Real World

This was a little unsettling (it was meant to be) and really interesting! There was one POV chapter that felt a little unnecessary to me, and some of the backstory slowed down the pacing a bit, but overall I found Toshi, Yuzan, Worm, Kirarin and Terauchi's story bizarrely fascinating and engaging. This is my first venture into Japanese lit and a great start so far—I definitely enjoyed it.

Diversity note: all characters are Japanese (obviously) and one POV character is lesbian.