A long-loved romance artist, Seungwon Han, presents Your Lover, a European-style romance story inspired by the historical real-life passion of Parisian painter Marie Laurencin and French poet Guillaume Apollinaire.
Marie and her fiancé Woobin live an idyllic life until Woobin dies in a tragic accident. Her life shattered, Marie returns from France to face his family and an unexpected problem. Woobin's young brother Gangbin looks exactly like him.
Ashamed, Marie suppresses her longings, but Fate draws them together. The cruel hope of experiencing true love again torments Marie. However, a dark and beautiful celebrity, Cheryun, also has her eye on Gangbin and she'll soon play her hand...
Marie Jung, the heroine of Han's romance manhwa Your Lover, returns to her foster family in Seoul two years after the sudden death of her fiancé, Woobin, in Paris. The young painter's feelings are confused when she has to live with her late fiancé's look-alike younger brother, Gangbin, who has harbored romantic feelings for her for eight years. The main characters are likable and their conflicted emotions, realistic. The complex familial relationship raises questions (and objections from many of the supporting cast): Would it be right for Marie to start a relationship with her dead fiancé's brother? Are her feelings for Gangbin just a substitute for Woobin? Would Gangbin care? This situation could easily be used for cheap or sleazy humor, but Han keeps the main story line serious. The artwork is beautiful; the sharp noses and glittery eyes are reminiscent of Riyoko Ikeda (The Rose of Versailles). This first volume is for older teens and up; there are conversations about sex but no nudity. Recommended for libraries that have or want to start a collection of manga/manhwa with serious content for older teens and adults.
—Kristin Fance, Houston Baptist Univ., TX
for Library Journal
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(8.4)
I like it.
CarolineG
08/23/06 01:48
This is a good story so far. But I cann't wait to see what else happens in it.
Well I guess I really don't like that many "all ages" rated stuff because this story bored me. It's nothing new. Girl loses husband, becomes depressed. I assume she will find new love and move on. Same old story so it's nothing new and I don't think worth your read.
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