A review by vrstal
메이데이, 메이데이, 메이데이 1 by 그웬돌린, Gwendolyn

5.0

[Used for the Manhwa version, as it doesn’t have an entry.]

Content Warnings for book: Sexual assault, discussions of past rape, gun violence, blood, toxic jealousy, dubcon

Kink: Exhibitionism

Omg, this was so good! This is a dark romance so issues of OTT possessiveness, toxic jealousy, and a small element of dubcon (at first) bothers you, this won’t be your read.

I loved how Vasya, though quite possessive and had some quirky ways of showing he loved Yoon (has the choice “who hurt you?” and “don’t touch what’s mine” moments), was also protective and took care of Yoon. When they both finally admitted their feelings for each other it was cute to see the stone-cold Russian mafia man blush.

The twists and turns had me ranting at my friends and on the edge of my seat. There is the typical trope of multiple people being into the MC and that causing some problems, but it smoothed out with minimal bloodshed. An antagonist got what was coming to him and I was very satisfied with that.

The art itself was nice! Simple, but cute to look at. I would say the sex scenes weren’t particularly creative, but not everyone can be ostensibly kinky.

Overall if you love a possessive and dark mafia romance, I definitely suggest this manhwa.