It's a nice way to end a day but be prepared to be more saddened than uplifted. Try to remember how easy it was to develop feelings for someone back then and how quickly the whole world could change.Īs with nearly all manga books I've ever picked up this one can be read in just over an hour. The whole story happens very quickly and it is important to keep in the mindset of an adolescent. They trick themselves into thinking that their paths will cross again one day but we know that that cannot be true. The reader will likely side with the narrator under an umbrella of delusional hope. The absolutely tragic part comes at the end when they are torn apart for very realistic reasons but ones that the reader will not want to accept. Over the summer they fall easily in love and come to rely on each other. When her secret is exposed you'll understand her frugality and lack of childlike behavior. She's been forced to mature very quickly and her strength shows as much as her worry. She's been fending for herself and has an even bigger secret that she's been keeping from everyone. One has a neglectful mother and the other is left home alone with their younger brother after the death of her grandfather. Two middle schoolers of the same neighborhood cross paths one summer and quickly bond over having a lack of parental figures.

The difference with this one is that it is grounded in the real world and ends the way most real summer romances end.

It's in many ways a traditional summer romance. The Gods Lie is a manga about two young teens finding each other one summer vacation. Also, most of you know very well that you're not going to buy a manga you probably haven't heard of and won't read it anyway so treat yourself to some mild spoilers already! I've kept the details low about them though so proceed with caution based on your own level of spoiler tolerance. This review contains a few light spoilers. For more reviews and content please visit my blog

The godslie