I've finally found an manga I can get into. Emma is a maid. William is an upper class gent. The two aren't supposed to notice each other, but they fall in love with each other at first sight. Although their social stations keep them apart, William and Emma find a way to have one precious date but William's inflexible family keep them from pursuing a real relationship. Circumstances are not in their favor. Kaoru Mori has a way of drawing expressions that a thousand emotions are conveyed between the star-crossed lovers without one word being written. I can't wait to see how this series ends. There are 7 volumes but my library only has 5. I might have to buy the other two because I don't think I can read them on the free manga sites.

I would recommend this book to all Downton Abbey fans, teen and tween girls new to manga, Anglophiles, and forbidden romance fans. ( )

The second volume of Emma sees Emma's circumstances drastically changed by the end. William Jones still has feelings for Emma, but his family is actively trying to keep them apart. William's father wants William to marry Eleanor, a young woman of their class. Emma is ready to accept that their class difference will keep them apart, but William hasn't quite given up. I'll have to continue with the series to find out if William will find a way to see Emma again.

The second volume in this series wasn't quite as enjoyable as the first volume. The art work is similar to the first volume so there were no surprises there. The new characters introduced in this volume, William's siblings, are all unlikeable. I'll read volume three since it's available from the public library. Then I'll have to decide whether to stop there or purchase the subsequent volumes to continue Emma's story. ( )

Emma is kind of a standard crossing class lines romance story. Some characters are for it and others are adamantly against it. What really makes this manga stand out are the absolutely gorgeous illustrations. They are incredibly detailed and just looking at them gives me the warm fuzzies. ( )

Emma is kind of a standard crossing class lines romance story. Some characters are for it and others are adamantly against it. What really makes this manga stand out are the absolutely gorgeous illustrations. They are incredibly detailed and just looking at them gives me the warm fuzzies. ( )

Emma is kind of a standard crossing class lines romance story. Some characters are for it and others are adamantly against it. What really makes this manga stand out are the absolutely gorgeous illustrations. They are incredibly detailed and just looking at them gives me the warm fuzzies. ( )