May 2, 2022
This was the first novel I ever attempted to read in Japanese, and language-wise it was a really good choice. Story-wise though, it left me completely unsatisfied. I found the writing repetitive and lacklustre, and the stories needlessly sentimental. There was a slight air of mystery that kept me reading, but that's about it. It's not the kind of book I'd normally choose to read though, so maybe I'm being harsher than I should.