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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm just personally not vibing with this one. It wasn't what I expected/hoped for going into the book. Everything happens very fast and I feel like interesting moments are being brushed over instead of expanded upon. Hopefully that evens out as the story continues, but I don't particularly care enough to stick it out for longer.
It’s a fun concept that reminds me of reading chibi vampire back in middle school.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
I received an eARC courtesy of Kodansha Comics via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
Entertaining. I always love new looks into vampire mythology and this didn't disappoint.
For Libraries: Nothing too extreme to prohibit this from a YA collection.
Entertaining. I always love new looks into vampire mythology and this didn't disappoint.
For Libraries: Nothing too extreme to prohibit this from a YA collection.
First, I’d like to say thank you to Netgalley and Kodansha for sending me an ARC of this manga.
I got major Ouran vibes from this manga. I love the characters, Ruka is so interesting, and I found myself sad for Mito.
I'm so excited to hopefully pick up volume 2! This was such a good, quick read. I can't wait to read more!
I got major Ouran vibes from this manga. I love the characters, Ruka is so interesting, and I found myself sad for Mito.
I'm so excited to hopefully pick up volume 2! This was such a good, quick read. I can't wait to read more!
funny
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Suicide attempt
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
Yes
It's very Fruits Basket-esque but if it were gay and about vampires.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood
The art is pretty for the most part, but that's about all the praise I have. While Mito's situation is heartbreaking, the story doesn't dwell on her hardships and it feels like it's just there for the story. This is disappointing as Mito's situation could provide an interesting discussion on homelessness and how callous people can be towards homeless individuals, but NOPE! Can't have any of that depressing stuff in our smutty shoujo romance! Let's just throw her into a dorm bursting with "hot" guys and move on!
On the subject of the pretty boys readers have met so far, this is purely subjective but I don't find them that attractive. Since I predominantly read shounen action series (that also happen to have pretty boys), I've grown so use to the "shounen pretty boy" aesthetic and am disinterested in the glossy, sparkly "shoujo pretty boy" aesthetic. Again, this is pure bias on my part, but that's how I feel.
To top it all off, I couldn't connect with any of the characters and found myself losing interest at an alarming rate the further I read. I'm not saying this is a bad start to a series or a bad series in general, but it was definitely not for me. That being said, I can see how it can appeal to others, so if you're interested in a slightly smutty shoujo romance, give this a shot. Otherwise, I would suggest looking elsewhere.
On the subject of the pretty boys readers have met so far, this is purely subjective but I don't find them that attractive. Since I predominantly read shounen action series (that also happen to have pretty boys), I've grown so use to the "shounen pretty boy" aesthetic and am disinterested in the glossy, sparkly "shoujo pretty boy" aesthetic. Again, this is pure bias on my part, but that's how I feel.
To top it all off, I couldn't connect with any of the characters and found myself losing interest at an alarming rate the further I read. I'm not saying this is a bad start to a series or a bad series in general, but it was definitely not for me. That being said, I can see how it can appeal to others, so if you're interested in a slightly smutty shoujo romance, give this a shot. Otherwise, I would suggest looking elsewhere.
