Boys Be… 17
December 29, 2008
The one thing I’ll always wonder about is whether or not the Boys Be Justice will ever end. Will that boy ever find his pure, true love? The world may never know. As for all the other boys in the series… well, adolescent love lives on forever.
Standout stories in this volume…? Well. Not really. I guess some boys ask some girls out. I think that may be all that happens. I don’t think there were really any established couples this time around. The only story that tried a different formula was one where a tennis pair helped another tennis pair realize their love, then wound up in the same awkward situation where their tennis game was off because they had crushes on each other in the end. Hmm.
The best story was probably the one about the scaredy-cat boy who goes into the haunted park to try and save the girl he likes. Said boy is actually being fooled by the girl, but it is a test of courage for him, just to see if he is indeed boyfriend material. All is right in the world.
Oh, Boys Be. It’s a shame you went on too long. I would have praised you to high heavens if it had only been the first five volumes. Of course, at this point I can’t remember if it was because I liked this type of story or because the stories were actually good. I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt and say the latter.
December 29, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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