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I've finally found an manga I can get into. Emma is a maid. William is an upper class gent. The two aren't supposed to notice each other, but they fall in love with each other at first sight. Although their social stations keep them apart, William and Emma find a way to have one precious date but William's inflexible family keep them from pursuing a real relationship. Circumstances are not in their favor. Kaoru Mori has a way of drawing expressions that a thousand emotions are conveyed between the star-crossed lovers without one word being written. I can't wait to see how this series ends. There are 7 volumes but my library only has 5. I might have to buy the other two because I don't think I can read them on the free manga sites.

I would recommend this book to all Downton Abbey fans, teen and tween girls new to manga, Anglophiles, and forbidden romance fans.

justineduhart's review against another edition

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4.0

Même si ce n'est pas un coup de coeur contrairement à certains, c'est une lecture qui me tient en haleine !

pookasluagh's review against another edition

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Using this as a placemarker for the entire series, as there isn't a goodreads entry for it. Read Vol 1 back in Oct 2012. Finally got my hands on the rest. Counting the series as a single book. (Only Vol 1-7, not the three volumes of related short stories that came afterwards, which I did not read.)

Vol 1 (reread): 8/20/14
Vol 2-3: 8/20/14
Vol 4-5: 8/21/14
Vol 6-7: 8/22/14

thedizzyreader's review against another edition

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2.0

Emma is a bit too much of a tragic heroine for my case. Suppose it does give a very Victorian vibe to the story!

ksd1441's review against another edition

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3.0

It picked up! Who'da thought. I got the backstory the first volume sorely lacked, and then some. We see some great progession from our main two characters--William and Emma--in a very short amount of time. And they've become a pair I can actually say I'm invested in. After the events in this volume, however, I worry the story will dry up for a while. I am pressing on to volume 3 in hopes it won't. With raw and hurt feelings come acts of desperation; and while I can also see our couple sitting down and letting things be, the ending of this last chapter has charged the connection between them. Let's see some cliche rom-com running after each other. I admit it. I like that. It's rather trilling. That adjective normally wouldn't be connected with Emma herself, but hey. Perhaps now that she has nothing left, she'll gain some gumption and take charge. William, though.. he's more stuck between a rock and hard place. He may have more trouble on his plate than he realizes.

teenytinylibrary's review against another edition

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4.0

See review for volume 1.

reclusivebookslug's review against another edition

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emotional relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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