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dannothedino's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, and Murder
moonlight_musings's review against another edition
3.0
I love how packed with emotions this was, but storyline wise, it felt like one of the weaker volumes. I do dock review points for Tohru's parents backstory as well. Nothing about it sat right with me as a reader, her being a middle schooler and him being a teacher, and it wasn't written very realistically at all. I mean, he fell in love with a 13 year old because she cried and was emotionally vulnerable? Odd.
beasleysbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
4.0
belle_fiction's review against another edition
5.0
A heart-wrenching read to start the new year!
Volume 8 certainly explores the darker side of the Sohma curse and especially how Akito has manipulated them over the years. In particular we learn a lot more about Yuki's backstory (which is incredibly sad) and we discover that he has already met Tohru Honda before (Actually that flashback made me cry so much I had to put the book down!) No-one (especially no child) should have to be subjected to the cruelty experienced by pretty much all of the Sohmas. I know Momiji and Kyo also had incredibly sad childhoods, as well as Isuzu and Hatori. :(
Another sad story we learn concerns Kyoko (Tohru's mother) and her husband, Katsuya, and how the latter is taken far too soon from both of them when he dies from pneumonia. I couldn't help but notice the similarities between Katsuya and Kyo which is making me think 'are Tohru and Kyo going to get together?' Hmmmm.
Amidst all this sadness, we do get to experience quite a bit of humour thanks to the Cinderella-ish play put on by some of the younger Sohmas and these scenes made me chuckle quite a lot. I especially loved Kyo's objections to everything! He is quickly becoming one of my favourite Sohmas although I still adore Momiji and Kisa is soooooooooo cute!
The artwork in this eighth volume has really grown since the beginning couple of volumes and I love the characters dearly - I feel like they are extended members of my family <3. Thank goodness then that their journey isn't over yet - I still have another 4 volumes to read! :D Happy days!
cruelcircles's review against another edition
5.0
it's hard for me to tear up from stories, i just don't often (fully crying is even more rare lol), but i knew i would at some point(s?) from fruits basket. i just wasn't expecting the first time to be because of kyoko and katsuya
thebookwyrm400's review against another edition
5.0
it made me laugh and a few pages later it would make me cry. I am sad this volume ended so fast :(
jessa_yes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5