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Perfect World, Volume 10 by Rie Aruga

8 reviews

chelseazhao's review

emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

I really appreciated this volume. I love that we get to see how they are after getting married.
As always, there are tough topics being dealt with. This whole volume seems to be about pregnancy, babies, or infertility/fertility treatments. Just be aware. (Although I really liked that we got into this.)

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bakergirlsbooks1999's review

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5.0

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foldingthepage_kayleigh's review

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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soulwinds's review

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emotional informative inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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theautumnalreader's review

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challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

From start to finish, this was a raw volume of Perfect World. Beginning with Kawana’s death from cancer, Tsugumi and Itsuki are feeling devastated by their loss of family.

The concept of family is the central theme of this volume, blatantly so as Itsuki takes the time to ask, “Tsugumi, how do you define family?”

Itsuki and Tsugumi fight very hard for a baby of their own through fertility treatments. In the discussions and midst of fertility struggles,

Aruga takes the time to depict (in a censored way) that disabled people are capable of intimacy and sex. Seeing disabled people finding pleasure is so incredible as oftentimes, ableism tells us that we are not desirable.

The descriptions and the actual process of in-vitro were grueling but important to learn about. When it fails for the couple, it’s heartbreaking, though I’m so glad adoption and the process were brought to the table by the couple’s new friend also going through fertility treatments, Aya. It was especially compelling when the couple’s only four tries failed.

Tsugumi still has some maturation to reach, but Itsuki shows grace and humility when explaining and returning to the essential question: how do you define a family? His grace awakened the need to show grace more as in the first volumes; I had absolutely no like or grace with Tsugumi’s own naivety and immaturity - she’s grown so much, and in a way, I, as a reader, have to. We learn that Itsuki’s step-father became a second dad and that with love and understanding, family is created, not necessarily born. A stunning volume!

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stardustandrockets's review

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This was my least favorite volume because it was so fertility heavy. I don't enjoy reading about pregnancy. Love this series, but I mostly skimmed this volume.

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theromanticace's review

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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januaryt123's review

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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