Enigme
It was a great story!Too bad the last 2 chapters got away a bit- it could have been a 10/10! But I liked all of the characters a lot- and the creepiness was overwhelmingly well done. I do kind of wish we had a villain; throughout the story, all the "bad" guys turned good and it felt like at the end, we were just sort of left with "well, that happened...cool. Let's remember now and all be friends!" It just didn't give the feeling of victory I wanted from this manga. But, it's still a super awesome read!
Hope
It was good! Not as good as Life, even though it had tons of drama (why was her elementary teacher such a bitch?), but still great. This author really has talent for portraying her MC's emotions and I love the way she does their expressions. Their smiles fill me with joy while their pained expressions make me tear up! I think the way the author portrayed the actual drawing -especially when someone was fired up- was a bit overdramatic, though. But her intense art style really suits the dark emotions she draws out.
Hanazono No Kioku
Mitasareru Kuchibiru
Boo! They got back together too quickly! Good for the uke gaining some self-confidence, though.
Conductor
Flautist has terrifying nightmares pointing to a time she can't remember and has to turn to a psychologist for help, unleashing a series of events centered around her and her music mates/friends from college. Coupled with the discovery of a headless mummy, twisted, sordid story of love, avarice, and betrayal unfolds. Super good!
The Taste of the Hand
At first I hated it. The dialogue/narration was super repetitive, everything either trudged along at a snail's pace or completely sped through/skipped over scenes, and the story was just boring. Most importantly, I hated everything about the MC, especially the way she adopted this holier than thou attitude and blamed everyone else for her decisions. I was glad to see her turnaround at the end, though; at the very least, I preferred her when she embraced her own shallowness and chose to live the way she wanted. Still can't say I liked her even at the end, though. In all honesty, I quite liked Jo's character, maybe because I could understand her feelings/actions? She was neither a saint nor a villain; I can completely relate to her desire to on the one hand help someone who was just like a younger her and, on the other, hating the MC for thinking she could succeed where she(Jo) failed. And it's her character (and the MC's turnaround) that made me give this 3 stars instead of 1. But...I still can't claim to have enjoyed it, though it was a very new experience for me in the world of manga/manhwa reading.
Lost+brain