"Listen, Singdam. To eat is to live. By doing so, you show thanks for the life given to you. It's very precious, this life you've received."
Fantastic volume!
It didn't feel quite as intense as the previous volume, but I think this was a really great volume to show Prince Keiun "in his element" and how he is fighting in the realm of politics. As someone who really struggles with politics in fiction, I was surprised to find how engaged I was in these chapters and how I was able to easily remember and track everything about why Prince Keiun wanted the upper hand in this situation. Despite what another character said, I really think he is doing a great job, and I'm glad he has found another neutral alley!
When it comes to Koyou, her Dad seems sort of scary. LOL! Great doctor and is extremely knowledgeable, but he definitely isn't playing about Koyou coming back home. *nervous laughter*
One thing I found really interesting is the flashback in this volume! I agree with the creator in her afterward that Koyou and Sing have both been mysterious characters, so I'm excited that we're going to learn more about how they met and how Koyou was as a child! Just from what we've seen, I feel Koyou's mannerisms around other people when it comes to her being a doctor makes a lot of sense, and understand her anger a lot better.
Continuing to deeply love this series and very much looking forward to what's to come because in between more flashbacks, Koyou trying to convince her father to stay with Prince Keiun, and a new character on the scene, it's sure to be a fun time!
The eccentric doctor of the moon flower kingdom is more than the “shojo apothecary diaries” it is its own series. I actually really love it too(as evidenced by reading 9 volumes of it) but since I am only talking about this particular volume I will admit parts of the volume dragged and other parts I had to re read because I was missing what was going on. This is a very weak entry of this great series and if it wasn’t for the adorable appearance of child Koyou and Sing at the end and the fact that I have invested so much into this series I might have put it in my DNF pile. I am hoping that volume 10 gets the series back on track.
There comes a point when I realize I've been rating every volume of this series 3 stars (and not really liking any of them!) where I have to admit that maybe this series just isn't for me. (This series wishes it was Apothecary Diaries soooooo bad.) I'm gonna stop forcing myself to keep reading.
Lays the political environment-you get to see the day to day headaches that the Prince deals with. Koyou and Sing's childhoods are explored. Let's not forget her obsession with MUSCLES 🤣💀