 Carina and Ana attend a high stakes dance school in Bucharest, Romania, where if you aren’t good enough, if your body is taking up too much space, if you were hurt too long, if you don’t do better, you will lose all you ever wanted. Carina puts all she is into dance. Ana puts all she is into Carina. Ana's roommate, Sara, is possibly the best dancer the school has ever had, but she's infatuated with her teacher. Each practice or missed practice exposes the flaws of the unrequited relationships. Perhaps the next dance will be the one that gets them to understand who they are, their potential, and their dreams.
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Illustrated by Yumika Kanade
When his parents get divorced, Yuuta decides he won’t get close to another woman so he can’t be disappointed by them again. Then, his father remarries, and he becomes brother to a stepsister his same age. Yuuta's new stepsister is also closed off and mysterious, and the two strike up an uneasy truce in order to cohabitate. They end up deciding that living together is not all that bad, but both have some definite trust issues to overcome. 
High school student Chika thinks there might be something wrong with her. She doesn’t feel romantic attraction like everyone else does, but when a boy asks her out, she decides to try it after everyone says this is how she’ll fall in love. A terrifying rush into intimacy leaves Chika feeling like there’s definitely something wrong, but she moves to Tokyo to attend college and study Psychology under a professor who writes about gender identity and sexual attractions. In her first semester, Chika rents a room from that same professor, meets other psychology students, and does a lot of self-discovery that leads her to believe she may be asexual.
Nasa's students begin filming the horror movie in the abandoned mansion, but Nasa and Tsukasa are mostly there to check out the furniture. As soon as the door closes and the lights go out, the students are freaked out by the headless suit of armor and giant worms chasing them, but Tsukasa is cool as a cucumber. She grabs a sword and starts fighting back! She nearly ruins the movie except for her unbelievable swordsman skills, and her dual with the mastermind behind all of it. After their harrowing adventure, Kaname convinces Tsukasa that she has to match Nasa in showing affection, including being able to say "I love you," which Tsukasa thinks is the height of embarrassing.
The mysterious Kaguya gives advice to a stressed out classmate on how to pass a math exam, and we learn more about her genius and her sad home life. Nasa continues his job tutoring at a high school, and when the girls find out he lives at a public bath, they invade so they can sneak a peak at his cute wife. Later, the girls want to film their own version of The Blair Witch Project at an abandoned but luxurious local mansion that is reportedly haunted. Nasa and Tsukasa want to peak on the inside to get furniture and decorating tips, but the girls need a teacher chaperone.
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Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 9-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: March 19, 2024 ISBN: 9798888771099 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, LGBTQ+, Realistic Fiction, School Life, Kodansha 
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Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: April 23, 2024 ISBN: 9781647291525 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, Realistic Fiction, School Life, Kodansha 
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Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: November 28, 2023 ISBN: 9781646518814 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Manga, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Family, Kodansha 
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Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 10-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: December 12, 2023 ISBN: 9781646518753 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, School Life, Realistic Fiction, Kodansha  Booklist review
Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 10-Adult Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: April 9, 2024 ISBN: 9798888770146 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Suitability: Adult, Manga, Realistic Fiction, Sports, Mental Health, Slice Of Life, Kodansha |
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