Manga: Love in Focus 3

Love in Focus Vol 3
Rating: 3/5
Buy or Borrow: Buy 
Source: Copy courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review! 

Swept along by Kei's suggestion to give dating a try, Mako struggles to see where she really fits in. Meanwhile, Mitsuru has become distant, and in her attempts to get back the friendship they had, Mako discovers his hidden past. Mako, Kei, and Mitsuru now have to confront their own feelings, and they might get a little lost before they find their true answers... 

The final volume is here at last, bringing this quick little series to an end! I can't say I was Kei's biggest fan before, but I didn't agree with his behaviour in this volume I have to say. He basically pushed her in to dating him and I was side eyeing him a lot...but then I've always had a soft spot for Amemura in each volume so far! 

Obviously, that decision of Kei's brings the drama this volume and Amemura understandably distances himself from her, but more importantly when it comes to him, we get to dive in to his past once again. I liked getting to understand him a little more, and why he is the way he is, he's quite easy to sympathise with and relate to. I also feel like we came to understand and get to know him a lot better than Kei which might be why I was never really team Kei at all. I never had a moment when I was torn between who Mako should end up with, if I'm honest. 

What was a nice aspect to this volume, was Amemura talking to both Mako and Kei about his past. I expected him to talk to Mako, but Kei was a surprise, they also gave him good advice that presented two different paths for him to take. Kei and Mako's advice and options for him both really fit their characters as well, I have to say. 

There's a little bit of drama and tension in this volume, and there's some humour too before everything comes to a satisfying end with each storyline being wrapped up, both the romance and Amemura's past! While not my favourite manga series ever, and while being a little predictable in places, it was still an easy, fun read!