Ran the Peerless Beauty

Thank god they know how to work out their problems and avoid stereotypical shoujo misunderstandings. How rare it is for the girl to be the popular one - and the guy to embrace working in a flower shop. Characters are sweet, mature, considerate, and supportive towards each other. No toxic behavior! FL and ML are respective of each other and know their boundaries. Honestly quite a gem in the shoujo category these days, great for a laidback read and gives you quite a lot of serotonin. The little flower notes at the end of each chapter were a nice addition as well.

oh how I totally fell in love with this read!! both ran and akira are unique and endearing in their own way, they were wonderful characters with strong personalities and great characterization. I really, really liked the continued comparison of the ‘mountain top flower and the sun’— it was super sweet and made their story all the more compelling. akira is a breath of fresh air in terms of male leads. he is, by all means, a total ray of sunshine who is just entirely good natured. him and ran get together relatively early on, so the story is primarily the development of them actuallybeing in a relationship— which I tend to prefer as opposed to a dragged out will they won’t they situation. i was anxious at first that this would make the story a little boring, but it wasn’t at all. watching the pair get to know each other and help each other grow made it entirely worthwhile. character development is the main basis for the story, not only for the main couple, but for several side characters as well. this isn’t anything particularly revolutionary or unique in terms of shoujo manga, however, that doesn’t mean it isn’t an absolutely wonderful story. the art is beautiful, the characters are fun, likeable, and well developed, and it’ll leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy.