I had this one my watchlist for a while now because I adore the two main actors but forgot about the drama. SUPER GLAD I picked it up cause I watched it all in one day LOL

Seriously this drama was sooo good and was MY CUP OF TEA. It had a the right amount of fluff, angst, love and mystery.

I loved all the characters, they were so amazing and none of them were problematic!!
In the beginning, obviously the ML was quite annoying because he really bullied the FL but we got to see him open up and we got to see main character grown for him. I love the actor and he did a great job but wish we had a bit more focus on him and his storyline of be/becoming his title.

The FL was enjoyable to watch, of course Esther really fit the role well and she was so funny. I loved how independent she was and how she always stayed true to herself. I definitely feel like most people misunderstood her when she went into the capitol. Personally I loved that she left with the Young Lord lol because we got the best of both worlds!!!
To be honest, I’m not a big fan or love triangles or love squares but I actually liked what they did with this love square. The evil SFL was obliviously the villain and the actress did so good - literally wanted to slap her every time she came on screen lol. But glad she wasn’t those annoying clingy SFLs and in the end she got her redemption/good ending for her evilness.

Moving on to the SML- GOSH I really liked him!! And really thought he really was the FL’s childhood lover. SERIOUSLY the writers who wrote this storyline need a raise because this is the first time in a while where the plot twists were so good it threw me off. I was not expecting all of those plot twists. BUT can we just get a moment to appreciate the SML because the poor guy’s life is just so sad. I’m so happy that he stayed good even though he really could have done evil things.

The second couple were just so couple; I loved their scenes and they were just so adorable and funny!!
Also is this the first drama where all the adults are actually supportive loving parents????!!!!
The King, the ML’s father and the FL’s parents were all unproblematic and this was just so refreshing.

Overall, this series was so good and I loved most of every minute of it!! The storyline in the beginning was a bit slow but as it progressed it got better and the end was just jaw dropping- although I do wish they did more at the end because it seems they rushed it a bit. This is definitely a must watch!