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KSyl

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The Black Mirror

May 18, 2021

Story :

As a horror-bl, the story really amazed me. The author/artist is really good at building tension throughout the story (myb bcs i read this in one-go). And while im reading this, somehow i feel like im watching a movie instead, and a well-made one at that. I really love the fact that even though it's horror, the horror parts are not really shown until the middle of the story ❤️👌🏻, IMO that really helps in building the tension. It makes the reader feel something is worng but cannot pinpoint on what's wrong. And the pacing! Ofc we have to talk abt pacing in horror story and i rlly love the pace in this manhwa!! The pacing isn't too fast nor slow, it's perfect. Even though for me the prologue is kinda rushed, but everything other than that wow-ed me. But as the story goes i keep feeling deja vu... do someone feel like that too? (P.S. might change the rating after i read the ending ^^)

Art :

Remember that i said i felt like watching a movie instead? Tbh, i think the art really helped to achieve that. The perspectives can be kinda "cinematic"?? Idk how to explain this 😔. I love the fact that some panels are darker to build the tension ^^. The anatomy is good, but i think the clothing can be improved more.... And for the expressions, i see that the artist keeps improving so i wont be too picky abt it ^^.

Character :

I love the MC ^^ his character keeps improving throughout the story and gets more and more deeper. But ngl sometimes he can be.. mainstream ig?? And as for the ML, tbh i dont rlly have expectations for him st first glance but he did better than i thought ^^. I thought he's gonna be that "mysterious guy with secrets" and will be like that throughout the story just for the 'tension', but his character is deeper than i thought :0 myb i'll like him more after the story reaches the end ^^. And wow i love how the author made the side characters :D (mild spoiler ahead) they made some side characters be hated with just one move even though i pretty much like them before, and when they died i felt happy. I feel like im getting as crazy as the protagonists when i realized how happy i am when those side characters died even tho i like them before :0. And it wow-ed me how easy the author changed the feelings of the readers toward a characteer just with one information :)

Shold you read this? If you're searching for a thriller-BL, i wholeheartedly recommends this to you ^^. And for whoever who'll read this, my tips is to read this manhwa in one-go so it's easier to build up the tension ;D.

9/10 story
7/10 art
9/10 characters
9/10 overall
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