I have not watched the series so I had no expectations. And I found myself with a huge grin when the leads were in their school days. It was oh so charming.

This movie surprised me with its super wholesome coming-of-age love story. I loved how the story unfolded in flashbacks, which kept me on my toes on what happened with the leads at the present time. It starts on the first day of high school of our two leads and right off the bat how they met was so cute. The classroom and homeroom parts were reminiscent of the good ol high school days in the late 2000s. The classmates teasing the pair, the friends helping the girl, the study dates. These parts were so endearing that I had to repeat some parts! I also liked how the story focused more on the leads and how they came to like one another rather than the typical girl/boy-likes-another-boy/girl conflict where they helped each other at first.

I'll be honest I have issues with some of the parts of the story but I can let that all go. Will definitely recommend this if you're in the moody for the nostalgic high school puppy-love story.