Captive Hearts, Vol. 2

by Matsuri Hino and Andria Cheng

Book Overview

A charming romance from the creator of Vampire Knight ! Carefree Megumi Kuroishi was living a life of luxury until the day a girl named Suzuka Kogami walked into his life. All of a sudden, Megumi finds himself kneeling at Suzuka's feet and prostrating himself like a servant! What Megumi doesn't know (until that very moment anyway) is that his family is cursed to follow the orders of the Kogami family. Megumi decides he wants to become a formal servant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142151933X
• ISBN13: 9781421519333
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Second Volume Better than First

This time around we get to see a bit more of Megumi, the boy cursed to be a servant, and Suzuka, the girl cursed in turn to be his mistress. Unlike the first volume this is only the "Captive Hearts" story though it is still a bit disjointed at parts and characters can suddenly appear without warning. Here were are introduced to three new characters that may return -- a young wealthy hire who wants Suzuka's hand in marriage, his own servant who is also a descendant of the Kogami clan and thus able to command Megumi, and Megumi's mother who since she is not a blood relative is free from the servile curse. It gets unnecessarily complicated by the introduction of some plots involving kidnappings and slave dealings years ago but I'm still a sucker for the mistress-slave genre in this series.

Rushed, But Sweet

I like the series, but its a bit confusing. I was flipping back and forth, thinking, "Did I skip a page?" The characters are sweet, but there isn't a lot of development of Megumi and Suzuka's relationship in the first book. The second book is a bit better. The series seems rushed at parts. Although slightly confusing and a bit fast in the flow of the romance, its a cute romance story that I'd recommend.