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Manga/Manhwa/Manhua:
Heeran's National Sonata / Twilight Poem / Heeran Love Song / 희란국 연가

Credit:
Author: Sooji Kim / Midnight Studio

Genre:
Historical Fiction, Historical, Romance, Historical Romance, Supernatural/Paranormal, Historical Drama, Asian Culture, Asian Royalty, Asian Mythology, Mythology, Fantasy, Demons

Warnings:
Slight gore, death

Sypnosis:

Soru is a princess born from illegitimacy, and able to see ghosts although she is completely blind. Jahyeon is a heroic general who possesses the sun’s aura which can chase away spirits. Yato is the deadliest and most beautiful ghost, but his heart can’t feel anything. Soru and Jahyeon become bound to one another in an undesired marriage, but they both need each other –- she needs his aura, he needs her divine blood. As Soru’s unconditional sacrifice and love toward Jahyeon slowly melts his frozen heart, the same happens to Yato’s emotionless heart. All three have something that they need and want from one another. Could they become the salvation they need for one another?


Review:

Please note that the following contains spoilers for the manhwa/manhua. It will be up to you if you continue.

Soru is an illegitimate child. Unwanted, she is placed into a shed where she starts seeing ghosts and demons ever since she was a child. The moment she is locked away she starts hearing and seeing demons and ghosts who want to pretty much eat her body to gain their own and be able to walk among the humans. It is a much larger demon that eats away the other demons and promises to protect Soru if she gives him something of hers - she offers her sight. After that, the servants and others begin to call her the 'Ghost Princess' because she continues to hear and see the demons wanting her soul and body.

Jahyun/Jahyeon is a general fresh from war. While hoping to gain Garan as his wife, he finds himself saddled with Soru, the Ghost Princess. He is not happy with the choice and reluctantly he takes her back home with him. Although married, he never bothers her, selfishly allowing those who could further his political career to help themselves to Soru's blood and flesh, and it is only when she is on the verge of death does he bother to care for her. He even allows her to offer herself as bait to capture the demon Yato.

Yato, the main male lead, is the demon that took Soru's eyesight. Because of her, he wants to become human and pretty much goes on a killing spree for the hearts of humans in order to change his appearance. He is concerned and angered when he finds Soru's body so cut up and near death. He sets off on a path to become the demon/human to save Soru from her fate.

This series has been a favorite of mine since the beginning but the manhwa/manhua has not been updated since April of this year. While there are a lot of people who are rooting for the second lead to become the main lead, I don't believe he is the right one for it. Jahyun/Jahyeon does not fit the main lead in any way. He is an asshole who cares little for the wife he has brought home. His first preference was the other princess named Garan. So, he sees Soru as a burden and a wife he didn't want. So, you end up feeling sorry for the way she is treated by him. Yato is a better male lead. He might kill people for their hearts but he is concerned and angered with the way Soru has been treated.

This novel is only forty-eight chapters with no update since then. I am hoping to see be picked up later this year, but we will see.

Final Thought:

There are rumors about the manga being continued. Some say the first artists were fired and that the series is under new ones. I am also hearing rumors of a possible August release, but we will see.

But if you want to check this out, I encourage you to do so.