A review by extramedium
KOIMONOGATARI: Love Tale by NISIOISIN

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This is probably my favorite of the novels so far. There’s not much to the story itself but Kaiki is such a well-written unreliable narrator & the plot takes a backseat as he works to dupe Nadeko. He’s a grade-A conman and even by the end, you don’t know how much of his story is true. This is the point where the monogatari main story peaks for me so far.