Even If These Tears Disappear Tonight

by Misaki Ichijo, Winifred Bird (Translator)

“Why do you need to forget him?”

Tooru Naruse’s life at university was mundane—until he met Izumi Wataya. Having fallen in love at first sight, he confesses his feelings for her, and she agrees to date him on one He must promise never to fall in love with her. Thus, their pretend relationship begins—but Izumi cannot forget about her past love, and the attempt is short-lived. Hoping to learn who that person was and the reason behind her fleeting wistful expressions, Tooru reaches out to Izumi’s best friend from high school, Maori Hino. However, maybe some things are best kept secret…

Genres: Japan

194 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 23, 2023

About the author

Japanese light literary writer of light literature. She mainly writes romance novels.

Reviews

[Secre · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was impressed with how the author represented not only the past book but the present time frame of yet a new story unfortunately there are those who have given this book a bad review as they were expecting something similar to a sequel but the story is more of a side story in my opinion. In a sense the story is about overcoming grief and understanding one's true feeling. The story from the previous book is mentioned from time to time but what I enjoyed was the extra backstory and change in perspective not shown in the last book. Similar to the last book, I believe this story is deserving of a 5 star rating. Overall a great story filled with love, sadness and a deeper message. If you have a chance check it out!

Even If These Tears Disappear Tonight

[Shivakukatla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This spin off is as excellent as it's main book. Loved it.