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告白予行練習 [Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu] #15
告白予行練習 乙女どもよ
HoneyWorks原案の超人気「告白」シリーズ、新展開の第15弾!
本当の自分を出せず、息が詰まるような毎日を過ごす加恋。
ある日、野球部員・隅田から告白され思わず断ってしまう。
目立ちたくない――中学の頃の出来事がきっかけで立ち止まる加恋に、隅田は本気を伝えてきて?
本当の自分を出せず、息が詰まるような毎日を過ごす加恋。
ある日、野球部員・隅田から告白され思わず断ってしまう。
目立ちたくない――中学の頃の出来事がきっかけで立ち止まる加恋に、隅田は本気を伝えてきて?
292 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2021
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28 books6 followersHoneyWorks, also known as Haniwa (ハニワ), is an independent music circle, and the creator of Confession Executive Committee. The franchise is one of the group's major projects.
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February 23, 2022
I did not expect to like this book as much as I did.
I bought this book because a friend of mine wanted to brush up her Japanese and asked me to buy manga from HoneyWorks. I visited 4 different bookstores, yet couldn't find any of the titles she send me. But I did find this book. Problem: it's not a manga, so my friend was worried it would be to difficult, so instead of sending it to her right away, we decided I'd read it first, to see how difficult it was.
I'm not personally a HoneyWorks fan, per se. My best friend loves HoneyWorks, and another friend loves CHiCO with HoneyWorks, so I do know a few songs, and it so happened that this book focuses on my favourite one so I was in luck. I doubt I got all the references, though there were several lines that were quite likely from songs (and some I recognised). It was kinda obvious because they just barely fitted, and always looked a bit out of place/ artificially inserted. Which is weird, since these books are written about the songs.
On to the actual book: I LOVED the first few chapters. Karen was such a relatable character for me personally, and I think we might be quite alike. Of course there are plenty of differences too, but she was very easy to root for (which is weird, because characters that highlight aspect I don't particularly like of myself are usually not characters I end up liking). Karen goes through A LOT in this manga, and the way she deals with things is exceptional and very inspiring. I wish I could be as positive and hard working as she is.
We have a pov shift to Kei, who was also pretty adorable. Okay, he was absolutely adorable. He is the baseball guy who pretty much does baseball all the time, but he's loved Karen for a long time, and tries to help her whenever he can, even if that "help" means staying away. He is good with boundaries, listens to others, and is just overall a stand-up guy. I liked reading his pov as much as I did Karen's and 90 pages in I was loving this book.
Then, we have the last pov character, Chisa, whose pov, especially at the beginning was absolutely annoying. I didn't like her as a character, I felt she was too underdeveloped, we barely get any backstory on her, and she complains all the time. At points she was relatable, but mostly she was incredibly frustrating and her pov chapters were my least favourite. They did get a bit better once she became friends with Karen, but even then... there are some consent issues here too.
This story takes place throughout high school, so over a time span of three years. There are several time skips, and while this worked really well for the pacing going from Karen trying her best to fit in again in one scene to skipping the entire school year and them becoming 2nd years was kinda jarring. Also, are girls really this AWFUL in Japan? I've been bullied, but it was never like this, thankfully. And all the non-main girls are just absolutely horrid for no reason, and only talk trash, it's really weird. Is that what high school is like in Japan?
I liked that the story didn't shy away from Chisa being in love with Karen. It looked like they were going the "she's just afraid of losing her friend, that's all" route, but they didn't and that made the story better. Kei and Karen are the absolute cutest together though, and I really love them.
This book is a romance story, but even more so it's the story of a shy, bullied girl and an anti-social girl. Mostly the shy, bullied girl, and her character growth. And her character growth is actually really good, and because of the time frame, it also feels very realistic. And that's why I loved this story so much. Seeing Karen grow and learn not to give up on herself, and that she does deserve love was just a fun experience, and I really enjoyed it.
Would I have enjoyed this more if I had understood all the references? Maybe. But the book did kinda ruin my favourite song a bit for me, because consent is important, so there's that...
I bought this book because a friend of mine wanted to brush up her Japanese and asked me to buy manga from HoneyWorks. I visited 4 different bookstores, yet couldn't find any of the titles she send me. But I did find this book. Problem: it's not a manga, so my friend was worried it would be to difficult, so instead of sending it to her right away, we decided I'd read it first, to see how difficult it was.
I'm not personally a HoneyWorks fan, per se. My best friend loves HoneyWorks, and another friend loves CHiCO with HoneyWorks, so I do know a few songs, and it so happened that this book focuses on my favourite one so I was in luck. I doubt I got all the references, though there were several lines that were quite likely from songs (and some I recognised). It was kinda obvious because they just barely fitted, and always looked a bit out of place/ artificially inserted. Which is weird, since these books are written about the songs.
On to the actual book: I LOVED the first few chapters. Karen was such a relatable character for me personally, and I think we might be quite alike. Of course there are plenty of differences too, but she was very easy to root for (which is weird, because characters that highlight aspect I don't particularly like of myself are usually not characters I end up liking). Karen goes through A LOT in this manga, and the way she deals with things is exceptional and very inspiring. I wish I could be as positive and hard working as she is.
We have a pov shift to Kei, who was also pretty adorable. Okay, he was absolutely adorable. He is the baseball guy who pretty much does baseball all the time, but he's loved Karen for a long time, and tries to help her whenever he can, even if that "help" means staying away. He is good with boundaries, listens to others, and is just overall a stand-up guy. I liked reading his pov as much as I did Karen's and 90 pages in I was loving this book.
Then, we have the last pov character, Chisa, whose pov, especially at the beginning was absolutely annoying. I didn't like her as a character, I felt she was too underdeveloped, we barely get any backstory on her, and she complains all the time. At points she was relatable, but mostly she was incredibly frustrating and her pov chapters were my least favourite. They did get a bit better once she became friends with Karen, but even then... there are some consent issues here too.
This story takes place throughout high school, so over a time span of three years. There are several time skips, and while this worked really well for the pacing going from Karen trying her best to fit in again in one scene to skipping the entire school year and them becoming 2nd years was kinda jarring. Also, are girls really this AWFUL in Japan? I've been bullied, but it was never like this, thankfully. And all the non-main girls are just absolutely horrid for no reason, and only talk trash, it's really weird. Is that what high school is like in Japan?
I liked that the story didn't shy away from Chisa being in love with Karen. It looked like they were going the "she's just afraid of losing her friend, that's all" route, but they didn't and that made the story better. Kei and Karen are the absolute cutest together though, and I really love them.
This book is a romance story, but even more so it's the story of a shy, bullied girl and an anti-social girl. Mostly the shy, bullied girl, and her character growth. And her character growth is actually really good, and because of the time frame, it also feels very realistic. And that's why I loved this story so much. Seeing Karen grow and learn not to give up on herself, and that she does deserve love was just a fun experience, and I really enjoyed it.
Would I have enjoyed this more if I had understood all the references? Maybe. But the book did kinda ruin my favourite song a bit for me, because consent is important, so there's that...
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