Her Love, Like Poison

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Holy ♥♥♥♥ holy ♥♥♥♥ holy ♥♥♥♥. At first, I went into this thinking it was slow and a little pretentious at times, but everything really does happen for a reason in this novel. My stomach was (and still is, quite frankly) churning but my heart also feels something very warm for this novel. This has been a long awaited experience for a very long time and oh my god it really paid off. It really puts into effect the most literal definition of toxic yuri. Such a bittersweet novel with a lasting impact. 10/10, no notes.

高敏感回避型人格障碍主角碰到专属杀猪盘并且HE（非世俗意义）了。 ebi把主角时常自怨自艾的消极内心戏描写得非常细致到位，最后被人pua——“除了我们还有谁会爱你？”（其实看完就知道周围关心爱护她的人很多，上段感情的失败也并非对方原因，主角铁了心要活得痛苦。） 有意思的阴角小故事！

百合控可不可以不要再搞一些陰暗可憐悲慘百合了好不好(稱讚意味 最初我覺得大概又是什麼有點奇幻但還在意料之內的平凡故事 因為女主角顯然是那種自卑敏感內向孤獨還重鬱的同性戀 但這故事設定意外地有著body horro的元素在 並且我其實也還是很欣賞百合故事裡面 一些描寫角色內心極度抑鬱、或是有著(自以為)不能被理解的那種尷尬中二 畢竟要先痛苦地體認到自己的存在本質和自身本質的位置 (可能在這世上是有多麼無關緊要) 也才會有後續的發生 就至少以我個人來說 故事所描繪的最後情節那對我來說不是可怕的事情 在此之前存在危機才是最可怕和銳利的 話雖如此，我也只是個庸俗的玩家 就是能不能下次寫一點甜甜蜜蜜的東西我真的不想一直創到 百合控真的是各種意義上都很可憐(? 最後不太算是缺點的個人主觀意見 一開始我覺得音樂有點不太搭 主要合成器和各種電子樂器plug-in效果下得有點微妙(就跟故事好像不太搭 讀到後來反而覺得這種感覺好像也不是不行 總而言之還是推薦各位百合控朋友購買的 只要不是只喜歡白癡日系無腦百合的話都是十分推薦 作者的文筆也非常優秀 無腦日系百合完全比不上 P.S.作者的筆記也很有趣，值得一讀

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!SPOILER WARNING! : Read at your own risk. In this review, I will include both the main story that's told, along with the afterstory (i couldn't remember what it was called, sorry :c) After having just finished reading "Her Love, Like Poison" my thoughts are still quite... jumbled up, for lack of better words. But i can definitely say one thing: this visual novel definitely left a lasting impression on me, in a good way. When i first started reading it - and, through about 90% or so of this VN - there was one thought that I couldn't get out of my mind no matter what: I wondered why is there so much about Ethel? Of course, i know she's the main character and it shouldn't be a suprise that so many words are dedicated to her. But, i thought that maybe it was... too much? Constantly hearing about her parents or about Clementine or about How much the girl loathed herself seemed a bit excsessive to me. "we know this already" I thought "isn't this too much detail?" These thoughts would repeat as i kept on reading - Then... when i reached the ending i finally realized what this was all for. And trust me, I felt really... REALLY stupid for thinking this much detail was unnecessary. Because of how much it's talked about Ethel's struggles - her family issues, body dysmorphia, etc. - we learn one thing that should be the main takeaway when it comes to learning about the main character: it's that Ethel hates herself, and she thinks she's undeserving of love. That's when i think that the romance in this story really comes in. When, during the finale, the girl-monster (or should i say girls plural?) forces itself on Ethel, she's initally terrified (rightfully so, who wouldn't be?). But, soon enough... she lets herself be taken by this monster, this shared conciousness, this hivemind... because she realizes at that moment that this is the first time she truly felt needed - and, by extension - finally loved, for who she is. The afterstory later also confirms the fact that Ethel did finally feel happy when being surrounded by those girls that dissapeared. That she feels at peace after finally dying. Well... she's not actually dead, her body is, but her conciousness lives on... it's still alive enough to enjoy moments with like-minded girls in this shared, blank dream. Additionally, I wanted to say a few words about the audio and graphic aspects of this VN - The art is very beautiful, and it gives off the vibe of the story perfectly. Ethel's design shows the "ordinary girl" she was in a way that leaves no room for argument. While the background may not have been anything too special, I feel that it was a good accompaniament to the overall vibe. Along with that, the soundtrack really fits the story that's being told, it makes you feel how the words on screen want you to feel and because of that, I have to congratulate the art and audio designers very much, I'm trying to keep this review concise, so I'll leave it like this: "Her Love, Like Poison" is definitely worth the price and the time you have to put in to read through and appreciate it. If you have the chance, please read it! Ebi did a very good job with this!

Toxic yuri, folk horror, and mushrooms are three great tastes that taste great together, who knew? This one may as well have been laser targeted at me. It's a short tale but one that's very novel and left me wanting more from the setting. The art's quite serviceable most of the time, with the bulk of the attention given to the setpiece CG as you'd probably expect. The music is VERY on brand with how it seems to draw inspiration from Youtube clips of mushroom "music". Y'know, the ones where electrodes are hooked up between synths and mushrooms and they turn the impulses into tunes? They're simple tunes but I felt it really added to the atmosphere. The track "Nights" is a great example of this. I do have some issues with the final scene, which I'll throw under a spoiler tag. The author mentions in the afterward notes that it was originally written with much heavier tones of [spoiler]assault/non-consent, but it still felt very present to me. That coupled with the overall justifications that the MC tells herself that come off as highly suicidal left me with a very sour note.[/spoiler] Possibly this is something more regularly seen in this subgenre that I just wasn't expecting? I don't dip my toe in this particular water all that much, so hard for me to say. It ain't romance, though. This is horror, baby. If you wanna read about some girls doin' some kissin' while also getting creeped out, [spoiler]support your local shambling fungal lesbian polycule today![/spoiler]