Story//
Akuma to Love Song is a nice change of pace from the typical shoujo that takes traumatic events and the trauma that follows it and realistically portrays it. Maria's reactions are very realistic and while it was definitely simplified at moments I think it did a better job than most shoujo in delving into this. I will saw I did not like how ( mild spoilers) easy it was for John Cross to be forgiven.

Art//
I'm usually more of a fan of realistic artwork- such as Naoki Urasawa's (Monster) but I loved the character design in this manga. I never find the big eyes art style very pretty but nonetheless Maria was GORGEOUS to me. I also loved the 'sloppy' look they gave to Meguro.

Character//
Maria is a breath of fresh air in the world of shoujo where every female protagonist seems to be idiotic and insecure. She's a great protagonist who always worked through her issues and pushed herself to be great, and while she did get help from the male characters she never solely relied on them. I enjoyed the rest of the main cast/supporting characters as well because I loved how they learned to understand each other and how much their relationship changed from the beginning of the series. The only character I truly wasn't a fan of till the end was Anna and probably John Cross as well as I can never forgive him for his actions.

Overall/Enjoyment:
I thought this was a good series overall and it was very engaging. I binge-read it within 24 hours, and while I wish we got to see more of their future in the end it was a satisfying end. It was interesting to me that the author decided to switch to Yuusuke's perspective in the final chapter- it was a unique and bittersweet decision.