Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway

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This is my first review of a light novel.
I want to say that I am not familiar with English so I will try to write it correctly.
First of all I met Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. Thanks to the manga, It is rare that an anime or manga encourages me to read his novel. My first impression of this novel was that I found a little different manga. The story is well developed but very slow since it does not focus much on some important details. This novel is better than some popular novels, this novel is different from the usual (not as ... typical) and makes you enter the feelings that each protagonist transmits. Show feelings with everything you read and that gives a positive point to this story, characters. The characters are well included in the story and each one has its mystery and develops a bit slowly but surely. The negative of this is that it is heavy to read it in some details of the chapters are unnecessary (Although it may be a matter of mine since I looked anxious and finish it quickly) I recommend that you read it calmly (not like me haha)
In summary, this novel makes you enter the story a bit weird to watch, with a drama that develops slowly but safely developing the characters and seeing each other's point of view. You just have to enjoy it and protect it
Story: 10/10
Character: 9/10
Enjoyment: 9/10
Overall: 10/10

Thanks for reading! :D

It is strange if the final winding is regret or happiness.

This is the story about an office worker, Yoshida. One day Yoshida confess to his boss, but his confession get rejected by Airi Gotou. Until one day when he was walking to the apartment, Yoshida met Sayu, a high school girl. Sayu Ogiwara is a runaway girl from Hokkaido, Sayu tell to Yoshida if Yoshida can sleep with her as long as Sayu gets a place to sleep. However, Yoshida refuses Sayu and this story full of intrigue and drama begins.

I like stories, I like the simple writing style, I like long dialogues over monologues, ... I shed tears when the climax of the story was at its peak, I like those sentences makes me something that changed my life.

I don't want to say much about the stories part, I feel that a story like this is good and the ending of the series is also good, even though the author is really playing it safe. I emphasize, there is no hanging ending. It all depends on how we look at it from the point of view of stories. We can take lessons from every journey. If we start to lose our way, If you can't get up on your own, ask someone else for help. If we are already destroyed by our own mistakes, then wait for the right time to get back up. If you can't invite other people, walk side by side with them. Everyone have weaknesses, It all depends on how we see it.

We are free to hate something, because it is our destiny as haters. Sayu is a JK girl, love is hard, and teenagers are at the most confusing stage of their lives. The problem of the characters is a complicated things because they always develop along with the story. Sometimes a trash character appears, sometimes a character appears who is the key to the end of the story, and many others. I like how the author really gives the background for each character very interestingly, So that the main character's problems can be solved as well and give a satisfying ending, I wouldn't hesitate to call this light novel the best of the year because tbh, HigeHiro has an interesting character development and character background.

Does an illustration or art play an important role in a light novel?

Idk, Can we imagine an actual event with an illustration or does the sexy character design make us fall in loves with those chara? HigeHiro has beautiful character designs, and that's no doubt if you look at Airi Gotou, Yoshida, and Sayu. They are really important for this light novel. I still remember the illustration in volume 4. I like the illustration of the star scenery, it evokes a dark atmosphere when tired for reading. I don't care about art section, because basically this is a Light Novel Novel and not a Manga or Anime.

Is this series good, do I have to read to reach a good ending?

No, I heard the anime adaptation will cover the entirety of the Light Novel which is five volumes. However, before the anime ended I had read this light novel and I really enjoyed it, I have nothing to lose by buying every volume of the book and walking to the bookstore just to read this masterpiece series.......

This story is about Yoshida an office worker living together with Sayu a runaway teenager in his apartment.

This is quiet interesting and enjoyable story for me, as we delve into their life how two unrelated people coexist and how they reflect their relationship each other.

Story:
The story focus on how Yoshida and Sayu live and interact day by day through usual daily activity. Then it deepen as living together like they do became more difficult as time passed. There also times where the character simply pondering their relation with other characters.

Art:
There are illustrations once every few chapters so we can grasp how the characters look like ... how the scenes happen visually.

Characters:
This novel use first person POV mostly from Yoshida POV but sometimes shift to other characters. Therefore we can follow that the character actually changes overtime as they reflect and react to the changes as the story goes.

Enjoyment:
The appeal of this novel in my opinion is about how 2 entity: an adult male and a high school girl actually live together in a society that only think such relationship is always a lewd one. We can see how they have to face that reality thus consider how to resolve their problems.

I rarely read light novels, so my expectations for a great story are probably not that high. That being said, I can't help but fall in love with the characters and the world within this novel.

The synopsis gets the gist of the story, but as it progresses, more and more women are introduced; (small spoilers?) most become love rivals or bring up memories of the past. I wouldn't call this a harem by any means but there are multiple love conflicts. Side characters play a huge role, as they actively challenge the social norms and morality of the main leads.

What I love is ... how smoothly the story switches between perspectives and how elegantly new characters are introduced. Sure, you might hate some for their "ulterior" motives or what they did in the past but the way they are portrayed is quite beautiful.

I highly recommend you give the LN or even the manga a shot, once you look past the "taboo" aspects you will see a wonderfully written piece of art.

Edit: After reading thru most of volume 3, some of this "love" drama can be logically frustrating, but it barely detracts from the main plot/duo.