Overall, I rate it a 8/10 maybe a 7/10.
The core story and romance was decent. The strength of the series had to be when Fuguno was building the 12 story office space while she was being courted by her first love. Before that and after that, somewhat disappointing.
The side characters, the side plots, etc... were way too excessive, even in this genre. I was literally skipping pages and chapters (probably close to 33% of this series was not even read) and yet I missed zero plot progression.
I will admit though that the main couple's pairing is rock solid and one where both strengthened the other party. They are truly "meant" for each other, to be so cliche.
I probably won't be re-reading this in the future, but it was OKAY overall. I really liked Fuguno's integrity and demonstration of character throughout the series. There were countless situations where if it were me, I would simply give up and move on. One could look at him as being weak, wimpy, or even cowardly as a main character. Ironically enough though, I think anybody who does not work as hard as he did for his love is a coward. It is a nice "slice-of-life" lesson in that regard
. He was the only reason I kept reading on!
Anyways, thats it, on to the next one