Stepping on Roses, Vol. 7 (7)

I just recieved this book and could not put it down. Soichiro and Sumi remain together. However, Nozomu will stop at nothing to obtain Sumi. The series continues with many trials and bitter rivalries yet to end all for love and fortune. Rinko Ueda reveals more about the hidden pasts of her characters. It seems they may be knited closer together than they realize. At the end the book Rinko Ueda reveals that there is another volumne yet to be published. I cannot wait for the next book. I wonder what the concluding fates of the characters will be. Love truly is a sweet and bitter thing. This series is a great read for adults.

The book was just as it was advertised in its condition!

Great!

~3 - 3.5/5This volume starts where the last volume ended: with Eisuke telling all of Soichiro's business partners that he's Sumi's brother. The business partners are outraged, and they tell Soichiro to resign, who refuses.The thing that bothers me, though, is that Sumi feels really bad about it. Yea, she shouldn't have signed that paper, but Eisuke shouldn't have embezzled or asked her to in the first place. She should be mad at him, but instead she cries and decides to run back to her old home with the children.Nozomu, meanwhile, offers to help Soichiro in exchange for Sumi, who refuses. He's realizing that he loves Sumi, and so runs after her and then gives up the company for her. He tells her he loves her, she's his wife, Nozoumi can't have her, and she cries.Then he moves in with Sumi, in that run down house, where he's having a hard time finding a job and generally living like they do. He doesn't get along with Eisuke too much, it seems. He starts teaching the kids some, when he finds out that they aren't in school. Also, he tries to have some loving time with Sumi, which doesn't work because they are surrounded by kids (although that doesn't seem to bother them too much) and Eisuke interrupts them.Meanwhile, Nozomu takes over the Ashida company, is not spending any time with his wife while trying to get a divorce, is planning a way to get Sumi, and then buys the land that their house is on, making it so they have to move, which is near impossible as they have no money.I don't really understand how they have no money. How does Soichiro not have any money saved? And why can they not stay at his house? There's no mention of it, at all. Also, why did Soichiro have to resign? Yea, what happened with Eisuke was bad, but they shouldn't have been so judgmental just because Sumi is poor. (I guess because of what time it's set in, though...)Anyway, Sumi decides to go talk to Nozomu (on her own), try to get him to not buy the land. He, instead, makes a move on her and asks her to be his wife.Nozomu needs some serious help, okay? He's always pushing at Sumi, doing anything to sabotage her relationship with Soichiro (or anyone else, really) in order for her to see the good in him. In this volume, he gives her money 'out of the goodness in his heart', making her think he's maybe actually nice, while smirking as he leaves. Hell, he tried to kill himself and Sumi earlier in the series. He's psychotic, and needs to be put away.And Sumi, needs to realize this. She needs to grow a backbone, push him away and do something for herself, instead of always taking care of everyone else and being the victim. It is seriously getting on my nerves.Also about Sumi: we found out something new about her in this volume. Apparently Eisuke found her, lost, in a rose garden when she was a baby, and so she is now terrified of roses, only doesn't remember why. And, in a comic short at the end, that she asked for siblings when she was young, which I'm sure is why Eisuke was always bringing home kids. The part I liked moat about this, was that we got to Eisuke legitimately working for something, being a good, nice boy, as opposed to his gambling, womanizing ways now.(Also in a comic short at the end, was a thing about how the author had a kid and was having a hard time raising her. I found it entertaining, and really interesting, how she doesn't enjoy it, but, you know, still love her child.)Anyway. Despite all of the holes in the plot, among other things, that are bothering me, I am enjoying watching Soichiro live the poor life. He's quite terrible at it so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing him change, toughen up.This wasn't a bad volume, though, just a bit bothersome at times. This series is just... an overly romanticized dramatic one. Which, I can't help but enjoy reading, even as it annoys me. So of course I will be reading the next one, whenever it is released.[Taken from my blog.]

I first got into the series last year and bought all six volumes. I was EXTREMELY impatient for volume 7, I read a bit online (fantranslation), but decided to wait till it came out months later, before I read it properly.These volumes are EXTREMELY slow to come out. Luckily, I discovered the series in November last year, so I didn't need to wait ages for each volume and read all 6 in one (or two? month/s), without any annoying waits between. The first couple books took 2 years to come out in English! Which is insane really! But 4 months for me to wait, isn't too bad.This volume is amazing! I've never been much into manga, apart from Sailor Moon, but this series is thoroughly enjoyable, exciting and the art is really attractive and beautiful. All the characters have become part of me, I feel as if I know them. I have also grown to like Soichiro now! What drew me to the series in the first place, wasn't the plot, it was the art. I LOVE roses and pretty flowers, so I thought "WOW!" when I first bought volume 1 and was lucky enough to actually enjoy the series too. It isn't a extremely popular manga series and has received some critisism, but I think it is a great series with lots of excitement. This cover is one of my favourites, vibrant red roses and Sumi in a beautiful white dress (looks a bit like a wedding gown!). The font they used for 'Stepping on Roses' and the border around each volume is extremely elegant and pretty.I'm really frustrated the next volume won't release until the end of this year and the following the year after (seems like mid 2013 volume 9 will come out :(). Though, I shouldn't complain, the first few books took two years to come out..so there you go. Or I could just read fantranslations online I guess.I really wish these would come out faster. This volume came out May 2011 originally and all this time to translate is quite frustrating! Volume 8 will come out in October this year, when it came out October last year. :(

Amazing came brand new still in plastic and was very good

freue mich auf dem nesten band auch dieser war spanend wie die anderen bänder der serie würde mich freuen wenns die irgendwann mal auf deutsch geben würde were es wert.

After tail of the moon is this manga also a wonderfull manga of Rinko Ueda, i realy love all her manga's but stepping on roses and tail of the moon are the 2 best that she ever made. I recommend it to all women and young girls :)

My Daughter enjoyed it