Seven Days

emptymind Nov 2, 2022

7

Tbh a little frustrating how dense the characters are. Otherwise, pretty solid fluff. Sometimes you just want some men to fall in love 😌

anonymouschan Feb 7, 2023

8.5

I  reread this around a week ago, forgive me if my memory is hazy. The first time I read this I probably would've given it a solid 10 ish. It was a sweet, refreshing book. Most bls have repetitive stories and rushed relationships (including having sex after a week of meeting each other). The concept is interesting; I've only seen it used one other time in a bl. (and I've read more than quite a bit...) Surprisingly, the love interest isn't a playboy despite dating so many women. He clearly sets boundaries and did not like when he felt that mc was treating them dating as a joke. Ml stayed loyal to all his girlfriends. (Technically. But emotionally... not so much.) I would argue that the relationship is rushed, yet in a way it has to be like that. (One week limit and all) I'm not one for rushed romances, but I found myself enjoying this manga a lot. They start out barely knowing who the other is. They had a very platonic relationship at the start despite dating. It's sweet, yet felt just a bit too fast. It was nice how they got to know each other better and develop feelings for each other. Despite my rough critism (spoiler section) I adored this story. If you want a sweet high school romance that doesn't take ages to develop, this is for you! SPOILER . . . The sister-in-law thing was never fully elaborated on, which left me a bit curious, but we got all the information about her that we needed to advance the plot forward. I love how the mc called ml out on his actions and we also got some depth to the ml's motivation and just made him interestinger. I have a problem with that though. He was his almost sister-in-law's lover? The story just brushed past that as if it was nothing. I believe that his brother was cheating on the sister-in-law, so it wasn't completely out of the cruelty of their hearts, yet that doesn't excuse it for the sister-in-law nor the ml. Ml nor sister-in-law received any repercussions, and I believe that mc doesn't even know that they had an affair? That was more than a little weird. (Just popped into my head; How big is their age gap?) Both the characters were just average high schoolers. The ml was the most interesting out of the two. Mc was just a hot guy with a sort of borderline dislike for (dating) girls who happened to accidentally date another hot guy and fell in love. He still managed to be a likeale character, because of his personality.  Ml however actually had a solid reason for dating multiple people and never treated them like shit. He was a decent person, never cheated on his partners (yet betrayed his brother....) However the fact that he did something wrong and is trying to get over her adds to his growth. (Even though he could've blocked her? Or maybe told his brother? She's still getting married to his brother and isn't portrayed as a good nor bad character??)

nathandouglasdavis Sep 28, 2022

8

Eek! This was absolutely adorbs! You know that feeling when the bottom of your throat feels full and you can't help but smile? I felt that multiple times while reading this. The author did an excellent job of creating a captivating premise and lovable characters. I'd rate the first volume as a solid 9/10 and the second volume as a slightly lesser 7/10. Those first five chapters were just delectable and fresh and entertaining. The last seven chapters were still good, but they'd lost that special something that made me feel giddy inside. At times, it felt more like the author was introducing misunderstandings and whatnot just to extend the storyline a bit further (in other words, the story wasn't structured as ideally as it could've been). I also fail to understand why Yuzuru tore up the tickets. That detail just feels like the author attempting to play with the readers' hearts and not actually something that would've made sense for the character to do. Art-wise, the characters can be very thin and stringy and misproportioned. The largest difference between the two main characters is the shade of their hair, and there were a few panels where I initially misidentified who was being portrayed. I do like the artwork though, for the most part.