I am going to review a genre of romance, mysterious, thriller and drama. This manhwa is very exciting, when I first learned about it's concept it was truly intriguing to me. The name of the manhwa is "A Husband I didn't Expect" this no ordinary manhwa, it has so many twits that will make you read more about it.
Details
Author: Got W
Artist: Damsu
Genre: romance, drama, mystery, thriller, amnesia
Chapters: 51
Status: on-going
Year of release: 2024
Plot
The story follows Gyeo-ul who is a very hard working girl, her father passed away and after that she got into huge debt. She had to start her profession as a massage therapist for 9 years, she is really good at her work which makes her clients happy. Out of nowhere suddenly someone covered appeared warning her about taking care of brother she felt that guy was weird and she ran away as she was getting late for her work.
Meanwhile at work she received a call about her brother being hospitalized and Gyeo-ul rushed there and saw her brother Igyeong on the bed. He was all okay and told her sister that he ran into a porsh car and it was his fault. They didn't know who's car it was, but when Gyeo-ul went outside the room she saw her old friend was standing infront of her.
It was her childhood friend Sihu Kang whom she grew up with. He was not surprised at all as he already knew her brother. Sihu expressed how Gyeo-ul ran away with his money and never contacted him. Gyeo-ul avoids the conversation and asks to repay him soon for the previous money and the damage recently was made by her brother. Sihu leaves her with a card and told her that he will contact her later once he has the repair estimate.
Sihu and Gyeo-ul met 16 years ago and when they grew up together, one day Sihu suddenly kissed Gyeo-ul and proposed to her. But Gyeo-ul rejected him the rivalry between them grew as Sihu started to insult Gyeo-ul and her family. This made Gyeo-ul distant from Sihu. In the present time Gyeo-ul went to meet Sihu, he was trying to humiliate her again and she left in rage and left her phone behind.
Gyeo-ul crossed the road and Sihu rushed to reach her and a car was about to crush Sihu, a flash came and we see Gyeo-ul lying in the hospital bed. Her mother was talking about Gyeo-ul's husband which made her go in shock. Later Sihu came and hugged her while crying. Gyeo-ul could not believe that the person she hates the most has become her husband. The doctor says the trauma made her lost memories of past years but is that true or is this a trick of Sihu to take Gyeo-ul back in his life forever?
Review
The beginning was the story is intriguing, the chemistry between Sihu and Gyeo-ul is just amazing. I was getting fluttered by the actions of Sihu, he is really in love with Gyeo-ul but doesn't know how to show it properly and ends up making Gyeo-ul angry. I think Sihu is very possible toward Gyeo-ul and maybe he made up things to get closer to Gyeo-ul. I still haven't finished reading it yet so, I don't know the truth if Gyeo-ul really lost her memories.
But also how did Sihu manage her mother to play along with his tricks? Maybe he convinced her mother with some commitment. I also feel it could be because she really had a traumatic accident which caused her to restart from the back of the years where she again met Sihu. This could be amnesia as there's a tag also. But I would like it more if Gyeo-ul has travelled into the future. Like time travel would be a great concept as well.
I really don't want to spoil the story, I would want people to read the manhwa and clear their curiosity. All I am gonna do is make you more confused so, it would be better to read the manhwa by all yourself. Even if Sihu is rude he instantly feels the regret when he saw Gyeo-ul crying which means he really cares about her feelings and not playing with her. I like it when the male leads are not complicated and not misunderstanding their lover. I think Sihu would trust anything that Gyeo-ul says.
I like the type of Male lead is Sihu, he is an ideal one. But I don't like it when he demeans Gyeo-ul to make her angry and I know he doesn't mean it he just wants all of the attention of Gyeo-ul so he teases her a lot. Sihu as Gyeo-ul's husband is very romantic. He flirts with Gyeo-ul openly and he doesn't not want to waste any moment. For Gyeo-ul it's really hard to start being a wife to someone who she once hated and she only remembers from the time when she hated him. So, her behaving like this is legit.
Like if someone one day says that she is my wife and I don't even remember her being my wife then I would try to keep distance and that's very normal. But Sihu does not even mind and not willing to wait for Gyeo-ul's recovery. He just wants to act like husband and wife very desperately. Which I think is because he loves her a lot for that reason he can't stay away from Gyeo-ul.
Anyway, I think the plot is amazing it's enjoyable. I can read this everyday and not get bored. I do often scroll fast while reading and skip few panels but this manhwa is so interesting that I could not skip at all. I was reading all of it thoroughly and it is obvious because it's not a boring one. If you like romance and mystery this manhwa has both and it will give you a great moment.
The art style is definitely good, not for once it felt off. Instead it felt the characters are very expressive and I could understand what kind of emotions there are going through. It is really important to make the characters expressive otherwise the manhwa would look dull even with good plots. So, I appreciate the hard work of Damsu. The colorings of the hairs are digital, they look shiny and catchy. The details of the eyelashes are just amazing.
Overall, everything was good. This manhwa deserves more popularity. I would suggest everyone to read this manhwa it's free to read until chapter 43 after that you need to wait or you can use coins. I do have patience so I will wait for it become all free. Anyway, if you like possessive partners then this manhwa will make you satisfied.
Credits:
Pictures are the screenshots of the chapters 1,2,3,4,5 from the manhwa, you can read it on webtoon for free.
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