Love Me Not

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A scattered mess of prolonged incontinence, painfully presented and poorly executed. This manhwa could have done without half its chapters because for more than half of them, we're spun in a circle—a repetitive cycle that leaves you questioning why. To sum up my exact thoughts, I'll quote one of the characters: "Why run at all if you were just going to end up back here?" It perfectly captures the frustration. What was the point of everything if the characters end up right where they started? Those loops I was taken on led nowhere. Literally.

To have a story so poorly told, stretched out with terrible dialogue, ... unnecessary new characters, and pointless events just to fill time—it’s bad. The characters are one-dimensional, and while the art is commendable enough, it doesn’t save the story. The manhwa includes depictions of violence and rape, themes often thrown into stories without real meaning or, at times, romanticized. Although that isn’t entirely the case here unless it's our protagonist. There is also the tired romanticization of possessiveness and control, which is... not cute and lacks creativity.

In the case of Min Jiwook, it’s especially disturbing since he was assaulted by the very person he ends up with. A common issue with manhwas is how violence and abuse are sugarcoated—just because a character is "good-looking" or because of their status, doesn't make their actions less horrifying, yet that seems to be how it's framed. It's disturbing how normalized and glossed over this behavior is and it's worth calling out. It's not creative and it's not okay.

I would not recommend this manhwa. It is long for no reason, and the entire story wraps up in under 15 chapters after dragging us through a repetitive loop for more than quadruple that amount