This was my first Manga and seriously, I'm addicted. It was darker than I was expecting, I don't know why that it is, though. Comics are often dark, using the beautiful artwork to draw readers. I loved this angsty, second chance romance/manga. Definitely going to rec to my young adult students.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

I liked the art style, but didn’t expect the story to be quite this sad and dark. Plus, the characters had serious issues and should probably seek professional help.

This story is short, only 8 chapters, although the electronic version is a solid 362 pages. I have very slight problems with art. These noses are just awful! And the characters are thinner than the thinnest ones I remember seeing, it's scary xD In general - this can't boast of any more beautiful art, at least in my eyes.
The story reminds me more of a Korean drama - one in which there was not a single kiss, but the story is strange and captivating, even if you don't expect it to be.
Tougo is a wealthy heir whose family wants to marry him to a good party - a girl from a good family who no longer has money but has "pure" blood. The heirs of the Tachibana family with two. Tougo's family chooses the younger one. But she dies young and it is said that Tougo has always had feelings for the older one ... and it seems that she also has feelings for him. Haru's shadow is still above them ...
Crazy story, but very well presented. I like that it develops in so few chapters because it keeps the baseline straight, doesn't blur it. To some extent, things are a little sweetened, but that's not a bad thing at all, because it gives you the feeling that you're just reading a non-standard show, and not something that should be out of your sight and heavy for months on end.
I recommend it for older readers, the practice of this is pure josei, all again.

The original review is in Bulgarian. I apologize for a possible wrong translation into English. The link to the Bulgarian review is below.

Natsumi's little sister Haru means the world to her. They do everything together until they both go to meet bachelor Togo and his family to arrange a marriage between families. Haru hits it off with Togo's mom right away and she is ultimately selected for Togo. Haru falls ill and eventually dies leaving Natsumi utterly wrecked. She and Togo work through their grief together. Will Natsumi let her guilt and fear of being labeled a bad sister stop her from admitting her feeling for Togo?

I went into this book skeptical. Sisters before misters, right? This book holds our hand through Natsumi and Togo's experience and how it's easy to judge people instead of looking at the situation in a compassionate way.

My favorite quote and great characterization of Togo came after he was given a candy apple by Natsumi:
"He didn't know how to eat it, so he took it home and broke off the candy coating, then cut it up and ate it like a normal apple."

Trigger warning: suicide

I was not expecting this, but art style was good and plot was really interesting too. It is worth reading.

What happens when you start dating your dead sister’s fiancee?Natsumi has always loved her sister, a definite sister complex, and hated her sister’s fiancee Togo, as she thought he was taking her sister away from her. Her sister is dies of cancer, and Togo comes up with an offer, to date him to appease his family and Natsumi agrees on one condition, he takes her to all the places he took her sister while they were dating. The story is told from both of their perspectives. Togo is distant, cold, and a but emotionless, he follows whatever his family wants and when he is arranged to marry Haru he doesn’t question it, yet he finds himself feeling for the first time whenever he encounters Natsumi, and thinks that he has the chance to get to know her by lying and saying that they have to date. Natsumi is a hardworking and racked with guilt over dating Togo, to the point she feels like she might be cursed from Haru, yet she can’t stop coming back to Togo. It’s a complicated love story and it was an amazing read. I absolutely loved this!!!

*Thanks Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*