10s across the board! The art is awesome in this - very different from other manga. The eyes all are very expressive and sad, which fits the tone of the book. The characters are very well-developed and I was sucked into the story from the first page all the way to the end.

This isn't a happy story, which the reader learns in the very beginning, but it's a great slice-of-life. It's a little confusing because it jumps around from present to past, and after I'd finished the book I went back and read a couple of parts over again to pull everything together in my head. I also found myself mulling over the story for the rest of the day, which is rare for me. Read this one!! :D