- #1
I abandoned it halfway through chapter 46, I just couldn't force myself to go on.A promising start gives way to a novel about g*ooming. The MC was ab*sed for years, then he comes back to his 15 year old body (and there's a quick mention when he's talking about his mood swings that he maybe feels like he's actually 15... Which makes sense, as he still has a 15 year old's brain, just more memories). First he was in an abusive environment where all his peers ostracized him, then he was locked up for years by his abusive family, and then thrown into prison, so it's really not like he had time to develop as an adult, and it shows. He really feels and acts like a kid in the novel.Even if you want to say 'but he has memories of when he's older!!!', well, the ML doesn't know that, does he. He, a 23 year old, is lusting after a 15 year old's body, and kissing his 'little brother' while he's sleeping... There's a word for that.Everyone around the ML doesn't seem phased by him going for for his 15 year old brother??? His friend even encourages ML to get MC while he's young?? And there are a bunch of jokes and 'humorous' situations revolving around the MC being jailbait.Idk what the author was thinking but I don't see someone acting as a parent and brother and then five minutes later acting as a jealous boyfriend (all the while while the MC is thinking about the ML as his blood related brother who saved him from his abusive situation) particularly funny or fluffy.Other than that some of the characters make really exaggerated actions that just don't make sense, and some of the plot points are done badly. Even if you ignore the ages there's not really any chemistry to their relationship, it's pretty boring.Two stars because I did enjoy the beginning of the novel and I liked some of the MC's friends.