A charming romance from the creator of Vampire Knight ! Carefree Megumi Kuroishi was living a life of luxury until the day a girl named Suzuka Kogami walked into his life. All of a sudden, Megumi finds himself kneeling at Suzuka's feet and prostrating himself like a servant! What Megumi doesn't know (until that very moment anyway) is that his family is cursed to follow the orders of the Kogami family. Megumi decides he wants to become a formal servant of the Kogami family so he can be worthy of Suzuka's love. But when wealthy heir Hiryu arrives to claim Suzuka as his bride, can Megumi even compete?
This time around we get to see a bit more of Megumi, the boy cursed to be a servant, and Suzuka, the girl cursed in turn to be his mistress. Unlike the first volume this is only the "Captive Hearts" story though it is still a bit disjointed at parts and characters can suddenly appear without warning. Here were are introduced to three new characters that may return -- a young wealthy hire who wants Suzuka's hand in marriage, his own servant who is also a descendant of the Kogami clan and thus able to command Megumi, and Megumi's mother who since she is not a blood relative is free from the servile curse. It gets unnecessarily complicated by the introduction of some plots involving kidnappings and slave dealings years ago but I'm still a sucker for the mistress-slave genre in this series.
Rushed, But Sweet
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I like the series, but its a bit confusing. I was flipping back and forth, thinking, "Did I skip a page?" The characters are sweet, but there isn't a lot of development of Megumi and Suzuka's relationship in the first book. The second book is a bit better. The series seems rushed at parts. Although slightly confusing and a bit fast in the flow of the romance, its a cute romance story that I'd recommend.
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