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Goong: The Royal Palace, Vol. 11
Her grandfather's funeral coming on the heels of the new prince's birth, Chae-Kyung is thrown into turmoil as her loved ones on both sides of the palace wall suffer. While her family grieves, her husband, Crown Prince Shin, is torn between royal duty and telling his wife the truth about the circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather's death. He must also plot to keep and strengthen his royal position, as his father, the king, seeks to right a past wrong by depriving Shin of his title. And when his father reveals to Shin the truth of how he came to power, the house of cards upon which the king has built his authority begins to tumble in earnest, for the palace walls have ears...and they all seem to belong to Yul! Despite the announcement of Yul's own engagement, this erstwhile crown prince and opportunistic keeper of royal secrets will do anything it takes to steal Chae-Kyung away from Shin...even if it means using his own family's indiscretions to do so!
384 pages, Paperback
First published May 31, 2011
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April 30, 2021
I absolutely loved this book. This was such an amazing sequel. It was nice seeing Chae Kyung and Shin acting like a real couple and honest about their feelings for each other. I will be continuing on with this series very soon.
December 9, 2013
This one was a great volume. It felt like Chae Kyung and Shin were finally making progress in their relationship. They are learning to trust each other, expressing their honest love for one another (finally!!!), and had some truly sweet moments together. I loved their runaway beach vacation, when Shin finally admit to Chae Kyung that he loved her deeply. When he was devastated because he thought she might have ditched him and run home, and then it turned out she was just lost like a little kid, and dismissed the thought of leaving him so completely, and he hugged her, I couldn't help but sigh and smile. They really do love each other so much.
That is why it is especially hard that Yul is now blackmailing the Queen into making Shin and Chae Kyung divorce, or he'll reveal what he overheard in the King's Chamber: that the King promised his father on his deathbed that when Yul became an adult, the King would abdicate the throne and make Yul king. Yul's delusions about Chae Kyung have really gotten out of control. Chae Kyung's sweetnatured friendship finally pushed Yul to full-on confess his love for her, and she clearly and swiftly rejected him, going so far as to say they can't even be friends anymore. Yet Yul thinks that if Chae Kyung is forced to divorce Shin and leave the palace, she will turn to Yul for comfort? And eventually open her heart to him and fall in love with him instead? What delusional world does Yul even live in. I have sympathy for him in his painful, unrequited love, but Yul's selfish obsession is really starting to get on my nerves. He needs to back off, stat.
I'm actually surprised at how quickly Chae Kyung was ready to forgive Shin after she found out about him hiding her grandfather's condition from her, but I think he was pretty clear about his reasons (even if she didn't like those reasons), and his feelings on the matter. But of course, this had to interrupt the most romantic moments between Shin and Chae Kyung, and now that they are back at the palace, it seems very unlikely they will have alone time to consummate anything, not if they are battling divorce demands from all angles. Not only is the Queen demanding their divorce, but Chae Kyung's mother seems pretty determined to bring her back home as well.
This is definitely a volume I would re-read, because despite the pain of the divorce scheming going on behind Shin and Chae Kyung's backs, they spend the majority of the book pretty happy and in love, looking forward to their lives together. I'm hoping the divorce talk doesn't go on for too long, and that they can return to their lovey-dovey couple ways ASAP.
That is why it is especially hard that Yul is now blackmailing the Queen into making Shin and Chae Kyung divorce, or he'll reveal what he overheard in the King's Chamber: that the King promised his father on his deathbed that when Yul became an adult, the King would abdicate the throne and make Yul king. Yul's delusions about Chae Kyung have really gotten out of control. Chae Kyung's sweetnatured friendship finally pushed Yul to full-on confess his love for her, and she clearly and swiftly rejected him, going so far as to say they can't even be friends anymore. Yet Yul thinks that if Chae Kyung is forced to divorce Shin and leave the palace, she will turn to Yul for comfort? And eventually open her heart to him and fall in love with him instead? What delusional world does Yul even live in. I have sympathy for him in his painful, unrequited love, but Yul's selfish obsession is really starting to get on my nerves. He needs to back off, stat.
I'm actually surprised at how quickly Chae Kyung was ready to forgive Shin after she found out about him hiding her grandfather's condition from her, but I think he was pretty clear about his reasons (even if she didn't like those reasons), and his feelings on the matter. But of course, this had to interrupt the most romantic moments between Shin and Chae Kyung, and now that they are back at the palace, it seems very unlikely they will have alone time to consummate anything, not if they are battling divorce demands from all angles. Not only is the Queen demanding their divorce, but Chae Kyung's mother seems pretty determined to bring her back home as well.
This is definitely a volume I would re-read, because despite the pain of the divorce scheming going on behind Shin and Chae Kyung's backs, they spend the majority of the book pretty happy and in love, looking forward to their lives together. I'm hoping the divorce talk doesn't go on for too long, and that they can return to their lovey-dovey couple ways ASAP.
April 2, 2012
let's face it, by this stage the story is basically will they, won't they, despite the manhwaga's promises of plot and story, and you have to wonder how long it can be usefully strung out. and what there could be of interest afterwards. we're promised eunuch kong, but although i do generally find korean humour funny, i'm a bit baffled by him. it's all feeling a bit kdrama-ish (one bout of amnesia is fine and good, but two...)
this might all sound negative, but Goong is still an engaging read and the art is as detailed and pretty as ever (did i mention i'm positive she's modelled her boys on idols?). i diagnose magazinitis - the requirement to stretch a series past its natural limits due to popularity. most long manga/manhwa have at least a touch of this, unless they're urasawa naoki.
this might all sound negative, but Goong is still an engaging read and the art is as detailed and pretty as ever (did i mention i'm positive she's modelled her boys on idols?). i diagnose magazinitis - the requirement to stretch a series past its natural limits due to popularity. most long manga/manhwa have at least a touch of this, unless they're urasawa naoki.
November 2, 2013
Killer volume! Just walk all over my heart and make me cry, why don't you?
It's obvious that now that Shin wants to fight for the throne and wants Chae-Kyung in his life that everything's now hanging by a thread. That's how dramas like these go down, fabulously so.
Despite waiting for the other shoe to drop, there is a brief interlude in this volume that allows Shin and Chae-Kyung to get away from it all. There's a delicate contrast between the love that Shin feels for Chae-Kyung, tender and new, verses the fierce obsession that Yul feels for Chae-Kyung, merciless and cruel.
It's obvious that now that Shin wants to fight for the throne and wants Chae-Kyung in his life that everything's now hanging by a thread. That's how dramas like these go down, fabulously so.
Despite waiting for the other shoe to drop, there is a brief interlude in this volume that allows Shin and Chae-Kyung to get away from it all. There's a delicate contrast between the love that Shin feels for Chae-Kyung, tender and new, verses the fierce obsession that Yul feels for Chae-Kyung, merciless and cruel.
June 15, 2011
I can't take anymore!!!! Gah!!!!! This soap opera is going to give me an ulcer already!
September 15, 2013
This was probably the most soap opera like volume so far, but in a fun way. It was nice to have a little plot movement. The last few volumes felt like they were just vamping. Very enjoyable series.
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