A review by ellelainey
Only the Stars Know by Nagisa Furuya

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Sora goes for a walk, finds a man stargazing and sits to talk. After confessing to losing his job and being dumped, the man kisses him! Startled, he runs away. But they just keep bumping into each other. First by accident then not so much.

Tohno Kengo is fun! He's demi? Pan? He's so positive and encouraging, sweet and attentive. Yuki Sora is finding himself, just 20 and working, going to law school and figuring things out.

This is a cute GFY story, actually super sweet and lovely! There's lots of playful teasing from Kengo, while Sora struggles to accept his feelings. The heat is zero, because all they do is kiss, and there's no magical "HEA" at the end, just a sweet recognition that it'll take time for Sora to openly express his feelings even though they both know they exist.

I really loved how they became friends, confided in each other, and how their feelings slowly changed.

It was a beautiful story. Nagisa really can't write a bad story!