When I started reading this series I really liked it, and while in the end I still enjoyed the story, it was not an overly emotional, powerful or deep story. It's cute, and sweet, and an enjoyable read and shoujo fans will enjoy the piece.
Plot- The plot starts out the normal bad boy and cute girl. There's a little bit of mysterious background mixed in, and some family drama that really adds to the story and makes it unique and interesting. Asou's family and past are what keep this story from being the normal innocent girl falls in love with bad boy.
Characters- Pretty normal characters at first. But throughout the story Asou was wonderfully developed and fleshed out. He breaks the bad boy mold with reasons for his rebelliousness, and a sweet side that is misunderstood. He's not really rude or mean, just gruff. Asou becomes quite a unique character with many of his own struggles that are worked out throughout the story. Hikaru and the rest of the cast are, in my opinion, not bad characters but not especially great either. Asou makes this story.
Art- The artwork was all right, a little big at times, but not bad.
Other- Toward the end of the story I got a bit annoyed. I won't spoil anything, but one plot point could have been wrapped up a bit better, with a more understandable ending that didn't seem rushed. The brother began to annoy me. But the whole story is quite good, and very sweet and I'd recommend it.
6/10 - Liked it