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littleredherring's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
It was over too fast haha
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Minor: Child abuse and Infidelity
kwichris's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
4.25
I checked this out after watching the recent movie on a whim while at the theater and finding the premise interesting. This is definitely a strong start for a series with a unique set up, well defined main characters, and a world that is slowly being built as the story continues to keep readers intrigued and wanting more. Speaking of which, I can't wait to check out the next volume!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Classism
Minor: Abandonment
pedanther's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It's cute. It's funny; I laughed out loud multiple times. It's also very cartoony; the worldbuilding is barely sketched in, most of the characters are clearly defined types, and the situations are highly exaggerated. There are a lot of scenes where one of the leads inadvertently does something extremely suspicious, but manages to smooth things over with a flimsy excuse. (It's frankly a miracle that neither Loid nor Yor had sussed the other's secret out by the end of their first date, let alone by the end of the volume, and it continues to be a miracle that both are still regarded as normal and unsuspicious by the people around them.)
What won me over is that the emotional moments, when they happen, land well. Wacky shenanigans aside, it's a story about three people who are each, in their own ways, isolated from the world and yearning for a human connection that they've found in each other, and by the end of the volume I cared enough about them to want to see what happened next. (I don't know if I'm going to stick out the whole series, though; I suspect my tolerance for the wacky shenanigans may have its limits.)
What won me over is that the emotional moments, when they happen, land well. Wacky shenanigans aside, it's a story about three people who are each, in their own ways, isolated from the world and yearning for a human connection that they've found in each other, and by the end of the volume I cared enough about them to want to see what happened next. (I don't know if I'm going to stick out the whole series, though; I suspect my tolerance for the wacky shenanigans may have its limits.)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Classism, Bullying, Car accident, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
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