Despite the fact that this book is titled "Love," there isn't a shred of genuine romance to be found. Instead, we're given yet another dose—and a new flavor—of Light's ability to gain and manipulate trust. This is another another treacherous friendship for Light. Light manipulates the suspense of the plot and keeps readers wondering with his flawless exchanges with Misa and his slick negotiations with L.

It's not like there's anything new happening at this point, is there? L thinks Light might be Kira, Light is Kira but has a brilliantly convoluted plan to convince L that he's not Kira, Light's father spends a lot of time wearing suits and looking shocked, so on and so forth.