パブリックスクール—群れを出た小鳥—

パブリックスクール [Public School] #2

by 樋口美沙緒, yoco (イラスト)

ハーフタームの休暇中、無人の校内で昼夜を問わずエドに抱かれる礼。これは言い付けを破った罰だ──。わかっていても、エドを独占できる喜びと快楽に溺れる日々…。ところが、休暇が明けると、たおやかな美貌の編入生・ジョナスが復学!!　エドの恋人らしいとの噂に、礼は不安と嫉妬に駆られ!?

閉鎖された檻の中──一瞬の煌めきが彩る少年時代に、生涯ただひとつの恋に堕ちる、奇跡の純愛!!

Genres: Japanese Literature

353 pages, Paperback

First published November 27, 2015

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ultimately this isn't my favourite of hers but it was really really good. Ai no sabaki just has a similar relationship pattern but I liked both characters. Here, I absolutely loved Rei and a lot of the side characters (especially Gil), but all the way to the end I had trouble with Ed. Still, I found it believable that Rei loved him, and so it worked. It's odd, I wasn't that much into the setting and still am not, but this was so well done I didn't notice that I'm not that interested, if that makes sense. I definitely understand where the hype is coming from. For what it's worth, I found the first volume a bit stronger, mostly because the final third is a bit weak and I don't like some of the tropes she uses in the second volume (uke that doesn't notice every one else around is out to ravish him).

[Baitoey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love them 💓

[JillV · Rating 3 out of 5]

ชอบเล่มนี้มากกว่าเล่มแรกนิดนึง รู้สึกว่าอย่างน้อยตัวละครก็มีพัฒนาการอยู่บ้าง

[Chai · Rating 4 out of 5]

so after the first volume, i didn't really expect MUCH with this book... AT FIRST. i just figured insert more of that rei/ed unrequited love/family/school drama from the 1st book and done.

MAN, I WAS SO WRONG. RIP to my followers on tumblr bc i hella spammed their dash with my rants while reading this. the beginning of the book started right from where the 1st book left off. and yeah, also rip rei's butthole, but jeezus. the last day of their fall break when ed decided to play nice.... and that goodnight kiss...?? BAAYBAAAH. and eff, misao didn't stop pinning with my fangirl heart. she blessed me with characters like jonas and orlando, and my heart became soft like goo for gilbert (i knew i would fall for this bastard, dammit). let me just tell you, the first 7 chapters of this book were AMAZING. forget calling this volume "the small bird that left the flock". misao should really rename this book "FEELINGS" because really, that's all i felt. FEELINGS. FEELINGS EVERYWHERE.

i'm used to misao dragging her stories out like there's no tomorrow (she calls herself a "slow-paced" writer and i'm like... heh, in what way?). but surprisingly, her pacing throughout the entire thing was pretty good this time around. and usually when she does this to me, i find it reeeeeally hard to put the book down. this was no exception.

the remaining 5 chapters had a hella (and surprising) time-skip that i was not ready for. we went from rei being 16 years old at the end of chapter 7 to rei being 2 months before turning 25 in chapter 8. i was like, wait, wtf? how? huh??? i mean, i knew book 3 had a time-skip, i just didn't expect it to happen so soon.

AND I KNEW MISAO WAS GONNA DO THIS TO ME. SHE MAKES ASSHOLE SEMES SEEM LIKE KNIGHTS IN SHINY ARMOR BY THE END, AND YES. I NOW LIKE ED. I CAN'T HATE HIM ANYMORE. I REEEEALLY, REALLY LIKE ED NOW. DAMMIT MISAO! i also really liked the fact that she finally explained why ed was a complete asshole to rei in the first volume. YES, THANK YOU. i was afraid she was going to forget that very important piece (or save it for the 3rd book, but then i'll be like, really?). thankfully she slid that in towards the end, so i'm happy.

which reminds me, what did i NOT like about this volume? there's 3 things really.

1. ok, i did say previously that misao's pacing in this volume was on point. except for one part: the pacing of the last couple of months that rei spent in his public school (chapter 7). i mean, i really wished misao slowed it down a bit because i would have reeeeeally loved to see more of rei's school-life as a (finally) normal high school student: with friends, participating in school events, and now finally not being treated like shit openly by ed. i was disappointed with how quickly misao just rushed through that, and i was like... uh.... ok?? sob???

2. so apparently ed was in japan working near rei for like, a year or so, and rei didn't even know about it. like........... i understand how ed wanted to establish his reputation and gain the trust of his employees and be promoted to work as the boss of the main branch, and have the kind of leadership and power where he can say fuck off to bloodlines and be with whoever the hell he wants to be. but it's really... mind-boggling for me to think that, knowing how ed feels about rei, that he would be near him FOR THAT LONG and not... do anything about it until just now. uh. ok??

3. that stalker french artist. that entire scene with rei in his hotel room. i felt like that scene was. ugh. it could have been. done a different way. for different reasons. it didn't leave an impact on me at all. i just got a nasty aftertaste that i couldn't quite shake off. for the sake of art? pls. and i'm with ed... TWO HOURS? rei, TWO HOURS?

that's pretty much it. i don't even mind the whole "uke doesn't realize that everyone and their grandma is after his pretty booty" troupe because rei being naive and... can i say slow (?) af is part of his charm. that's who he is. he wants to love everyone and tries his hardest to show just that, but he doesn't realize that well. for some people. that's just an open invitation.

but honestly, those 3 things are pretty minor compared to the entirety of the book. THE FIRST 7 CHAPTERS, OH MAN. BLESS. the last 5 chapters didn't leave such a HUGE impact but, it's still good nonetheless. is it bad that i miss cold-hearted, asshole ed now? i'm reading minami's camellia and. i'm into sadistic semes right now. leave me alone.

LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MY HANDS ON BOOK 3 EVENTUALLY, BECAUSE I DEF CAN'T SAY NO TO THOSE SWEET REI AND ED MOMENTS. but it's misao, so she's gonna def add some drama between rei's naive butt and ed's yandere arse. until then...