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Romance Is a Bonus Book korean drama review
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Romance Is a Bonus Book
2 people found this review helpful
by 5hakes
Jun 21, 2022
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 10.0

Wonderfully satisfying

Not sure if it's just me, but I'm just not gelling with a lot of the current crop of kdramas and so over the past few months, I've been watching older dramas (2016-2019) and found myself falling in love with the genre each time.
So Romance is a Bonus Book was on the list and it was it's time last week.

Long story short, I absolutely loved it - the characters, the relationships, the story, were all great. On top of that, I felt that all the secondary characters got enough screen time and a complete story arc to leave you feeling really satisfied at the end of it.

Our main leads had a great story and our protagonist (Kang Dan-i played by Lee Na Young) had such a relatable story of a single mother trying to get back into the workplace after taking time out due to looking after her child and the difficulties that caused. The prejudice she faced to try and get work was really interesting.

Definitely give it a go if you haven't watched it already - it really is lovely and a really satisfying watch. The romance is good and not without the classic triangles - or maybe a quadrangle in this case - that we know and love. It has enough of the Kdrama fantasy without being fantastical and while there may be a few knight in shining armour moments with the mail lead relationship but it's wholesome based on their lifelong friendship, it's more about a strong independent woman and what she needs to do to succeed and provide for her child.

Negatives? Very few. The soundtrack is nice but ok - I'm nitpicking here :)

Go watch it.


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