I squealed in so much happiness this volume. I loved the way that the pure emotion was shown in the characters faces. ( )

I squealed in so much happiness this volume. I loved the way that the pure emotion was shown in the characters faces. ( )

This volume stays on a pretty even keel with the previous one in terms of quality. You have two Misaki and Usagi stories, one dealing with Usagi's inheritance and dealing with Usagi's father and his attitude towards Misaki, and another about Usagi's brother's strong (and supposedly final) bid for Misaki's affections. They're both well done - I liked the stories more than the usual Misaki/Usagi ones, and it feels like the story is setting up Misaki for potentially joining up with Usagi's publisher. But I can't really help but feel tired with some of these threads. Usagi's brother pining for and throwing himself at Misaki in particular is something I could do without reading again. Even if it's okay formula, and the art's still good, it's getting old. There's also a short Egoist story in this one about Nowaki and Hiroki over Valentine's Day which is pretty cute; I wish we'd see more of them, too. Not the best volume of this, but it's pretty good. ( )