Peach Girl: Change of Heart Volume 10

Momo has done the unexpected, she has chosen Toji over Kiley. Now Kiley does the unexpected by refusing to give her up. He grabs her arm and takes her away from Toji, where Momo tells him once and for all that it is over. After things settle down Toji suggests that they go on a trip to reward themselves to which Momo has mixed feelings. She knows that Toji will want to make love to her, but with her turbulent attitude towards Kiley looming over her she feels unable to reciprocate his feelings. Kiley lapses into a serious depression. The only person who stays by his side during this time is Sae, who has gotten over the fact that her "pregnancy" was all in her mind. While Kiley is sinking further Sae thinks it's high time that Momo knew about the fact that he followed her to Shiranami the day of the typhoon, when she thought he ditched her. This further confuses Momo who cries on Misao's shoulder about the whole thing. Momo realizes she's late for her meeting with Toji so she goes to meet him and heads to their destination. Kiley also decides to take a trip, to Shiranami, where he tries to bury his feelings for Momo and nearly drowns in the process... but at the last moment there is a tough decision that saves his life and his heart...and ends the series on a very high note. Joy...utter joy the ending of this series was. I am so happy over the outcome I could jump up and down. Momo finally knows who and what she wants and has grabbed it with both eyes opened. I do feel bad for the loser, who was a nice guy...but I am overjoyed at her choice. And the method in which she found her way back to him was so splendid to read. I admit, I'm saddened that this is the end, but I'm happy at the ending, it wound up just as I wanted it, so I have nothing to complain about. This was a wonderful series. Do try it. You won't regret it.

This is the last Peach Girl book ever, :(. But we all knew it had to end sometime, right? This was a very emotional book that ended beautifully. It is a very easy read that is perfect for a lazy evening in a comfy chair. I would definitely recommend it to anyone that loves romance.

I've been reading Peach girl for a couple years, ever since I picked up one of the volumes in borders and was impressed by the gorgeous artwork. After six years, the last volume has finally arrived. What I like about this story is that it's sweet, honest, at times rather funny and completely without that anime demon-hunter alternate identity stuff that so many other mangas are loaded with. It is basically the story of a young girl named Momo (Peach in Japanese) who is on the swim team, tans very easily and is caught in a sort of love triangle with two very realistic, very sweet and honest boys who care deeply about her. After I finished volume 9, I thought I had it all figured out. I was sure that Momo would end up with Toji, Sae would end up with Ryo and Kiley would end up with Misao. I was so sure of this that I picked up the last book confident with this ending. But Miwa Ueda still has some surprises left for us, as this volume demonstrates. I was impressed with the fast moving story, the well-drawn motivations of the characters and the less than candy-coated "happy ending". In her interview at the end of the book, she talks briefly about what her next manga will be about. She mentions tackling a bad "more Sae-like" main character. I hope this will be translated as well, because I look forward to reading it. I was sorry to see the Peach Girl books end, but it was nice to have some closure.