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Love at Fourteen, Vol. 1 by Fuka Mizutani

cassie_tnn's review

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5.0

So sweet that it gives me toothache...

cats_cardigans_and_catalogs's review

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3.0

Cute, not my favorite so far, but fun side characters.

zarana's review

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3.0

Super cute story. If you look for something simple that makes you smile go for it

annabelle42688's review

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was cute and feels like it will only get better.

bookishlybecca's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

First Read-through: July 2015
This was super cute! I picked it up from my local bookstore a few weeks ago, thinking it sounded like something I'd enjoy, and though I wasn't completely sold at first, I was so so right! This shoujo manga is a bit unconventional, as the main protagonists are already "together" and know how they feel about each other. It's a nice change though, as having to wait through most of a series for the pair to confess their feelings to one another is quite agonizing and, sometimes, annoying.

Kanata and Kazuki are pretty adorable together and though I don't feel like I have a super great feel for them as individuals yet, I do definitely like them as a couple. I'm not really sure why they feel they can't be seen being "friendly" with one another though... Are they just worried about what their friends will think? I know they have been "just friends" for a while, so that would make sense, I suppose.

The artwork is nothing special, though I do still rather like it. I think it suits the feel of the manga quite well. I particularly like the handful of coloured pages throughout the volume and the cute full-page drawings in the back and front. The writing is also nothing special, but, again, I think it fits quite nicely and the occasional narration mixed in with the dialogue and musings of the characters works well too, in my opinion.

noveladdiction's review

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3.0

Cute. But not something I'm going to be desperate to read more of any time soon.

curiousmadra's review

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4.0

Pretty cutesy manga about two 14 year olds who are hiding the fact they are dating and known to be "mature " as my 14 year old self would have liked......

soulwinds's review

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funny lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

half_bloodreader's review

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3.0

Sweet slice of life romance about puberty, self-awareness, falling in love and the social personas/whom we are perceived to be vs who we really are.

holtkaren's review

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3.0

great illustrations, middle school