Sigh. This had so much potential to be adorable. It did a lot of things right: the art is really cute, the little cafe is unique and interesting, and some of the side characters are hilarious and totally lovable. Unfortunately, the entire thing is ruined by how immensely nonredeemable the main character is!

Hime kicks off the volume by immediately informing the reader that her only goal in life is to convince people that she's as "cute" as humanly possible so she can grow up to be a billionaire's trophy wife. She goes on and on about how adorable and lovable she is, how she can't bother being friends with anyone besides this one person at her school because nobody else's companionship will help her reach her "goals", and how perfect she considers herself to be. Of course, we're expected to watch her blossom into a Good Person, but it's so heavy-handed I couldn't stand it, and no amount of poorly-attempted humor or romantic tension between characters could save this story.

Thank you so much to Amazon Vine for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!