"Vampire Knight, Volume 2" by Matsuri Hino

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Read: 3/1/09

4/5 stars

The last week has been hectic and work-laden that I couldn't get much reading done. Though the truth of the matter is, I have been reading, but I haven't really been trying to finish what I've been reading. The novel I'm still into begs to be read slowly, so I don't mind obliging.

However, to feed my sense of accomplishment, I did purchase the next volume of Vampire Knight so I could finish reading a book before the week is out. The manga was actually my first buy at Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street. Last Saturday was also the first time I stepped inside that bookstore. Mind you, I've been in the vicinity several times before, but I've avoided stepping in because all times, I did not have the budget to buy a new book, and the bookstore looked so pretty and tempting that I thought my heart couldn't take entering that establishment without being able to buy anything.

Last Saturday, though, I finally went in and, of the three books I considered buying, I only came home with Vampire Knight. A manga. Go figure.

Not many spectacular revelations here in this volume, but the triangle with Kaname, Yuki and Zero seems more enhanced. I get the feeling that the drinking of blood, especially in this series, is a euphemism for something else, especially because the book's visual. Oh, but the story is still yummy. Vampire love triangle with a kick-ass chick set in a high school ? How can you go wrong? :)

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