I never write reviews but after catching up to the most recent chapter of Snow White with the Red Hair 137 by the time Im posting this I just had too many thoughts buzzing around in my head to not say something about this series because as someone who adored the anime back when I first watched it years ago seeing how things play out in the manga afterward was... interesting. First off as the only other reviewer stated the series is slow gets sidetracked and no doubt has its flaws. I am going to be a bit more critical than the first reviewer but I did want to make it clear that I do still find plenty about this series enjoyable regardless. The art is lovely the characters and their relationships are sweet and meaningful and despite the slowness the mangaka does know how to make things really interesting and engaging at times and provided me with just enough to want to keep reading. Still with a story nearing 140 chapters that has canonically taken place over the course of multiple years I feel like we could have reached the end result with half the time since not a whole lot actually happens. There are some serious arcs yes but those few moments are largely surrounded by slice of life moments royal court duties and herbalist research. Now Im not the type of person to find those things boring. I love slice of life its my 3rd highest genre and it was what drew me to this series to begin with. The court duties and herbalist research could have also kept me hooked because Ive enjoyed my fair share of royal/research stories. When done right theyre super fun. But at some point the story just really stagnates. Particularly spoiler The story takes a noticeable shift the writing falls flat for a spell and its like we can actively see the mangaka try to figure out how the story should work from here on out as it undergoes some trial and error to try and get used to the new normal. As much as I like Shirayuki Obi and Ryu I found it a chore to get through their Lilias focused chapters because those took some time to actually hold my attention. And even now when all the research stuff starts and we get the info dumps I just have to skim through it all. However my main criticism of the series isnt that its long and slow and sometimes uninteresting my biggest issue is the development or lack thereof of some of the characters and their relationships. Spoilering the rest.