I love this manga, this is the kind of manga you just love more every time you read it. It's got a lot of chapters so that's good.

At this moment I've read the chapters until (and including) 248. I am going to keep editing this as I read so I'll be caught up and you'll have a better idea of the entire thing.

NO SPOILERS

So I'll start with this: Kyoko is a great main character!!!
Skip beat! is one of those rare stories where the main character is what pulls me into the story. Often main characters are vaguely heroic but deeply self-centered in a hypocritical way and their motives can be so boring and unrealistic. But Kyoko is what always makes Skip Beat! fun to read. She's eager, sweet, but has a creepy voodoo obsession and a temper you do not want to mess with. You always understand what she's feeling yet she keeps surprising you. She's funny, crazy, obsessive, bitter, paranoid AND naive, determined, honest (well, most of the time), enthusiastic and an unapologetic dreamer. She also portrays fear of love perfectly and with both humor and that touch of realism. She's what we all dream of being: completely herself.

I like the story a lot, it's shoujo and has the shoujo quirks of (seriously) dragging out romance and the revenge thing is not exactly new I guess... But it has no black and white characters. It has thoughtful character development. Also there's great friendships, weird characters, weird situations (seriously edging on wacky sometimes), there's some real emotional depth to the story but it's kept light hearted for the most part, and doesn't have the lock-yourself-up-in-your-room-and-cry-for-three-days-straight-thing that some anime and manga tend to go for. You find new insights into the characters every single chapter.

Another big part of what I loved about Skip Beat is that the showbizz part is viewed as an actual profession. It shows the hard work, the creativity, the guts, the perseverance and the passion needed to actually make it as well as the help of others. Not only that, you can also feel the FUN radiating off the page, the pride and the joy in it. I'm always looking forward to every new part of it.

I think the art is better in the later chapters than it was in the beginning and certainly better than what is portrayed in the anime, and it has changed a lot (slowly but steadily) so it is a little inconsistent but beautiful and great at showing emotions and that's what counts.

As you have probably realized, I enjoyed this manga immensely, and am still really looking forward to new chapters coming out. I hope this review was helpful, and at least made you a bit curious :D