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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sadly, this story flopped for me. The entire premise of the primary conflict is honestly very stupid. The members of a group project slack off and contribute nothing, so Sangwoo Choo leaves their names out. He gets all of the grief for being "heartless" because they automatically failed due to nonparticipation. Jaeyoung Jang, a senior whose complete non-attendance of the class gets discovered because of this, hates Sangwoo. But...I really do not get why it's treated as if Sangwoo is the one in the wrong? He wasn't. His classmates did not contribute to the project, so they failed. Maybe there's some other Korean etiquette thing I'm missing, but from my view, Sangwoo didn't do anything wrong. Sure, he's very uptight and rigid in his routine, but he wasn't wrong to leave off their names. But because Jaeyoung is forced to retake the semester, as he doesn't have enough credits to graduate, he decides to make Sangwoo's life on campus hell. Except...Jaeyoung is wrong for this??? He's harassing someone when HE is at fault for never attending class and never contributing to the project. The story is trying to play this as an enemies-to-lovers story, but this is just one guy being a dick cause he got caught slacking. I don't know, this story just irritates me because it acts as if Sangwoo is in the wrong and is the bad guy who calling out his classmates. But, you don't do the work, you don't get the credit. The art is good, I did enjoy that.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Stalking
I first watched the Semantic Error TV show and then read the webcomic, so it was great to experience the story in this digital book format. Even though I already know what happens, I still really enjoyed reading it.
Sangwoo’s logical, no-nonsense attitude clashing with Jaeyoung’s playful and persistent personality makes their dynamic so entertaining. This is only the first volume, so it doesn’t cover the whole story, but it was a great reminder of why I love these two characters so much. My heart already hurts for Sangwoo, and I really like Jaeyoung too.
If you’re a fan of Semantic Error, this is definitely worth checking out. I’m looking forward to the next volume!
Sangwoo’s logical, no-nonsense attitude clashing with Jaeyoung’s playful and persistent personality makes their dynamic so entertaining. This is only the first volume, so it doesn’t cover the whole story, but it was a great reminder of why I love these two characters so much. My heart already hurts for Sangwoo, and I really like Jaeyoung too.
If you’re a fan of Semantic Error, this is definitely worth checking out. I’m looking forward to the next volume!
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In Semantic Error the popular Jaeyoung Jang fails to graduate on time when the anti-social, studious Sangwoo Choo notices his absence and reports this to their professor. Jaeyoung blames Sangwoo and decides to make his life miserable.
"...I don't think I've ever been ignored like this in my entire life. I want him to be aware of me. Just as much as I've been of him."
This BL manwha was a very fun read to me. Beware of the dark romance themes in this story. While no one likes to be stalked this way in real life, the juxtaposition of the serious Sangwoo and the persistent Jaeyoung make for very funny situations.
"If you think I'm a pushover, you're dead wrong. I'm not scared of anything, and I've dealt with my fair share of psychopaths, scumbags, and attentionseekers like you."
Semantic Error features a consistent, solid art style with handsome characters. The story is engaging and funny. I like how the setting seems well thought out. It features various college classes and other places on campus. The side characters are also slowly being developed along our two main characters.
I would recommend this story to people that enjoy darker romance stories. Semantic Error has a solid art style, is funny and features a well crafted setting.
Thank you Angy, J. Soori and Yen Press for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to the author and NetGalley for giving me a review copy.
This was a really funny, light-hearted read about a guy who takes all the names off their group project because the others haven't contributed to it. Which then devolves into a 'rivalry' with a designer, who is in all his classes and who he needs to work with. The illustrations are amazingly done and I loved the video game-like illustrations.
This was a really funny, light-hearted read about a guy who takes all the names off their group project because the others haven't contributed to it. Which then devolves into a 'rivalry' with a designer, who is in all his classes and who he needs to work with. The illustrations are amazingly done and I loved the video game-like illustrations.
*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
The college vibes are spot on in this! I could relate to Sangwoo being like "y'all didn't do any work on this group project, so no credit for you!" He's an amusing character to me, but he definitely rubs his classmates wrong with his refusal to compromise on anything, ever. Meanwhile, Jaeyoung is the charismatic golden boy who can't get over the fact that Sangwoo never remembers him or treats him the way he's used to. They get off to a bad start and it keeps getting worse as Sangwoo refuses to give, and Jaeyoung makes it his mission to annoy Sangwoo and shake him up. It's definitely over the top but also really amusing, and I can't wait to see how their antagonism shifts into something else. I enjoy the art style and character designs!
The college vibes are spot on in this! I could relate to Sangwoo being like "y'all didn't do any work on this group project, so no credit for you!" He's an amusing character to me, but he definitely rubs his classmates wrong with his refusal to compromise on anything, ever. Meanwhile, Jaeyoung is the charismatic golden boy who can't get over the fact that Sangwoo never remembers him or treats him the way he's used to. They get off to a bad start and it keeps getting worse as Sangwoo refuses to give, and Jaeyoung makes it his mission to annoy Sangwoo and shake him up. It's definitely over the top but also really amusing, and I can't wait to see how their antagonism shifts into something else. I enjoy the art style and character designs!
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've read this entire story before but I come back to it every once and a while. I just love how different they both are from your typical m/m romances. Book one only contains the enemies to lovers set up and has the end at more amicable terms. It's a slow burn but worth it.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Thank you NetGalley for the copy Semantic Error Vol. 1, these are my honest opinions.
Lighthearted humor for everyone.
I love how well established the the two characters feel from the very start, their personality and inner thoughts are distinct and provide an exciting base for a enemies-to-lovers narrative. The romance is very slow going, which just makes it more believable (and satisfying when we get little hints of it).
The art is a particularly strong aspect of this comic, it supports the protagonist's vision of the world and provides beautiful and vivid imagery and backgrounds. I like how the artist's perspective is very clear and not only an afterthought of the story.
Overall a very strong start that reminded me of my years of group projects in university, ah, the struggle!
Can't wait to see where these two are headed!
Lighthearted humor for everyone.
I love how well established the the two characters feel from the very start, their personality and inner thoughts are distinct and provide an exciting base for a enemies-to-lovers narrative. The romance is very slow going, which just makes it more believable (and satisfying when we get little hints of it).
The art is a particularly strong aspect of this comic, it supports the protagonist's vision of the world and provides beautiful and vivid imagery and backgrounds. I like how the artist's perspective is very clear and not only an afterthought of the story.
Overall a very strong start that reminded me of my years of group projects in university, ah, the struggle!
Can't wait to see where these two are headed!