Boys Over Flowers, Volume 18: Hana Yori Dango

This series has an unfortunate habit of drawing out a situation for volumes & volumes before it has a real payoff like this. Recently we got to meet a REAL rival for Tsubasa's affections in Shigeru, his betrothed fiancee. We realized that if Tsubasa hadn't met Tskushi, Shigeru would have been a good match for him. When we last left them, Tskushi had walked in on a very... interesting position between the two teens, only to assume the worst. (For a girl who claims not to care for Tsubasa, Tskushi sure does protest a whole lot. A little too much, actually.) We deal with the aftermath from that, as well as more reminders of how poor Tskushi is. This volume finally delivers a few needed shots of life into the series, but unfortunately it isn't enough to really give it the oomph needed to pick everything up to high gear. Fans will still enjoy the book, but everyone else will scan through the volume & replace it on the bookstore shelf until the series eventually gets interesting again.

that if you are reading this you've read at least some of Hana Yori Dango or seen the anime or watched one of the two live action shows...if so I don't need to tell you that it is one of the funniest Shojo manga out there... and if not what have you been doing living under a rock? Just kidding but seriously you should read this series but don't you dare start with this book! Go get the first one, get it now! For those who've been reading up to this point this book is awesome in this volume Tsukushi becomes homeless(will she ever get a break?) so of course Tsukasa's older sister tries to take her into their home, but we all know how resistant our heroine can be to charity and the solution she comes up with is hilarious...I can't write anymore because the desire to spoil is getting overwhelming.