Name: Those Not-So-Sweet Boys 1
ISBN: 9781646595525

Yoko Nogiri

Midori drops her wallet on her first day of high school, but her new classmate Ichijo swoops in to help. She wants to thank him, but he’s part of a tight-knit trio and none of them are ever in class! Rumor has it that they all got expelled for acting up, and studious Midori’s actually at risk of expulsion, too… In order to help support her family, she has a part-time job, which is against the school rules. When the chairman of the school board catches her leaving work, he says he’ll let it go—but only if she’s up to the task of bringing the three boys back to school. Well, why not? It’ll be a piece of cake…right?

Those Not-So-Sweet Boys 1

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!

Jess

** spoiler alert **
           IM CRYING.
SOMEONE BETTER KISS SOMEONE OR ISTG

Camila Eduarda Vilela Lobianco

85% ★★★★☆

 Plot 
We have this girl Midori whose father stolen everything of the family and just vanished. Now she's going to a nice school and working, although this is against the rules. Someone is going to discover this and she will only can work if she can bring three guys back to school. 

 Execution 
It's shoujo. The plot is almost the same as almost every high school shoujo or dorama, so I liked it. It's cute, the story is cute, I liked Midori and she's really genuine. I love this plot of the cute and happy girl who tries to help the quiet and mysterious guy. All I can say is that is well done, I liked it. She don't drop the ball and make this be the same thing as always, so it's a nice read for anyone who wants a cute fluffy.

 Characters 
I likes Midori and Ichijo. He's not a bad guy, he's actually pretty nice. Midori is a nice happy girl and she also have the background, you can see why she's happy. I wanted to know more about her female friends (I didn't get if some of the girls are her friends or not) and about her brother, so I'll surely keep reading this.

 Romance 
Cute, fluffy and not-troublesome.

 Trigger Warnings 
None. This is just cute, nothing bad happens.]

Thanks to NetGalley to give me the chance of reading this book, I liked a lot!

Emily

Ashling Brown

I adored this; I can't wait to see what the rest of the series holds!

I loved the character dynamic and the little romance throughout; I feel like this will be an incredible, heart-fluttering romance, and I need more immediately!!

The artwork is stunning; I loved every page!!

The plot was well written, the kindness and troubles show equally through both parties, and I feel like their bonds and connections will only grow more, which I'm excited to see. I would love to see more of the boys perspective; I think that could be super fun, especially if they all have similar feelings. 

This was an incredibly light-hearted, stomach fluttering romance that I would highly recommend!

Raven Dean

***4 Stars***

Really enjoyed this. Midori was just the sweetest and I was really intrigued by the guys. Looking forward to continuing with this series.

Ethel

So sweet and beautiful

Key words: shojo, romance, manga, high-school, teenager, school life

I’m not so much into book romance but when it comes to shojo…I’m not very difficult I believe xD
This manga is so sweet. I do hope there are some twists later on in the series, but even if there are none, I don’t mind. It is a traditional romance at school but here, we have a harem of three really handsome boys. The main heroine is very kind and cute but don’t worry, she is not too naïve. She is so sweet though. I loved the drawings; they make the story so sweet and wholesome. I can’t wait to learn more about each character in the next volume and see what happens between them. I have nothing else to say because I just loved it. 
I definitely recommend it.

5/5

Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion

Belle Ellrich

I’m seriously overwhelmed and just happy with how cute and amazing this manga volume was. I don’t even know how to properly put into words just how much I adored this first volume from Nogiri.

Going into this story, we’re introduced to the main character, Midori. Midori is a girl who’s just trying to help out her family, despite having a part-time job being against her school’s rules. When the chairman at her school finds out that she’s been breaking said rules, he offers a proposal she doesn’t really have a choice but to accept, and that’s to bring the school’s three delinquent boys back to their classes.

I really liked Midori’s character. She’s determined, headstrong, and she doesn’t give up easily. I loved being able to see her grow into having little confidence to being comfortable and ambitious near the end of the story. It meant a lot to me to see a character with few friends learn to become friendly with new people and understand them, despite their flaws. And as someone who does stand in as the parent to younger siblings from time to time, I really connected with her and her little brother’s relationship.

With the three boys, I wish we’d gotten a bit more development from them. Sure, we got a bit of backstory on the main one of the three, but there wasn’t really anything there for me to remember them by, as they kind of melded together a bit. I was pleasantly surprised to see that touch of drama at the very end between Midori and one of the guys, though.

All in all, I really liked the plot and dialogue in this story. I think the mangaka did a fantastic job on delivering a first volume to this new story, and for that, I rate this book 4.5 stars. I cannot wait for the second one to release soon. I’m definitely looking forward to it, and I do suggest anyone who hasn’t yet picked this one up to give it a chance.

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 caf -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

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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 lives of him and his friends are nothing like what she imagined. Don't miss Yoko Nogiri's newest shojo hit! A debt-owed Midori drops her wallet on her first day of high school, but her new classmate Ichijo swoops in to help. She wants to thank him, but he's part of a tight-knit trio and none of them are ever in class! Rumor has it that they all got expelled for acting up, and studious Midori's actually at risk of expulsion, too... In order to help support her family, she has a part-time job, which is against the school rules. When the chairman of the school board catches her leaving work, he says he'll let it go -- but only if she's up to the task of bringing the three boys back to school. Well, why not? It'll be a piece of cake... right?

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