For what it had of a story, Clover was interesting.
The major problem: Most of the pages were lyrics and mostly blank pages.
I hate lyrics in literary works because I don't know the melody. I'll try to make a tune, then fail. Eventually, I'll just skip the songs. That's all right, but if the pages are mostly lyrics, that's not good.
Also, there is little plot development. The volumes are told out of order. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE stories that are out of order: Like Pulp Fiction and Sin City. The thing about those movies/comics is that they have plot development.
What I mean about out of order is that volumes 1 & 2 are the "main story", then volumes 3 & 4 are "flashbacks".
Art: 7/10
I've never been a fan of CLAMP's character artwork, but their backgrounds, splash pages, and details are beautiful! That's the case for Clover, but a lot of the pages are mostly blank and with lyrics.
Character: 3/10
There is little character development. Scratch that. There isn't character development. Sure, volumes 3 & 4 add to the characters, but it isn't really character development. So, why do I rate it as high as I did? That's simple: I like the characters. Yes, the characters are enjoyable. They had so much potential though. Gingetsu was a potential badass!
Enjoyment: 2/10
It wasn't bad, but it's not a good sign if the reader can't wait till the manga is finished so they can put it away and (possibly) never read it again.
Overall: 5/10
The story, for what there was of it, was interesting, the art was okay, and the characters were enjoyable.
But there was no plot or character development, and Gingetsu could have been a badass.
