Melancholy with dark undertones - don't expect this 'light' YA novel to be light in content. But also don't let that scare you away from this brilliant story. Creative and thoughtful, it has a way of getting under your skin and not letting go, especially if you've ever felt distant from the world...
As soon as I started reading it, I felt as if my heart was being torn open, and I grew dizzy. You didn’t grasp my reasons for distancing myself from you at all. The paper was wholly devoted to you calling me a coward and a liar, to you ordering me to carry out your one-sided desires, to curses on...
But you threatened to drag the ghost out of hiding! You even kept watch for it every night. And didn’t you say that ghosts and curses are unscientific? You said you didn’t believe in them.” Tohko shook her head fiercely, keeping her face hidden. “If you found out how scared I was of ghosts, you w...
“Morning.” Her eyes were still red, and she was acting awkward. But I may have been just as strained as her. “Morning, Kotobuki…” Yuka Mito was an underage escort. Did I need to tell Kotobuki that? A bitter lump rose in my throat, and I failed to find anything I could say next. But then Kotobuki ...