DNF.

I really tried with this one. I got well over halfway through and realized that I had absolutely no interest in pushing through to the end.

I really liked idea of the plot. I like the characters alright. But I just could not deal with the writing style.

I didn't like the choppiness of the writing at all. It was incredibly distracting to me. There were so many short sentences and paragraphs... For example "An attempt to push barriers. Or a desire to learn. Usually it was that. A wish to know more." Far too often I found myself editing and trying to merge the sentences for better flow.

There were also so many similes... many of which just did not work for me. This was such a bummer to me because the author is clearly capable of writing wonderful description, as seen when she describes the tea house in Hanami.