It's Mine

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There are no spoilers in this review! My grammar might be a little off, but please bear with me.

"Wow, this sounds creepy. Why would anybody want to read this?"

"It's Mine" if I were to say this story was made for everybody that would be an overstatement.

The synopsis is what's supposed to catch the reader's attention and it sure caught mine. The author really said "your attention?" "It's Mine". ...anyways... here's why I loved "It's Mine".

Story: I can't say the synopsis is enough information for everybody to understand what "It's Mine" is about. The synopsis makes the story appear as a generic thriller story. "Stalking lots ... of people just to take them h*stage and k*ll them later." No. It's not like that at all. The reason for stalking appears more concerning than creepy for some reason. Though, if you end up reading and find it more creepy than concerning. I'm afraid you're more normal than the rest of the people who have read this and you most likely will never like the story. The author takes red strings connecting them on thumb tacks of a cork board and once you think you know everything, they throw out that cork board full of red string and thumb tacks and place a new one, you're still in the dark until more extravagant plot twists and dark truths appear.

Story Rating: 10/10 > 10/10


Art: I love the facial expressions the characters create, it shows what they're feeling. I also love the actions- how they move around. It's not sloppy and its quality is consistent.

Art Rating: 9/10 > 9/10


Character: Everybody is written so beautifully. Reading this story I could see every person played a part, not just the main characters. The characters are shown to be curious and don't always know what's best, but they do what they think is best and I guess for this, it's the thought that counts. When reading this story it feels like you're beside them as a ghost as you sense their constant corruption, curiosity, concerns, etc. Avant-garde and dementia (genre).

Does everything work out in the end for the characters? Do the characters get character development? Read to find out.

Character Rating: 10/10 > 10/10


Enjoyment: I loved the chaos, it reminded me of a personal favourite "B*stard" (which is much better than the synopsis lets on). It was out of this world. A completely new storyline, never seen before (personally).

Enjoyment Rating: 10/10 > 10/10


Overall: If you're looking for a thriller that will have you like a fish on a hook, read this. If you're looking for a story with lots of plot twists and/or dark truths, read this. If you're thinking of trying something new, read it. This read might be made for you!

Overall rating: 10/10 would recommend!

I'm a little biased towards this because it was one of my first webtoons and my very first introduction to the manga/hwa thriller genre, so I'd give it a 8. However, if I have to be "unbiased", I'd give it a 6.

Characters
This manhwa started like a typical stalker fashion, but it's different in the fact that the main character, Yohan, genuinely doesn't know what he's doing is wrong. Love characters with traumatic and mysterious backgrounds.
Daejong isn't a pushover so I'm glad that's there at least, but that's bare minimum.

Art
The art is good and consistent. That's all I can really say. It's well-drawn. The facial ... features are captured well too.

Story
This is where it gets kinda... eh...
It got slower and slower toward the end. I liked the plot twist and constant suspicion, but I really thought they'd do more with Jia. Seriously, she was too sus not to have a bigger role.
The main problem this story has is Hyeseong's dad- his way of thinking for the experiment to happen is so flawed. It's literally proven we need emotion to survive. Also what's with that basis of "we use 10% of our brains"? As someone who took one course in psychology, it's a myth that's constantly disputed. How does this PROFESSIONAL psychologist not know that? Also, the motive for involving Daejong is so stupid. Just because he was rejected by her mother, boohoo he's going to now use her child. Seriously, what is up with this soap opera of a plot it turned into?

Hyeseong also only goes berserk after his brother dies. He wasn't going to go ham on his dad before because "morality" but now that his bro died all of a sudden it's ok. It feels like the author was just trying to wait but lost patience for the planning and ultimately just decided to make Hyeseong snap (which, contradictory to my statement, I do think kiling of Yuseong was a good for a character perspective).

Also, what is the point of Hyeseong disappearing for 10 (was it 10?) years? And it felt like Daejong's only purpose was to wait. It feels like her development and character got thrown out the window. While circular storytelling is ingenious if pulled off correctly, it doesn't fit here.


I know I've been trashing on this, but it's not bad as a first thriller. It's got twists and turns and will make you think (until toward the middle-end, at least). Maybe this is just my bias talking, but give it a try if you don't have anything else to read.