I'll cut it straight to the point right now. Toradora's a nice read. And that's what I mean. Its nice. There isn't anything I'd change in this story. That said, its not amazing either. There weren't any heart wrenching or deeply moving parts (if that's your thing) It did have its share of serious moments, but to me it was awkward because it was like it was trying to tell me something about my life but it was vague and I couldn't properly understand, but that's just me.
Progression itself was nice, I didn't feel like there was any time when the story felt boring. The characters are all like-able too, and the whole story had a nice flow to it. The spin-off volumes are nice too, and there is one mini-arc that concentrates on Ryuuji's dumb best friend who's name I forgot.
I haven't watched the anime yet but based on the episode least, at least the last 2 episodes don't follow the plot in the novel.
Anyhow. Toradora: a nice, lighthearted read to fill in time when travelling or before going to bed.
Since this is a review, there are gonna be spoilers and here is where I'll say some of them because I have some things I have to say about it. For example the ship that sails in the end. If you have even half a brain you'll figure out which ship sails, but you can continue to hope that its not, though the writer doesn't mercilessly shatter your dreams the way she focuses on the interactions between the characters, so you won't be heartbroken if your favourite girl didn't win.
Also I said I wouldn't change anything above, but I lied. The ending could have been better. Felt like it ended abruptly, but somehow the ending was fine. Also this being a SoL it ends the way it should end, though there could have been better closure. (I know I keep saying I want better closure, but I can't exactly explain how better I want it)
That's the end of my review. Hope that I helped someone decide if they should/should not read Toradora. Thanks for reading this probably lengthy review.
