A busy volume, covering the romantic rival introduced last volume, a romantic relationship among the secondary characters, and more slow progression in the main relationship. It's all quite cute, but it's also starting to feel like it is biding time with tropes -- birthdays, White Day, college selection -- as the teens enter their final year of high school.

The last line is, "It feels like we've got a long road ahead of us," but thankfully the series ends with the three volumes I now have on hand from the library. Seems like it's is going to wrap up before it has a chance to sabotage itself by sticking around past its prime (I'm looking at you Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You and Komi Can't Communicate). ( )