Tags: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, School Life

Sub-Tags: Misunderstandings, Gyaru, Introverts, Cute, Heartwarming

A Couple’s Ooey-Gooey Second Week!

Featuring 100% ooey-gooey goodness, the latest review on my list ensures my return to the fluffy romantic hijinks of Yoshin and Nanami as they enter their second week of dating.

Things are Heating Up

The series’ second outing continues to build upon the sugary sweetness of the first. The volume is practically bursting with cute moments as the relationship between the two is stronger than ever – it makes you think how the author manages to constantly up their game on the different scenarios.

Starting proceedings, the series sees a bit of a plot reversal, as Nanami is the one to face the “meet the parents” moment. True to form for this series, it changes up the potential for heavy drama, choosing instead to have Yoshin’s parents accept her as his girlfriend in a hilariously easy fashion. Yoshin, however, doesn’t get away quite so easily. It seems having a girl over when the parents are away is a cause for serious consequences!

As a result of their chat, Nanami and Yoshin are afforded yet another opportunity to get close and cosy. Nanami will be teaching Yoshin how to cook, meaning it won’t just be Yoshin eating good but the reader as well. One needn’t go into detail on just how much flirting the two get up to.

The Bold and the Brave

This volume also sees the couple attempting to develop their relationship further in several ways. Each of them, throughout the volume, has their own personal task to complete to achieve this development. For Yoshin, this requires the bold step of saying ‘I love you,’ whilst Nanami challenges herself to have her first kiss.

The latter challenge culminates in their second date at an aquarium. They have a wonderful time watching fish and playing parents. A lap pillow later, and the kiss is sealed.

Perhaps more importantly, the latter half of the novel provides some interesting information by way of a girls’ chat side story. It seems there was more than meets the eye regarding Hatsumi and Ayumi’s dare. To make the confession as safe as possible, the two girls put in a lot of research to find the perfect boyfriend candidate and made sure to be on standby should anything go wrong. It gives good clarification on the type of friendship the three have.

Hookup Hiccups continues to be a beacon for all things cute and fluffy. The second volume continues the reasonable pace of the first, the relationship between the main characters is developing nicely, and the author has spent some much-needed time developing the motivations of their side cast. I look forward to seeing how things develop in the third!