From the back cover: With the wedding ceremony complete, Chae-Kyung and Prince Shin are finally newlyweds... but now they have to spend their first night together! And, as she tries to get accustomed to life as a princess, homesick Chae-Kyung finds no comfort in her haughty husband who seems determined to antagonize her at every turn. Will the crown prince's attitude ever … [Read more...] about Goong: The Royal Palace 2 by Park SoHee: A-
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Click 1 by Youngran Lee: C+
From the back cover: Joonha is a normal, healthy boy of sixteen who has cruised through life without too many problems. Imagine his surprise when a recent trip to the bathroom suddenly reveals that he's not normal at all! With a shriek of "Oh, my God!!!," he finds himself missing, well, something he never thought he could live without. As it turns out, his family is abnormal … [Read more...] about Click 1 by Youngran Lee: C+
Goong: The Royal Palace 1 by Park SoHee: B+
I reviewed the first volume of this long-running manhwa for Comics Should Be Good. Check it out! This volume was published by ICE Kunion in May of 2006, after which the series languished in licensing limbo. After a delay of over two years, volume two was published by Yen Press in July of 2008 and the series has been coming out every few months since then. As of January 2009, … [Read more...] about Goong: The Royal Palace 1 by Park SoHee: B+
10, 20, and 30 1 by Morim Kang: B
From the back cover: Krumb is a clumsy, scatterbrained widow in her 30s whose teenaged daughter, Rok, is forced to take care of her. Belle is Rok's jaded, twenty-something cousin suffering from a messy breakup with her boyfriend. The president of Krumb's company has proposed, and she is posed to become a married woman once again, but Rok, who dreads the thought of growing up … [Read more...] about 10, 20, and 30 1 by Morim Kang: B
Hissing 6 by Kang EunYoung: B+
Ten years ago, when Sun-Nam’s father and Da-Eh’s mother had an affair, the result was Da-Hwa, their half brother. In high school, Sun-Nam and Da-Eh began dating without being aware of their family connection, but in volume five all of that came out into the open. Da-Eh reacted badly, saying some nasty things to Da-Hwa that she immediately regretted. When he was hit by a car and … [Read more...] about Hissing 6 by Kang EunYoung: B+