톡신 1 1

톡신 #1

by 메카니스트

인간인 아버지와 이매족인 어머니 사이에서 혼혈로 태어난 탓에 같은 이매족으로부터도 온갖 핍박을 받으며 이름조차 얻지 못하고 자라 온 [나].

돌아가신 아버지로부터 물려받은 유일한 재주인 그림 실력과, 때로는 몸을 팔아 가며 근근이 버티는 생활이지만, 그래도 [나]에게는 지켜야 할 사랑하는 어머니가 있었다.

그러나 어느 날, 이매족의 마을은 배달국의 왕이자 살인귀라는 소문이 무성한 흑무천왕의 토벌로 쑥대밭이 되고, 어머니 또한 그들의 손에 잔혹한 죽임을 당하고 만다.

충격과 슬픔에 빠진 [나]는 흑무천왕에 대한 복수를 결심하고, 화가로 위장하여 배달국의 성에 들어가는 데 성공한다.

겉으로 보기에는 가냘프기만 한 체격에, 검술도 제대로 배운 적이 없는 [나]지만, [나]에게는 '이매의 독'이라는 비장의 무기가 있었으니......

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Published February 17, 2021

Reviews

[369Pages · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall 3.75⭐️
Art 5⭐️
Story 2.5⭐️

Toxin 톡신 is a manhwa following a half demon with no name, who is part of the Imhae village. Due to his mixed background, only his mother is kind to him, and he faces countless hardships. The hardest of all occurs when the Dark Emperor comes to conquer his village, killing many, including the nameless half demon’s mother. Determined for revenge, the half demon will do anything in his power to kill the Dark Emperor.
This is a very dark story with themes of violence, obsession, grief, and guilt.

You’re going to get:
-a fantasy world (based in Korea)
-a love triangle (obsession triangle?) between a half demon and two powerful figures
-undercover plotting
-sad backstories
-obsession (idk if this can be called a romance tbh)

This manhwa gave me total mixed feelings. On one hand, it was unpredictable in a lot of aspects, so I was hooked on reading it. The art was beautifully done, and the atmosphere was tense and captivating.
On the other hand, the story itself, while being entertaining, had so many little disappointing aspects to it. Like, it felt like it ended without many aspects being properly dealt with. In that sense, it made me frustrated by the ending.

TW since it’s hard to find them otherwise:
R*pe and s*xual assault (often and between MCs), murder and violence, confinement, and toxic relationships

[sellURsouls · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started Toxin (manhwa) and didn’t have patience for the next season so I read the novel where it left off.

Maybe I would have a different opinion if I read the entire novel, but it wasn’t as good as I expected.

SPOILERS

I think it would have been better if the brother turned out to be evil. He was too nice and I was convinced he was going to be the true antagonist, but nah. Overall, I felt bad for him, but also kept hoping he would go away and stop co*k blocking ML and MCs relationship development.

I also wish there was more chemistry between the MC and ML. Their dialogue wasn’t anything spectacular.

Lastly, I wish the poison had more of an effect on ML. It took a long time to work and when it did it hindered ML very minimally. I did want to see him suffer a bit and witness the angst that came with that.

4 skulls 💀💀💀

[Katie · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNFed around 15% when I realized that the ML that I was supposed to root for was the asshole who killed the MC’s mom???? I loved the author’s other two books, Carat and Healer, so I’m sad that this one was such a disappointment. Like, the ML in Healer was EXTREMELY flawed, but for some reason he was more appealing than Toxin’s ML. I guess I can excuse accidental human trafficking, but I draw the line at mass genocide? Idk man I’m tired.

[Bee Moon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Por momentos perdí el hilo de lo que estaba pasando porque no había un corte claro entre cambio de escenas (sobre todo en la segunda mitad de la historia).
Tuvo sus altibajos, pero me gustó como terminó y estoy segura de que esperaré a ver la adaptación de lo que falta en el manhwa porque es el tipo de historia que se disfruta más así.