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rereader33's review against another edition
4.0
Reread on 7/9/22:
Bumped up from 2 to 4 stars
While I still think the Snake Guardian chapter went on a little too long with little payoff, the first and final chapters definitely made up for it. Especially the last one, the ending to that is still hilarious! I also like that the first chapter establishes that not every chapter is going to be some deep, dark mystery, there may be some slice-of-life mysteries throughout the series too. Anyway, not as solid as others, but still good.
Original review on 5/12/2020:
I was SO looking forward to this collection of miscellaneous stories, and I will admit the ending of the last one was fucking HILARIOUS, but these stories DRAG ON so much that I just can't be bothered to care. It's such a shame, because Kotoko is such a great character and I love seeing her in action, but HOLY SHIT, these chapters are just SO DAMN LONG! I feel like if these chapters were shorter and there were more stories, this wouldn't be a problem. But there were three stories in this volume and ALL OF THEM were LONG AS FUCK. *sigh* I'm starting to lose patience with this format, but maybe the next volume will be better?
Bumped up from 2 to 4 stars
While I still think the Snake Guardian chapter went on a little too long with little payoff, the first and final chapters definitely made up for it. Especially the last one, the ending to that is still hilarious! I also like that the first chapter establishes that not every chapter is going to be some deep, dark mystery, there may be some slice-of-life mysteries throughout the series too. Anyway, not as solid as others, but still good.
Original review on 5/12/2020:
I was SO looking forward to this collection of miscellaneous stories, and I will admit the ending of the last one was fucking HILARIOUS, but these stories DRAG ON so much that I just can't be bothered to care. It's such a shame, because Kotoko is such a great character and I love seeing her in action, but HOLY SHIT, these chapters are just SO DAMN LONG! I feel like if these chapters were shorter and there were more stories, this wouldn't be a problem. But there were three stories in this volume and ALL OF THEM were LONG AS FUCK. *sigh* I'm starting to lose patience with this format, but maybe the next volume will be better?
library_kb's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The narration style in this volume wasn't my favorite--both chapters had an external perspective kind of "narrating" parts/most of the story. It also kind of felt like a filler volume--no overarching plot like the previous three volumes had. I'm still invested enough to keep reading though!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Murder
brambresseleers's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0