Books like Dreamin' Sun, Vol. 1

I read this because I am exploring some romance shoujo manga (primarily for girls) for a class and because my friend Lauren begins her review this way:“Awwwww, this was perfection!! Ichigo Takano does it again! I LOVED THIS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!”and I have agreed with Lauren’s views most of the time, so of course I read the first volume. Wouldn’t you, based on that review!!? I also really like the author’s Orange series, so I was twice encouraged. I haven’t yet fallen for this one yet; not as good as Orange, in short. Or not as compelling as My Love Story by Kawahara. One of these popular shoujo series is called So Cute it Hurts, and let’s just say that this one is not THAT cute yet, but it is still pretty cute for a first volume. Teen girl Shimana Kameko lives in a home where she feels she doesn't belong. Her mother is dead, her father has remarried, her six-month-old baby brother (with new mom) is privileged over her. She hates her name. So runs away, moves in with a twenty-something and his way cute friends (Fujiwara, Zen and Asahi; the latter is the love interest). I think girls will like this, so am testing this with some teens in the vicinity. I’ll check out a couple more volumes.