I've been into webtoons lately, and I think this is my very first one to complete from start to finish. This is also one of my first romance comic involving vampires. I am typically not a big fan of the whole vampire thing, but this one was quite a pleasant surprise in how they utilize the vampire drama.

Let's start with the first category: story (8/10)
The story focuses on the ice princess, Mari Baek. She is a beautiful, lonely girl who transferred into a different high school. Because vampires aren't accepted into the human society, she isolated herself from her classmates in order to avoid heartbreak and betrayal. But her life changes when she runs into the school's hottie, Jaemin.

This entire story is really about Mari struggling with love, friendship, and most of all, self-love and acceptance. The author did a fantastic job in building up the tension between humans and vampires, which complicates Mari and her relationship with the male lead, her classmates, and her new friends. The plot does go a bit off tangent at times because of the drama and romance, but the story follows Mari's conflict with her own identity and desire to be with the ones she loves.

Art (10/10): There's no doubt that the art is amazing and gorgeous. It's like a colored manga panel each page. I can't get over it.

Characters (7/10) : Mari is a breath of fresh air when in comes to female protagonists in romance genres. She's not the typical whiny, over dramatic, naive, or timid protagonist. She is certainly not a pushover either, which really helped my sanity. Even though Mari is usually calm, stoic, and cold, she has hilarious moments so it makes her somewhat balanced and quite enjoyable. There are times I can see where some may find her actions frustrating, but that highlights her biggest flaws that dictates the plot: her cowardice and insecurity. She kept her mask for years to avoid rejection and betrayal, causing her to become stone cold and pushing away those who want to be with her. This character flaw becomes apparent throughout, and the author executed Mari's conflict well until the very end. She's one of the dynamic main protagonists I've seen yet.

The main male lead was good for the most part. Jaemin's behavior during the times he tried to court Mari was dislikable (you'll see). He's quite rude to females (except for Mari), very persistent, and somewhat cocky. But don't worry, he has a reason for his off putting personality, and that also helped his characterization. It's better to have a character with flaws than a perfect prince charming (well, in my opinion of course).

So if I found the main leads well-written, how come I rated the character category low? Let's start with my criticism in this section.
Although I appreciated Mari's realistic flaws and personality, I felt sometimes her character was inconsistent in some parts. I won't pinpoint the exact moments where I felt as if she changed a bit too drastically, but those moments didn't sit well with me.

Now I have a few complaints for the secondary characters. Just a few. First, I feel like we haven't gotten much closure for them, especially the male love rival, Si Hoo (a character I was really interested in). Si Hoo wasn't utilized as well as he could have, despite all the amazing moments he had and how much he did for Mari. Honestly, I found him way more interesting than any other character in the series. Yet, we don't get to see his ending, whether it was a happy ending or not.

Mari's friends Suri and Woomi had good roles, and there isn't anything wrong with them. They had some mistakes, drama, and own backstories (Suri specifically), which blended well with Mari's development. I just wished Suri wasn't written out in the final act (slight spoilers but not really).

Now, there are two female love rivals or I could even say the antagonists of the series that I shall not name cause of spoilers. One was written really well. She had a full character transformation from the most cliche love rival one could ever be to a better, developed character. I have a few problems with her, but I won't address them now. The biggest I problem I had was with the other female love rival. We don't get any closure from this one at all, even though she may as well be the final villain of the story. It's as almost as if she had been forgotten, which by the way she shouldn't be cause of what she did. Also, she did a full 360 in her character; I'm not sure if that was a good move or not. It's a hit or miss.


Overall and enjoyment (8/10). Overall, this was a good work. This series can get very emotional and touching at times, so prepare to tear up (i certainly did). The author didn't just deliver us romance. In the midst of this drama, there were messages of self-love, discrimination, forgiveness, and acceptance. It is a wholesome webtoon, and for those who are looking for a romance filled with drama and a touch of the supernatural, this is the story for you.