The set up of the story is strong with a riveting plot and enticing reasons to learn more about the characters. There is a lot of room for growth, but plot lines quickly drop in favor of focusing on the main love story. The middle of the show is an incessant game of chase that drives itself on the main love story being talked about so often that it feels like the only thing that is ever talked about. At the end, all relationships and plot lines are brought up to briefly help close all the story lines before ending the series.

While following the love story, the plot fails to show growth and change in our main leads. Characters lecture each other and it seems like it is there for the benefit of the air around them, not the characters themselves. For the majority of the show characters don't allow themselves to lose or fail at things and reflect on their failure, leading to the show dragging rather than being enticing.

Characters and their relationships are rarely looked into deeply. Eun Bi's friends are kept on the side and the flower boys growing friendship is only shown by them watching television together. Choi Kang Hyeok's character depth is briefly glimpsed at, but it feels like he is the second male lead solely because they felt it was necessary to have a second male lead in the romance.

If you can get swept away by the romance between Chi Soo and Eun Bi, I believe you'll enjoy this show. The production value is pretty good and the acting is pleasant, but I think the drama could use more heart. It's a simple romance that's a nice escape from reality, but is dragged too long in hopes the audience falls for the romance of an ideal (?) young man and a relatable (?) young, but still older than the guy, woman.

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