I’ll just start by saying my favorite character was the cat... ah hum.

I was actually un-attracted by the “forbidden love” thing. I’ll let teachers slide but relatives, even not related by blood, kind of makes me run the other way.

So when I first started reading this I got through two chapters and was totally confused as to what Jinya’s relation really was to Mao’s father. They say he’s Mao’s fathers brother originally but I’ll save you my grief and explain he’s her father’s step-brother [not related by blood at all] and the author takes it away a step further by saying he was adopted into her father’s family…

Jinya and Mao fall in love pretty much on the spot. They meet, find out there uncle and niece, the next day there boyfriend-girlfriend. Their relationship is cute but it felt like the author skipped the first part and started in the middle. A place where two people already understand how each other works and the only problems left for them to face are minuscule and easily solved with a bit of communication.

The characters are so-so. I can’t say I got a good grasp of Mao’s or Jinya’s individual personalities. You only really see how they interact when there together. Mao must be incredibly mature [sarcasm], she faces the typical problems [Am I good enough, does he really love me, jealously, ect.] and manages to handle them pretty well by herself. I think we all break down at some point and argue over these things, especially if this is the first time in a serious relationship. The author doesn’t say that either of them are inexperienced but just based on Mao’s age and innocence you’d assume she has little experience with relationships.

I’m like madly in love with this author so I had to bring my score down a few times to where I feel it actually should be >.> This is just not one of her better works and hopefully it was one of the earlier ones.

I'm on the fence about recommending this one, its not incredibly long and the romance is good. If i could just pick the romance up and put it into a different plot line it could be really good.

Story: 5 [eh...]
Art: 7 [good]
Character: 5 [So-so]
Enjoyment: 6 [OK]
Overall: 5 [OK]