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A solid 4 stars.

Hmmmm...the storytelling in this volume wasn’t as smooth as the previous volumes and I had difficulty at times discerning whether we were in the past or present which was a shame as I didn't experience this in the first two collections I read. Having said that, the artwork was still super-cute and being reunited with the group was wonderful. (Honestly, I feel like I know them in real life!)

This volume focusses on Suwa's relationship with Naho and how they eventually come to be together after Kakeru's death. Whilst I did enjoy reading this latest instalment, I didn't think it was particularly necessary as Takano portrays Suwa as a bit of a douche, which I really didn't like. In the first two collections, I really loved him (possibly a tad more than Kakeru) since he was always there for Naho and seemed to have her best interests at heart. Here, we see him stealing Kakeru's ideas regarding where to take Naho out on dates which I think is a bit out of character. I also don't think we actually learned anything more about any of the characters which makes me feel like this addition didn't really add anything to the overall story. Yes, it was interesting to see Suwa's perspective but in all honesty I would rather read about Azu and Hagita-Kun. I think their story would be hilarious!

I would recommend it to those who loved the original Orange collections.

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reflective fast-paced

2.0

Added very little to the background of the story if I'm being honest... Kind of just felt like filler with a lot of things being repeated over and over again, like an essay needing to reach it's word count.