Aoi is an office lady who dreams of a “normal life.” She tells her her friend that she wants to get married. Chi-chan appears to accept it. Aoi, on the other hand is massively conflicted, and as she walks down the aisle is fairly certain that she has made the wrong decision.

Luckily for Aoi, Chiho has no intention of standing aside, and arrives at the church in time to speak now. Standing in front of the dearly beloved who had been gathered today, resplendent in a white tux, Chi-chan offers Aoi her hand. Aoi takes it and they run away together….

Sore ha, Haru no Arashi no You ni, Volume 1 (それは、春の嵐のように) by kurukuruhime is about learning to love what you  have and being grateful for what you love.The rest of the book is primarily watching Aoi doing this very thing. From making love with Chiho, to enjoying shopping together, Aoi learns to appreciate what she has…all those little moments that make up a life together, that my wife and I call “playing house.”

When Aoi returns to work, she finds the strength to apologize to her former fiance who is very decent about it. But, Aoi, says to Chiho, as the volume comes to a close, she still wants to get married…to Chi-chan.

kurukurhime, creator of Yuri Life, does adult Yuri stories that one can slide into like a pair of comfortable slippers. They aren’t high drama, but they are filled with emotions that are wholly relatable. And, in this case, a real-life Princess who sweeps up to save the Princess from her own terrible decision. I’m okay with that. ^_^

The book ends with “to be continued” and I hope that that is true. I see no serialization for it, but that could be anything. Fingers crossed.

Ratings:

Art – 7
Story – Starts off a little annoying, gets better as it goes. Average 7, ends at 8
Characters – 8, despite difficulties
Service – 4 nudity, sex, nothing explicit
Yuri – 10

Overall – 8

My copy was picked up at Animate (it says so, that helps,) so it came with a lovely color illustration card of Chiho in her glasses. Thumbs up from me! I think girls who wear glasses look great. ^_^