4.26 AVERAGE

afifahcookie's review

4.0
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

We get our first chapter where Fujiwara coaches Shirogane. This time, it's about Volleyball! I love their dynamic.

What I also love is the dynamic between Shinomiya & Ishigami. Ishigami thinks Shinomiya hates him wholeheartedly but she's just misunderstood (at times).

My fav character is Hayasaka and she's finally introduced (properly) in this volume.

crhurlbert's review

4.0
funny lighthearted
Strong character development: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

~4 Stars

When this series drops the dramatic, horror pretense, and just explores the conflict of pride and real feelings, of romance, is when it blooms.
We meet a couple new characters in this volume. Kaguya's bodyguard gets some attention, and we meet the student council treasurer, Yu. We meet him as he attempts to resign, because he believes that Kaguya is planning to kill him. His worries are very warranted, and cause quite a lot of humor.
As we explore the romance, and the feelings grow inside Kaguya and Shirogane, we get to see the innocence and truly sweet intentions that they have, behind all of the facade and pride.
One of the key moments in this volume, though—when Kaguya and Chika discover a dirty shojo manga, and we discover how dirty Chika can be. She really is my kind of character. I just get her.
This series has grown on me a lot since I started it, so I'm excited to read the next one.


A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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ellathescarletwitch's review

4.0
funny lighthearted slow-paced
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celia_hf's review

3.5
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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bookish_lisa's review

fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny 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
funny lighthearted 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