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3.75 stars
**This is a spoiler free review (spoilers are hidden); it may contain spoilers for previous instalments in series (scroll down)**

The second instalment in the Death Note manga was fantastic! I am in love with the conflict, specifically how the author shows us both L and Light's perspectives and forces us to consider both viewpoints (makes me super engaged). I am enjoying this much more than I thought I would, and that is a very good thing! I have had a reading slump for around 2 months, but this just might pull me out of it because thanks to this series, I actually want to read again!!

Story : ★★�.75
As already mentioned, I love the dual perspective. I am not quite sure if I am Team-L or Team-Light, quite yet. Morally, I side with L, but can you imagine how interesting it would be if Light started going more and more chaotic? Plot-wise, that would be fascinating in terms of possibilities, and character-wise it would be super engaging. I can't quite give this the full 4 star rating for story, though because I find it odd how fast things are moving for the police force: the fact that they are so intense about some aspects and how they come to some conclusions really fast. I just sense a bit of convenience that I can't shake away. The best part by far, however, was the little segment with Raye's (the FBI agent) fiancee Naomi. She was so smart and then the fact that she was manipulated by Light, built up his character, meanwhile making me attached to Naomi!

Writing : ★★�.75
The writing also improved a lot, yet I am not quite sure if to the extent that I would like (but again time and translation is a factor). No longer are the conversations as awkward (and one of the jokes was fantastic: essentially after seeing that Light can sew, Ryuk remarks that he must be popular with the ladies. To this, Light says that he is, but not because of sewing and that it is his looks that count. Then he asks if Ryuk is not popular with the ladies and Ryuk's face is priceless!!). A lot of room for improvement, but I am not complaining at all. This time I got the jokes!

Sidenote - when starting this out, I thought Ryuk would be a totally different character, right now he is one probably my favorite! <3

*manga completed as part of the July art-month challenge

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Volumes in manga:
#1 Boredom: ★★�.25
#2 Confluence: ★★�.75
#3 Hard Run: ★★�
#4 Love: ★★★★
#5 Whiteout: ★★.75
#6 Give-and-Take: ★★★★.25