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Love the slow pace, love the settings, love the soundtrack. Yet another k-drama not afraid to touch upon difficult issues without belittling any of them. Moving effortlessly through different genres - comedy/melodrama etc - making the different storylines inviting and human. Already revisited more than once, appreciating the subtlety of the acting/directing/editing etc. If you're not afraid to be moved this winterstory will warm your heart and mind and get you ready for another less ordinary spring in the real world as well.

This series is meant for those who appreciate mature relationships. It's not a typical fast-paced love story with crazy rich or insanely mean characters. All the characters of this series are so genuine and normal that you must have witnessed such people in real life. This show touches so many profound and problematic topics at once that it's almost overwhelming. Be it solitude, troubled past, misunderstandings between friends, domestic abuse, or suicidal tendencies, it makes you understand why a certain character is the way it is portrayed. But the beauty of the show lies in letting the audience see how the characters grow and learn to love themselves. The slow-paced narrative is the most appealing part for me and the chemistry between the lead characters is excellent. All the supporting characters justify their roles too. If you get bored by the first 2 episodes, maybe this show is not meant for you. But if you stick till the 8th episode, I am sure you'll complete it and cherish it too.

...scenes that make you laugh, scenes that make you cry, scenes that make you feel warm and loved and scenes that frustrate you (the latter mostly in the last few episodes).

This show isn't perfect and neither are its characters but that's what I loved the most about it. It was REAL. Nobody is perfect, we all have bad habits or make mistakes every once in a while even if it hurts the people around us. And this show made sure you get the picture.

Life is full of disappointments and pain, but also full of love, care and second chances. You just gotta let your heart see that.

See how deeply sentimental this show makes me? It's what it does LMAO.

But honestly, it's a slow paced one and in the beginning you don't really know where the story is headed so you might think this show has no purpose at all. But please give it a chance because it just perfectly pictures life with all its downsides and upsides.

Also:

• phenomenal cast and acting!
• great and lovable characters (despite their faults)
• unique setting

It's obvious what's makes a heart heal - kindness, compassion, forgiveness, trust, warmth & love. It's all there.

It's a warm show with spectacular cinematography, well laid out screenplay, Touching background scores, Good Acting & beautiful chemistry. Still enjoying it would depend on individuals taste & preferences, yet I suggest you give it a try for yourselves.

-1 bcz I feel a little pace to the plot would have been good.

This show is slow. While I like drama that takes its time to fully develop its characters and storyline, I still find this a little too slow for my liking. Yet, somehow I was never bored and I wanted to find out more as each key character gets closer to others... That the story takes place in a bookstore with no customers, in the countryside near a small town during winter, with almost no dramatic actions to speak of other than a slow reveal of the backstory of each of the main characters probably tell us something. That life can be simple, banal or boring. But it can also be sad, beautiful, heartbreaking or heartwarming. It's really up to each person to decide what you want in life, how actively you want to achieve that goal, how you allow it to affect your happiness if the goal is not achieved. The goal may be as typical as finding love or as banal as being content with your simple life.

The winter countryside scenery is beautiful but filmed in a very understated way which I find brings out the mood of this show. There are a few surprises or twists in the story but they are not the real focus or the highlights. What keeps us interested are the relationships between the characters and the emotional journeys they go through. In this respect, the ending is a good fit with the mood of the story. I like it that the show starts in winter and ends at the imminent arrival of spring. Life goes on and hope is in the air...

I enjoyed this show very much despite its slow pace. The experience is a little like reading a book in a quiet corner, in your own rythme, sipping a coffee and taking the time to contemplate here and there.