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Peach Girl Authentic, Vol. 1

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This book is the third in the Manga series of Peach Girl. Sae, Momo's supposed friend, is finally ratted out for her sneaky ways. All the lies that Sae said about Momo are finally seen by Toji( Momo's ex-boyfriend) and now Toji, realizing his mistake, wants to get back with Momo, but will Momo want to get back together? That's just some of the drama that goes on in this series. If your new to the series, you should get the first volume, otherwise your missing a great story, and secondly, you would be missing quite a bit of dialogue. The artwork is different, but still gorgeous, I would rank it up there with Sailor Moon. This series kind of reminds me of the older 90210 show(but a lot better, and not as mature). So if your kind of tired of all the magical Manga, and just want to read something a little more realistic. THIS IS THE SERIES TO GET!!! Trust me, you won't regret it.

Great! Toji finally gets a clue, Kiley finally gets a hug, and Sae finally gets her comeuppance! It didn't quite satisfy my lust for vengeance, because Momo really does get terribly abused and I feel Sae should at least be hit by a truck, but there you have it. I also feel some crueler punishment for Toji is in order, as I harbor a deep grudge against him for his previous actions in books 1 and 2, but we'll see how it goes in book 4. Tantalizing and full of poignant moments, as well as some funny ones.

I gave this volume of the Peach Girl series five stars because it is the best of the first three. When the story starts, Sae has finally gotten what she wants; Momo and Toji have broken up. As if this is not enough, she enters Momo in the end of term swim meet... in every event. Not only will Momo be tanner than ever, but she will probably exhaust herself competing. To top it all off, Momo's classmates are crueler than ever. It's Kiley to the rescue, looking out for Momo no matter what... and all he wants in exchange is a ...hug?
The first part of this series comes to a grand climax in the last scene of this manga. For all Peach fans rooting for Momo, your heart will break and then you will cheer... buy the book if you want to know what I'm talking about. It will be well worth it.

I'll try not to write a review with any spoilers in it, but you really do have to have read the first two novels in order to understand what's going on in this book. I buy the Peach Girl manga for two reasons: 1) the story is so close to highschool reality, that most of the time, it's hard not to understand what the characters are going through, and 2) Miwa Ueda's artwork is absolutely beautiful! Continuing from the last book, in part three, Sae is still working to make Momo's life a living hell, and there are few people who Momo can really trust anymore. Toji is beginning to smarten up, and Momo is being more friendly to Kiley. If you liked the previous two books, there's no reason why you shouldn't like this one.

I am so glad that Sae was finally discovered. Though I did hate that Momo is not getting back together w/ Toji. I know that they will end up together again. You will like this if you liked the first 2. Keeps you into it and you just can't put it down. Can't wait for PG #4!!!

I have loved Peach Girl ever since 9th grade when I ended up spending most of my time at the local library. I skimmed the teen selection daily and because I had no idea what manga was I picked this up. It was love at first sight! :) Now that I'm older I've been looking for all the manga I use to read at that library and started buying them, Peach Girl high on my list. It has one of the best stories I have come across because it is relatable. I find it to be very witty and empowering which makes it a great read to come back to over and over again. Needless to say, I'm so glad to have this peachy addition to my manga collection.

Well it's happened, Toji and Momo are starting to get together, but Sae's trying to stop it for all her worth. When Toji ends up in the hospital for appendicitis Sae passes around a note saying that Momo was the one trying to steal Toji from her and to not let Momo know that he's in the hospital, he needs to heal in peace. Since Momo was late to class that morning, she didn't hear the teacher make the announcement and thus everyone won't talk to her, instead they do so behind her back and treat her like a pariah. Things are straightened out and Momo does find out about Toji, but it may be too late, even though she's tried to correct all of Sae's lies, Toji wants to break up.

After Toji's kiss Momo has mixed feelings. She wants to have enjoyed the moment, but her emotions are clouded by Sae's warnings that he is just a lecherous pervert, so she feels wrong about it all. But a surprise visit from Toji at Momo's home in the evening goes a long way to restore her faith in him...until Sae begins to unsettle everything again. She's pulling out every weapon in her arsenal to besmirch Momo's reputation, including telling Toji that a newly formed bruise on her cheek is from Momo hitting her after she saw Sae and Toji kissing one another.

The two want to make up, but with Sae's poisonous words entering both of their brains it becomes difficult to do. Suddenly, Toji is not coming to school and Momo is concerned that it might be because of their fight, though the rest of the class knows it's because he has appendicitis. When Kiley is the one to tell her the truth she rushes to Toji's side, to find Sae already there. Then things just go from bad to worse.

I am really starting to appreciate the subtle nuances of character development in this series. Momo is strong despite her self issues, and manages to stand up for herself often...just at the wrong times, usually when Sae has spent time blackening her name and Momo's reactions predictably follow the pattern of Sae's machinations. Sae is scheming, manipulative, conniving, and has no originality to her whatsoever... and yet she still manages to dominate a number of people in the story. Toji is hard to be sympathetic with at times, true he is being manipulated and doesn't know who to trust, however he is quick to believe the bad in people, so naturally he falls into Sae's scheming. And then there's Kiley, who though he is a lecher seems to be the one who legitimately cares about Momo... he is always there when she needs him, he is always worried about her feelings, but she is so quick to blow him off because of her "idealized" crush on Toji for too long... given the choice between the two I would have chosen Kiley long before this point...at least he is genuine and caring and accepts Momo with all her flaws that he never seems to see.

Overall, I am quickly getting addicted to this manga. This is high school angst at its juiciest, and I plan on reading the rest of the series as soon as is humanly possible.

This was my favorite of the three published Peach Girl manga. The ending was satisfying, and they had a lot of good Kiley moments! If he's your favorite character, you'll love him more this time around.
In a way, this could be the end of the series, but there are a lot of unfinished questions, which you'll discover in the end of the book. If you thought that Momo ended up the underdog in the first two, you'll be satisfied with this one.

I bought Peach girl 3 after getting completely addicted by the first two books. Boy was I surprised when I opened the box. While the story remains intact, and it is a wonderful story at that (I think I'm rooting for Kiley now.) Mixx (sometimes known as Tokyopop) has apparently become a very stingy publisher. The cover was extremely flimsy and the pages are printed on paper that I would venture to say is barely above newsprint quality. And they are still charging the same price as when they were using the high quality papers. Someone needs to remind Mixx that quality is just as important as quantity.