Wow.
At some points, I wasn't really *feeling* the college arc here and there. Some moments felt off, some felt pointless, and I just overall wasn't really sure if this part of the story was going to be as good as the high school arc.
But MY GOD! "Rascal Does Not Dream of His Student" completely changed my mind on that! This novel is not only the best entry in the college arc so far, it is also one of the best entries in the entire series!
I was constantly enthralled while reading this one. I found it incredibly difficult to put down every single night that I read it. Kamoshida's writing is once again nothing short of perfect, the way the narrative, and the words themselves, flow is just magnificent, as expected.
But even with that expectation, I was still blown away by how interesting this entire novel was. The adolescent syndrome victim this time around really flips the usual structure of the series on its head, and it works so phenomenally well. I thought I wasn't going to like Sara at first, but I ended up becoming really enthralled with her. She functions as an amazing parallel to Sakuta and Mai, and her personality is probably the most unique and interesting in the series so far, I was so excited to see where her character would go throughout my time reading. And by the end of the book, I was left wanting to read even more. I'm not joking when I say the final line of the book gave me goosebumps and left me desperate to know what was going to happen next.
I cannot wait for the next novel! But until then, I guess I'll just have to read this one over and over again, something I'm very happy to do.