I was hooked at the beginning and thought Shin Bia's antics were funny, but her shticks soon got tiring to see. Characters seemed not to develop naturally, and author keeps going from 0 to 100 with no decent context to back that up. Everyone in Hwang Mi-Ri's world seems violent and psychotic. Most men seem rapey, and everyone seems violent except for some secretly plotting evil villainess pretending to be a shy damsel in distress. It's such a cliche. Pretty disappointed.

... Last updated on May 22nd, 2020, 9:17pm

The fact that it's a Hwang Mi Ri work makes me even more proud of this masterpiece. All of her work satisfy me 100%. This is one of my fav from her. The ending was really sad though but I still loved it. I just love all the characters and plot. I've reread this manga for over 5 times now for the past 6 years, and still would never get tired of this one

I hated how Celestial Bia just pushed her responsibilities onto Shin Bia but so far it's an okay story.
I will update when I finish with it.
"Yes. She was one the one that created all these problems." I agree 100%
DONE:
I hated the ending 🙄

... Last updated on January 15th, 2017, 11:06pm

Yes a series can either make it or break it for me depending on who the heroine ends up with.


... Last updated on October 2nd, 2013, 6:14pm

I'm at chapter 4, and I have to say that I rarely comment at such an early stage but I really have to.

Edit1: Chapter 8 priceless, my rating will increase at least for that scene.

Edit2: I really enjoy this story, and I like Bia, although at times, ok all the time, is very rush and kinda self-centered. Chapter 59 is the first time she actually thinks about her surroundings and the situation she is in. But for some reason, right now, I'm more interested in the second prince and his fiancee (^w^), I want more emphasis on them.

Edit3: I'm at chapter 67 and up this point I have to admit that I like a lot more prince Mu-Yeong, than Yoo-Baek. And right now I'm rooting for him, what I dislike is that I'm sure that the mangaka will do something to make him lose face, and increase Yoo-Baek's popularity, cuz dah he's the main male lead.

Edit4: Chapter 77 it turned out I was right, what a surprise jeez. I really don't like this part.

Final Edit: The story was nice, not as good as Red River, but still ok. The art was absolutely gorgeous, my fav bishie was actually Mu-Yeong. As a side note I kinda wished that he would have been the one to end with Bia, he was by far the most developed character. As for Bia, despite the somewhat negative view of the other reviewers, I really liked her. She wasn't the smartest female lead, but at least she was strong and also fallowed her heart, which is a change if you think about all the goody-goody oh so pure and noble shoujo heroines. Finally Yoo-Baek was pretty much the knight in shining armor type of character, he had very few emotional moments, few weaknesses. He was perfect, which made him perfectly boring, that's why I prefered Mu-Yeong over him.
Oh well overall it was a nice read, and I really enjoyed it.

... Last updated on January 9th, 2012, 4:01pm

The story started off stupid but got better within a few chapters. Bai wasn't a stupid or wimpy character and it was fun watching her stand up to the female side characters. And she remained tough thoughout the chapters. Some parts were really funny too. Yoo Baek and Bai's romance was as expected for a shoujo. So overall, it was worth reading.

... Last updated on November 23rd, 2011, 7:37am

it reminds me of "RED RIVER" which is my absolute fave but i dunno this story was first i thought i'l get bored of so will read in a span of a month but turned interesting very quickly.. but i cant help but feel there are a few gaps in the ending.. felt like it was rushed so instead of a 10 i give it a 9.9

spent a whole day to finish this manga. no matter the previous comments, crazy girl shin bia was a good read. it's like one of those stories that just grabs you. but there were so many things that i'd wished for while reading it. i wished that, while yoo-baek was all lovey dovey with shin bia during the first half of the series, she wouldn't be so stupid. also i would've liked to see yoo-baek and shin bia's child. lol typical but w/e.

I'm quite appalled at the number of high ratings for this manhwa. The plot was quite interesting for me, however. Another alter-ego in the past? Count me in... But that all bombed later on.

I've met many, many dumb, reckless manga/manhwa characters, but none have chased me away from a story as Shin Bia had.

I'm quite disappointed, actually. This one truly had me hooked. She was strong, independent in the beginning, but she started to become a total baboon later on. Had her intelligence lowered? I'm quite disgusted at her continuing actions of escaping. She truly has no thought for Prince Yoo-Baek's feelings.

And ah, Prince Yoo-Baek. Please, do not get me started on him. He was quite charming, but his ignorance for Shin Bia annoyed me, but that was one trait I let slide by. Prince Mu-Yeong was interesting, actually. But when he started to fall for her... Typical story line.

Shin Bia. Well, haven't I summarized her up already? An annoying, rude, idiotic, thoughtless, reckless excuse for a character. I know some girls from mangas/manhwas are stupid, but she truly repulsed me to the bitter end. I have never felt this extreme dislike for a character before, but there's a first time for everything.

All in all, I gave this up. My extreme dislike for Shin Bia ultimately made me lose interest in this particular story. What a shame. If Shin Bia acted with more intelligence, this story would have been good. My final comment on this is, 'If you can handle the stupidity, by all means, read this manhwa.'

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Plot ; 4/5
Characters ; 3/5
Art ; 3.5/5

... Last updated on June 4th, 2011, 11:53pm

I was a little bored, so I thought that I give this a chance.
But nothing special. Typical shoujo manga. I especially hated one part:

If you like the description and shoujo then give it a go.