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lavendermarch's review against another edition
4.0
I don't like how Anna is using Maria, and I'm glad Maria finally stood up to her. I want to see more of Tomoyo and Ayu. I love Maria and Shin! Cute story. I'm loving it! On to volume 6!
Reread November 26th, 2022
I have to admit, some of the stuff with Anna went a bit over my head. Anyway, the art continues to be very pretty. I also love the story - it's dramatic and engaging. Maria and Shin are super cute. 4 stars!
Reread November 26th, 2022
I have to admit, some of the stuff with Anna went a bit over my head.
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I guess like Maria said at the end, she saw her alone and wanted to help her, but Maria went overboard by considering her a friend and glomping onto her? And then after Anna got sick, Maria speaking for her made her feel inadequate and ashamed of herself, and she came to hate Maria? And then she reapproached her in this volume because she liked Shin and wanted to use Maria as an excuse to get close to him.cursedhellokitty07's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
heyjudy's review against another edition
4.0
~4/5
[Also available on my blog.]
I think my excitement for this series has dwindled a bit, which I really don’t want to happen. I really like this series, and I want to continue really liking it. And everything that happens in each volume is still really good. I want it to keep being this good and getting even better.
The singing competition is over, and now everyone is worried about the upcoming tests. Maria gets good grades, so she ends up tutoring Yusuke and Tomoyo, while Shin practices piano. And Shin meets Anna Mouri, the girl that was Maria’s best friend at St. Katria. When Maria and her meet again, instead of there being a fight, Anna immediately attaches to Maria and they get back into the routine they used to be in.
Only, Anna is interested in Shin. And Anna is being rather two faced to Maria, which Maria realizes when she talks with Anna. The volume ends with Maria seeing the real Anna for the first time, and there is sure to be some rivalry and tension between them in the next volume.
I’m interested to see what happens next, how Maria reacts to Anna. She’s hurt over what happened with Anna, at finding out that she was ignoring how she really felt, and now that she sees who Anna really is, I’m curious to find out how they act around each other.
Near the beginning of the book, there was one really sweet scene in this volume where Maria accepts her feelings for Shin and has a bit of a freak out over not knowing how to handle it or show it to him. I love how she freaks out over her feelings, how she doesn’t know what to do with them or how to express them.
I like Shin and Maria together, and I’m happy that the confession stuff happened so early on. They have both pretty much confessed to the other by now, and they both know that they like the other one, so now I just have to wait to see them actually get together and talk about their feelings. I am excited to see more development between them in the next volume.
And I’m really not worried about Anna stealing Shin from Maria; Shin likes Maria, end of story. (Nothing else better happen to mess that up, or I will be very upset. Plus, it just doesn’t make much sense for Shin to change his mind about Maria, he’s not really the kind of character to believe everything someone says.)
We didn’t see a whole lot of story from Yusuke, or Ayu, or any other character, really. So I guess we just have to wait to see what happens with them in maybe the next volume. (As a kind-of Sidenote, I'm kind of curious as to why Yusuke has kind of stepped down from liking Maria. At first, he was in a somewhat competition with Shin, but he hasn't done anything recently toward Maria, aside from telling Ayu that he likes someone else. I wonder if he's going to do something soon?)
I am looking forward to the next volume, as I do quite love this series, so I guess some of my excitement is still there.
[Also available on my blog.]
I think my excitement for this series has dwindled a bit, which I really don’t want to happen. I really like this series, and I want to continue really liking it. And everything that happens in each volume is still really good. I want it to keep being this good and getting even better.
The singing competition is over, and now everyone is worried about the upcoming tests. Maria gets good grades, so she ends up tutoring Yusuke and Tomoyo, while Shin practices piano. And Shin meets Anna Mouri, the girl that was Maria’s best friend at St. Katria. When Maria and her meet again, instead of there being a fight, Anna immediately attaches to Maria and they get back into the routine they used to be in.
Only, Anna is interested in Shin. And Anna is being rather two faced to Maria, which Maria realizes when she talks with Anna. The volume ends with Maria seeing the real Anna for the first time, and there is sure to be some rivalry and tension between them in the next volume.
I’m interested to see what happens next, how Maria reacts to Anna. She’s hurt over what happened with Anna, at finding out that she was ignoring how she really felt, and now that she sees who Anna really is, I’m curious to find out how they act around each other.
Near the beginning of the book, there was one really sweet scene in this volume where Maria accepts her feelings for Shin and has a bit of a freak out over not knowing how to handle it or show it to him. I love how she freaks out over her feelings, how she doesn’t know what to do with them or how to express them.
I like Shin and Maria together, and I’m happy that the confession stuff happened so early on. They have both pretty much confessed to the other by now, and they both know that they like the other one, so now I just have to wait to see them actually get together and talk about their feelings. I am excited to see more development between them in the next volume.
And I’m really not worried about Anna stealing Shin from Maria; Shin likes Maria, end of story. (Nothing else better happen to mess that up, or I will be very upset. Plus, it just doesn’t make much sense for Shin to change his mind about Maria, he’s not really the kind of character to believe everything someone says.)
We didn’t see a whole lot of story from Yusuke, or Ayu, or any other character, really. So I guess we just have to wait to see what happens with them in maybe the next volume. (As a kind-of Sidenote, I'm kind of curious as to why Yusuke has kind of stepped down from liking Maria. At first, he was in a somewhat competition with Shin, but he hasn't done anything recently toward Maria, aside from telling Ayu that he likes someone else. I wonder if he's going to do something soon?)
I am looking forward to the next volume, as I do quite love this series, so I guess some of my excitement is still there.
jasmiinaf's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good volume, Maria is becoming one of my favourite manga characters right now.
rinku's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The fifth volume of A Devil and Her Love Song introduces a new arc to the series, namely the arc around Anna, a former friend of Maria from her old school. While I appreciate the diversity we get with her character, she already started to annoy me here since she always wants to be in the centre of attention. I was just as annoyed about her insta crush on Shin and how Maria and her are now rivals .
Besides this though, the story still has its funny moments mixed in with more dark moments. My favorite moment probably was when Maria realized she has feelings for Shin, I grinned the whole time lmao . Talking about Maria, we get a bit more backstory for her this time. I still really like her as a protagonist; it’s especially interesting how she struggles with showing emotions and I always appreciate how she speaks her mind. Like I’ve mentioned before, the friendship between all the characters is so wholesome (besides Anna lmao), and we get more backstory on the side characters as well which was nice.
Content Warnings
Minor: Classism
smakakakakuk's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
misssusan's review against another edition
4.0
Oh Maria. Amazingly sincere Maria, light of my life, star of my days. Do you know how much I love this series? I went to the bookstore and saw that this and a new volume of Skip Beat was out and I picked this up first.
It's okay if you need a minute to recover. I was shocked at myself too.
But Maria! I don't think I've ever seen a character so unfailingly optimistic about her potential and relationships. Fact: Maria Kawai does not understand how to give up on people. People includes herself, her friends, her former friends, her people-determined-to-hate-her-but-can't-because-they-are-bowled-over-in-the-face-of-such-overwhelming-honesty-and-sincerity. I'm going to have to pair her with Tohru Honda and the cast of Sailor Moon in Excellent Teen Girl Role Models 101. 4.5 stars
P.S. Anna Mouri, I believe in you! Girl I know you're not going to be another backstabbing redux plotline, I look forward to seeing humane depths to you.
It's okay if you need a minute to recover. I was shocked at myself too.
But Maria! I don't think I've ever seen a character so unfailingly optimistic about her potential and relationships. Fact: Maria Kawai does not understand how to give up on people. People includes herself, her friends, her former friends, her people-determined-to-hate-her-but-can't-because-they-are-bowled-over-in-the-face-of-such-overwhelming-honesty-and-sincerity. I'm going to have to pair her with Tohru Honda and the cast of Sailor Moon in Excellent Teen Girl Role Models 101. 4.5 stars
P.S. Anna Mouri, I believe in you! Girl I know you're not going to be another backstabbing redux plotline, I look forward to seeing humane depths to you.
slipperbunny's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good volume, Maria is becoming one of my favourite manga characters right now.