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A review by ellelainey
Number Call by Nagisa Furuya
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **
Copy received through Netgalley
I've fallen in love with Nagisa Furuya's storytelling. They tell such beautiful YA stories, that are both about friendship and love.
Number Call is about two high school boys who discover they both have a name related to the number 8. Hachi accepts the coincidence and quite likes his nickname; Akito never did...until now. When they meet, it's a story of fates aligning at the right time. They bump into each other more often, gradually become friends, and then they begin to realise that their friendship means more to them that maybe it should. They slowly grow an appreciation for each other, and begin to count on the other person being in their life.
With the end of high school fast approaching, they have to be brave if they want to figure out what is between them before school ends.
The story is lovely, the art is gorgeous - as I'd expect from the author - and the characters are genuinely loveable. I loved that they went naturally from strangers to passers-by, to friends to realising they cherished each other a little more than friends. There was no big love declaration, and no long drawn-out misunderstanding, but there was a cute confession and a discussion about a potential and accidental misunderstanding between them.
Copy received through Netgalley
I've fallen in love with Nagisa Furuya's storytelling. They tell such beautiful YA stories, that are both about friendship and love.
Number Call is about two high school boys who discover they both have a name related to the number 8. Hachi accepts the coincidence and quite likes his nickname; Akito never did...until now. When they meet, it's a story of fates aligning at the right time. They bump into each other more often, gradually become friends, and then they begin to realise that their friendship means more to them that maybe it should. They slowly grow an appreciation for each other, and begin to count on the other person being in their life.
With the end of high school fast approaching, they have to be brave if they want to figure out what is between them before school ends.
The story is lovely, the art is gorgeous - as I'd expect from the author - and the characters are genuinely loveable. I loved that they went naturally from strangers to passers-by, to friends to realising they cherished each other a little more than friends. There was no big love declaration, and no long drawn-out misunderstanding, but there was a cute confession and a discussion about a potential and accidental misunderstanding between them.