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![よふかしのうた 1 [Yofukashi no Uta 1] by Kotoyama](https://cdn.thestorygraph.com/g1dn5sgdasi9ilqt1oykds08m4fh)
3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Here we have Ko, a 14 year old boy who is clearly suffering from depression. Because of this, he's dropped out of school, which doesn't seem to phase his parents, and he suffers from insomnia, leading him to wander the streets at night. On one of these nights, he meets Nanakusa, a fun-loving vampire girl, who invites him back to the abandoned building she's squatting in. He apparently has super tasty blood that vampires like a lot, and she (of course) wants to feed. After spending some time hanging out with her, letting her feed from him, he decides he wants to be a vampire too, but Nanakusa isn't down with that- in order to turn him into a vampire, they have to fall in love first, and she's not having that. Later on in the story, Ko's one friend, a childhood friend named Akira shows up and tries to talk him into coming back to school, setting up a possible love triangle, or at least some sort of triangle. The story is a weird blend of philosophical discussion and gratuitous sexual references; I know I'm old, but can we keep the middle school kids away from horndogging for a bit please? Overall, though, it's a decent read, and the kind of off-kilter art fits the story well.
#CalloftheNightVol1 #NetGalley
#CalloftheNightVol1 #NetGalley
Ko is a bit dorky and Nanakusa is a vampire. When Ko meets Nanakusa he realizes he wants to be a vampire also. The very first line in the book had me hooked, "They say human blood tastes best at night." It set the tone and that combined withe the art I was instantly drawn into the story. I have never seen this take on vampires and how to become one. It was interesting and a lot of fun. I did not want to put it down. Parts of the book were awkward, but since the MC is in middle school it worked. I can't wait to read volume 2.
4 stars.
4 stars.
kinda boring and weird... how old is the girl anyways
this book is so interesting i love the art style and can’t wait to see in the next vol. if anything happens with this new girl from ko’s childhood “friend,” she obviously likes him and nazuna likes ko as well, nazuna is a vampire and ko met her in the streets at night due to his insomnia and when he meet her she tells him almost everything about a vampire, and how to become one, ko wants to become a vampire after learning this but in order to do that he has love nazuna, he doesn’t know what love is and so he’s trying to learn.
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This one is giving me judgement issues. Overall I like it. Ko likes the night. He feels alive. He meets a lovely/sexy vampire who wants to play. But she does not want to fall in love. Because if a vampire falls in love with a human, and the human falls in love with a vampire, she can turn that human into a vampire. Ko is lonely, and he wants to know what love is. However Nu (the vamp) absolutely does not want to fall in love. She just wants to feed, which is it’s own orgasmic experience. But Ko forgets he does have a friend, and is reminded later in the book which sets up a triangle. My entire problem with this book is that Ko is 14. This book seems too sexual for that age (but that may just be my age speaking). Plus the other thing that annoys me is the gratuitous crotch shots. That is all that is in the frame. The female vampire wither her legs spread (clothed) and some words that have nothing to do with the post. This annoys me. I think I will check out book 2 before deciding if I like the book as a whole.