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I have read over 9,000 yuri manga/manhwa (OK, this is only a slight exaggeration) and this is truly a god tier work. This is a feminist tale of love, power, and intrigue set in historical Korea. It kept me on the edge of my seat every chapter. The trial and tribulations of the main characters are so heavy. They are both trapped by their role in society based on both class and their gender. I wanted nothing more than to see them triumph over the things holding them back and to see them live happily together. The story is at times painful and sad and ... at other points full of joy. The art and story are both beautiful. Absolutely recommend for any fan of yuri and really anyone in general.

I really enjoyed this. The story of a noblewoman and her maid from Japan, both of whom share a love of literature, was an interesting setup.

While there were some slightly unbelievable elements such as a woman of Alice's social class being so openly friendly with a maid, it really didn't detract from the story. The obstacles that do stand in their way are very real and provide a compelling narrative.

I loved the references to Charlotte Bronte and Oscar Wilde. The literary references support the themes of the story quite well.

This is a love story that is incredibly
sweet yet tinged with a bit ... of sadness due to the difficulties of being both women and not straight at the time. Things felt a little rushed at the end but I didn't mind too much because the romance was so good. I love Alice and Hanako together and wish we could get either a sequel or an epilogue.

This manga feels like a hidden gem. It works mostly due to the humorous aspects and the relationship between the main characters, Nana and Yuu. I read it for the yuri content so for me it delivered satisfactorily.

The vampire aspect is pretty lighthearted. The vampires have fangs, immortality, and they suck blood, but otherwise they're pretty normal. Yuu being a vampire is played mostly for comedy between her and the guy who turned her and so that we can have semi erotic scenes with Yuu sucking girls' blood.

To be honest the rushed end didn't bother me. Since I was most interested in the relationship ... between Yuu and Nana, I felt satisfied in the end. It's a shame the author had to condense everything, but it wasn't nearly as sudden of an end as some yuri I've read (looking at you, Lala).

The art might not be to everyone's taste but I ended up liking it. Overall, this was a fun read.

This manga was a really fun read. The relationship between the main characters, Minato and Hibiki, is super cute. Minato has a ton of social anxiety and low self-esteem whereas Hibiki is optimistic and really draws Minato out of her shell.

The art is a little bit stylistic when it comes to the characters but that's not a bad thing by any means. Minato's character design and constant hunched posture match her personality particularly well.

The mangaka seems to play music based on one of the afterwards and the love of music the characters feel is really transferred through the page.

The side characters are also quite ... enjoyable. If anything I wish we had gotten more time with them, particularly when it came to Chika and Arita who get a few chapters devoted to their side story.

Overall this is a light and fluffy yuri I would definitely recommend.

There's a lot that could have gone wrong with a premise about a high school girl in love with her adult step sister but I'm pleased to say that this manga is actually quite good and does not engage in anything unpleasant regarding the adult-child relationship.

This is a story about an unrequited love that cannot be realized and how the main character, Uta, deals with it. Will she move on? Will she cherish her feelings even though they hurt her? As the title suggests, the crux of the story is whether Uta's feelings will ever be understood by her step sister and if so, ... what that would mean.

We also follow the object of Uta's affection, Kaoru, as she deals with a marriage to Uta's brother that is starting to show cracks. I quite liked Kaoru. Maybe it was just because she was cute and affectionate but I also liked how the story showed the loneliness she often felt.

A lot of people thought the ending was rushed. Personally I didn't have a problem with it because the epilogue ended things satisfactorily, but I do wish the author had either done a time skip much earlier in the story or written more chapters to wrap things up. While I suppose it wouldn't fit the themes the author was exploring, I would really have liked to read an entire manga about what happens after the story ended.

The side characters, Uta's friends, are also pretty decent and get a little bit of character development of their own.

All in all I would recommend this as a yuri manga that is a little outside the norm since it's not really a will-they-won't they scenario as is the case for many romance stories.