Bloom into You #2

Nakatani Nio's Bloom into You continues with this warm, sun-dappled volume 2, and the cover sets the tone beautifully: two schoolgirls in their uniforms — one dark-haired and animated, the other pink-haired and quietly reserved — rush hand-in-hand along a wooden pathway beneath a lush canopy of summer green. The contrast between their expressions and the easy intimacy of their linked hands says everything about the tender, complicated feelings at the heart of this series. A quietly compelling read for fans of thoughtful, character-driven romance.