A review by kailey_luminouslibro
Fruits Basket, Vol. 18 by Natsuki Takaya

5.0

Plot things are coming thick and fast! Stuff is really starting to happen like crazy now, and all kinds of secrets and conspiracies and deceptions are being revealed.

Kyo has a beautiful moment of connection with Machi. I think those two might be friends after all! Emotional stuff being brought up, and I'm so surprised and touched by Machi's story. She's really a lovely person!

It's nearing the end of the school year, so all the upperclassmen are saying goodbye, and Yuki gets caught in the middle of several romantic goodbyes with fangirls that he would rather have avoided. Hilariously funny!

Hatsuharu is determined to protect his beloved Isuzu/ "Rin", but she is just as determined to get herself into trouble sneaking around the Sohma estate looking for a way to break the curse. She gets involved with the wrong people, and ends up in a bad place, injured and sick, until an unlikely person rescues her. Rin is so amazing, and I adore her character! She's a difficult character to understand, but her mystery just makes her more interesting.

Shigure reveals what he knows about the Sohma curse, and Rin is satisfied, but Tohru gets upset, and worries that the curse will not be broken after all, at least not in time to save Kyo. Sweet Tohru, she's always focused on helping everyone!
The suspense is getting pretty intense here!