6.5/10 I wasn't engaged in this manga at all. It's due to numerous reasons: Generic trope/premise, cliches, fast developments, and lots of cringeworthy moments. To start, the plot is not special at all -- there have been so many "ice princess" romcoms that it's incredibly hard for authors to differentiate themselves. As for this story, it's mediocre at best. I believe that if a mangaka is using an overdone concept, then the storyline itself or the writing has to be incredible to make something worthwhile. This? Unfortunately, it's full of wish-fulfillment cliches, and the pacing is a wreck. Speaking about the pacing, it's going to be along, drawn-out story even though the characters already have feelings for each other. And the worst part about that is that it is not set in the premise at first. Numerous stories establish the "we both like each other" concept at the beginning, but they only work because it has been established in the beginning, so the teasing or whatever trope the authors use works. However, in this story, the MC saves her once, talks to her a few times, and then she's already in love with him... Yup, no slow developments or heart-warming moments to slowly thaw the ice princess, it's just straight into it. This, of course, makes for a rather anticlimactic storyline.

Also, a large gripe I have with this story is that the characters seem robotic. None of their developments feels natural and seems incredibly forced for the sake of having a "wholesome" moment or two. Some of the moments do make me smile, but most of them are awkward.

Countless ice princess stories are well-written despite their overdone premise; however, this is not one of those stories.

Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 - God’s penmanship
9 - Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 - Instant bookmark
7 - Entertaining
6 - Good to pass time
5 - Why are you reading this?
4 - Bad.
3 - Typical garbage.
2 - My head hurts.
1 - Retirement is a thought.
0 - “Did they even give you a story?!”