That was so… heartwarming. Soft and tender, sweet and magical.
I was moved to tears here and there, though mostly smiled through it, and deeply felt with all of the characters. It has stirred me so profoundly, especially the ending left me with an unexplainable longing, that I’m a bit too awestruck to form any words.
…
I’ve found it on Webtoon afterwards and re-read the entire thing right away, and … I’m still touched and slightly melancholic, but have regained the memory to form words and find adjectives to describe this piece of art.
It starts off a bit heavy and tense, tackling bullying issues. But as soon as Sori finds the first letter, which already happens in chapter 1, things gradually get better. The scavenger hunt takes her through school, to corners one can not find with their eyes. These little adventures slowly bring her uplifting spirit back, she makes a friend, even two, and as she warms up to her environment, so do the people around her.
A journey of what an act of kindness can achieve, of what a tiny spark can ignite. Quite inspiring and hopeful.
Simple-ish (and diverse) character designs with calming background art, all in full-color!
I truly am sad that it’s so short, but at the same time glad, cause I feel the story wouldn’t have had the same effect if it was longer. There’s just something about subtlety that lingers longer than a deep dive.
Though I do wish to see the characters again, perhaps in a sequel or short stories. Or even an anime adaptation?
(Ps: in my head-canon, they’re a triad.)
| Criteria | Scores | Our Score |
|---|---|---|
| Art | 1-5 | 5 |
| Pacing | 1-5 | 4 |
| Characters | 1-5 | 4 |
| Writing Style | 1-5 | 5 |
| Originality | 1-5 | 4 |
Finale Grade
A
Thanks so much to Ize Press for a digital review copy. 💌
Differences, webtoon and physical copy:
- Eugene Park — Dongsoon Park (archery guy)
- Yeon Jung — Hoyeon Jung
- Leon Lee — Siyeoung Lee (housemaster)
- Noah Young — Bongsik Yeo (cafeteria worker)
- Sunny Kim — Sooni Kim (witch lady)
- Susan Lee — Sookyung Lee (classmate)
- Emily — Songhui (ginger haired, class 2)
- Hailey — Horan (dark brown haired, class 2)
- Sean — Seungkyu (annoying bully)
- Julie Kim — Jimin Kim (friend from previous school)
I prefer the original names. I’ve never understood why you’d americanize names when translating a story. Makes no sense, especially when it’s no English-speaking country – why would they have English first names then? (Well, except in Thailand.)
Plus, there’s an epilogue (extra chapter) in the Ike Press copy. (Which lead to my head-canon of them being a triad.)
Finished reading: 11th March 2025
~Arden Skye
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