I enjoyed Volume One of this series, and picked up the second volume at Barnes and Noble today. It continues the rather gentle, slice-of-life school adventures of husky, bespectacled Noshiro and his friend Sanada, as they try to cope with school rumors, crushes from people with incompatible orientations, and what seems to be a more-than-friends vibe on Noshiro's side (though he's so charmingly clueless that it's hard to tell). There's a new character too, a really cute and hyper - and openly gay - underclassman who develops a MAD crush on Noshiro. While there's some amount of angst it's generally short-lived, and all in all the stories are quite sweet.

I left this book in the Little Free Library on this lovely day; hope someone enjoys it!

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*** Released for the 2019 You're Such an Animal release challenge, for the embedded "eel" in the title. ***

*** Released for the 2019 September Sapphire release challenge. ***