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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
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Fue una aventura total. Llewellyn es, sin duda, mi personaje favorito, aunque Shavonne también es un escritor que lucha por llegar a fin de mes. Me identifico profundamente con él, con sus inseguridades y sus miedos, pero Llewellyn es psicológicamente cautivador, un personaje muy prometedor, del que estoy deseando saber más en el próximo volumen.
This was a total adventure. Llewellyn is by far my favorite character, even though Shavonne is also a writer struggling to make ends meet. I can relate to him on a deep level, his insecurities, and his fears, but Llewellyn is psychologically captivating, a character that holds a lot of promise, who I can't wait to know more about in the next volume.
Full review in my blog tomorrow April 24: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2025/04/murderous-lewellyns-candlelit-dinner.html
Full review in my blog tomorrow April 24: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2025/04/murderous-lewellyns-candlelit-dinner.html
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** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **
Copy received through Netgalley
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Murderous Lewellyn’s Candlelit Dinner, Vol. 1
by Art by MUK_BU, Adapted by 0L, Original story by Sumnagi
★★★★★
I was very excited to see this available on Netgalley! I remember reading the original comic on Lezhin, years ago, and loving it. But, between finances and getting the time to keep up with frequent updates, my ability to keep up with the app dwindled and I never got to finish the story. It's been a long time since then and I only really remember the basic premise of the plot and one or two minor plot details, so it felt like the right time to start over, now it's being published.
This was EVERY BIT as good as I remember! The story is full of mystery, with hints of potential future romance, and lots of low-key crime elements that hover in the background to make things just that little bit more sinister. There's an old school gothic vibe to the story that has always intrigued me.
Lewellyn is such a brilliant morally gray / dark soul character, with an infatuation with Shavonne. He's a master manipulator and incredibly skilled with gaslighting Shavonne. His odd fascination with onions is such an incredibly unusual obsession, but his claim that he uses them to gain Shavonne's interest, because he has a weakness for crying faces, is just so dramatic, manipulative and yet evilly genius that it begs belief.
Shavonne himself is a great character, because he's so down-on-his-luck and yet he tries so hard. He's the kind of MC you really want to succeed and do well, because everything that's been thrown at him in life is just so unfair. As a reader, it's really easy to relate to Shavonne, because we've all struggled to have enough money to get by, had a hard time getting that well-paying or even just badly paying job that can offer stability. We've also all been in a position where we've tried to report something to a figure of authority – if not the police, then a boss or teacher – only for the complaints to fall on deaf ears.
The pacing and development are great, the chemistry between the two MC's is off the charts, and the intriguing is so well built throughout each scene and exchange between Shavonne and Lewellyn that every Chapter only adds to the mystery.
I can't wait for the rest of the volumes to come out. This is definitely one I'll be collecting in paperback.
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Murderous Lewellyn's Candlelit Dinner tells the story of Shavonne. A down on his luck, broke, serial romantic 28 year old guy, who lives in the dangerous neighbourhood of Southbunch. An area plagued by a serial killer. But could this killer be closer than expected?
"The world is incredibly vast... ...and so full of people... .. and yet I have nowhere to belong..."
This manwha is an engaging dark romance story. I honestly don't understand how it can be so easy to root for these characters to get together, but they are just so cute together. Of course you'll find some toxic tropes in here, but that's the name of the game with the darker romance genre. The art and colour palette fit the vibes of the story, and there are some genuinely tense and creepy moments in this.
"You need to look out for yourself, Shavonne. People are inherently bad. The only difference is whether they're bad to you."
Murderous Lewellyn's Candlelit Dinner is your next favourite manwha if you enjoy queer dark romance stories with an air of mystery. I'm very much looking forward to reading the next volume in this series!
Thank you Sumnagi, 0L, MUK_BU and Yen Press for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
With a title like this, you’d think the premise would be straightforward, but the story proves to be much more complex. By the end of the first volume, it feels like we’ve only just begun to scratch the surface. Lewellyn is a fascinating character, while the protagonist is someone I pity more than I like—but that only adds to the tension between them, which is executed brilliantly. The art is absolutely gorgeous, and the atmosphere keeps me on edge the entire time. It’s an addictive read, a real page-turner, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the second volume.
Lewellyn's a freak and I like that. The art style is what drew me in, and while I did go into this mostly blind, I am very interested to know how the story develops. Volume 1 gives us, I think, a good set up for the future plots. I need volume 2 like rn tho
Thanks to NetGalley and Ize Press for the eARC!
Thanks to NetGalley and Ize Press for the eARC!
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Shavonne believes he's living next door to a serial killer, but the police won't do anything about it , and he has little proof to sustain his claims. What's more, Lewellyn has taken interest in Shavonne and even helps sustain him when Shavonne's editing and writing jobs become sparse. Much of this story reads like a Sherlock Holmes story with the level of detail and deduction needed to solve the mystery, and is it wrong to want Lewellyn and Shavonne to be happy together?
Reviewed for Booklist Magazine.
Sara's Rating: 7/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12
Shavonne believes he's living next door to a serial killer, but the police won't do anything about it , and he has little proof to sustain his claims. What's more, Lewellyn has taken interest in Shavonne and even helps sustain him when Shavonne's editing and writing jobs become sparse. Much of this story reads like a Sherlock Holmes story with the level of detail and deduction needed to solve the mystery, and is it wrong to want Lewellyn and Shavonne to be happy together?
Reviewed for Booklist Magazine.
Sara's Rating: 7/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12