Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight, Vol. 9

Today's manga post is on Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight, Vol. 9 by Rin Mikimoto. It is 200 pages long and is published by Kodansha Comics. The cover has Hinana and Kaede on it. As it is the ninth volume in the series, you need to have read the first eight volumes to understand the story. The intended reader is someone who likes shojo romance with cute characters. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of Hinana. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the manga- Shadows of the Past
As Hinana sinks deeper into despair, Akira has no one else to turn to but his rival Kaede. Akira shares Hinana's past family troubles with Kaede because it's affecting her now more than ever. What will Kaede do when he finally hears the truth? And in a moment of respite, Hinana and Kaede take a vacation to a hot spring resort, and, much to their chaperone's dismay, things get a little steamy!

Review- This volume is really great with all the back story for Hinana and why she is how she is. Kaede is willing to meet with Akira man to man and Akira is willing to give Kaede the knowledge that he needs to understand. Kaede is really great in this volume, he steps up as Hinana's boyfriend. He goes to Hinana's mother and has a serious talk. Hinana and Kaede are both growing as characters but I liked seeing more growth from Kaede in this volume. I look forward to the next volume! 

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.