Lovely VN that plays rather long and binds you with the story.
Any H scenes are a "sidequest", but implement well into the narrative.
Took me nearly 6 hours, but I'm definitely bound and want more now...
You literally sit there, nervous, excited, astonished...

Plus 1 for the top tier GL / Yuri list. 6-8 hours long, ~4 spicy scenes with sesbian lex, and exceptionally well written romance / drama.

The general tone is fairly light and the whole VN has an air of whimsical Victorian flourish. The drama that is there is not incredibly heavy - one or two characters in particular you want to pummel into the ground whenever they talk - with no life/death situations. Instead, the writer manages to capture a thick sense of malaise during the more dramatic moments.

The romance is fun and exciting - the pair are both witty, a bit headstrong, and spicy (while still being classy about it!). A lot of their interactions are best described as a back and forth dance.

A lot of the character building is impressive as well. Many side characters are fleshed out, but there isn't a grand plot involving everyone so instead they just feel like people. For example, we learn a lot about why our favourite 12 year old is the way she is, but the story doesn't linger and you get the sense that they exist like that whether you pay them attention or not, kind of like how things are in real life.

The ending wraps things up well too, there's a cute epilogue but I wish we got to see even more. Or maybe I just want a Blackberry Honey 2.

Remember to download the hscene patch if you're into spicy content