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Nicholas pushes himself to be recognised as Seiji’s rival, but Seiji is indifferent… or so it seems. Now with new monthly covers by fan-favorite artist Hamlet Machine.

29 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 20, 2018

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C.S. Pacat

71 books16.6k followers
C.S. Pacat is the USA-Today best-selling author of Dark Rise, the Captive Prince trilogy, and the GLAAD-nominated graphic novels Fence.

Born in Australia and educated at the University of Melbourne, C.S. Pacat has lived in a number of cities, including Tokyo and Perugia, and currently resides and writes in Melbourne.

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220 reviews3,487 followers
December 10, 2020
(4.5 ★’s) Defensive strategies to avade and thwart the plottings of a manipulative mastermind ⤵


be so sloppy you’re unpredictable
be so bullheaded nothing could penetrate your thick head
be clueless and never pay attention
be confident for no reason that could be exploited yet never be cocky

In other words: be Nicholas!
And you will be rewarded and find out that sometimes—


Yes, I adore Nicholas the little idiotic cinnamon roll and I’m so proud of him for being so stuck in his own head. Who knew that would ever turn out to be a good thing? In fact, he is so completely living in the world in his brain that he’s grown and cultivated this absurd obsession with Seiji and his jealousy and drive to work harder for it are weirdly adorable and entertaining.

The idea of Aiden beating Seiji makes me mad. Not mad. Jealous. Seiji, I want to be the one who beats you. I want to be good enough. I want to win this match and earse Aiden’s win against you. So that the one you look at as a rival—is me.

And oh is the chemistry becoming so palpable the air is crackling with dense energy. I gotta say, I’m finally definitely rooting for them because Seiji is acting less like a weak bully and more like a stiff, rude critic now ,which I rather love actually. If he continues like this, I might even like him!


Nicholas and Seiji aside, my number one character AKA Aiden is glowing and the glimpse into his vulnerability for and bond with the strict, pure baby leader Harvard just about undid me. Genuine Aiden will destroy me and I SHIP IT YES MY OTP.


Companions: Playlist & Related Reviews

Book series playlist: Spotify URL


Books in series:
Fence #1 ★★★✯☆
Fence #2 ★★★✯☆
Fence #3 ★★★★☆
Fence #4 ★★★✯☆
Fence #5 ★★★★✯
Fence #6 ★★★★✯
↬ Fence #7 ★★★★✯
Fence #8 ★★★★✯
Fence #9 ★★★★✯
Fence #10 ★★★★★
Fence #11 ★★★★★
Fence #12 ★★★★☆
Fence, Vol. 1 (Fence, #1-4) ★★★★☆
Fence, Vol. 2 (Fence, #5-8) ★★★★✯
Fence, Vol. 3 (Fence, #9-12) ★★★★★
Fence, Vol. 4 (Fence, #13-16) ★★★★✯
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651 reviews35.3k followers
October 2, 2018
OMG!
THIS!!! Aiden and Harvard are my new OTP! <333

I mean seriously, how cute are they?

”I think you’re amazing, Harvard. I think you can do whatever you put your mind to.”

Queen Aiden said before they finished each other’s sentences and watched TV… *sobs*
So perfect! Their friendship is adorable! How come Harvard is so oblivious?! *lol*

Also Seiji was actually kinda nice to Bobby?!
Where do I write that?!
But then again Bobby is so cute even Seiji has to be nice! <333

Last but not least:
THOSE ISSUES NEED TO BE LONGER!!!
I’m not getting enough of Seiji/Nicholas and Aiden/Harvard moments!

MOOOOREEEEEE, please!!!

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1,009 reviews43.8k followers
December 3, 2020
¡Segundo día de los tryouts y todos necesitan ganar para asegurarse un puesto en el equipo de esgrima! En serio, nunca pensé que podría emocionarme tanto con un cómic sobre esgrima, pero es que la tensión que se siente todo el tiempo es impresionante. Nicholas está a punto de tener un duelo con Aiden, quien es el único que le ha ganado a Seiji. Así que Nicholas cree que si le gana a Aiden, significa que, indirectamente, le está ganando a su archirrival.

Y, en un giro inesperado de las cosas, ahora shippeo muchísimo a Aiden y a Harvard.
Bendito el día en el que decidí comprar todos los cómics y tomos porque, si me quedara colgada en uno de los cliffhangers en los que termina cada fascículo, me moriría.
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420 reviews467 followers
June 19, 2018


SCREAMS IT WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED

PACAT LITERALLY WENT ALL HAIDEN ON MY ASS THE END OF THE ISSUE IS SOOOOOOOO PERFECT
also my fav cliche of best friends who r in love but one is oblivious and one is HARD PINING





bonus point nick pestering seiji and dante taking picture of bobby and seiji and BOBBY VISION RETURN

i loved this its so GAY
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692 reviews1,688 followers
October 12, 2020
DJAHGDHGALHGDHGDAGDLSGSDH

G A Y
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2,481 reviews694 followers
January 5, 2019
4 Stars

I liked the developments in this one.

Nicholas is growing more confident and the other students start to take his skills more seriously. It was also fun to watch Nicholas stir Seiji up, again. Those two are going to be combustible when they light that spark and I can’t wait!

But, surprisingly, it was watching Harvard and Aiden grow closer that I enjoyed the most in this one. Their relationship has the shocking potential of turning me into an Aiden supporter... maybe... we’ll see.
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774 reviews4,185 followers
December 19, 2018
THIS ONE WAS SOOO GOOD!!

Okay, first of all I love this sports tournament set up idk sports montages and training scenes THRILL me I love sports fiction

second of all, the art is so nice and I love the different styles that are incorporated

finally: AIDEN AND HARVARD. Aiden is my king and I love him so much and him being That Hot Bitch who's secretly in unrequited love for his best friend??? truly I am dying

blessed moved grateful
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663 reviews1,702 followers
January 16, 2019
Oh My God!!!! I missed my fencing boys and damn, is this comics getting better and better with every issue??? I loved that Nicholas is teasing Seiji about indirect win. And Aiden!!! I still have a thing for that bad baby!!!! Loooooooved it!


4 fence baby fence stars

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594 reviews112 followers
September 26, 2020


¡¡¡Fence #7 fue demasiado GENIAL!!! Por alguna razón, el capítulo me pareció más largo que otros y lo disfruté muchísimo.

La historia cada vez se vuelve más interesante. Es divertida y adictiva.

Primero, mi bebé, Nick, cada vez es mejor y lo demuestra. Segundo, Seiji, él cuál es demasiado cool y adorable con su actitud indiferente y fría. Y tercero, Aidan y Harvard. A decir verdad, Aidan no me terminaba de convencer con su actitud de gigoló pero junto a Harvard es totalmente diferente. Y tengo que reconocer que la amistad entre ellos me intriga mucho.

No puedo esperar al siguiente capítulo. Necesito saber quienes formarán parte del equipo de esgrima y quién ganará entre Seiji y Harvard.

Por último, el arte sigue siendo cool y perfecto.
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1,039 reviews1,665 followers
November 3, 2020
and the saga goes on...

I'm just reading and patiently waiting for this to become more gay..

there is so much gay tension boiling in the air. i can feel it.

for now, i just have to watch nicholas and sieji battle each other, verbally and actually...

but soon... soon they will be a couple.

on a different note, i loved seeing nicholas totally not giving a fork about aiden's psychological manipulation. way to go, nichloas

as usual, this was filled with humor that brought a smile to my face multiple times!

also, i still love bobby. he is literally so cute and innocent

also also, aiden and Harvard...? we'll see

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24 reviews10 followers
June 21, 2018
YESSSSS MY BOY NICHOLAS BEATING BEAUTIFUL AIDEN AND THOSE AIDEN X HARVARD MOMENTS MMMMMMMMM YES PLEASE AND THANK YOU
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650 reviews318 followers
May 8, 2019
"I think you’re amazing, Harvard. I think you can do whatever you put your mind to.”

The shinning part about this issue is, definitely, Harvard and Aiden!

I kind of saw that one coming, especially from Harvard's side, but it's still really cute to see them interacting like that. Just relaxing and being there for each other.

Aiden literally dropping everything to go see if Harvard was ok just melted my heart.

I just hope Seiji and Nicholas can get there soon enough because I'm sure they'll be every bit as sickening cute as all the other couples in this.
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1,201 reviews36 followers
December 23, 2020
I swear, I love these comics, they even make me want to find a fencing school and sign up, lol 😂
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199 reviews27 followers
June 24, 2018
Update 6/24: I can't stop rereading the last part of this issue 😍. I'll probably be rereading it over and over until next month's issue is released.
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AAAAAHHHHHHHHHsanisjsisnajlaskhsvb!!

I think this is now my favorite issue. Aiden and Harvard are sooo cute! And the teddy bear finally made an appearance! I need more! OMG just KISS! Or not. Staying just bffs is cool too. *whisper* but seriously just kiss. I mean, the fact that Aiden stopped [spoiler] and went to Harvard immediately
I'm dead. 😍😍😍😲💀👼🏾❤️

So much more content in this issue and attention to each character and their situations. Bobby and Seiji moment was adorable. Bobby Vision is hilarious. Those eyelashes. Smile for once though Seiji; Bobby really likes you. Poor Kally. Also Nicholas was so extra in this 😂
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143 reviews37 followers
June 21, 2018
my gay heart is happy <3 <3 <3

also everyone !!! - im in a reading slump rn (sad ik :c), so im not reading as much, but i swear !!! this happens to me whenever i read A LOT of good books. ill start reading in a few weeks again lmao. just look forward to manga and comics for now :''')

ALSO BLACKPINK OWNS ME HSHHSHS
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1,912 reviews446 followers
March 20, 2021
I love Bobby and I love all the other characters

The perfect binge reading novel
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1,901 reviews319 followers
October 12, 2018
En garde!

We're STILL in the tryouts for the team....day 2! Nicholas has an attitude shift, Aiden shows a different side of himself, Seiji is still Seiji.

I will say this every time......WHY ARE THESE DETECTABLE SERIALS SO DANG SHORT??!!???
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1,406 reviews106 followers
June 20, 2018
YASSSSS QUEEN!!! IS EVERYONE'S ATTENTION PROPERLY FOCUSED ON THAT TEXT AND EVERYTHING AFTER?? [insert heart-eyed fanboys]

also LOL @ the succinct summary of why Aiden's tricks don't work on Nicholas. And Bobby vision! And I need approximately 500% more Dante in this, kthxbai.

THAT ENDING THO. BOYS.
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