Warning: This is gonna be long and might say some spoilers. OTL
Story: 7/10
The 3rd and last installment of the Cold Series. And I must say.. THIS IS SUCH A DEPRESSING NOVEL. No kidding. I was really really excited to read Cold Fever because I really really loved the previous novels, Cold Sleep and Cold Light. But after reading it.. well I didn't feel regret nor disappointment.. instead.. I just feel REALLY SAD. UPSET. DEPRESSED.
I dunno if it's just me being a crybaby or not but I cried.. in like EVERY SCENES! No, it's not because the scenes were very touching.. instead it was really too much for me to take in. Violence, drama and some emotions I can't really explain. T^T
why it's too much? It's because.. I see the novels, Cold Sleep and Cold Light, as a bitter yet very sweet and not too complicated stories. But Cold Fever is ALMOST like an entire different level.
In Cold Fever, Tohru will regain his memories from before the accident!! But the thing is.. HE LOST his 6 YEARS of MEMORIES when he had the amnesia. HOW CLICHED IS THAT?!!! ARGH!
Meaning, he FORGOT all the memories he had spent with Fujishima in those 6 years!! And of course he only remembered his hatred for Fujishima. :c and you can already tell what will happen. Without his 6 years of memories, Tohru came back to who he really was. The Tohru who is short-tempered, abusive, impatient person. He tortures Fujishima. He's so horrible and mean to him.. forces him to have sex with him. And what DEPRESSED me more is that.. even in the end.. Tohru didn't regain his 6 years of memories AT ALL. T_T
And even if the scene is not really worth crying over.. I can't help myself but to cry a little because I keep remembering those sweet times that Tohru and Fujishima had shared before. If felt like Cold Sleep and Cold light were a waste instead. Seriously.
Though it was STILL a happy ending.
Art: 8/10
I dunno if it's just me but I think the art kinda changed. o.o I kinda prefer the art in Cold Sleep and Cold Light.But still it's looks nice.
Characters: 6/10
Ugh.. I dunno what to say.. I really really loved Tohru in Cold Sleep and Cold Light.. he was so sweet and all.. but in this novel.. I can't help myself but to HATE HIM COMPLETELY!
I mean, I remembered this particular line of Tohru in Cold Light:
"You keep saying I'll leave you when I get my memory back, but that's not true, I won't. Because I love you. No matter what the me before I lost my memory says, I'll convince him. I'll tell him I love you."
It was really so sweet that it moved me to tears. And the last scene in Cold Light.. wherein Tohru baked a cake for Fujishima on his birthday. That scene was sooooo sweet! So whenever I remember that, my eyes were starting to get teary because I know that in this novel.. that Tohru will never ever come back...
For me in my opinion.. the Tohru (who regained his memories) is not really inlove with Fujishima. He's just obsessed with the thought of "I don't want to be alone anymore" and that's why he's still with Fujishima in the end.. but I hope that's just my imagination. Haha
And Fujishima also.. I really felt so sorry and sad for him.. but I'm kinda annoyed with him, too because even though Tohru was abusing him.. he was taking it without a complaint or something.
Though I said I really really hated Tohru in this one.. but my hatred for him decreased in the later scenes (in Last Fever) but still.. I will really miss the old Tohru. The Tohru who really loves Fujishima so much. The Tohru who loves to bake cakes... awww.. :c (For your information, he retired from being a patissier and became a photographer =.=)
Enjoyment: 8/10
I'm not really sure how to score this one.. but I guess I'll give it an 8 despite what I've been saying up there. After all.. I really loved the Cold Series.. but for me.. Cold Sleep and Cold Light were really ENOUGH. Cold Fever is alright.. I still liked it.. but I don't think I will read it again because I might cry again.
Overall: 7/10
Hmm.. this novel made me so cry so much!! GAAH! But I still like it.. :c but for those people who really want to read it.. then don't expect sweet moments. Because it's not like that at all. Maybe in the last scene (in Last Fever). Just think of it as "the seme who wants to bully his uke" XD
If you haven't read Cold Sleep or Cold Light.. I guess it's alright to read this one, too. There's a recap at the beginning and you will understand what happened from before. And I must say.. you will not feel that sad nor depressed (well that is if you haven't read the previous novels).
