“文学少女”と死にたがりの道化

A mystery novel with a darker tone than expected

Konoha Inoue, a second year in high school that hides the fact that he wrote a best-selling novel under a female alias two years ago, spends most of his time after school at the literature club, writing "snacks" for the only other member and titular character, a high school girl that literally eats books. One day the two get asked to help with writing a love letter, which drags them into a situation that is a lot deeper and complicated than it originally seemed.

Overall I enjoyed the story, the tone is darker that I would have expected from the setting. Unfortunately the first half is stronger than the second and the resolution of the mystery itself felt somewhat disappointing to me mainly because there were just too many coincidences where people experienced similar circumstances which broke my suspension of disbelief and the scene on the rooftop felt weak to me since it started with an exposition heavy monologue, because we didn't know the characters enough to guess at their motivations.

Some things to consider:

• There is some dialogue about literature/authors that might be difficult to follow if you don't know the books that are talked about. Although you should generally be able to understand enough to be able to follow the main story
• Since it's a mystery there are some passages you aren't meant to understand (yet)

Trigger Warnings: Suicide