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Award winning, maybe not but...
What a fantastic mini drama! From the first episode it hooks you in and doesn't let go until the very end.It had everything one could possibly hope for in a mini drama; the story was entertaining, the romance was believable and even the angst was just enough not to be overwhelming, the OST was good.
Caesar Wu lit up the screen as the scrumptious male lead, Yin Zhuo Feng!!
Usually, the sweet and innocent FL suddenly trying to be bada** doesn't work for me. But this FL really earns the name bada** and isn't irritating in the least.
It does have a HE.
I do feel that some warning should be known before choosing to blindly watch this. There is blood (and lots of it), death, drugs, suicide, time jump and the idiotic break up (break her heart) for her own good trope.
Having said that, if none of the above are triggers for you then I do recommend giving this one a watch (at least once).
Award winning, maybe not but... what it will do is keep you entertained for 27 episodes (about 9 hours total). And honestly, what more could you ask for from a mini drama?
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It's in his kiss
Wow! What a fantastic vertical drama! It had everything... hot, steamy kisses (and French kisses at that) a great romance, let's not forget a stunningly gorgeous male lead, a female lead that wasn't too irritating especially once she was reborn, great suggestive laugh out loud scenes.All in all a vertical drama that is well worth the watch. The only thing that could have made it better would've been being able to watch it on a major streaming site like Viki with better subtitles.
If you want to know if you should watch this I'd say it's in his kiss. If you like a gorgeous male lead who isn't afraid to give a kiss (not the kind we usually see, you know the smush the lips together and pray viewers find it oh so romantic) His kisses were of French design, toe curling, spine tingling, pushed against the wall, gasping for air, the tempted to call your significant other in the room and hope they take the hint kind of kiss. Then give this one a shot you may really like it.
However if you like your dramas with a lot more teeth then you should look elsewhere. This drama is basically all about the romance and the heat.
This was my first time watching Liu Lan Bo, I will definitely be on the look out for more of his dramas.
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If you're a Liu Xue Yi fan...
After reading the novel and loving it, I was looking forward to watching this drama. However it was nothing like the book...no, not even the ending. The book was a HE. The drama was not. It was a maybe, eventually, some day, some time she might, hopefully find a way to come back. Meanwhile she might be a butterfly, a bug, the breeze, etc....To say I was disappointed is an understatement. I had such high hopes for this drama.
Having said that it wasn't all bad:
1. Liu Xue Yi was amazing in this role but that's unsurprising. He's a fantastic actor and he looked very good in this part. He's also the only reason I gave this 8 stars. Without him, I would have dropped the drama after the first 3 episodes.
2. The OST is awesome!
So, if you're a Liu Xue Yi fan and you haven't read the book then give this a chance you may like it. If you have read the book, forget everything you've read and you may enjoy the drama. Otherwise if you're like me you'll spend almost every episode saying "That's not what happened in the book."
If you don't know any of the actors and you love very slow burn romance fantasy, a gorgeous male lead who is morally grey and a SE then give this a try.
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With the summary and other reviews you already know what the mini drama is about so I'll just hit the main points.1. If you like mini dramas this is a great watch. If you don't like them... don't bother.
2. Highly entertaining. The good guys win.
3. Her voice (especially when she does the baby talk) can and will be really irritating. (or that could just be me)
4. The 2ML and the 2FL are very much a pain in the a** when trying to get the main leads attention. But they did move on with each other.
5. The romance part is very romantic.
6. Great kisses!
7. Little angst.
8. Happy ending!
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If you're wanting to watch this after reading Have a Soft Spot for Her (Novel Updates) then don't bother. This drama is nothing like the book at all. Not even a little bit. I hate when a drama says adapted from a novel and then it's nothing like the book at all. I understand having to change certain things to make it flow on screen but not every little detail.
This one might as well have said we've taken the names of the characters and written the script totally different. We've turned good guys into evil characters and created unnecessary deaths. Just because we can mwah ha ha.
If you just need a Li Fei fix by all means watch this because the only reason, and I do mean the only reason to watch this is for Li Fei (Richard Li) his acting is perfection as always. He needs to be in longer, better dramas.
However if you want to watch him in something more entertaining might I recommend Seal of Love. Even with the kind of open ending it's still a much better mini drama then this one.
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"Most people’s eyes are shallow...."
"Most people’s eyes are shallow, seeing only the skin-deep appearance and not the ‘bones,’ the appearance of the inside.”.This drama has Ren Jia Lun and Bai Lu, they make up the outward beauty, the part that draws you into their story. But it's their connection, their romance, their determination to be together forever no matter what that makes up the 'bones' of this story. This is the inner beauty.
I watched this right after finishing One and Only and I can only say how absolutely perfect this drama was. From start to finish I loved every second of it.
I should warn you there is angst, needless supporting character death and a couple of characters, if you're like me that you will hate on sight.
If you like action, there aren't really any action scenes (aside from a couple of fights), if you like fast paced and/or spice, you should watch something else this drama won't be for you.
But if you love romance, slow, burn romance, slice of life romance... the sink into a blanket in front of a roaring fire romance, sweet, sweet kisses, warm hugs in a bathtub this is the drama for you.
If you're a fan of Ren Jia Lun give this a chance (especially immediately after you've watched One and Only) you won't regret it. My only regret is that I didn't watch these two dramas sooner.
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