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The cruelest way to take down an enemy is to make them fall in love.

“Sally, you smell good.”

Captain Leon Winston, a vulgar monster clothed in the skin of a stoic and elegant noble. He was a pathetic bastard who only raged at the smell of blood from the torture chambermaid.

However, as soon as her name came out of the revolutionary army spy’s mouth with a scream, he became a pathetic dog in heat.

“I can’t bully a good child, so I endured it… But I don’t have to endure it anymore. Thank you, Sally.”

When Leon Winston stripped off his noble skin…

“No, Grace.”

Grace asked him.

Did she meet or create a monster when she was young?

In the end, she agreed to a disgusting deal with the enemy to protect the revolutionary army.

“Beg.”

“F*ck me harder.”

He vowed every time she begged for her life miserably from the enemy…

…One day, I will make you miserable.

So, try begging.

All you’ll get is regret.

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Nemesis.n
New Nemesis.n rated it
June 1, 2025
Status: --
I mean, I should applause the author for writing such a masterpiece due to its dark and twisted psychological facts which happen within the story. This comment can be extremely long. so, brace yourself!

And let me tell you something beforehand: this comment may have so many spoils so please be cautious while choosing to read it or not. this is my review from the story, please be opened up to criticism if you wanna read it, if not, It'd be better if you skip it.

1- Leon has PTSD : the... more>> core of this psychological problem's happened while he saw his father get killed. The main core and majority of problems come from this fact. (not just according to something that Grace could do to him)... It's like a starter for Leon's further problems. He gets "Emotional Numbness" which is one of the most famous symptoms of PTSD. When he gets it, he makes himself completely without a shred of humanity left in him, he becomes a very infamous torturer and even doesn't get the sense of guilt ofter doing so. that makes sense in Grace's case. She reminds him of a great enemy, someone who got involved in killing his father. So, it explains simply why he doesn't feel guilty after torturing Grace at all. Because he's obviously numb emotionally. it also explains why he's become that infamous torturer

2- Leon has "hypervigilance" and "hyperarousal"... he's always in the situation of attacking someone, killing someone, torturing someone, so much Paranoia and not wanting to receive any love and affection (the symptoms of a real PTSD)... When he receives affection and kindness from Grace, he always feels uneasy and at pain. Because he's used to not receiving love = not giving love, so it's an oblivious deal for him. In the novel (the first chapters), he always describes Sally with the adjective of intriguing. He laughs almost sarcastically when Sally (Grace in the form of a spy) says she loves kind and handsome men because he doesn't have the first factor and doesn't want to have it at all. Grace is the symbol of "s*xual dominance" for him. Leon, as someone who doesn't get the sense of love, can't give love and affection, so when he feels like he loves Grace, he indicates it with the factor of "Lust" and "s*xual Dominance"... but how? In isolating Grace and not wanting anyone to touch her, kiss her and so on. He always asks Jimmy (in the torture parts when Jimmy gets arrested) whether he kissed Grace or not and even burns Jimmy's lips with his cigarette. So many lovers all around the world would say this is completely normal because he loves her, but in this case is not. We're facing a real mental patient which has tortured Grace for almost a year and now acts like nothing's happened. someone who even threatenes Joe (Grace's half-brother) who hasn't been involved in that rebellion, he washed his hands off of it so many years ago and still we find Leon threatening someone who hasn't even got involved in killing his father. Why? Because he finds it helpful to always threaten Grace for coming back to him.

Leon has "conditional avoidance" when it comes to women but how does it change when it comes to Grace? Just because of love? Of course not. this feeling are burdened in the form of hate and anger but he has s*xual dominance and he shows it with the form of obsessive lust and anger... But this is like a swamp where events and happenings don't end here, but starts!...

and there goes 100+ chapters of this novel where we see Grace getting Stockholm Syndrome and PTSD as well. I don't know if you wanna call me a kid or something like that. I don't care. I just explained everything in the form of Psychology, so if you don't have capacity to handle it just skip it. Don't call every freaking thing love and dark romance. This lable is very different from what we read in this novel. It's obviously about a mental patient who needs real help, and a poor girl who gets stucked in this swamp. Both of them are poor in this case, not gonna blame Leon for everything that has happened... <<less
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nobodyelsebut_elle
nobodyelsebut_elle
October 10, 2024
Status: c200
A Dark Romance or Just Dark (AN EXTREMELY LONG REVIEW)

Warning: This review contains a extremely long explicit content and spoilers for Try Begging, discussing themes of non-consensual relationships and graphic depictions of violence.

If you're not open to hearing criticism, I'd suggest skipping this review. I'm not here to entertain defenses of this story that ignore its fundamental issues after all, what's the point of discussing something with someone unwilling to listen? I also want to clarify that my intention in reviewing this manhwa and the novel is simply for... more>> my own satisfaction. It's about sharing my perspective and articulating my thoughts on these narratives. For those interested in an honest critique, let's dive in.

In recent years, dark romance has seen a surge in popularity, inviting readers to explore the more complex, often disturbing facets of love and obsession. However, there's a fine line between presenting gritty, complex relationships and venturing into territory that glorifies or trivializes harm. Try Begging, a novel/manhwa that labels itself as dark romance, exemplifies this challenge in unsettling ways. While it attempts to deliver a story about love gone wrong and the extremes of possessiveness, it ultimately crosses into disturbing territory with graphic portrayals of violence and ab*se, seemingly more focused on shock than on genuine character exploration. In this review, I'll talk about the problematic aspects of Try Begging.

Before diving into specifics, it's important to clarify what constitutes a dark romance. Dark romance often treads into morally ambiguous territories, exploring themes like obsession, betrayal, manipulation, ab*se and psychological trauma. Many works in this genre employ these themes to create complex narratives that challenge readers' comfort zones, ultimately striving to explore the darker sides of love, redemption, and healing. The challenge in dark romance lies in balancing these darker elements with enough psychological depth and character development so readers can still somehow empathize with the characters, understand their growth, or at least see some semblance of progression.

From the start, Try Begging introduces us to a male lead who displays a disturbing level of horniness and possessiveness, controlling the female lead in ways that frequently cross into blatant s*xual ab*se. She is a spy but worked as a maid in his manor, yet his thoughts about her quickly veered into dark, disturbing fantasies. He wasn't merely thinking about wanting her; instead, his mind fixated on graphic scenarios of physically abusing her going so far as to imagine
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assaulting her with a gun to assert his dominance.

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While dark romance often explores intense dynamics, the way these fantasies are presented here feels particularly unsettling. These aren't just intense or possessive thoughts; they portray a disturbing fixation on control.

By chapter 24 of the manhwa, she's already gone through a full-blown assault from him, and what initially seemed like it might explore dark, complex emotions has just turned into repetitive scenes of r*pe. Because in the novel around chapter 60, the story appears to abandon any sense of narrative progression, opting instead for a disturbing focus on explicit scenes that serve no real purpose in advancing the plot or characters. By chapter 200, any hope for meaningful development has largely been abandoned, leaving readers with an unsettling spectacle of violence and fetishized control rather than a complex dark romance.

One of the most troubling aspects of Try Begging is its portrayal of the male lead. His actions often described with terms like "animalistic" and "depraved" are at odds with any notion of a redeemable character. Throughout the series, he resorts to extreme measures to assert control, including threats, physical violence, and repeated assaults. The story's insistence on his possessive love as a form of affection is troubling, as it sends a message that such abusive behavior can somehow be excused or even romanticized under the guise of passion.

Here are some of the things he has done to illustrate the points I'm trying to make:

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  1. He puts a candle inside her private part and lit it up and asks her to squirt to off the fire.
  2. 2. He locked her up and constantly SAs and r*pes her, ultimately treating her like a toy
    3. Tries to forcefully imp**gnate her after she repeatedly cried and told him not to and after doing those disgusting things, he plugs her private part to stop the s**en from flowing out.
  3. 4. He had her hanging by a noose while sexually assaulting her so she's choking at the same time then lets her go and she passes out from the hanging which cause her to almost dies then he removes the noose finally slaps her awake and shoves right back in all while she's sucking in air and half conscious
    5. He constantly threatens to shoot her while he r*pes her
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Please note that these are just some of the things he has done this is merely the tip of the iceberg. Try Begging really fails to give the male lead any meaningful growth, instead doubling down on his violent tendencies as the primary means of interaction. This lack of character development reduces him to merely a predator, making it nearly impossible for readers to empathize or even comprehend his motivations beyond a superficial, fetishized desire to dominate. He isn't a male lead, a yandere, or a misunderstood character; he is simply an assaulter and a psychopath.

In dark romances they typically attempt to balance dark themes with enough character resilience or depth that readers can connect with the leads. In Try Begging, the female lead is given very little agency or depth. She's subjected to a series of horrific experiences with little chance to process the trauma or respond in a way that feels authentic. The narrative treats her as a vessel for the male lead's aggression, and her suffering becomes a plot device rather than an exploration of her character's inner world. Because she is literally a spy? Isn't she? The story rarely acknowledges the psychological toll that these events would logically have on someone, opting instead to keep her bound to the male lead under flimsy justifications. By downplaying the consequences of trauma, Try Begging trivializes her suffering, ultimately presenting her pain as something secondary to the male lead's "love." There's a scene where he tells her to take care of her own body, to which she responds along the lines, "My body? Was it even mine to begin with?" This exchange comes after she has endured horrific experiences, making it revolting how the narrative reduces her trauma to a point where it's expected for her to forgive him so soon after.

But you might wonder why he acts this way, right? They must have some unresolved issues from their past. In their backstory, they met during childhood, and he developed an attachment to her. She told him her name, but it turned out to be a lie. At some point, something tragic happened to the male lead's family though I can't recall the specifics, it likely involved a relative dying due to actions related to the female lead's family. Essentially, she deceived him, and he views her as a traitor. When he discovers that the maid spying on him is the same girl he liked as a child the one who betrayed him he begins to reveal his darkest aspects, no longer seeing her as a human being.

Try Begging is labeled as a romance, but the plot is so thin that it often feels more like an excuse to string together explicit and increasingly violent scenes. With each chapter, the story escalates the extremity of these encounters, attempting to shock readers rather than tell a cohesive narrative. This approach not only cheapens the story but also risks normalizing harmful stereotypes and abusive behaviors. Whereas dark romance can, in some cases, explore the psychology behind difficult themes in a thoughtful way, Try Begging seems to prioritize shock value over substance. Rather than adding depth or exploring the complexity of trauma, the story leans heavily on fetishized violence, reducing the characters' interactions to little more than graphic displays of dominance.

While some may argue that Try Begging pushes boundaries to create a gritty, intense narrative, the reality is that the series presents these moments without the emotional or psychological weight they deserve. By glossing over the aftermath of these traumatic events, the story risks trivializing ab*se, framing it as merely another trope within the romance genre. Fetishizing violence in this way isn't just uncomfortable; it's irresponsible. It sends a message that ab*se can be romantic if it's cloaked in the language of love or passion, which is a harmful narrative for readers, especially those who may be seeking genuine emotional complexity in their media and just stumbled upon the novel or the manhwa. That's why, in my opinion, it's crucial to conduct reviews of these types of romances. By analyzing and discussing the themes and dynamics at play, the new readers can gain a deeper understanding of what's really happening beneath the surface. It's important to highlight not just the romantic elements but also the troubling aspects that might glorify or trivialize ab*se. This helps ensure that potential readers are aware of the content they are engaging with, enabling them to make informed choices about the stories they consume.

One of the most frustrating aspects of Try Begging when I was reading it, is its lack of progression. Many readers might continue a story, even with troubling themes, if they see potential for character growth or redemption. However, Try Begging shows little interest in allowing its characters to evolve, trapping them in a cycle of ab*se that offers no hope for resolution or change. From chapter 64 to chapter 100+, even going to chapter 200, she was just repeatedly assaulted.

Why was this even published? It's shocking that Try Begging has managed to find an audience and secure a platform. In the end, Try Begging fails as both a romance and a dark narrative. It takes the worst aspects of the genre violence, possessiveness, obsession and amplifies them without any of the psychological nuance that could make such themes compelling or meaningful. By focusing on fetishized depictions of dominance and control, the story sacrifices any chance at genuine emotional depth, reducing its characters to hollow vessels in a disturbing spectacle. This isn't to say that dark romance can't or shouldn't explore challenging themes. But a line needs to be drawn between narratives that use dark themes thoughtfully and those that exploit them for shock value. Try Begging crosses that line repeatedly, offering readers a vision of romance that's as hollow as it is troubling.

Some might ask, "But you read the synopsis, so why did you keep reading?" The answer is that I do read dark romances, and I'm usually fine with the genre also I have no problem with people enjoying this type of story; that's perfectly fine. I'm not here to shame anyone for their preferences. However, I do hope that readers can acknowledge and recognize the harmful elements within this novel and refrain from justifying them by simply labeling it as dark romance. Also, please don't try to defend the male lead he is, by definition, a rapist. Fictional or not, his actions are sickening, and the depths he sinks to are beyond comprehension.

But for readers who appreciate dark romance but crave stories with substance and depth, I'd recommend looking elsewhere. Try Begging may have the trappings of a romance, but its heart lies in a deeply problematic portrayal of ab*se and control that leaves little room for redemption or empathy. In the end, it's a story that's more disturbing than it is romantic. <<less
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pinchegaviota
pinchegaviota rated it
May 13, 2023
Status: c204
I don't know how to leave a review that will help others have a better understanding of the story. All I can do is list/explain what I liked. I enjoyed the fact that everyone around them weren't completely infatuated/in love with the FL and the ML. The FL has a ... more>>
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tragic backstory that she's not aware of until much later.

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Even at her worst the FL doesn't come across as pathetic for what she has to endure. The FL's tenacious nature gives so much to the story. I mean
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her own allies give her up multiple times, abandoned her to die, the ML constantly tortures her in attempts to break her, she discoverers that her whole life as she knew it was a lie.

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She griefs and hates but she never gives up on herself. She truly won me over.

The ML makes the worst decisions of his life. I hate the sh*t he pulls at times such as
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tw s*xual ab*se

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when he freaking hangs her then freaking lets her go. Only for him to save her last minute to then continue f*cking her as she is trying to catch her breath/regain conscious after almost dying!!! Or when he r*pes her with a gun that she truly believes will go off in any second.

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I understand that this is a dark romance novel. I don't hold it against the story or romance. Those were just scenes that really got to me. I really wish we could have gotten more sweet romance moments between the FL and ML. To make up for all the ab*se, give me that pain but then wrap me up in toothaching sweetness come on. There are some but just not enough for me personally.

I really really enjoyed the irony (?) that they both thought that other was lying. Grace thinking Leon is lying about the rebel group using her. Leon believing Grace wanted to be there and was lying about him being her first love.

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I could honestly go on and on about this story. It really just did something to me because, I could only MLT to ch204, but as soon as I caught up to the last chapter. I reread the story back to back three times.

I hope if you give this a chance that you are able to enjoy it as much as I did. <<less
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manjitk
manjitk rated it
September 29, 2022
Status: c37
A very dark story with non consensual s*x. Don’t read if you feel uncomfortable with such subject matter. Story line is quite ‘unique’ with ML, captain Winston, being a very unlikeable character who enjoys ‘torturing’ his prisoners while FL is a spy working undercover as a maid. ML develops a strange fascination for the Maid and then finds out that she is the daughter of the person he holds responsible for death of his father.
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Juleee
Juleee rated it
August 31, 2024
Status: c73
They say people only write reviews when they absolutely love or hate it. And I absolutely HATE this novel. The worst, bottom of the barrel and I have read a lot of angst/dark romance and none has made me this mad. It is so repulsive. Not even worth that one star. It should be minus.

I picked this novel because the art for the manhwa is really pretty and the reviews were not so extreme so I expected the red flag to be in the range of 'Bastian', 'Apollo's Heart'. Like... more>> can it get worse than that? I was so wrong. The whole character of the male lead and the plot felt like some kind of disgusting mu*der/r*pe fantasy of author. What was the author thinking? The ML almost has the same characteristic, behaviour and monologue of a serial killer. He likes blood, torture and sexually humiliates and dominate fl. Why isn't he in jail? Why is he the ML and not a disgusting villain? Why do FL stay with her ab*ser in the end? Just looking at that happy family cover of the novel infuriates me. Why do authors insist on making such disgusting men the ml? Why do FL always go through rough, humiliating shits? Why is there always some sort of s*xual ab*se or non-consensual s*x involved? How can author call this a romance? I am sorry but it is concerning that someone was writing these violent, disgusting stuff in such detail. Every scene is so graphic and the r*pe parts were just hard to read. Absolutely disgusting the way author wrote almost 2000 words for just one scene alone. Then it keeps on going for more and more chapters of her confinement, torture, r*pe, humiliation.
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He tries to r*pe her even before he found out she was a spy and thought she was just an innocent girl. But just as he is about to put it in, his mom opens the door. So no excuses for this shit. He is just a disgusting monster and FL deceiving/betraying him is not an excuse. Then when he finds out she is a spy, he violates her in front of her colleague and she begs him to at least cover the eyes. He locks her in torture chamber and the r*pe continues until she finally escapes and that's about 100 chapters of torture later. He ties collar on her and treats her like a dog, r*pes her unconscious, puts gun, lighted candle in her v*gina and forces her to get pregnant. And maybe the plot is well written but that's if you can get beyond the first 100 chapters of intense torture and humiliation of FL. F*cking sick bastard.

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Why isn't he treated as the criminal and FL as victim? Because that's the only thing they are. A criminal and a victim. I can't bring myself to see them as anything more than that and no amount of backstory will change my mind on ml. These kinda trope seems to be getting more and more common with Korean novels and with the current news coming out about Korean men, the problem seems to be glaringly obvious. I know the moral bar is low with smuts from any country but I don't think these novels are advertised as "smut" alone. But rather as "dark romance" targeted towards young women. In the end, all these novels are doing is normalising ab*se of women and telling them this is love. But let's be honest, reading chapters and chapters of r*pe, torture and humiliation of FL then looking at the happy family in the novel cover is like a huge mockery. Respectfully, that tag "r*pe victims becomes lover" should be banned. "Dark romance" is not an excuse for the r*pe fantasy of the author. The pov of ML when he r*ped FL for the first time is this
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"The tears filled with the pain of being conquered by him were so sweet that it was dizzying."

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It is all about power, dominance, humiliation and a vile wish to break a person. This is not romance. This is horror. <<less
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Rac1248
Rac1248 rated it
September 23, 2024
Status: --
Everything is well written, the only part that I hated was the gr*pe parts. I despise the male lead and I don’t like how he wasn’t held accountable at all. The author was like okay she was graped by her ab*ser but now let’s give her a happy ending the male lead (grapist/abu$er) he is so infuriating, I hate him so much. If anything I thought she should’ve at least ki//ed him slowly or got her revenge but no she had to have a happy ending with him.... more>> And are we supposed to be rooting for this guy not only is he evil but a noble and he’s corrupt he thinks just because he got his little feeling hurt when he was a kid by the FL that gives him a right to treat her that way he is really petty he’s like one of the guys that cheat on women because he got cheated on in middle school or elementary school and decided to be a terrible person because of that. The male lead is so pathetic and I can go on. I feel so bad for the female lead and I really wanted her to get her revenge. People really need to stop romanticizing gr*pe I am fully aware that this is a dark romance, but still if anything I read it because I wanted to see her get her revenge also her fiancé is tr*sh also. <<less
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blackPantherQueen
blackPantherQueen
September 22, 2024
Status: --
So here's the Thing People who like story have the right to have their positive opinion about the story. But they should stop insulting other people who are giving critics about certain events in the story or the characters. It' s become very imature and fragile that they can't accept critisim by telling them that you did not read the novel when they accually red it or by telling them to leave and don't comment. The stories are in Public and people have the right to comment as they pleased... more>> without getting disrespected. <<less
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jijiAngel
jijiAngel rated it
September 13, 2024
Status: --
okey This is not a hate but constructive criticism. I want to say if the writer want to write Torture scenes that's fine but don't tell me a psycopath, a serial killer will switch like a push-up bottom from a serial killer to a lovy dovey teddy bear it did not make sence for me at all while reading it, also it's a bad message =Bad ending. While reading it I was expecting a good revenge plot for MLby holding him accountable after all the amout of torture he did... more>> to FL. He's unredeemable he's a criminal of R*pe which is not justified if the writer wants to make some kinks and BD*M I would love to but they have to be consensual if the writer want to have the ML doing them. Please I would like to see more accourate psychological ideas for each charactere. Yes it's fiction ! But even in fiction movies they have some sence in villain characteres. The manhwa Art is beautiful That's why I'm going to give two stars. So readers now you have the idea and spoilers so you have been warned read at your own risk and enjoy. <<less
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annn09
annn09 rated it
March 23, 2023
Status: --
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The plot's really really well-written!! Pretty underrated lowkey, the characters feel genuinely fleshed out and their past (from spoilers) is particulary unique as well

The fl's situation and true character is particularly interesting as well, enjoyed it lots to find out about everything and wish more people would check it out

ML seems kind of crazy at the start, well actually he IS pretty crazy but genuinely loves FL im pretty sure, hes pretty well grounded too
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Kyrina
Kyrina rated it
November 4, 2024
Status: Completed
This is actually a pretty good story for mature audience and could have been more appealing if only it didn't cross the line of "acceptable" ab*se. It has solid plot, good writing, and well developed characters, but some r*pe scenes went too far. Reader discretion is advised; there is clear difference between obsession and love. Read this if you enjoy the plot and dynamics, it's getting more exciting after 90-ish chapters, but as mentioned by the other reviewer, this is not a dark romance, just dark.

PS: I wish NU can... more>> use the original cover image, because it's more catchy and depicting the nature of the novel better. The current cover is from special Christmas side story, and it's bit misleading. <<less
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