It’s been a long time Tokyopop… Nice to see you back in the spotlight!
If I’m being completely honest, I was INSTANTLY drawn in by the cover. Mofumofu has a very soft, yet detailed art style that I absolutely adore.
Kasumi Amemiya and Kyousuke Shiina have been friends since childhood. Kasumi has always been clumsy and shy, and Kyousuke has been his best friend and protector since their elementary school days. But now, as they grow older, things begin to change.
Kasumi is having an affair with a married woman, much to Kyousuke’s dismay. Meanwhile, Kyousuke is battling off his own trauma from his homophobic parents. Their feelings begin to grow more complicated, and while they begin to realize the complicated emotions blooming within them are love, neither one can tell the other how they truly feel. So, they continue to pine for one another from afar.
Without spoiling too much of the story, I will say my heart is full and I love Kyousuke and Kasumi so much I would die for them.
I’m a huge fan of a friends-to-lovers story that ALSO has a good chunk of mutual pining AND is able to wrap itself up nice and neat in a single volume!! I found that the pacing was also excellent; I felt that the characters were well fleshed out despite the length of the story. And, as said earlier, the art is absolutely gorgeous! It basically checks every box for me, so I give this one a shiny 5 stars!
NOTE: I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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