As someone who enjoys any story to do with the Chinese and Japanese zodiac animals, I really loved the world behind this story. I noticed some slight variations in the animal species though, so I wish it was a bit more explained. I definitely want to see more of the different zodiac princesses, as we only see the rat and cat princesses in this volume.

The romance wasn’t anything to write home about. We only believe the king is in love with the protagonist because the text says he is, we don’t see it. But from the sneak peek, I believe this will be developed further in the next volume.

Ruiying is one of the most adorable protagonists I have met in a while. She is soft and sweet and so very pretty. Plus she loves books and dark, quiet places. I absolutely adore the way the artist draws Ruiying. Her hair looks so fluffy. The art style of this whole volume is gorgeous!