This was a good but not great book it was very dull in places but towards the end it just a bit more interesting will still read the sequel soon. The characters were interesting in their own ways I liked Yuki with his city life suddenly being brought to a rural place with many things that take awhile to understand. The people around him are very interesting the story tells of rural people who do things a certain way but they do add a lot to the story. The plot is interesting at certain otherwise its a bit dull and boring with very little happening the parts about forestry and rural life are very interesting as well will continue the series soon.