Laura Grace's Reviews > Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 19

VIDEO REVIEW HERE: https://youtu.be/iT5HciwzgJw

"No matter what you do your place in our hearts won't change."

I love how Yona knows exactly what to say at just the right moment because that line was everything. ❤️

Especially in light of those first two chapters because I hated them.

More then any other chapter I've read in this series, I absolutely loathed them BECAUSE HOW DARE A SPIRIT TRY AND TAKE OVER ONE OF MY FICTIONAL CHARACTERS AND MAKE HIM DO UNKIND THINGS!!!! 😤😤😤😤😤😤 Completely UNACCEPTABLE!! As Yona tells the spirit, he (Sinha) is kind, so kind, and that spirit making Sinha doing those horrible things was so angering!

But as always, Yona makes up for the wrongs that were "forced" on him (Sinha) and says something that makes my heart melt in joy because Sinha is such an amazing character and NEVER deserved to go through what he did (even if it was pretty exciting to see his mask off). I get the sad story, but no spirit better ever come close to touching this precious little bean again. 😤 Rant over.

Since the last few volumes have been extremely heavy, my brain subconsciously decided to take a break and read something else that was VERY light and fluffy, so I had a feeling it would take me some time to get back into the intensity of Yona's world. And indeed, it is intense and looks like with stakes even higher as they face a combination of things that are even worse then what happened in the Water Tribe.

Thankfully though that we got more lighter moments in this one and will say that Zeno is really rubbing off on me. I didn't expect that, but he is quickly making a place within my heart too. Yun's moments were fantastic! Maybe they are minor compared to everyone else's, but that is no less significant for our "mother hen." Ha!

One thing that surprised me is that I did feel excited about some Yona and Hak ship vibes/moments. The scene where she sees him sleeping was SUPER cute because of Yona's reactions. Also the other moment they have was very precious and was on board for that!

I'm excited to see Riri again! (YES to girl's sleepover!) Though that ending sure left things intense involving her!

Lastly, one of my favorite things in this series is Sinha and Zeno's playful friendship! It's so wholesome! 😭😭😭😭

And the cover! Bless you Kusanagi, bless you Kusanagi!

Edited to Add: OH! Oh, oh, oh! I can't believe I forgot to mention it when I wrote my review earlier, but that conversation between Yona and Riri about Su-won was SO good!! I feel it captured my feelings SO incredibly well and why I don't personally hate Su-won. I think it is such a pivotal moment from Yona in just how she feels and what it means (for now) in moving forward.