Peach Girl: Volume 4

Momo has won the swim meet and with the revelation of Sae's true nature everyone has seemed to rush to her side. Now Sae is left on the outskirts with all the classmates picking on her because of her repetitive lying. But Momo doesn't have everything she wants, not by a long shot. She can't quite bring herself to forgive Toji for believing Sae in the first place, and this distrust leads her to tell him no when he asked her out again. Meanwhile, Kiley is still being very friendly with Momo, so much so that Momo begins to develop knew feelings towards him that she can't quite explain. Suddenly, Toji comes to school with a new buzz cut and this shocks everyone, especially Momo. When she asks him about it is obvious he is hung up on her, and this makes her agree to try again. They spend summer vacation together and when they return to school everything is changed. Momo is Miss popular, Sae is being mistreated like Momo used to be, Kiley is his old self, but now Momo realizes just how much she misses him, and Toji and her are still trying to warm back up to one another. When Momo takes pity on Sae and helps her out in gym class Sae becomes a puppy dog, and this leads to a bizarre occurrence at a modeling shoot where Sae attracts the attention of a gorgeous young man who believes that she is the "wounded deer" she used to be so good at portraying and that Momo is the "lion"... Sae soon begins to slip back into her old routine, and this causes quite a stir around the school. I love this series... love it love it love it... *gush*... ok, that being said I am glad that we are getting some personality back from Sae, even if it is her devilish side... it just doesn't seem right when Sae is begging and scraping up after Momo.. She should be scheming and plotting. The relationship with Toji is heading right where I thought it would, but I wonder if Momo is going to end up with Kiley, seeing as how she keeps fixating on him and Toji is such a pushover...he has the personality of lukewarm soup, while Kiley gushes character at every opportunity.. I'm just amazed that Momo liked Toji for as long as she did because, from where I am sitting at least, Toji is not all that. He's good looking, but the substance is not strong, or at least is not exerting real personality just yet... I guess I am still a tad annoyed at him for mistreating Momo so badly because of Sae's word of mouth. Given the two choices, she should choose Kiley, at least he's not a wet blanket. Read this series. It's oh so good.

The story revolves around a girl named Momo, who has a problem with getting tanned skin, and a love triangle between the guy she has a crush on and the cutest guy in school. It sounds simple but sometimes simplicity is key. I personally think the animation is beautiful and original and all the characters have their own unique personality.

I gave this volume of the Peach Girl series five stars because it is the best of the first three. When the story starts, Sae has finally gotten what she wants; Momo and Toji have broken up. As if this is not enough, she enters Momo in the end of term swim meet... in every event. Not only will Momo be tanner than ever, but she will probably exhaust herself competing. To top it all off, Momo's classmates are crueler than ever. It's Kiley to the rescue, looking out for Momo no matter what... and all he wants in exchange is a ...hug?The first part of this series comes to a grand climax in the last scene of this manga. For all Peach fans rooting for Momo, your heart will break and then you will cheer... buy the book if you want to know what I'm talking about. It will be well worth it.

Great! Toji finally gets a clue, Kiley finally gets a hug, and Sae finally gets her comeuppance! It didn't quite satisfy my lust for vengeance, because Momo really does get terribly abused and I feel Sae should at least be hit by a truck, but there you have it. I also feel some crueler punishment for Toji is in order, as I harbor a deep grudge against him for his previous actions in books 1 and 2, but we'll see how it goes in book 4. Tantalizing and full of poignant moments, as well as some funny ones.

I am so glad that Sae was finally discovered. Though I did hate that Momo is not getting back together w/ Toji. I know that they will end up together again. You will like this if you liked the first 2. Keeps you into it and you just can't put it down. Can't wait for PG #4!!!