aug 2024
completed: 87 chapters + 17 special chapters
actual rating: 4.5 stars
this review is for the whole series.
so. freaking. adorable!!!!!! i loved yunifer and ishid!!!!! omg, the communication, the visual, the love. everything was done perfectly. i appreciated that there was no third party involved (i don’t think ishid would even allow that to happen.) ishid had a rough childhood – with his father blaming him for killing his mother and then the trauma of witnessing his father’s death and, on top of that, the emperor was an abusive tyrant. he grew up fearing his fire powers and stayed away from yunifer even though he was interested in her.
fast forward, at a ball, they met and had a one night stand which yunifer wanted to pretend it’s all a mistake since ishid will be meeting the actual female lead one year from now. however, ishid’s reactions melted her and they started dating. i loved ishid’s contrast when he’s with yunifer vs when he’s with other people. they had never truly seen him happy or smiling prior to yunifer. his trauma due to his childhood was pretty upsetting and i loved that yunifer slowly healed him by showing him that he is loved and is loveable.
as for yunifer, she was transmigrated into the novel but adjusted pretty quickly. i liked that she is headstrong and kind. she knew when she needs to give space for ishid and when she could push him a little bit more. her relationship with her father is quite sad as well. i think it’s hard for him to reconcile with his past guilt, but yunifer is showing him that everything is okay and that they can move forward together. she truly healed many people throughout the book.
i kinda wished we had cassian and raella’s story, but i guess it’s just not meant to be. the overall plot of the emperor and the monsters was quite interesting as well, considering i was just looking forward to a fluffy romance. overall, i had so much fun. i finished this so quickly.
definitely one of my favourite manga/webtoon series.