Miyabe Miyuki has done it again: even if it is just lots of talking, little advancing of the plot and basically what looks like a script for a series, this fifth volume of the series delivers: lots of people looking intensely to each other, a couple of big surprises, in particular the developments close to the end of the volume and a pace and characters’ arc that makes for a really fun read. Without having read the last volume (I hope this year) I have to say that for something as ridiculous as this school trial with police, journalists, and all types of characters, Miyabe has a knack for keeping the reader’s attention.
The best: it is fun; the last part of the volume is really good
The worst: there is the feeling that if you cut the whole volume out (as with previous ones) nothing much would be lost; too many pages for what is being told
Alternatives: just start with the beginning; other Miyabe’s works could be an option