#matcha made in heaven

[misoshinigami]

Matcha Made in Heaven

Vol 8 Ch 32

[untilyouremember]

Matcha Made in Heaven

Available digitally

[lauraagrace]

Happy (almost) July, shoujosei friends! 🤩

Time for a new release calendar with plenty of wonderful shoujo, josei, manhwa, and light novel volumes coming out next month!

I hope you see something that interests and excites you! 🥰

Cheers to a good month of reading (and buying)! 🥳

Please note that all dates are subject to change and that all information (dates and covers) are directly taken from the publisher's website!

[ridley-was-a-cat]

18. Matcha Made in Heaven, Vol. 7 - licensed - The ML is back on the tea farm after being away for a year, but before the couple can relax or make their fake marriage something real, they get tied up in drama with a scheming video streamer. I'd prefer some romantic development instead, but it's fine.

[ojisanmansion]

[kodanshamanga]

NEW Kodansha Digital:

🍵Matcha Made in Heaven, Volume 9🍵 By Umebachi Yamanaka

💖Roa invited Chako and Isshin to her parents’ house as a thank-you to Isshin for protecting her from an attacker at the tea festival in Fukuoka.

[librarydate]

November 2023 wrap up 📚

Finally had some time to read, and having read some great books early in the month motivated me to keep going! So many good books, series, and manga volumes that I loved this month that has me excited to keep the momentum going!

I’m also now finally caught up with my goodreads challenge which is amazing, and puts me in a great place for December

[tessaotomegame]

[readtilyoudie]

MATCHA MADE IN HEAVEN VOLUME 6

[anokatx]

Oh please. Why would they leave us with this cliff hanger?

[augustine-orlov]

This is literally the "there's only one bed" trope

[blerdyotome]

Matcha Made in Heaven Vol. 1 Review

Matcha Made in Heaven is a josei slice of life romance manga series by Umebachi Yamanaka and published in English by Kodansha. A dramatic fake-marriage, found-family story for the ages, by the illustrator of the Ossan’s Love manga adaptation!

[untilyouremember]

Matcha Made in Heaven

Available digitally

[sous-le-signe-de-la-lune]

MARCH WRAP UP ☆

Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri

4.75 ☆

How to put into words how much I loved this book? I couldn't put it down, and I spend hours just thinking about it, thinking of Mehr and Amun and all they had to go through just to be free. Empire of Sand is a beautifully written book inspired by the Mughal empire and Bharatanatyam for its magic system.

When Mehr uses her powers, she's found by the Emperor's mystics and forced to accept an arranged marriage with Amun, one of the mystics. And here's lie the beauty of Empire of Sand: it's a story of coercion, of the importance of vows and promises, and the fight for freedom and free will. It's also a story of slavery.

Empire of Sand may not be perfect but it was everything I wanted and more. It was also satisfying to read a standalone fantasy book that succeeded in exploring many themes and tropes in a new way.

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

3.75 ☆

The Poppy War is a well crafted story inspired by the Second Sino-Japanese war during the 20th century. The book is separated into three parts that are very distinct from each other, and each part has its own atmosphere and narrative arc. Together, they offer a good introduction to the world building, the conflicts with and within Nikan, as well as Rin's pursuit of power and freedom.

The world building is very rich, and truly it's the best part of the book: there isn't a line that doesn't add something to it, and it creates a very engaging story. The writing is very good and I was immediately sucked into it. It was hard to put the book down.

I really liked Rin as a main character: she may not be likeable sometimes, but you can really understand where she comes from and why she's so desperate for power. She's always moving back and forth between being a hero or a villain, and to be honest, she can be her worst enemy. So, even though I couldn't always agree with her actions, it made sense, and I was rooting for her.

But one of my critics would be that, as a main character, she kind of "disappeared" from the story during the second part of the book in profit of the plot

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

4 ☆

I've never written a proper review for this book because even now, I'm still haunted by the story and its characters. Told from August's pov, we follow him and his best friend Jack as Jack starts to experience hallucinations of a strange world superposed onto reality. Desperate to save Jack, August accompanies him on a quest to save Jack's fantasy world. It's a story of abuse, neglect and codependency but it's really well done and I couldn't put the book down (I read it from 1am to 4:40am).

Matcha Made in Heaven - vol.5 by Umebachi Yamanaka

4 ☆

I don't really have anything to say, it's still cute and I can't wait for the next update.

Never Seduces a Scot by Maya Banks

3 ☆ - reread

I was in the mood for an arranged marriage story and I thought of this book. It was as good as the first time. Eveline and Graeme are so soft, and I liked their respective families. It's not something I mentioned in my initial review, but I liked the way deafness was explored, especially because it's a historical romance.

L'Atelier des Sorciers - vol.1 by Kamone Shirahama

3 ☆

I've seen a lot of post on tumblr about this series, so I was intrigued and picked up at the library. I loved the magic system: it's very easy to understand while being unique. And I can't wait to read the next volume.

my goodreads 🪐

[ridley-was-a-cat]

240. Matcha Made in Heaven, Vol. 9 - licensed - I kinda wish we could focus more on our protagonists' developing romance and changing relationship than on various tea making events and rival women, but whatever. The couple's chemistry is still good, and the supporting characters are still fun.

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