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Awkward Silence, Volume 03 by Hinako Takanaga

dynamicdylan's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoy this couple a bit more than the main one now. I like the enemies to lovers trope and this one has a slight vibe of it. Our two boys on the cover, Yuji and Takahito are part of the school planning committee. I love the Ferris wheel scene in this volume. It's a cute read.

heyjudy's review against another edition

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4.0

~4/5

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This volume had a lot of the second, not as important to me, couple in this series, Yuji and Kagami. They are fun to watch, though. Yuji is very distant, putting up a rude front, and Kagami is very forceful and pushy and flirty. Satoru is trying to push them along, trying to be a nosy, but good friend. And Tamiya is helping him do that, being a good boyfriend.

Satoru and Tamiya are so cute together, I love them. Satoru’s inner monologue is so adorable and hilarious and so full of feeling. Tamiya is getting to know him so well, and he’s such a sweet boyfriend to him. The other two are growing on me, but Tamiya and Satoru are still my favorite.

Then there’s Satoru’s parents. I just love his mom, who is so like him, and so nosy, and gets along with Satoru so well. She showed up quite a bit in this volume, and I just want her to show up more, because she’s awesome. Also, I'm not sure how much she knows about Satoru, or Yuji, being gay.

I love this series, honestly. The releases are very slow, because we’re pretty much caught up with Japan and I don’t know how fast it’s released over there (apparently not very?). The next volume is coming out next month, and I am looking forward to its arrival.

ashlikes's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.25


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schomj's review against another edition

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3.0

Not my favorite of the series. Kagami is very, very pushy and Yu is very, very unwilling to admit what he wants. And while it's pretty clear to the reader that Yu reciprocates Kagami's feelings, Yu's consistent verbal refusals and Kagami's seeming unwillingness to respect his boundaries made me really uncomfortable with several parts of this. (Book 4 is better in that sense, fortunately.)

pjmurphy3's review against another edition

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5.0

A nice continuation of the series. It was nice to see the other couple develop and grow. throught the story focused more on the second couple the parts where we where switched back to couple #1 we a nice sweet romance. Cute story.
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