In regards to the actual cooking show plot, I think it was executed nicely and I was actually pretty interested in the show. It seemed the author made sure to pay attention to the cooking aspect, because I was actually interested in the dishes and learning more about korean food culture, so that was overall pretty entertaining. (I also didn’t expect ML to win for some reason LOL)
However in terms of the relationship, The ML and MC had great chemistry in terms of banter and romance, and it seemed pretty realistic in the way you’d act when you try to pretend you don’t like someone but you do. However towards the end of the story, their dynamic just fell flat to me and I felt like they both had a shitload of miscommunication and personal issues to work through. Either way, I’m glad they got their happy ending, but I still wasn’t left with the “oomf” feeling I get after finishing a story.
When it comes to the PD, I actually disliked him a lot at first, but as the story progressed he grew on me and I found his dynamic with Jiho very entertaining. The love triangle was well executed, because I found myself rooting for both sides almost equally LOL. It’s obvious the PD also has lots of issues, however I do like the mature air that he has and that he’s a very ‘cut to the chase’ guy. It’s very well done that I do agree that if Jiho had met him first, they probably would’ve ended up as the endgame couple.
This is such a long review but if I have to give this an overall rating i’d give it a 7/10. The points above are why I love it, but I also find the ending not as satisfying as I thought. (I lowkey hoped they had given us an alternate ending side story where the PD and Jiho ended up together). Good read, but probably won’t reread it anytime soon.
In regards to the actual cooking show plot, I think it was executed nicely and I was actually pretty interested in the show. It seemed the author made sure to pay attention to the cooking aspect, because I was actually interested in the dishes and learning more about korean food culture, so that was overall pretty entertaining. (I also didn’t expect ML to win for some reason LOL)
However in terms of the relationship, The ML and MC had great chemistry in terms of banter and romance, and it seemed pretty realistic in the way you’d act when you try to pretend you don’t like someone but you do. However towards the end of the story, their dynamic just fell flat to me and I felt like they both had a shitload of miscommunication and personal issues to work through. Either way, I’m glad they got their happy ending, but I still wasn’t left with the “oomf” feeling I get after finishing a story.
When it comes to the PD, I actually disliked him a lot at first, but as the story progressed he grew on me and I found his dynamic with Jiho very entertaining. The love triangle was well executed, because I found myself rooting for both sides almost equally LOL. It’s obvious the PD also has lots of issues, however I do like the mature air that he has and that he’s a very ‘cut to the chase’ guy. It’s very well done that I do agree that if Jiho had met him first, they probably would’ve ended up as the endgame couple.
This is such a long review but if I have to give this an overall rating i’d give it a 7/10. The points above are why I love it, but I also find the ending not as satisfying as I thought. (I lowkey hoped they had given us an alternate ending side story where the PD and Jiho ended up together). Good read, but probably won’t reread it anytime soon.