Book Review: Orange by Ichigo Takano

From Amazon: "Everyone has regrets in life. So who wouldn't take the chance to change the past if given the opportunity? When sixteen-year-old Takamiya Naho receives a mysterious letter, claiming to be from her twenty-seven-year-old self, her life is suddenly thrown into flux. The letter informs her that a new transfer student by the name of Naruse Kakeru will be joining her class, and to keep her eye on him. What is Naho to make of the letter's contents and its cryptic warning?"

My Thoughts: I'll admit, I'm not a huge manga reader. In fact, I don't think I've ever actually read manga, only graphic novels. The thought of reading right to left and started from the opposite side of the book threw me. In fact, as I was reading it, I often turned the page the wrong way. LOL! However, when I was standing in the library and my children were picking out manga, I read the description of this one and was intrigued. I wanted to read it.

Surprisingly, I was sucked in the story. It often went back and forth between the future and the current. Or was it the current and the past? I'm not really sure, but it worked. :) I found myself invested in the characters and teared up with parts of it. I actually loved it. The characters were well thought out and even though there was a bit of a love triangle, it didn't seem so petty and shallow as a lot of other young adult books I've read.

This follows six friends friends. Five of them receive letters from their future selves telling them the sixth one will die if they don't try to stop it. The thing is, the five friends have formed a life of their own. Will changing the past disturb their lives? Two of them are even married and are parents! Will it all be worth it? Will they be able to save their friend? It's a fun story.... not action packed, not full of magic, but a beautifully told story of friendship. Rating: FIVE STARS *****

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