Those Not-So-Sweet Boys 1 (Those Not-So-Sweet Boys, #1)

by Yoko Nogiri

From the creator of That Wolf-Boy Is Mine! and Love in Focus comes a story of a hard-working high schooler who falls for a bad boy, and discovers that the the lives of him and his friends are nothing like what she imagined. Don't miss Yoko Nogiri's newest shojo hit!
Midori is a high-schooler with a part-time job at a café-bar. Unfortunately, her job's against the rules at her school, and when the principal finds out, he makes her a deal: Convince three boys who've stopped coming to school to return, and her transgression will be overlooked. Now, she needs to find a way into the lives of these not-so-sweet boys...one of whom just happens to be her crush!

• ISBN10: 1646511743
• ISBN13: 9781646511747
• Publish Date: 16 February 2021
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Kodansha Comics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 208
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781646511747

Reviews

[fangrunin]

Thank you, Yoko Nogiri, NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Those Not-So-Sweet Boys, Vol. 1, is the introductory volume of the story of Midori Nanami and the boys: Rei Ichijo, Chihiro Goshima and Yukinojo Ieiri. About the story, Midori is really an interesting and fun character, with remarkable perseverance. On the other hand, Rei Ichijo is the typical boy who, at times, seems to be the cool boy, but has a background that indicates that we will still see many layers of him. Chihiro Goshima and Yukinojo Ieiri have not yet been so developed, but this is only the first volume, right? I hope to see them being further developed during the next volumes. A big highlight for Midori's family, especially her brother, he is so CUTEE!! There is some mystery about her father that may be related to some other characters.

The language is very fluid and simple, and the translation seemed really good, although I didn't read the original. About art: those kids may not be so sweet, but art is. In addition, the ebook version has good image quality (I didn't have to zoom in to understand small words, thank GOD). Finally, Those Not-So-Sweet Boys, Vol 1 is definitely a good start to a shoujo manga, so I intend to read the next volume.