Becoming Best Friends With the Icy Male Lead

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1. LadyLombardy

   Positives: the art is very cute and vibrant; the translation is actually quite good; it’s very heartwarming, specially at the beginning. The best part is definitely the FL, tho. She’s bright, captivating, very emotionally intelligent, capable and always stand up for herself and her friends, but it’s almost never mean about it. It’s a really refreshing change to the usual overly calculating but kinda easily fooled FL actually.
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   Negatives: the story is mid to boring. At the beginning it was nice and cute, but still forgettable (I literally forgot I was reading it after falling asleep). It’s also juvenile, and the themes are overly simplified (in a very obvious way too), almost as if it was written for pre teens (which could actually be the case, tbh). I also think there’s some inconsistencies between the developement of the story ans the personality of the characters. For example, when they rely on the “oblivious of each other feelings” trope, it doesn’t really asd up to the FL’s emotional intelligence and attunement to the ML’s feelings. So in other words at some points the plot pushes the characters to act a certain way that feels out of character.
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   Finally I need to expose my own pet peeve: I think Lucien is a kinda of a mediocre, to put it mildly, ML. It just feels like he doesn’t add anything to the relationship, because it’s always Livia (FL) making thinfs haplen for them, being the brave, emotionally intelligent one. When they were young kids it was cute, but as teenagers who spend 10+ years living together in a palace it’s just questionable at best. It also feels like he’s so selfish in a entitled way. And the story itself recornizes that through the 2nd ML: he grew up w everything and thus doesn’t know how to value what he has. In the romance, that translates to him purposefully trapping her in his kindgdom (despite she actually wanting to stay herself, why not just talk about it?) even tho hes supposed to know very well it could be extremely dangerous to the both kf them, which is literally the reason her parents allowed their only heir to go to a foreign kingdom. Idk, it seems like his main qualities is being pretty/cute/handsome and having a fine swordsmanship. It’s unconvincing (to me) so far (chapter 60).

   November 13, 2025 at 8:11 am

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2. •°Cinna°•

   I really love this so cute. good art, translation idk I don’t pay attention to it, storyline good, characters and personalities good

   June 12, 2024 at 4:46 pm

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3. PizzaParty

   Honestly, with all the mental age controversy, I think that her acting her age is actually fine. Think about it. Sure, most reincarnation/isekai genre have a three year old with the mental prowress of a thirty something executive, but a three year old, regardless of memories of pastlife, does not have the mental processing range of said executive. Like you can remember something, but instead of being able to make a step by step plan, as a three year old you just have knowledge without wisdom, therefore you can know what is going to happen without being able to rein in your childish nature. In short, ain’t nothing wrong with her acting like a little kid when physically, and even more importantly, brain development wise, she is a kid.

   June 6, 2024 at 3:42 am

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4. Lightning-Kun

   @Arilyn damn well said and there are quite many such stories out there where ML even as a child is super smart it’s like mental age reversal to some extent.

   June 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm

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5. Arilyn

   Not sure why the rating is so high (for now).
   A story about 10-12 years old kids who are always jealous (young girls act like nasty old matrons), scheming (Windy prince who uses his looks) etc.
   The main character is a girl in her 20s who transmigrated into a girl who is now 12 years old. And suddenly, she doesn’t know how to be friends with somebody, doesn’t think there might be cultural differences (like dancing in pairs while – to her SURPRISE – holding hands, clothes etc. Come on, 21st century people are
   aware there are different types of dancing).
   And she gets attracted to 10 years old boy’s looks. In the very first chapters it is fine, she thinks he is pretty but treats him more like a younger brother or a neighbour. But later on her heart beats faster for him?!
   He is 10!!!!!!!!!! I know it is not love yet, but dear author! Wake up!

   May 22, 2024 at 11:14 pm

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6. Lightning-Kun

   I have read upto ch 17 and I love their friendship

   May 8, 2024 at 11:43 am

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7. •°Cinna°•

   LOVE THIS

   May 2, 2024 at 6:51 am

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8. Call me maybe

   This is so cute and adorable so far the fl isn’t dumb and is so refreshing the art is BEAUTIFUL, very bubbly

   March 17, 2024 at 10:36 pm

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9. Dreydrey

   AI art? Bye, I dropped it

   March 13, 2024 at 6:01 pm

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10. flwerdaisy

    art is so pretty, very refreshing isekai genre i like the new style of clothingfor fl. ml so cute! fl seems very persistent and adorable.

    March 11, 2024 at 9:49 pm

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