We get the backstory on Tohru's parents in this one, and it's so sad! Yes, there is quite an age difference between her mom and dad, but it still works for the most part. There are just tragic backstories all around in this series.

The Cinderella-ish play was also a lot of fun! Helped to balance out some of the darker stuff in this volume. And there was a lot of darker stuff in this volume. You definitely need some of that fun stuff to balance out all the trauma that's happened to these characters.