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A review by lezreadalot
Chronin Volume 2: The Sword in Your Hand by Benjamin A. Wilgus
4.0
MY HEART IS FULL TO BURSTING.
And the CHARACTERS. Gah. I have clearly been rooting for Mirai and Hatsu from the very beginning. Every time they touched hands or shoulders or those super emotional moments where Hatsu pressed her forehead to Mirai's back... AHHH. I LIVED for those moments; the quiet moments that we've been getting since day one, where we see the friendship build and grow, and the little moments become bigger moments (THOSE HUGS) until it evolved into the conclusion I almost didn't dare to hope for. GFS!!! Also I LIKE that Hatsu had to think about it before saying yes to going back with Mirai (I mean I guess there are people in time travelling stories who would drop everything and leave, and Hatsu just isn't one of them) and I LOVE that she wanted to, and DID bring her mother. Oh man, I teared up.
(I mean, I'm a little fuzzy on what happens with the timelines now. But I kind of love that Mirai was just like 'welp I'm bringing my new gf and her mom back to the future, what are they gonna do, send them back?')
Really really liked the conclusion, it just made me so happy. Looking back at my review for volume 1, I said, " Mirai/Hatsu 4ever but Gilbert can stay too." And that's exactly what I got. ♥
I'm ending the year on a great note, and it feels good.
Spoiler
This was a GREAT ending to the story; tense, emotional, and action packed. For some reason I always get so shocked when time travelling stories actually do things that change history/the known timeline, but I love it every time haha. And hey, this book is fantastically queer and it filled my heart with joy. A couple things that I love in story-telling are actually sympathetic villains (not just "this person is legit terrible but hey a sad thing happened to him when he was eight") and super heartfelt heroes. I got that from Azai and Mirai (though I'm not sure I'd actually call Azai a villain; more like an antagonist). I loved Azai's story with Hiroshi (THE LOYALTY KINK). The pivotal moment in the story, where Azai has Gilbert hostage, was super well done. Speaking of Gilbert: oh man! The twist! Didn't see it coming, though I figure I should have guessed he would be involved on a deeper level.And the CHARACTERS. Gah. I have clearly been rooting for Mirai and Hatsu from the very beginning. Every time they touched hands or shoulders or those super emotional moments where Hatsu pressed her forehead to Mirai's back... AHHH. I LIVED for those moments; the quiet moments that we've been getting since day one, where we see the friendship build and grow, and the little moments become bigger moments (THOSE HUGS) until it evolved into the conclusion I almost didn't dare to hope for. GFS!!! Also I LIKE that Hatsu had to think about it before saying yes to going back with Mirai (I mean I guess there are people in time travelling stories who would drop everything and leave, and Hatsu just isn't one of them) and I LOVE that she wanted to, and DID bring her mother. Oh man, I teared up.
(I mean, I'm a little fuzzy on what happens with the timelines now. But I kind of love that Mirai was just like 'welp I'm bringing my new gf and her mom back to the future, what are they gonna do, send them back?')
Really really liked the conclusion, it just made me so happy. Looking back at my review for volume 1, I said, " Mirai/Hatsu 4ever but Gilbert can stay too." And that's exactly what I got. ♥
I'm ending the year on a great note, and it feels good.