WMMAP is so far (ch. 75) decently entertaining, but I can't see why its the second highest rating romance series on MangaDex with a 9.28.
It has some major flaws with pacing and excessive foreshadowing to where there is no dramatic tension because you already know what the plot is going to be, even if you're not someone who is familiar with the genre and its tropes. This is exacerbated by varying degrees of cardboard character syndrome which is then raised to 11 whenever it comes to mob characters. You could explain that through the book isekai setting and/or as a way to allude to the princess only having very surface level relationships with everyone as part of her status, but there's no hint of any of that and more seems to serve as a way of keeping focus on the plot and main cast.
There's no real world building or insight into the politics surrounding the princess, instead we only see her personal life. This would be fine as character driven romance stories in this kind of a setting are a tried and true concept, but with the issues I mentioned above it just makes the world of the story feel entirely non-existent, and we're left with only a mediocre plot and some characters that barely feel human.
The isekai bit seems sort of tacked on so far. Doesn't really play into anything as of yet and I keep finding myself wondering why this element is even in the story, but who knows-- maybe it'll come into play later on. I feel like at this point in the story it'd be hard to make anything interesting out of it though, but let's hope for the best.
Best point of this work IMO is the art. The shading is very pretty, and for a WN of this length the overall detail is great. Also the comedic timing in the dialogue and our FL's internal monologue is pretty good. The main cast is all pretty distinct and memorable despite my issues with their characterization, so that's good too.
Overall I don't have much more to say on the positive side, sadly. I went in with pretty high hopes after seeing the rating, but honestly I don't see what the fuss is about. It's an OK read, and I'll check out the chapters as they come.
