Uncontrollably sobbing with this magnificent series and with Heiner and Annette.
Korean manhwas/novels I have read so far can really create angst and drama and heartache without any cheating, OW/OM drama, pitting women against women and all that finnaz. Just through self-discovery and healing of these main characters did make my heart and eyes frantically cry tears of pain and joy.
For a second there, I was afraid I would not forgive Heiner and it was a loooooong time before I did and before Annette was also ready to reconcile with him. He really did change and kudos to the author for showing that believable change in him.
After finishing the novel, I will be now rereading the manhwa for the 3rd time this year!! 🫶
Hoy me he leido este manhwa y 🤧💔🥹😮💨 me ha super encantado , muy muy duro pero me ha gustado muchisimo el desarrollo de la prota y el peso y el valor de los traumas y el como puede impactarnos que nos aferremos a otras personas. Me faltan algunos capitulitos extras but 5/5⭐️ (toca temas sensibles: maltrato, autolesion, suicidio, guerras) Te das cuenta de lo toxico que es la idealización a otros y el depender. El desarollo de la protagonista femenina es super bonito y emotivo. El final me ha dejado un poquito triste porque me hubiera gustado otra cosa pero es a gusto mio. Muy bonito amigas, os lo recomiendo
At last, I finally finished reading it—though there are still a few side chapters left for me to go through, the main story has come to an end, and I don’t believe my opinion will change even after completing the rest.
At first, I had only read a handful of chapters last year, but I stopped because I despised the male lead for the terrible things he did to the heroine. This year, however, I returned to it with the resolve to continue—and how I wish I had made that decision earlier. Chapter after chapter, I found myself unable to stop until I reached the end. By the time I closed the final page, tears were streaming down my cheeks, and even now, as I write this review, I am still crying. I don’t think I’ll be able to move on, for I know I will miss them deeply.
In the beginning, my hatred for the male lead was strong—his mindset, his actions, all of it. My sympathy was entirely with Anette, to the point that I wanted her to divorce him and live freely on her own. But as the story progressed, and as Heiner’s past was revealed—his suffering, the scars he could never overcome because of Anette’s father—I began to pity him as well. He, too, deserved a life of peace and happiness. Both of them carried their own burdens, both endured pain, and what I found beautiful was how they tried to live with it, to accept one another, to mend what was broken.
Even if others misunderstood Heiner, even if many judged him unfairly, for me it became clear: he could never be happy without Anette, and she could never be happy without him. The only path forward was for them to realize this truth, to acknowledge their love, and to build a life together.
To me, this novel was profound in so many ways—not only in its portrayal of raw emotions, whether sorrow or joy, but also in its depiction of war and the fragility of life under its shadow. And that, of course, resonates even more strongly now, when we witness the suffering of Gaza.
i have a love/hate relationship with this ending. it was eventually a happy ending - but i wish there was more detail. everything is so incredibly well written and this is now a bittersweet parting for me. perfect example of "we don't have to take our clothes off to have a good time."
definitely keeping this one to reread in the future.