
Tohru is trustworthy and intends to keep their secret, but when her two best friends show up at the house where she is now living with three of the Sohmas, doing housekeeping in return for room at board, it is a challenge to keep things looking normal. Especially when her friends insist on spending the night! Luckily Tohru is clever and resourceful, and most important of all, she has a good heart.
She has no idea that her presence in the lives of Yuki, Kyo and Shigure has made them happier than they've been in years. When New Year's Eve rolls around, Tohru understands that her friends must attend a private Sohma family event. Spending New Year's alone for the first time since her mother's death is a depressing prospect for her, but of course she would never admit to that. Will her new friends figure things out and manage to be as good friends to her as she's been to them?
I am looking forward to reading more about Tohru's further adventures in this delightful, lighthearted series.
Fruits Basket, Volume 2 by Natsuki Takaya (Tokyopop, 1998)
I'm so glad you're enjoying it Darla! And it just keeps getting better and better...You're in for a treat with this one!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you just completed book #1 for the Japanese Literature Challenge!
ReplyDeleteChris - I forgot to mention in my post that we've been watching the anime version, and it's a lot of fun! My girls are definitely enjoying it. I like seeing how they've adapted the story to the screen, adding the interior monologue and things like that to convey things that manga does differently. Thanks for recommending it!
ReplyDeleteOh, Bellezza - I just came back from reading your challenge rules, and with Fruits Basket Vols. 1 and 2 plus The Singing Shijimi Clams, I'm there! Woohoo! :-D
felice anno nuovo, Darla!!
ReplyDeleteAnche a te, Molly! :-D
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