マリア様がみてる いばらの森

Maria-sama ga Miteru #3

by Oyuki Konno

期末試験で落ち着かない学園に、驚くべき噂が流れた。リリアン女学園をモデルにしたと思われる自伝的小説が出版され、しかもその作者が白薔薇(ロサ・ギガンティア)さまだというのである!小説の内容が二人の少女の禁断の恋を描いたものであることも加わって、学園は大騒ぎ。白薔薇さまの過去はタブーとなっていて、事情を知っている人もみんな口をつぐんでいた。祐巳と由乃は、真相の解明に乗り出したが…。

Genres: Light Novel, Japanese Literature, Fiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published April 27, 1999

Reviews

[Kelsey]

Definitely my favorite of the series so far!

This book, like the last one, focuses on another Rose and introduces us to them - unlike with the previous one, we had already known Rosa Gigantea, and so being introduced to her more and learning her backstory felt very natural. We know her and care about her already, so it was nice.

Hearing about how she used to be different, and of her love that didn’t end well... oof. I wish for her happiness in the future, and I look forward to getting to know her even better throughout the series.

The plot that led to finding out her backstory, about the autobiographical novel and its mysterious author... that was a lot of fun, too! Seeing Yumi and Yoshino off on this mystery with Rei roped in for the ride, complete with a fascinating reveal on the principal that will likely change the way we view her interactions with the characters in the future... it was a good subtle way to add dimension to the world, and it was honestly just a ton of fun.

Overall, this was a really great read, best one in the series so far.

[Emry Mango]

The final arc brought my rating from a 3 to a 5. I love doomed yuri.

[M.]

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[Taty]

Dramatic lesbian background with sensorial narrative.
Ginkgo nuts will never be the same for me.