Stepping On Roses (9 books in series)
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review 1: I love this book so much. One thing I love about this series is that you cannot predict the story when you are reading! I felt bad for Sumi when I was reading this book because she sacrificed herself to marry Nozomu in order to protect her family and Soichiro. Also, the parts whe...
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review 1: Another cliff-hanger ending from Rinko Ueda (and here I thought this was going to be the last volume). I was glad that Soichiro finally comes up and commits to Sumi, however, I found it hard to believe that his resignation from the company left him penniless...he had no savings o...
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review 1: When I saw this manga up on Edelweiss awhile back, I was intrigued. I had never read any of this series, and therefore did NOT know that this is the NEXT-TO-LAST VOLUME of the series. But, it looked like somethings I would like, so I gave it a chance. I don't regret that. I am no...
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review 1: Huh... well of course Soichiro isn't going to really be a bad guy... of COURSE it is his horrible, heartbreaking past that made him this way.... the manga-ka wrote something about how this story was going to be stereotypical because she likes this kind of stereotypical story... a...
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review 1: The cover and description of this manga are quite misleading, it looks cutsie and romantic. There is definitely not any romance in volume one, in fact the content is quite mature and a little dark. A very poor and naive fifteen year old girl decides to sell her body to feed and ...
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review 1: I do enjoy it when they add absolutes to character, and I think they have done so with Sumi. What I mean by this is that, is a character is given a talent and then he’s written in such a way that he’s the best in the world, no one could ever beat them at that skill or ability. I ...
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review 1: Sumi is an impoverished girl who is taking care of a few orphen children her older brother, Eisuke, keeps brining home. He goes out chasing after one get rich quick scheme after another, or con, or bet, leaving her to take care of their ramshackle home and the children. They are ...
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review 1: I love how the plot is getting so more interesting - I understand why Miu is being a bitch & almost tried to kill Sumi but still, that's going a bit too far. I liked Komai - i hope he comes back!!! & Sochiro (swoon!!!) i love seeing this new side of him! him & Sumi are so cute! &...
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review 1: All I can say is EXCELLENT!! This was an adorable first installment that I didn't want to stop reading. The visuals were perfect and made me want to own some of the outfits depicted...simply lovely! It was a cute romance story that made me love the characters right away. I could ...