Swertha

Read the current 4 books, here's the review : Hmm let's see, the LN is still on-going so I might be nice with the 7/10 but I want to see where this goes. Depending on how the author will end it, it might be a 6.5/10. Q: Does the FL remains weak and dependant ? A : No. Q: Is it love at first sight ? A: No. Q: Is the ML a "prince" ? A: Nah. Actually, now that I think of it, I can't help but chuckle. There's actually a more dark tone to the story but I still feel like the writer could had done it a little bit better. The more you get deep in the books, the more you understand wth was happening with the FL's parents. (And now I wonder how it'll turn out with our couple) It's interesting to see the relationship of other characters too and it makes me wonder if there will be more special stories for them. Since so far, the current special chapters are more some slice-of-life stuff.

This is a review after reading ~197 chapters. Haven't finished the novel, felt forced to take a break of it. But if my review can help someone, then it's good. The novel is completed and there's even side stories. Novel cover has changed and the last one is quite beautiful. Now. My warning would be : be prepared beforehand to take notes on every single character. There is a name? Note it. They'll pop up in +100 chapters without reminding you who they are. I personally feel overwhelmed by the amount of characters that are thrown in one single chapter, new ones always popping here and there. The manhwa adaptation makes it easier for you since you have a face. But here with names and different titles it's just too much. Especially when old characters appear and you don't recall them and there's nothing to remember it. Think of it like being in amphitheatre and have several names and nicknames popping around. You don't see their face and suddenly they're being praised by the teacher or something like that. And you're just like "who the hell are you again?"

Edit since completed : my review stands true. I simply wish we had more little stories so it's a 8.5/10 but I'm giving it a 9. As far as I can tell, the manga stands true to the novel, so I can't wait to see everything beautifully drawn! As I'm currently writing this I am still at the end of the 2nd book. Still, my opinion is that this is definitely a book fit if one wants to read something light with fantasy and some mystery. I'm loving the interaction between the main characters and how they learn about each other. Especially Alvin. There is such a character development. I would say, it is like tea. But a well brewed tea using high quality leaves. One that you sip quietly at the corner of some shop, tranquil. This is how I am feeling as I read the books.

There's currently 3 books in Amazon, the 3rd having been released early 2026, I'll put this series as "On-going". Chapter numbers are from the syosetu (to which I originally was going to give a very mid rating.)

Since this is the on-going series of the same author as "The Blue Rose Antique Shop" of which I devored all the 5 books in one-go, I simply felt I needed to give it a try. Especially when, some scenes were given as bonus content for the e-books. The cover page of it simply were too beautiful... I bought the other 7 books after finishing book 1. Current review is for the 1st book. 100% recommend it for those who also liked the series mentioned above, the author didn't disappoint ! And since there's more books, it means more stories! It takes places in the Meiji era and *cough* there's also a particular "shop". You might think "oh this is like Blue Rose" for the 1st chapter but that's about it. Somehow the author managed to make it still unique in its own way. I would very much like to see this getting its own anime.