Honestly, i really wanted to love this and understand the hype for it but i just couldn’t. it makes me sad because so many people love this drama but i just don’t understand the hype? Especially because I picked this up due to the high rating and all of the 10/10 reviews and i was really expecting something mind blowing that i’d get attached too but i guess it’s just not my cup of tea.

**This is my opinion and you are allowed to have your own! please be respectful**

Love Between Fairy and Demon is a highly overrated (in my opinion), xianxia drama where i got so bored and lost interest very quickly.

To start with the story, the first few episodes were SO BORING for me. But then, around episode 7 I got hooked into the story and I was hyped asf. But then, it was like I was on a rollercoaster. I kept getting disappointed, letdown and bored and then we’d reach another high where suddenly, I was hooked AGAIN. Some people might enjoy that but i prefer a show that doesn’t overdo it. the drama kept just repeating the same, letting me down and then exciting me again. the letdowns were so bad that i genuinely just wanted to finish the show asap so i started watching in 1.5x speed. i really didn’t want to drop it because i like to give all dramas a full chance until the end, but honestly i think i should’ve dropped this and saved some time.
I honestly think this should’ve been a drama with around 20 episodes, 25 max. even though the romance is cute and all, 36 episodes was a STRETCH, 😭. it just dragged the main plot on for too long. also the world building wasn’t amazing. we never actually found out what caused the war between the fairies and the moon tribe. i’ve also noticed it’s always this same sort of ‘trope’ where he randomly snaps at her, but he ends up saving her from danger and all is well without talking about it. it was fun like twice, but then it became a real bore.

the one thing i did really LIKE was the acting portrayed by literally everyone in the cast, especially the ML. the cast is honestly brilliant and when the ML and FL ‘swapped bodies’, it was genuinely believable. like i forgot it’s all acting. dylan managed to portray FL REALLY WELL and esther also portrayed the coldness of ML which is the opposite of FL, really well. also esther is SO PRETTY. like there’s a scene in episode 2, where her natural hair (pretty sure) is shown and she looks so pretty.

ML’s backstory is pretty sad though and him and his brother were the only ones with actual character development. and is it bad i feel FL has more chemistry with changheng than ML..? also FL was sort of annoying, no hate to esther she’s amazing, but the character omg. she whines and whines and whines. i don’t have a problem with her voice, it’s just she’s plain immature. she kept wanting to go back home when back home, they were literally planning to kill her and they see her as a traitor and SHE KNOWS. like idk decisions like this just made me feel embarrassed for her. also it was for comedic purposes but how did she actually not realise it was DFQC? so many clues were thrown at her. and just cause his backstory is sad doesn’t actually excuse the fact he wreaked havoc on her and killed so many people. also he was an absolute bitch to her some scenes but she never actually stood up for herself.

the setting and cgi though are AMAZING. beautiful and amazing. the costumes and props were all really pretty and looked stunning on everyone. budget was definitely used mostly on that.

OVERALL:

i give this drama a 6.5. i really wanted to like it but i just couldn’t, it felt so boring at times and the plot wasn’t very engaging for me. but this is my personal tastes and opinion. you may think this drama is a 10 and that’s perfectly fine! i’m happy you enjoyed it. i guess it just wasn’t the right fit for me. but i will still try to watch more xianxia cdramas and see which ones i like.

if you decide to watch this, happy watching and i hope you like it!