Sweet Blood Volume 1 Paperback – June 2, 2015

Love it

I love the story so far can't wait to read the rest of the volumes

…or at least where the story overall leads to, since both characters are dealing with each other in order to survive initially. Overall the story is fairly cute. It focuses on the two leads Sooho, a financially poor but optimistic and practical student with irresponsible parents, and the vampire [from rereading the manga again, his name was never mentioned aside being referred to as “master” by his servants] with a specific taste of blood who’s taken a liking to Sooho’s blood however is unaware [until later on] that he’s a boy. To the side you also have Kyungmin, Sooho’s elite school friend who’s hinted to have feelings for Sohoo, and “the snake,” a dragon under the employ of the vampire who functions as a bulter/caretaker for Sohoo while on the vampire's island.The first volume reveals Sohoo’s daily living prior to being kidnapped and the aftermath of living on the vampire’s secluded island along with some information about the vampire. There are implications that a love triangle develops with Kyungmin -> Sooho <- the vampire probably at a later volume since it never really gets to the point where any of the three characters admits they have romantic interest towards each other within the volume: (spoiler) Sooho oblivious to love, Kyungmin the silent type and the vampire avoids falling in love due to the possibility that the taste of blood changing in the person [in this case Sooho]. I found all the characters to be likeable.The art is beautiful and switches up according to the mood of the characters. Overall I would recommend it for a quick read. I liked it for the most part. The plot isn’t necessarily deep and mostly fluffy, light hearted romantic comedish [at least for the first volume] type of story line.

Condition of the book was as described. Shipping was quick enough. As for the book itself it's the first manga I've picked up in over ten years. I recently decided on a whim to begin reading manga again and ordered several, Sweet Blood being one. I feel like the set up was more Americanized in that the book doesn't read backwards. Pages are rather thin so turn gently. At times I had to really pry at the pages to see all of the panels and words because it was bound so closely. Maybe my book was just a fluke but I didn't like that some of the art and story was almost swallowed up. Definitely a quick read. I finished in under an hour despite being rusty. For the most part I feel like a beginner could easily follow the panels accordingly. Description of the plot is accurate so I won't go into plot details as not to spoil anything, but I did feel like the story was weak and rushed. I wish a little more time had been allowed for the reader to get familiar with the protagonist and understand his plight better. If you're looking for a quick read then this may be for you. If you like to build a relationship with the character you may find yourself a little disappointed. I consider this a very mild work. Nothing steamy to it so if you want passion you may be dissatisfied. I did order the other volumes and my interest is peaked just enough to read them but I don't have high expectations. At this point I don't hate it, but I don't love it either.

It came damaged on the spine and pages are yellow. They said it was brand new. It's not normal facing like how manga's are. I don't know if it's because it's an older series or not. Other then that it's pretty good.

'Sweet Blood, Volume 1' by Seyoung Kim is my first experience with manhwa, which are basically Korean style manga. The stories can be just as weird, apparently.Suho is a high school student, but, at first, it's not clear whether this character is male or female. This causes some confusion as you are reading it, but I think that's intentional. Suho is visited by a creature of the night who seems to like his blood. When that creature kidnaps Suho and carries him off to it's lair, Suho has to pretend to be a female or risk losing his life. Apparently the creature, or vampire, is attracted to women, but repulsed by men. As long as Suho can pull this off, and his blood remains full of flavor, then he can stay alive.It's just a weird premise for a story. It's kind of funny, but then there is a kind of horror element over the whole thing. Suho doesn't seem to care if he is a boy or a girl, but worse, he doesn't seem to care that he is the bloodbank for a vampire. The art is good, but I just didn't care for the story.I received a review copy of this manhwa from Diamond Book Distributors, NETCOMICS, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manhwa.