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[DeepL Translation - needs review] "You just have to walk fast and not be too scared." The happiness of magic and the scars it leaves behind Yumi's invitation to the world of a reclusive loner Two people are forced into seclusion, one by a bizarre rumor that magic is the cause, the other by the sudden death of a friend. Yumi believes she's just hibernating, and that one day she'll be able to leave. But re-entering the world proved more difficult than they expected. Each situation is a shock ...
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(3.40/5)Juwon is a reclusive teenager who struggles to leave his apartment and relies on his family to bring him groceries. Worrying about his future and knowing he can't keep going this way forever he decides he needs to make a plan to change his life. This sets him on a path to meet other people who similarly want to reconnect with the world they've shut themselves away from, including Yumi who has a special gift for magic.
This is pretty perfect for language learners because a lot of the vocab is e
Slow and unresolved
I liked the beginning and watching the characters in the club work on themselves. The last 40% was just too boring and YA-coded. And none of the following were explained: Why does the male MC think he recognizes the female MC when they first meet? How does the female MC's magic technically work? Is it an optical illusion or does she literally rewrite space? If she rewrote space, why did the people she rescued from the upper floors of the mall not fall down and die? What is the origin of
Enjoyed the first 70% of the book, which was about the characters overcoming their fear of meeting people. There was a dramatic tone shift in the last 30%, and it almost felt like I was reading a different book. There were many plot threads that were left unresolved, and by the end I lost interest in the characters and had to force myself to finish the book.
I did really love the first part of the book though, and it was perfect for language learners. The sentence structures weren't too complic