A review by brookeisbusyreading
Love Is an Illusion! Vol. 1 by Fargo

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I’d like to start off by saying my dumb ass didn’t look for trigger warnings or a Mature label because it wasn’t wrapped. I didn’t think anything of it…so I was definitely surprised with the detailed content lol (I’m not taking any stars off for that since this was a ‘maybe I’ll like this type of manga’ thing.)

I don’t have a problem with smut or the really spicy stuff, but I prefer the relationship more. The blurb of this book sounded cute so I thought I’d give it a shot. However, there’s like ZERO character development in this volume - 400 pages! It jumps straight into the physical smexy stuff, which I didn’t have a problem with, but it never actually developed the characters together or individually.

It’s kind of disappointing because the art style’s nice and the color sections were vibrant (not in the ways I was expecting but still!). This book 400 pages to fluff up the characters a bit but didn’t do that and just focused on the physical attraction. Not my kind of series apparently.

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