Volume 9: I love Hana's backstory! It's sad, but Megumi is such a cutie and I love seeing how Tohru helped her. I also love Manabe and I'm so excited he was introduced?? Idk I thought he came in a lot later, so it was a pleasant surprise to see him! And Uo and Kureno are adorable to be honest. I just love Uo's personality- she's the exact opposite of the tough girl she'd have you believe.

Volume 10: That ending kills me every time! It's so emotional and it just strikes me right in the heart. Also, I hate Akito. I don't even know what else to say- I just really hate Akito. Yuki and the others don't deserve to be treated so poorly by him. (Also, I'm not a huge fan of Mayu and her little story, but I love Hatori so it's okay).

Also, if you're wondering, yes all of these will be rated 5 stars.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes

As always, I love Fruits Basket. I've seen the second season of the newest anime and so much of this was a review, but I can imagine being shocked if I'd read this first so I'm hoping to catch up and surpass what's out of the anime before the next season airs.

They better end up happy or imma riot!

this being a re-read actually means I can properly appreciate how much of a fucking asshole schemer Shigure is. I love him so much.

The best volume yet, by FAR

I saw a lot of reviews saying that these middle books were a lot of fluff, but I think this one in particular was great because you start seeing them unpack all their trauma. Yuki seems to finally break through and realize he is amazing, Tohru starts to see she can share her emotions and not bottle them up, and Kyo starts to see he is worth of a life. God, I love this series SO MUCH.

Akito

Starting to wonder if there is a point to all this...

I am so ready for Volume 6!