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"A Sign of Affection, Vol 1" by Suu Morishita



"A Sign of Affection" Vol 1 by Suu Morishita is such a cute and lovely beginning to a promising new series.

We follow Yuki's challenges as she navigates the hearing world, college and love.

I feel we got so many good glimpses of what it means to be deaf, and how challenging it can be.
Yuki is at first glance a quiet and subduded young lady, but when she texts with her friends you get to see her sparkling personality.
I loved it, and felt it really showed that there is more to people than what the eye can see (or ear can hear).

The drawings is soooooo niiiiiceeeee!

The hands are lively and detailed when Yuki is speaking (doing sign language).
It is clear that the author wanted to make this as realistic as possible, and I applaud her for it.

The characters faces – WOW!
I could feel the intensity and silent speaking between Yuki and Itsuomi-san each time they look at each other.
Their fascination of each other made me fascinated in return.

Itsuomi-san is a well traveled man, and can speak three languages (not sign language yet though).
It's in the questions Yuki asks him, we get a feeling of her loneliness and her dream of adventures.
Whether Itsuomi-san will be the one to fulfill her dreams is still in the unknown. He's still a mystery, and Yuki have a male childhood friend that obviously has feelings for her.

This is a promising start to a great series. I need the next book, thank you :)

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