Well fuck man, this is going to be one of those books.

Our main lead is Rei Kiriyama, who at the start you know has had a rough go just from how he acts and reacts to things, but the focus is on him living on his own and becoming a professional Shogi player (Kind of like chess). There in this town he meets the Kawamoto family which consist of Akari, Hinata, and Momo, 3 sisters trying to make it through life with their own set of tragedy.

And that's the story. Just trying to survive. Life is a bitch, and we just struggle to get through it. It's not easy, and finding some happiness with others just trying to survive is great.

Also the cats are hysterical.

A 4 out of 5.
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny lighthearted sad 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: Yes
emotional sad slow-paced
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Heart wrenching but so good!
emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eh.

this was fine, but I definitely felt like I had to really force myself to finish it. I may drop this series, but I'll give vol 2 a chance first and then we'll see.