Seven years ago, Hakyung Lee accepted an offer to impersonate a dead girl. The plan was simple—he would pose as his childhood friend, Jiyoung Han, and convince a rich grandpa on his deathbed he wasn’t a fraud. It’d only be for one summer, and once that was over, Hakyung would walk away with the funds to pay for his mother’s hospital care and medication. And everything seemed to be smooth sailing—until Yoonsung Jang rushed to his grandfather’s side, determined to expose Hakyung as a fake. Except he doesn’t…and as the two spend more time together, the carefully placed walls between them begin to crumble. Now, in the present day, Yoonsang steps into the very bar where Hakyung works. For one, it’s a simple, innocuous encounter. For the other, it’s a one-sided reunion seven years in the making…
3.5 read all of this in a couple sittings and honestly like while the art was pretty and it tried to tell an emotional story i just rlly cant sympathize with any of the characters and also yoosung is lowkey possessive and creepy at times and not in a good way… and then when he gets his memory back and all is revealed its like wow cool lets have s3x like well maybe lets discuss this a little more???? like? idk i enjoyed the reading experience its more so when i reflect on the story i just dont think its as amazing as people say
The artwork in this manhwa is truly some of the finest I have ever seen. The use of perspective, the warmth of the light, the intensity of the harsh rain, and the detail in the shattering glass are nothing short of unreal. That specific scene with the phone booth in the snow perfectly captured a beautiful, aching sorrow.
While the story has its flaws, I still found it deeply beautiful and highly enjoyable. I usually lean toward darker, more emotionally complex narratives, and while this stays a bit more on the lighter side, it balances heartbreaking sadness with an incredibly sweet and kind heart.
Third time reading this much of the story (well, a bit further in the first novel) and I still don't know what happens next. You'd think I'd just hop back over to Manta to finish it in either novel or manhwa form, and I probably will at some point. But now it's coming out in paperback, which I prefer reading, so...
In any event, this is intriguing and I promise it's actually quite good.
✨Such a beautiful story ✨Stunning imagery ✨Heartfelt ✨Compelling characters ✨The plot is so fantastic and takes you on an incredible journey ✨The arts so beautiful
🪄Having characters not fully drawn on the page was distracting at times
its just... so good like the plot and how it's written? its beautiful and the ml is js soo green though the same case w everything else i lose track of my last read page so