: 8.5

I'm not the most qualified to rate art but having consumed lots of media, I have to say the art is awesome, but nothing special. I personally think it's cute and pretty expressive and while there's nothing wrong with it, it pales in comparison to others. Still, unless you're someone who reads solely for pretty pictures, you will not be bothered by this. 

Characters: 9.5

Ahh the characters are so enjoyable! Ban Jieum, our female lead, has such a distinct personality and story which still has a lot of room to be explored. She's witty, calm, and intriguing, as expected of someone who's got several lifetimes of experience. I do think Line poorly expressed her personality with the translations at parts but I think they get the point across.

In any case, she creates a great dynamic with the male lead, Moon Seoha, by constantly teasing him just enough that he's annoyed yet interested. Moon Seoha, against his own will, is able to act natural around Jieum, thus developing their relationship smoothly. The progression so far is well-paced and thoroughly enjoyable to read. 

I personally also enjoy how assertive the female lead is and how both characters are on an equal playing ground, rather one being more overbearing than the other. It's refreshing to also see them be (somewhat) realistic about their choices and actions.

Overall: 9.5

While this comic is not completed, I can hardly see it being developed so catastrophically that it destroys all promise. This webtoon delivers in suspense and comedy, romance and mystery, and has a great balance of genres. Stories that can spectacularly appeal to all aspects are definitely worth a read imo, so please give this webtoon a shot!

Honestly when I first started reading it was really good, I mean really good but at a certain point it just stopped being as good, we're approaching another arc rn and i feel like it's not giving what it was before. However I'm still gonna read it and see what happens

So the FL remembers her past life every time she dies to the point that she is no longer interested in love. Disturbingly she easily falls in love with a guy who doesn't even have a unique personality and acts like a typical kid his age would. Fast forward to her next life she meets the ML again this time with a huge age gap and falls for him again after seeing him crying like a baby and acting pathetic. Makes Absolutely no sense.

This series would be a lot more enjoyable if the romance part was more believable and the ML was slightly less pathetic

The romance is quite good, but the plot is tied together very loosely. Basically fmc and mc had an accident when they were children, but the reason of accident is explained 70 chapters later, and it is a very stupid, impulsive reason. Similarly, there is the friend of mc, who is running away from love for some reason, which is not properly explained. It is frustrating to see the archetype cold males, who try to run away from love.

I love the mc, I'm invested in the story and I am rooting for the character's growth. I have no complaints a 10/10. This is probably the fastest story to convince me to give a full mark. 

The story will follow through our mc who reincarnated a lot of times that she was just about to be bored of it all, but at her 18th reincarnation she finds someone dear to her, despite her being scared of loving again she decides to take a step forward but unfortunately things didn't go as she hoped. So in her new life she decides to overcome all hurdles just to get back to her beloved's side. This is not an all her effor thing, as from the looks of it the ml also has to do his part because her identity is tied to his past trauma, so in order to reconnect both of them has to make an effort to meet up in the middle.