Swimming Lessons for a Mermaid

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I usually don't bother writing reviews on mal. But I'm doing this because there are no reviews for Swimming Lessons for a Mermaid (SLfaM) and I don't want people to miss out on this amazing read only because there are no reviews and its not ranked high.

TLDR: If you like high school romcoms without a lot of misunderstandings and drama go for it. There is not a lot of romance initially but it is built up gradually very well. After halfway through, it becomes really fluffy and the running gags throughout the series will leave you grinning ear to ear. There are also melancholic parts ... where you see a lot of character development not only for the leads but the supporting characters as well. The character dynamics in this manhwa feel very natural and there are times when you really want to hug the characters. If you are tired of reading traditional shoujo manga with ugly love triangles and handsome guys introduced just to ship the male and female leads, this will be a great read. The only reason I gave this a 9 is because I expected a bit more towards the end and also didn't like how the author handled Woo (the 2nd male lead) at one point.

Summary: Choa (FL) is a mermaid who can't swim. After her family (mother and 4 sisters - all mermaids) gave up on trying to help her, they do her one last favor and give her a pair of legs to live on land. The FL begins her life with her human father and goes to school. However her love for the ocean and her family prevents her from having a good social life and thus leads a "boring life" as a background character. At a swim meet where she was reminiscing about the ocean, she comes across an upbeat classmate, Soo (ML1). Soo happens to be a professional swimmer who gets along well with everyone and is bad at keeping secrets. Soo suddenly takes an interest in Choa and an accident at the school swimming pool reveals her secret. After learning her predicament, Soo promises to keep this a secret and then coerces Choa into letting him teach her. Woo (ML 2), a transfer student recognizes Choa as a "mermaid princess" and reveals that he was a friend from childhood and the two of them used to play often. Now there are 2 students at school who know her secret and Choa is afraid that she will become a display at a museum some day. Despite her resolve to keep everyone on land at arms length, Choa soon learns to open up little by little and decides to achieve her dream of swimming in the ocean by herself.

I don't have enough time to complete the review at the moment. Will do it later when i get the chance.