My Instructor Won't Yield

What a lovely story! When I heard the premise of My Instructor Won't Yield I had to pick it up. A guy falling in love with his driving instructor? How novel. However, it does very well to maintain interest beyond its initial grab. In fact, my one main criticism is that it didn't use the driving gimmick *enough.* Though this is obviously subjective, I think the leads have a lot of chemistry together and their relationship development is very sweet. I find it incredibly endearing that when Chiba sees a stoic-looking man in a suit get into his car he has certain expectations, only for that business-like manto actually be a socially awkward shoujo mangaka with a severe anxiety problem. Yaotome's awkwardness clashes with Chiba's outgoing personality for funny but charming hijinks. I'm also always happy to see adult characters, especially in romance. It's the perfect length too. It understands you can't get a lot out of this premise but makes every single one of those pages count. I do see the argument that they could have gone more in depth about certain plot points, and while I wouldn't have complained if that were the case, I don't think it was necessary to do so, and I understand why certain things happened or were resolved at a quicker pace. The more bite-sized length serves the tone, in my opinion. It somehow managed to leave every chapter off on a compelling enough cliffhanger that I couldn't put it down and stayed up late to read the entire thing in one night. Again, my one complaint is that they don't spend enough time driving. So sweet, silly, charming, and fun. I was kicking my feet and giggling, and that's saying something considering I'm not even attracted to men or a romantic.