Koisuru Harinezumi

At school, Hozuki is well known to be the unsociable sort, never fitting in with others, and all too happy to dish out a beating to anyone who tries to get close to him. But Kii does not give up. The premise is a romance in which a prickly, lonely boy meets a girl who refuses to be pushed away.The strength is the sincerity. Hozuki's walls and Kii's persistence make for a warm, believable dynamic, and the slow thaw feels earned. The school setting is familiar and friendly.The weaknesses are about repetition. Some scenes repeat the same beats, and the romance develops steadily rather than surprisingly. Readers wanting a faster story may find it slow.Recommended for readers who enjoy prickly-lead romances. Expect a sincere, patient read that rewards its slow thaw.