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10/10 I can't remember how many times I've reread this, its an amazing spin to Cinderella. Currently, the most interesting part is how they'll fight against the Bella's protection which only exist for that world. Other than that, I love the relationships between all the characters. The one I look forward to the most is Iris' development. Everything else is great, the only part I find boring is the fake Fred arc. It's only meant for Ashley's development.

5/5☆ There's nothing to change. It's a good slow burn, the characters are likeable and I look forward to their adventures as a couple. It's nice if future chapters delve deeper into the ML's past. Everything is cute, wholesome and worth reading again. It would be my favorite if it had more chapters so I'm waiting on that right now.

10/10 I need to reread this to fully convey my love for this story. For now, I just wanna praise its take on forgiveness and second chances. I truly felt this message when the MC was faced with the hard decision of saving lives or telling her parents the truth. Instead, she chose to sacrifice her truth to save a war between the North and South. It was a heartbreaking read, to see her apologize to the her in the past but my God, is it good. My only gripe is the fight, it was boring.

4/5☆ It's solid. It's like other historical romance stories where a lot of royal politics are at play. I like the FL, it's not hard to understand her. The ML is cautious and slowly falling for his new ally. My only gripe is how good of a strategist the FL is, it's too much? In a way. I have not seen things go wrong for her plans which is boring. I also think this should have been a slow burn but they are burning quite fast despite the ML's cautious nature.

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5/5☆ Both MC and ML should not have been realistically compatible. Both of their deep rooted traumas and flaws collide with one other but the manhwa made it work. It is so good. The MC is an avoidant coward with trust issues while the ML is a psychopath with abandonment issues. They both were lucky enough to find each other, to relate, sympathize or empathize with one another while also being unfortunate to have their insecurities be challenged by the other party. A binge worthy story really.

10/10God, how it handles delicate and serious topics while also playing around with its comedy. It's good, its basically optimism meets pessimism. There are layers as to why they are a certain way as people and they balance each other so well. This manhwa is definitely a slowburn and it eases the fun into more of their serious problems in everyday life. It's realistic, it's healthy, it's so lovely I wanna cry. I wish red head and four eyes weren't cousins.

5/5☆ Pretty good. How the FL and ML met feels natural, just a string of coincidences that led to them creating this office romance. The two currenyly work at the Palace, under their scary ruler. The only dilemma would be once the ML's identity as emperor is revealed. I hope they keep up with this natural progression, realistic storytelling and slow burn of a romance. I really like it, none of that nonchalant ML BS. Looking forward to the next chapters in the future.