Peach Girl Authentic Volume 2

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.

I'll try not to write a review with any spoilers in it, but you really do have to have read the first two novels in order to understand what's going on in this book. I buy the Peach Girl manga for two reasons: 1) the story is so close to highschool reality, that most of the time, it's hard not to understand what the characters are going through, and 2) Miwa Ueda's artwork is absolutely beautiful! Continuing from the last book, in part three, Sae is still working to make Momo's life a living hell, and there are few people who Momo can really trust anymore. Toji is beginning to smarten up, and Momo is being more friendly to Kiley. If you liked the previous two books, there's no reason why you shouldn't like this one.

Anyone over 19 who reads this will immediately know what Momo's mistakes are going to be before she makes them, and why she cannot help but make them; perhaps that is why reading "Peach Girl" is doubly bittersweet for those who've recently emerged from adolescence, and why for those same people, this manga is still a good read. The artwork is excellent, and the storytelling better than ever. Momo is so badly wronged by - not just Sae - but everyone save one person, including Toji, that it makes her emerge seeming ever stronger. Don't pass this up.

Pach Girl Two is a stunning continuation of the first book. Just when it seems like everything will work out for Momo, Sae gets the upper hand! I love the way the author manages to catch and keep our attention throughout the series. Too bad the third book doesn't come out until January!

In this volume of Peach Girl Sae is as evil as ever, and Momo isn't catching any breaks. When Momo and Toji get some time alone, Sae tries to convince Kiley to team up with her to break them up. Momo tries to tell Toji of Sae's schemeing but he refuses to believe her. (I'm not gonna tell you any more about the story it would spoil it!)The cover artwork is good, and it looks like they managed to maintain the quality of the original Japanese volume, and the translation seems pretty accurate as well. Peach Girl is a dramatic, funny, and interesting manga--it'll be hard waiting for the next volume to come out!