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james_desantis 's review for:
My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought, Vol. 1
by Hajime Inoryu
Some big Monster vibes here but more of mystery with some shock horror thrown in.
Eiji is kind of a loser in his own way. Just living his life away, a virgin, drinking with his buddies. Nothing special about this guy. Well that is till he wakes up with a girl in his bed. But wait, they didn't actually SLEEP together but she's half naked in his bed. She says she'll see him later and leaves and then...he tries to recall what happen but can't. Only to finally realize soon after he's missing the memory of the last 3 days!
As the story progresses for every answer they give, they leave you with another question. A Smart way not to pile up SO many questions you feel like you'll never get any answers. Because the story focuses on giving you answers with Eiji and his past, but then once you learn something you're left with a new mystery of why and how something is happening. I know I'm being vague but want to avoid spoilers.
The mystery is the strongest part here. There's a lot of great twist and turns and I was intrigued the whole time. I will say the dialogue sometimes teeters on silly but that's mostly fine with a 19 year olds mindset here. The sex too doesn't feel too forced, in fact feels natural even if the girl seems a little over the top.
I am interested to see where we wind up. I'm big fan of mystery/horror with serial killers so this could be good. A 4 out of 5.
Eiji is kind of a loser in his own way. Just living his life away, a virgin, drinking with his buddies. Nothing special about this guy. Well that is till he wakes up with a girl in his bed. But wait, they didn't actually SLEEP together but she's half naked in his bed. She says she'll see him later and leaves and then...he tries to recall what happen but can't. Only to finally realize soon after he's missing the memory of the last 3 days!
As the story progresses for every answer they give, they leave you with another question. A Smart way not to pile up SO many questions you feel like you'll never get any answers. Because the story focuses on giving you answers with Eiji and his past, but then once you learn something you're left with a new mystery of why and how something is happening. I know I'm being vague but want to avoid spoilers.
The mystery is the strongest part here. There's a lot of great twist and turns and I was intrigued the whole time. I will say the dialogue sometimes teeters on silly but that's mostly fine with a 19 year olds mindset here. The sex too doesn't feel too forced, in fact feels natural even if the girl seems a little over the top.
I am interested to see where we wind up. I'm big fan of mystery/horror with serial killers so this could be good. A 4 out of 5.