Im not going to lie when I first saw the title of the story I quit the going home club for a girl with a venomous tongue I definitely raised an eyebrow. For some reason its popular these days for light novels to have absurdly long titles though the ones I read mostly novels by Sugaru Miaki tend to be on the short side and I was therefore inherently prejudiced against the novel. Even so I decided to at least go through the rating and description and it caught my eye. I assumed it wouldnt hurt to read a chapter or two. The story centers around two characters Sakaki Sui a slightly eccentric high schooler who claims to be the proud member of the goinghome club and Hiwa Arina the schools infamous venom tongued beauty. As cliche or even borderline cringe the character introductions and descriptions may be at first I genuinely found these characters to be well written. While at the beginning the two barely could hold a meaningful conversation with another much less aim towards the goal of improving Arinas behaviour it is clear through their interactions that they both manage to influence each other. Sui no longer could rush home and laze around after school as he now had to help Arina. And Arina too although not initially welcoming of his assistance which he was forced to do by a teacher gradually began to open up more towards him though if youre expecting her words to be any less harsh later on youre going not going to be too pleased. Soon with his help she manages to confront her darkest troubles. Their relationship gradually becomes something like a close friendship and I think most people who enjoy coming of age stories and schoollife stories would find it quite endearing. Of course there are other characters besides these two who help them with that and a lot more changes to add to the story but I cant talk of that lest I wish to spoil a potential reader. Its quite heartwarming to see how they shape each others lives the fun they had with their friends as they lead their ordinary school lives. It reminded quite a bit of the time I had with my friends as well making random jokes and having lunches together even though I just graduated today of all days which is also why Im making this review today. Their experiences were a joy to watch and I think the first 100 chapters or so of the novel are like this. Is this novel flawless in some way? Well no some chapters arent quite as interesting as other chapters but even so the story managed to consistently bring a grin to my face and I couldnt stop reading it. Also I spoke of hundred chapters as if it were all the same but of course the story too develops quite a bit. And that eventually leads to some major shifts in the plot a bit later towards the end. This arc might seem abrupt as if its totally random to a lot of readers and indeed it was even for me as someone who genuinely loved the novel. The tone of the story changes significantly and unfortunately for plot reasons I cant say much else about it beside the fact that it becomes a bit melodramatic though not necessarily in a bad sense. This change could probably be attributed to the fact that the author wanted this story to reach a more general audience beside just the otaku community who mightve only cared for the dere aspect of the characters rather than anything deep or sentimental. And so in this respect we have a long arc that more or less takes up the last 15 chapters of the story and then we are brought to the storys conclusion in final two chapters. Was it the ideal way of ending the story? Im not sure there certainly couldve been other ways which would be less melodramatic but I honestly didnt dislike the approach the author took that much either. I would have never imagined myself tearing up to the story back when I first read it as I thought it was just a lighthearted coming of age story. But after reading through the last two chapters particularly chapter 137 the final chapter though that number probably depends on your website the translator I couldnt help but cry. The tears flew down harder than when I read any novel or series before even more than Clannad: After story. Im not saying this to tell you that its a sad story or a sad ending. In many ways its a great ending one could certainly describe it as a happy one despite that I wasnt surprised to find that majority of readers found it to be quite emotional too. Looking back on it the ending was a pretty incredible conclusion to this beautiful story even with all its twists and turns especially at the end. Probably what confirmed it to be a masterpiece in my mind. I am glad I read this novel because it is at its core a very heartwarming story filled to the brim with great character development and interactions and so overall I dont really have much to complain. I rate this novel 98/100 slight spoilers ahead Some more bonus things I wanted to add about the characters I really enjoy the MCs eccentric personality. Besides his clear addiction tomato juice which doesnt make any sense to me who even likes tomato juice enough to drink it all the time? I loved how one moment hes trying to make small talk and in the next hes rambling about the sociopolitical condition of modern society or about robots developing consciousness and overthrowing us. More than just comedic relief it helped to establish his character to be more realistic albeit a weirdo. I especially loved his sudden existential rant about the end of the universe upon meeting Shirona her friends while at the cafe with Arina. He really just completely zoned out and all 4 of them just decided to abandon him there. Also who on earth tries to scream Cauliflowers when getting valentines chocolate? Thats way too random but Im not complaining. Major spoilers ahead As for Arina I liked the fact that they addressed the issue of her personality disorder as a proper psychological condition in its own right and not as some disease to be cured. Though perhaps the cheerful her alter of hers could have been given more development and more of a presence. Perhaps it was done intentionally by the author since the highlight was gonna be on venomous Arina anyway. Her love for Sui is quite slow to develop but Im glad that once she does discover her feelings at least on the relapse after recovering her memories she confesses to him without hesitation. All the stuff about the comatose condition that Sui suffered not too long after her confession definitely couldve been handled better but even with that flaw I found that arc to be quite an emotional one since its not unthinkable although I can understand why some would dislike it. Even so her love towards him shown in that arc made up for it in my opinion thats some serious character development right there Her love towards him never wavered and the epilogue truly broke my heart. I seriously hope that this series gets a manga adaption at the very least.