My feelings for this manga are very complicated. Overall, I really did enjoy it. I didn't love it, but it was really good. I can say as far as shojo goes it's a very unique story. I never expected the plot to become a fairly realistic look at temptation in a relationship. Truthfully, I can't see why everybody blames Mio for the events of the manga. To me, it seems like learning through your first real love for all three of the main characters. These young teenagers have never felt these emotions or gone through these things before, so they all made mistakes. When Ilook at it in that capacity, and seeing that everyone learned from their bad choices in the end, I can be happy with the ending to this bittersweet story that made our protagonists grow.