This title wasn't too bad, it was a little strange though. It was my first boy love read and I didn't even realize it. There were hardly any female characters and most of the males were in love with each other or flirty. The story itself was fantasy based and had an intro of the half elf sorcerer and then a story about a noble and his kingdom getting turned into cats. There were some fun parts with the cats but also some weird inappropriate parts making this more appropriate for older teens. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it either.

My thanks to NetGalley and Independent Publishers Group for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.

Ok, when I requested this, I didn't realize it was a BL (boys' love) manga. I thought the artwork on the cover was pretty, the story sounded interesting and it dealt with cats, what's not to love?

I don't mind BL, but it isn't what I prefer to read for myself. However, as the manager at an indie bookstore, I think it is important to read a little bit of everything so I can recommend books to anyone, regardless of whether or not I read for enjoyment what they also read. I like to be well-rounded in my reading, which means sometimes my reviews are not always glowingly positive, because what I read wasn't my particular cup of tea, it's more to educate me on something I might not read much of. This fits that bill.

While the BL was a surprise, it didn't really put me off, it was the storyline that did that and the fact that there were only two female characters in the story and

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one of them was the Big Bad and the other was a shapeshifter.

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The story, while interesting, had some plot holes that made no sense to me, or maybe I missed something. One example is the necklace the king had on him that did something spoilery, no one seems to know who had it and gave it to him. Considering what it did, one would think that one of the characters would have tried to find the original owner a little harder.

The art was very pretty, so it wasn't hard on the eyes and there were some cute scenes, but that doesn't make up for the very loose story and the lack of female characters who were 100% human and not the

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Big Bad.

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2, this wasn't my cup of tea, but I am glad that I have read it so I can recommend it to our customers who are looking specifically for BL manga, stars.

It's a very sweet and funny story. It felt a bit short, but I've enjoyed this manga a lot. Volks makes you laugh with each page, it's a hilarious guy. I loved a lot his relationship with O'feuille and would love to see more of them.
I've read a lot of manga In the past, so I can tell you that this one follows a very typical line of story. However, it's very sweet and lovely, and funny.
Thanks to Netgalley to provide me the copy of this book.

Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review.

This was a short very lowkey BL which is an MM romance basically, there is nothing graphic and was basically a collection of a couple adventures within that world. Follow the same main two characters (or three if you count the magical cat).

I enjoyed it, but did not love it, I would not pick this back up to read it again and I was not in love with the characters, to me there was a lack of character development and world building which affected how much I enjoyed myself while reading this manga.

I found a lot of things sort of inconsequential and boring, events always happened too fast or too slow in my opinion. There wasn't a perfect tempo to it. However it was a fast read and the illustrative style was beautiful.

Overall a meh read. Nothing I will remember fondly, pretty forgettable as far as storyline.
3/5 stars
Bookarina

This was an adorable read that included light/fluffy romance, magic, and cats! These are all some of my favorite things, so I really enjoyed this book. It was short and the story was underdeveloped, but for a one shot it was highly pleasant!

I was excited to see this one in NetGalley because the idea of it was so cute but in the end it fell a little flat for me. The characters are cute, and the story is ok but the end result just ended up being pretty much nothing since the story itself seemed to happen around the characters. Nothing of significance happened, everything was teased romance wise, and in the end was just more cutesy than anything else.

I'd say read this if you just like cute fantasy but don't expect anything romance wise in this.

It's barely shonen-ai.

The art was very pretty though and the idea itself was great in the end it just just didn't do it for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Tokyopop for letting me read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks Netgalley and TokyoPop LOVE x LOVE for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review.

The Treasure of the King and the Cat by You Kajika is full of fluffiness, adventures and cats! With its beautiful illustrations, this is a perfect read if you're looking for a fast and light fantasy story.

The story was about a kingdom where citizens suddenly disappeared in the capital. The king sought the help of the wizard O'Feuille, together with his retainer Nios. The plot itself was simple, and the conflicts were not dramatic, which I really liked. There were lots of adorable characters, especially the magical creatures.

There was a little bit of romance, a BL to be exact, which was a great surprise since when I read the synopsis, I wasn't expecting it. I enjoyed reading BL stories, so this made me like the manga more. I really liked the chemistry of the couples. The only minor issue that I had was I only learned a little about the characters. Maybe, they would be fleshed out more on the other installments.

Overall, this is a feel-good manga. I would love to see more character developments, as well as quirky adventures from our protagonists. I really would love to read the next volumes!

4/5 stars!

It happens again and again that I am totally enchanted by a cover alone and therefore reach for a manga. It was the same here too.

The presentation reminds me a bit of Grimm's manga and the drawing style is just really pretty and delicate. I am totally in love with this fairytale story and its magical characters.

I don't write anything about the content, otherwise I would spoil too much and the blurb is meaningful enough. Everyone should discover and enjoy the story for themselves.

For me it is definitely a wonderful and sweet story that inspired me with its plot and drawing style. Definitely 5 stars for me.

The art and story were interesting. The turn off for me was the boy love – I thought it strange that young protégé boys were falling for their (seemingly much) older companions. Not my thing in a manga and I don’t think I would have requested the book if I’d have known. Therefore, I am rating this 4 stars based on the story, characters, and art. I probably will not be interested in ready another volume, but maybe my students will.

Thank you Netgalley and Love+Love for this ARC. I will consider getting it for my library.

A sweet and magical story about a magician and his companion and their quirky adventures. Super adorable and the artwork is stunning! I absolutely adore this sort of couple (haha), they were adorable and the magical adventure aspect of the story was great. I’m hoping the author decides to write more books because I would be so down for a whole series with these two!

*Thanks Netgalley and TokyoPop LOVE x LOVE for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

I did not realize until after the download, that it was only available as a protected PDF. My computer doesn't cooperate and open protected PDFs for me........so I can't view it. :(

I'll rate it 5 stars because I can't hold that against the book, and I can't really judge it without reading it!