There's plenty of character development, and the plot moves along nicely even if the story takes place in Saint-Noel Academy again. Due to her personality and social standing, she's actually a very lonely person who needs a friend she can trust… and this book gives her one. Her devoted and religious nature can easily evolve into something sinister, which no one would ever see coming until it's too late. I like how not only this event is directly tied to the alternate future Miabel came from, but also fleshes Rafina out nicely. Miabel is mainly there to be a lovable little sister role for Mia, only going through her memories of the future every now and then.Īfter the trip to Remno in the previous book, this volume marks Mia's return to the academy and focuses on the student council presidential election. That being said, Miabel actually plays very little role in altering the path leading to the bleak future. Since the bloody diary has vanished, she receives new guidance in the form of Miabel, her granddaughter who traveled back in time. While Mia has successfully avoided the guillotine, she's now facing a new possible future of herself dying to poison while the entire world is thrown into chaos. The third volume of Tearmoon Empire continues to maintain the fun and adventurous tone of the story. without the faintest clue of what she's supposed to do! Underprepared, polling abysmally, and trailed by a granddaughter who inherited all her, erm, Mia-est bits, she once again finds herself at a historical turning point. Altering the course of history will, of all things, require her to defeat Rafina in the upcoming election for student council president! Mia herself has been killed by poison, and Bel narrowly avoided execution by leaping through time.Īs if that wasn’t enough, she discovers that this terrible chain of events can be traced back to Rafina’s tragic transformation into a dictator. Just when she thought she was finally done with worrying about the guillotine, she learns of the grisly future awaiting her, in which a war of succession rends the empire in two. Her indolent plans are cut short, however, when her own granddaughter, Bel, is whisked backwards through time and deposited in front of her. Freed from the duties of school and station, she’s ready to seize the day! By which she means, of course, do absolutely nothing productive and lounge around in bed all day. Spring has rolled around again, bringing with it what Mia considers to be one of the most important occasions of the year - spring break.

Half a year has passed since the Remno revolution ended.

Tearmoon empire volume 10