reading log

I started reading before bed at like 11 and I just could not put it down. I finished reading 2am. It's been so long since I read a book in one go like this, and at such an hour. Nostalgic actually, used to do this all the time at school.

I had stumbled upon the author's youtube channel first actually, and then learnt they wrote books. I picked up this book first because it was the first one they wrote i think. AND I AM SO GLAD I DID. The story was chilling, and using floor plans to tell a story was genius!

I was reading the manhwa first. I read up to chapter 22 and was so invested I couldn't wait for the updates and went directly to the source and began reading the novel. Then I zoomed through the novel in 2 days, because that is how good the story is. This is the first time I finished reading a volume of a webnovel, because I only like reading comics or fanfic on screen; for novels I prefer reading them physically, in print. That is how good the plot is i suppose.

I'm motivated to grow my own plants now and turn my brown thumb green.

I do not know if I have adhd or autism, but I felt seen through the characters in this manga, especially Kobayashi. I always carry a little notebook on me too, and my wallet always has a little pencil and a folded piece of paper in case I don't have my notebook. So I loved that little detail of Kobayashi beginning to take notes at work so he doesn't forget things. And overall, the story is so heartwarming I actually cried.

This was a beautiful manhwa. I did cry quite a few times while reading this, and was sobbing at the end of the story. After completing it, I think I was just contemplating life while staring at the ceiling.

It's never too late to start something. You are never too old. And isn't it better to try and fail than to never have tried at all?

This is the kind of book I'd read on a lazy morning or in that comforting rainy weather because that is exactly the feeling this book brought to me. Comfort.