- #1
It's cliché, containing all the angst elements we already are so familiar with: 2nd life, abusive family, neglectful ML, difference in status, weak FL, the list goes on. Yet for some reason, I can't feel the angst enough; I think it's because of the writing style. The author doesn't thresh out the characters' perspectives enough. I started this novel, looking for a heart-wrenching read, but after 102 chapters (I understand the translators split the chapters into shorter ones), the supposed angsty theme really just revolves around the premise of the FL anchoring the whole 365 remaining days of her life into getting the ML to return her unrequited love, on top of the abusive people around her.I've never rooted for the 2nd ML in any novels I've read. But in this novel, I do (unless the author does him a plot twist that will force me to change my mind). And it has a lot to do with how there's zero redeeming quality for the actual ML. In the other angst works I've read or are currently reading, the ML, as tr*shy as he may be, at the very least pays attention to the FL, thereby giving the readers something to hold on to. But it's the 2nd ML who does that here.The only reason why I kept on going is I'm rooting for the FL. I'm hoping for character growth. I'm seriously hoping that she anchors her remaining days on actually trying to live a life with more meaning, rather than just hoping for the ML to love her back, because currently her life revolves around the ML.Far from a masterpiece, but ok enough to read at night before sleeping, and ok enough not to be dropped. Though I'm barely holding on. For now, I'll pause at 102 and binge again once the work is completely translated.
