Today's post is on Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty, volume 2 by Megumi Morino. It is 176 pages long and is published by Kodansha Comics. It is the second in her Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty series. The cover has the two main characters on it. The intended reader is someone who has read the first volume, likes shojo manga, and retelling of fairy tales. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this story. The story is told from third persons close of the main character. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- THE UNINVITED
Despite being a scaredy-cat and crybaby, high schooler Tetsu finds himself working at the eerie estate on the hill, where Shizu–the only child of the Karasawa family–is secreted away. However, his friendship with Shizu quickly turns to fear when several spirits of the dead appear before him, borrowing her appearance. As he struggles to find the humanity in her supernatural condition, Tetsu must also face a question at once terrifying and heartbreaking: What if the true Shizu never returns?
Review- We pick up right where left off with Tetsu working for and being afraid of working for Shizu. But he has some hard things to think about concerning her. She is avoiding Tetsu because she does not want to frighten anyone but it more than just that. She does not have the basic will to live. A ghost follow Tetsu and possesses her and then refuses to leave because if Shizu does not want to live her life then he should do it for her. That makes Tetsu start to really think about Shizu and the kind of lonely life she has had to live up to now. This volume was slow to get going but once Tetus started to deal with the ghost and Shizu, it starting going faster. I am curious about how Shizu can be saved and who in her family does not want that and why.
I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
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