Rating (Out of 5): ~3 (Maybe 3.5)
Publisher: VIZ Media (Shojo Beat)
Volumes: 13
Goodreads Synopsis:
Maria’s bold attitude may be exactly what she needs when she inspires an unlikely ally to come to her defense. And when she’s given the task to lead her class in a choral competition, she’s going to need all the gumption she can muster!
Review:
I am enjoying this
series, for the most part. I think it’s still growing on me, though, as I haven’t
fully warmed up to it yet.
In this volume,
Maria makes a kind of friend in Tomoyo, who she was having problems with in the
last volume. She’s still having problems with her classmates, in a major way.
And both of the boys are making a move on her, trying to worm their way closer
to her, on pretty even grounds with each other, as well. More attention was put
on Yusuke in this volume than Shin, though.
I hate (or, really
dislike, I’m not really sure which) her classmates, and how they’re treating
her, giving her almost no chance to really explain herself or understand where
she’s coming from. They do have reason to dislike her, seeing as how blunt and
rude she is about everything, but they still give her no wiggle room, and are
so shallow. It’s a bit annoying. And the volume ended with showing a girl
coming out of the hospital and going back to school, which I’m sure means
nothing good.
Maria was put on
the spot several times in this volume, but took it pretty well. She’s put in
charge of some choir-thing, and even though all of her classmates call it
stupid and don’t want to participate, she still tries, and is still going
through with it.
I actually kind of
like Maria. Again, I’m not having very strong feelings for anything in this
series yet, but I do like her. She’s not whiny, she’s blunt and honest, and I
like how different she is from most heroines. And even though she puts out a
tougher exterior, she loves frills. Also, she’s growing (or, is supposed to
be), which is nice. Shin pushes her a bit, and she is kind of seeing her flaws,
which is good.
Normally I would
like Yusuke more, but I’m actually favoring Shin. I’m not sure why, if it’s
something to do with Yusuke’s personality or not, but I like Shin more. I’m
looking forward to seeing more of them both, though, and seeing where things go
from here.
The art is not my
favorite (still?). I’m not sure what my favorite thing about this is, or what I
like much at all. It’s just… different from what I’m used to, maybe? I like how
it’s written, that’s one thing. Her inner thoughts are deeper, and more
thoughtful, maybe, than most are. The humor isn’t amazing, the art isn’t, the
characters don’t really have strong impressions in my mind.
I don’t know. It’s
all still growing on me, I guess. But I think I’m starting to enjoy it more, and I
kind of want to know what happens next, but more with the characters than with
the dramatic school-room plot, and I have the next one, so I should be reading
it soon. We’ll see.
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