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DAPJANGEUL JUSEYO, WANGJA-NIM

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
Not Available
RELEASE
December 11, 2022
CHAPTERS
85

DESCRIPTION

Cordelia Grey, an editor at a publishing company, is given a manuscript of the sequel to The Princess and the Knight along with a vintage chest. But when she wakes up the next morning, the manuscript she placed in the chest is gone -- a letter is in its place. It’s from none other than Prince Archie Albert, the handsome playboy and protagonist from the novel. What begins as curiosity morphs into a deep friendship, but can they stop themselves from developing feelings for one another, and will they ever get to meet in person?

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CHAPTERS

REVIEWS

bazazilio
98/100
can't say no to a book club for two that transcends time and space and universes AND they're reading Wuthering Heights
What used to gather metaphorical dust on top of my to-read list turned out to be one of the best manhwa I've ever read. From an interesting concept to impeccable execution, everything about this story is crafted with depth and attention to detail.

The protagonist gets her hand on a mysterious box that lets her exchange letters with a character from a book that she's trying to get published at work. Their letter exchanges start off as a joke at first but gradually become a more and more important part of their lives, and eventually they become unable to go even a day without writing to each other. So the format of this manhwa is quite original; the story is told in letters the characters write to each other. And these letters are so well-written and funny that they make the characters really come to life. Because they are separated by time, space, and universes, letters become the only thing that connects them. On top of that, eventually that letter box allows for some interesting time-and-space storyline manipulations, making the story more and more complex, introducing other characters, and even a separate story within the main one.

Nuturally, the characters' relationship is unique—a sort of long-distance friendship turned love. It starts off playful, lighthearted, and wholesome, but gradually becomes more intense with yearning for someone you can never meet, no matter how precious they become to you. Eventually they start exchanging things in addition to letters, and most importantly, they start exchanging and discussing books, and I can tell this was written by a true book lover because it really shows—they treat books as companions that help you in times of trouble, as important life-changing experiences. Among other things, the characters read "Wuthering Heights" and Shakespeare's plays, and I was fangirling the whole time while reading about reading them, and it might have rekindled my love for books again.

We're given a lot of breadcrumbs and hints about the things that the characters comically refuse to notice until the end, and despite all of that, the plot gets more and more complicated, introducing several different timelines and storylines that are intertwined with each other. It would be easy to get lost, but the manhwa unties the right mystery knots with perfect timing, keeping us engaged with the story but not confused. And most importantly, it all gets tied up in the end in an orderly fashion with no weird plot devices, and every single character and detail has a purpose in the story.

The manhwa has a fairytale-like and yet down-to-earth vibe to it; it's funny, relatable, and FREAKING ADORABLE and so so wholesome. I literally cried when it ended because I'm five, apparently. ~~please i need more~~ We need more stories like this, kind and just a little bit sad at times, stories that don't need gore, blood, and human sacrifice to be deep and have something meaningful to say.
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bbunyee
85/100
A heart warming romance full of longing and desire
Warning for spoilers ahead!

I took a break from reading manhwa and manga for over a year now and I don't really know why but I decided to end that break today ( at 4am ) with this manhwa and I am glad I did! I was hooked from the start and couldn't put my phone down. I think perhaps it is because I am in a long distance relationship and saw much similarities in the story to myself , but the longing and desperation to see someone that feels so impossibly far away brought me so much heartache. I often find that manhwas tend to be quite cheesy or non-realistic when it comes to dialogue and letters between characters that are falling in love but I thought it was perfectly done in Answer me My Prince. Every letter that was written felt heart warming and like I was witnessing a real conversation between new lovers. Watching the two slowly fall in love through words, without knowing what either looked like, felt so refreshing and so genuine. The manhwa accurately portrayed the many emotions that come with loving or wanting someone you cannot reach. We saw the desperation for wanting more, the jealously of others being able to see their loved one in person, the loneliness of waiting and anxiety of not knowing what may have happened when there is radio silence. I just related so much and I honestly almost cried on behalf of the main characters at times !

My only gripe, and the reason my score for this manhwa is not higher, would be the ending. Firstly, in the last ten chapters or so the story became very convoluted and hard to follow - more so due to the panelling and unclear portrayal of what was meant to be previous events and current events. I have reread the last few chapters several times now and I still can't entirely follow what has happened or how. It somewhat makes sense but it was incredibly frustrating and disappointing to have such a longing build up to what I anticipated to be a beautiful reunion to be ruined by a confusing read. Adding on to the reunion, I just wish that we had even a little bit more insight into their reunion. There was not even a full chapter about their reunion, which felt very anti-climatic considering this was the first and only instance of the current version of the main characters meeting each other. This is also just more my preference, and I can understand why others might see this ending as fitting, but with how much the characters talked throughout the manhwa about what they would want to do if they could meet it felt like a let down to see not even a glimpse of this.

Overall I loved this manhwa a lot. It is so perfectly whimsical and romantic without unnecessary drama, misunderstandings or filler to pad it out. This is the kind of romance stories I love and cherish - where it is fully focused on the connections and interactions of the two main characters
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