Dokebi Bride is very difficult to describe because it's a little bit like a lot of things, but isn't fully any one of them. On the surface, it's the tale of a girl named Sunbi Shin who can see spirits, and those are a dime a dozen, though few incorporate myth and folklore so creatively. In later volumes, it morphs into the story of a supernaturally gifted protagonist who … [Read more...] about Dokebi Bride 1-6 by Marley: B
Manhwa
13th Boy 1-2 by SangEun Lee: B
There's really no way to describe 13th Boy other than “odd,” but it's odd in the best possible way. It's the story of Hee-So Eun, a fifteen-year-old girl who is already on her twelfth boyfriend, Won-Jun Kang, to whom she confessed on a national TV program. Alas, their relationship only lasts a month before Won-Jun unexpectedly breaks up with her. Hee-So refuses to give up, … [Read more...] about 13th Boy 1-2 by SangEun Lee: B
Sarasah 1 by Ryu Ryang: C
Ji-Hae Namgung has harbored an obsessive crush on her classmate, Seung-Hyu, for over a year and a half. Because her “love” hasn’t faded in all this time, she believes it’s more substantial than most and won’t give up her attempts to win Seung-Hyu’s heart, despite the fact that he has repeatedly and emphatically rejected her. As she chases after him after his latest refusal, she … [Read more...] about Sarasah 1 by Ryu Ryang: C
Goong: The Royal Palace 6 by Park SoHee: A-
From the back cover: Hoping to clear the air between Shin and Chae-Kyung, the ladies of the court pressure the young couple to get more intimate. But even a night together may not be enough to push the two close. Amid lingering suspicious of Shin's involvement with Hyo-Rin, Yul takes the offensive in claiming not only his right to the throne, but to Chae-Kyung's heart as … [Read more...] about Goong: The Royal Palace 6 by Park SoHee: A-
10, 20, and 30 7 by Morim Kang: B+
Morim Kang’s warm, family-oriented manhwa comes to a close in its seventh volume, bringing the tales of thirty-something Krumb, twenty-something Belle, and teenager Rok to a satisfying close. Each woman has faced personal and romantic challenges throughout the course of the series, and the ending resolves nearly all of these plot lines well while still retaining the sense that … [Read more...] about 10, 20, and 30 7 by Morim Kang: B+