Very confusing at the start because you're thrust into a complicated world. But it does all come together beautifully in the end. It feels like a fairytale and I really liked the whole story. Definitely gonna continue with the series

Very good and short retelling! It was my first book by Kingfisher and I enjoyed it very much, I don't think I'm going to think about it after a few days but it was fun to read. I thought the pacing was done especially well!!

If you're looking for a self help book disguised as a novel, you'll love this book. It was 75% dialogs/monologs about work-life balance, meaning of life, crushing expectations and other similar topics. I hoped for a cozy fiction about running a small business but I got dialogs of characters who are seemingly unable to talk about anything but the meaning of life. All of this sounds quite negative but I still enjoyed the book for the most part and there were some really cozy chapters! And the chapters read pretty quick for the most part, since they were only a couple of pages long and sometimes switched perspectives. I definitely noticed that it was translated (and I wasn't a fan of some parts because of it), I don't know if that's a problem with this book or a problem with translating from Korean in general though

I think it was a deeply personal and very relatable exploration of depression and first sexual experiences. I didn't like some parts, the part about her mother was kinda insane but otherwise I really found the thoughts relatable and not overwhelmingly depressing even though it dealt with heavy themes. The writing and art were both really great!!