It is very rare to come across a mature yet amusing manga and Miriam is exactly that. Miriam has a well crafted and brialliant storyline. You do not have the heroine falling in love in the first page. Instead this heroine is incredible strong, intelligent and gutsy; a rare combination in shoju manga. The relationship shared between Douglas and Miriam is what makes the entire manga a worthwhile read. The two are at constant logger-heads with each other and arecompletely oblivious to their growing attraction for each other. On a whole the manga is extremely entertaining and leaves you smiling to yourself after reading it.I highly recommend it.