Chéri, My Destiny!
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- Author：Okoge Mochino
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Summary
“My chocolate’s so good it’ll make you grovel on your knees！”
Kaoru is brimming with confidence。 After all， he opened a patisserie after studying in France， and is the head chef of his own store。 But there’s one small problem; his customers are enamored with a local Japanese sweet shop and Soujirou， the attractive and reserved craftsman who makes the treats on offer。
Convinced that stuffy old Japanese confections could never compete with his modern， Western style creations， he decides the only way forward is to prove to Soujirou that his chocolates are the best。 But when Soujirou accepts his gift gracefully and even compliments him on his skills， Kaoru’s intense feelings take a sudden turn in the opposite direction。
Kaoru is brimming with confidence。 After all， he opened a patisserie after studying in France， and is the head chef of his own store。 But there’s one small problem; his customers are enamored with a local Japanese sweet shop and Soujirou， the attractive and reserved craftsman who makes the treats on offer。
Convinced that stuffy old Japanese confections could never compete with his modern， Western style creations， he decides the only way forward is to prove to Soujirou that his chocolates are the best。 But when Soujirou accepts his gift gracefully and even compliments him on his skills， Kaoru’s intense feelings take a sudden turn in the opposite direction。
Reviews
Ixzzua Guillen
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A sweet little romance between two pastry chefs。 I couldn't have asked for another short story。 5/5 would recommend。 A sweet little romance between two pastry chefs。 I couldn't have asked for another short story。 5/5 would recommend。 。。。more
Dylan
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This was utterly delightful。 It's a rivals to lovers story about two pastry chefs who fall in love。 Mr。 Sakura makes Western style treats， whereas Mr。 Sojiro makes Eastern treats。 Both clash in the beginning but sparks fly between the two。 I love the dynamic these two have; one is fiery， and the other is calm and sweet。 I love how Sakura is bisexual， too！ This one gets spicy， too！ I highly recommend it if you're looking for something cute and warm hearted。CW: Alcohol coercion This was utterly delightful。 It's a rivals to lovers story about two pastry chefs who fall in love。 Mr。 Sakura makes Western style treats， whereas Mr。 Sojiro makes Eastern treats。 Both clash in the beginning but sparks fly between the two。 I love the dynamic these two have; one is fiery， and the other is calm and sweet。 I love how Sakura is bisexual， too！ This one gets spicy， too！ I highly recommend it if you're looking for something cute and warm hearted。CW: Alcohol coercion 。。。more
Kat
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Tokyopop continues to release oneshot romance manga that is super adorable and self contained， which is nice since I'm already way too invested in other series that have a million volumes （ಥ﹏ಥ）tThe pacing is a little quick， but I thought it was cute and well done。 There are two parts to this volume， which I'm rating separately below:* The main story: ★★★★★ Sweet enemies-to-lovers trope， with a bi main character and lots of delicious looking pastries and desserts。 Art is （´꒳`）♡ and the scene wher Tokyopop continues to release oneshot romance manga that is super adorable and self contained， which is nice since I'm already way too invested in other series that have a million volumes （ಥ﹏ಥ）tThe pacing is a little quick， but I thought it was cute and well done。 There are two parts to this volume， which I'm rating separately below:* The main story: ★★★★★ Sweet enemies-to-lovers trope， with a bi main character and lots of delicious looking pastries and desserts。 Art is （´꒳`）♡ and the scene where they finally kiss is swoonworthy。* The 'finale' （read: spicy scene） and extra stories: ★★★ Would be 4 stars， but the finale has some questionable consent （they're in a relationship， but one character uses some whiskey bonbons and the knowledge that his partner is a super lightweight to initiate some smexy times）。 The other shorts are adorable and not problematic in the slightest。Averaging this out to 4 stars as a whole。 Will definitely be reading it again！ 。。。more
Katie Millington （Gordon）
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Very sweet story， I do feel that the little snippets at the end of the story gave a more real look on how the mangaka wanted the characters personalities to be。Grade A sex scenes at the end 👍
vamsally
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I love BL Manga/Manhwa so I really wanted to like this one， but this is very short book so the story was hard to follow as they kept jumping around。 The drawings are pretty nice so that was a plus， but unfortunately the format on my kindle was so difficult to read that I couldn't appreciate that better。 There are some explicit sex scenes （as a warning）。 I love BL Manga/Manhwa so I really wanted to like this one， but this is very short book so the story was hard to follow as they kept jumping around。 The drawings are pretty nice so that was a plus， but unfortunately the format on my kindle was so difficult to read that I couldn't appreciate that better。 There are some explicit sex scenes （as a warning）。 。。。more
Kristel （hungryandhappy）
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It was pretty cute， got steamy pretty fast and then it was over。 I think it would've been perfect to have a bit more plot。 The art was nice to watch and the characters likeable and for once it was great reading a character saying he was bi。 This almost never happens in BL manga。 It was pretty cute， got steamy pretty fast and then it was over。 I think it would've been perfect to have a bit more plot。 The art was nice to watch and the characters likeable and for once it was great reading a character saying he was bi。 This almost never happens in BL manga。 。。。more
Julie
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This was adorable。 It did move a little fast， but I enjoyed their dynamic。 Also the end switched up real quick。 It was so cute and fluffy then suddenly the spice。 I love。 Not my favorite， but still really cute。
Sharon Tyler
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Chéri， My Destiny！ by Okoge Mochino is a manga style graphic novel。 Kaoru is brimming with confidence。 After all， he opened a patisserie after studying in France， and is the head chef of his own store。 But there’s one small problem; his customers are enamored with a local Japanese sweet shop and Soujirou， the attractive and reserved craftsman who makes the treats on offer。 Convinced that stuffy old Japanese confections could never compete with his modern， Western style creations， he decides the Chéri， My Destiny！ by Okoge Mochino is a manga style graphic novel。 Kaoru is brimming with confidence。 After all， he opened a patisserie after studying in France， and is the head chef of his own store。 But there’s one small problem; his customers are enamored with a local Japanese sweet shop and Soujirou， the attractive and reserved craftsman who makes the treats on offer。 Convinced that stuffy old Japanese confections could never compete with his modern， Western style creations， he decides the only way forward is to prove to Soujirou that his chocolates are the best。 But when Soujirou accepts his gift gracefully and even compliments him on his skills， Kaoru’s intense feelings take a sudden turn in the opposite direction。Chéri， My Destiny！ is a cute romance between two confection makers。 I have always been a fan of the grumpy hero， and I got that here。 I liked getting to see Kaoru and Soujitou get to know each other and start their relationship。 I think the art was well done， and the style matched the story and offered details and emotion。 I did think the ending was a little off。 I liked that it surprised me a little， but thought a conversation or something added to the end would have wrapped things up a little better and felt more satisfying。 I did like the little day in the life bonuses at the end， but they could have been before the ending and still fit quite well into the story and the book。 Please be aware， there is some on page sex。 Just so no one is caught by surprise reading in public。Chéri， My Destiny！ is a cute， fun， and enjoyable read。 。。。more
Angelica Dominguez
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First of all， thank Netgalley for providing me with this manga。 That said， I clarify that my review will be 100% honest。This manga tells us about Kaoru， a boy who owns a French sweets place， enjoys people praising his creations and praising him。 One day he finds out that there is another restaurant that receives a lot of praise， and he must go find out what is the reason for such commotion。And what has to happen happens。Now my opinion， it is a single volume， and it is appreciated that it avoids First of all， thank Netgalley for providing me with this manga。 That said， I clarify that my review will be 100% honest。This manga tells us about Kaoru， a boy who owns a French sweets place， enjoys people praising his creations and praising him。 One day he finds out that there is another restaurant that receives a lot of praise， and he must go find out what is the reason for such commotion。And what has to happen happens。Now my opinion， it is a single volume， and it is appreciated that it avoids unnecessary drama， that if I have a problem with a part of the story and that is that a non-consensual scene occurs， and that is a no no for me， hopefully those who read the manga do not take these scenes as an example or romanticize them。 Leaving that aside， the story is fine， there were no love rivals， there was no love triangle that in the end you already know how it will end。 the same drawing is a great plus since it is striking。for me it deserves a 4 out of 5 stars and I remove points for that scene that is not consensual。 。。。more
Adele
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Story: The story is cute， I would not say the most original but a normal cute rivals to lovers。 It is more of a fluffy and calming read without much deeper thoughts to take with from the story。 I liked the rivals combination and the fast pace of this story。 Also the light humor made it quite funny。 All in all for me this was an average yaoi。（3/5）Art: The art inside is actually pretty different from the cover/chaptercover art I would say which mislead me a bit。 But I love the coverart and I did n Story: The story is cute， I would not say the most original but a normal cute rivals to lovers。 It is more of a fluffy and calming read without much deeper thoughts to take with from the story。 I liked the rivals combination and the fast pace of this story。 Also the light humor made it quite funny。 All in all for me this was an average yaoi。（3/5）Art: The art inside is actually pretty different from the cover/chaptercover art I would say which mislead me a bit。 But I love the coverart and I did not have any problems with the actual art， it's just a bit simpler than I expected beforehand but it was still really cute （it's just that the seme also looks more cute then hot in comparison to the coverart）。（4/5） 。。。more
Julie
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Content warning: Explicit sexual scenesThis was a short and sweet read that was such a delight after some rather serious books I've been reading lately。 I love Kaoru - he's so hilarious - and Sojiro is a quiet but secretly sweet and passionate guy that you can't help but adore。 It's such a sweet manga - no unnecessary drama， and there's an added benefit of really delicious looking goodies given that both characters run/own sweet shops。 Kaoru runs a Western-style sweet shop names Bisous， while So Content warning: Explicit sexual scenesThis was a short and sweet read that was such a delight after some rather serious books I've been reading lately。 I love Kaoru - he's so hilarious - and Sojiro is a quiet but secretly sweet and passionate guy that you can't help but adore。 It's such a sweet manga - no unnecessary drama， and there's an added benefit of really delicious looking goodies given that both characters run/own sweet shops。 Kaoru runs a Western-style sweet shop names Bisous， while Sojiro runs the family-business: a Japanese-style sweet shop with decades worth of devoted clientele。 They have very different menus but both come to realize they could learn something from the other; and of course there's the swoony love story。 It happens fast - Kaoru basically falls for Sojiro the moment he sees him - but it's still a sweet story of watching the two of them get together。 All in all， it's a really enjoyable read！ 。。。more
Elaine White
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** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **Copy received through Netgalley~Chéri， My Destiny！， by Okoge Mochino★★★★☆160 PagesThis was a super adorable， sweet-as-pie story。 I loved everything about it， except for one thing – sometimes the characters looked more like teenagers， and that would have been fine apart from the sexy-times。Kaoru is a single-minded， over-confident pastry chef who makes western style chocolates。 He's gutted to learn that his customers are going to another chocolate ** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **Copy received through Netgalley~Chéri， My Destiny！， by Okoge Mochino★★★★☆160 PagesThis was a super adorable， sweet-as-pie story。 I loved everything about it， except for one thing – sometimes the characters looked more like teenagers， and that would have been fine apart from the sexy-times。Kaoru is a single-minded， over-confident pastry chef who makes western style chocolates。 He's gutted to learn that his customers are going to another chocolate shop nearby。 So， Kaoru heads to the shop to discover it sells classic Japanese sweets。 The owner， Soujirou， is sweet and charming， but believes there is enough room for both their shops to succeed。 Their first meeting is really funny， with Kaoru being over-confident and arrogant， then being charmed by Soujirou's innocent charms。The relationship was quite insta-love， with Kaoru falling for Soujirou on the first meeting， though it took Soujirou longer to fall for Kaoru in return。 I really loved the LGBT+ rep， and how Kaoru being bisexual， and Soujirou falling for Kaoru for his personality， was easily accepted by the main characters。 How they simply accepted each other as they were。 And the little extras at the end were really cute， even if only a page。Each segment of the story – Bataille 1， 2 and 3， as well as the Bataille Finale – presented one whole story， that traversed the relationship from first meeting to being settled together in a solid relationship。Negatives？I didn't love the sexy times。 I felt they really weren't necessary， considering how sweet the story was until that point。 It would have been an awesome YA story。 But， the fact some of the time， the characters looked like teenagers meant I was uncomfortable through most of those parts。I also wasn't comfortable with Kaoru putting alcohol into the chocolates， to get Soujirou drunk， when he knew Soujirou was a light-weight with alcohol。 He intended to have sex with Soujirou after getting him drunk。 If it had been an accident – without knowing Soujirou was a light-weight， or without realising the effect it would have had – I could have bought it。 But that made it uncomfortable。I saw some other reviews that class this instance as their first time， but it's actually not。 It's stated that they first have sex in Bataille 3， after Kaoru confesses his feelings。 For that reason， and that reason only， I didn't remove a second star from my review for the whole alcohol-chocolates situation。Overall， I enjoyed the full story and the characters。 It was super sweet， charming and lovely， with minor instances that bothered me。 If it hadn't been for those issues， this would definitely have been a 5* read。 。。。more
Selina
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The main characters and rivals - Kaoru and Soujirou - could not be more different。 Kaoru is a relatively small and flamboyant patisserie， while Soujirou is a rather reserved and tall man who creates classic Japanese sweets。 "Chéri， My Destiny！" is a Boys Love manga that sparked my interest because of the premise。 I expected a sweet enemies-to-lovers story （pun intended） but sadly got disappointed。 The standalone manga is full of funny and romantic scenes。 However， one particular scene turned the The main characters and rivals - Kaoru and Soujirou - could not be more different。 Kaoru is a relatively small and flamboyant patisserie， while Soujirou is a rather reserved and tall man who creates classic Japanese sweets。 "Chéri， My Destiny！" is a Boys Love manga that sparked my interest because of the premise。 I expected a sweet enemies-to-lovers story （pun intended） but sadly got disappointed。 The standalone manga is full of funny and romantic scenes。 However， one particular scene turned the supposedly sweet story sour （pun intended）。 Kaoru uses Soujirou's weakness for alcohol to his advantage by secretly adding alcohol to a dessert and serving it to Soujirou without his consent。 As a consequence， they have sexual intercourse for the first time。 The next scene shows both of them in bed the following morning， and Soujirou doesn't remember why he is in bed with Kaoru at first。 "Chéri， My Destiny！" uses non-consensual sex as a plot driver， which is the reason for my low rating of this manga。 While the artwork is pretty and the story seems simple and cute， this manga is sadly a total miss for me， which is why I will not recommend it。 ** Disclaimer **I was lucky to receive an eARC of "Chéri， My Destiny！" thanks to the publisher - TOKYOPOP - and NetGalley。 Nonetheless， this review is based on my personal opinion and written with no intention to offend anyone！ 。。。more
Hal
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arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest reviewThis manga took me by surprise but in such marvellous and wonderful ways！ We follow our main character， Kaoru， who runs a western style bakery and his rivalry with the man who runs a Japanese sweets shop down the street。 That rivalry quickly turns to friendship， sharing sweets and ultimately with them ending up together。This was adorable， sweet enough to melt anyone’s heart but with some sexy scenes thrown in that really arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest reviewThis manga took me by surprise but in such marvellous and wonderful ways！ We follow our main character， Kaoru， who runs a western style bakery and his rivalry with the man who runs a Japanese sweets shop down the street。 That rivalry quickly turns to friendship， sharing sweets and ultimately with them ending up together。This was adorable， sweet enough to melt anyone’s heart but with some sexy scenes thrown in that really brought the heat up！ So if your heart wasn’t melting from the sweetness， it definitely would with the fire and passion between the two of them。I highly recommend this queer manga if you’re in the mood for it！5/5⭐️TW: sexually explicit scenes 。。。more
Rebecca
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2。5 rounded up for chocolate。
Donna
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disappointing
Readwithethel
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Entertaining but could have been betterKey words: yaoi， romance， contemporary fiction， matureThis was a cute yaoi but nothing extraordinary。 I found it a bit rushed to be fair。 When Kaoru and Soujirou kiss for the first time， they directly go home and Kaoru expresses his desire to have sex with him。 However， from the previous chapters， I did not get this longing Kaoru said he had。 So it didn’t feel realistic to me。 However， the characters are cute and if the book had been longer， or even a short Entertaining but could have been betterKey words: yaoi， romance， contemporary fiction， matureThis was a cute yaoi but nothing extraordinary。 I found it a bit rushed to be fair。 When Kaoru and Soujirou kiss for the first time， they directly go home and Kaoru expresses his desire to have sex with him。 However， from the previous chapters， I did not get this longing Kaoru said he had。 So it didn’t feel realistic to me。 However， the characters are cute and if the book had been longer， or even a short series， I would have love them much more。 Also， I have a problem with the scene where Kaoru puts alcohol in his dessert to get Soujirou drunk。 Overall， it’s a nice and entertaining read but it could have been much better if well executed。I recommend to people who like yaoi and just want to have a fun and relaxing read。 It contains some mature scenes。3/5Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion 。。。more
Kathleen
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Can't wait for Vol。2。I really can't wait to see what will happen in the next volume。 The author left so much up in the air。 Their relationship is building up and I want to see what happens。 UNTIL THEN， I highly recommend this book！ Can't wait for Vol。2。I really can't wait to see what will happen in the next volume。 The author left so much up in the air。 Their relationship is building up and I want to see what happens。 UNTIL THEN， I highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
DK
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*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review*While this manga is very cute it wasn't to my tastes。 I never really connected to the characters because we never learn more about them than what they do for a living and that they're attracted to each other。 Even the small wrinkle of conflict that crops up midway is quickly resolved。 Also， it felt like the romance happened at hyper speed， which isn't something I'm a fan of。 It wasn't a bad story and the artwork is very pretty， i *I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review*While this manga is very cute it wasn't to my tastes。 I never really connected to the characters because we never learn more about them than what they do for a living and that they're attracted to each other。 Even the small wrinkle of conflict that crops up midway is quickly resolved。 Also， it felt like the romance happened at hyper speed， which isn't something I'm a fan of。 It wasn't a bad story and the artwork is very pretty， it just lacked any substance。 However， if you want a quick sweet treat with a very steamy finish then this might be for you！ 。。。more
Kgl
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I quite enjoyed this one， even if it wasn’t anything different compared to others I’ve read。 It’s filled with the misunderstandings， love confessions， and standard Yaoi tropes so anyone that is into this genre will enjoy it。 There’s a few fade to black moments but one semi explicit scene so that was nice。 It’s about two pastry/candy chefs who meet as rivals though one of them really thinks that while the other is the stoic oblivious one who lets him go crazy trying to win。 I did enjoy it but lik I quite enjoyed this one， even if it wasn’t anything different compared to others I’ve read。 It’s filled with the misunderstandings， love confessions， and standard Yaoi tropes so anyone that is into this genre will enjoy it。 There’s a few fade to black moments but one semi explicit scene so that was nice。 It’s about two pastry/candy chefs who meet as rivals though one of them really thinks that while the other is the stoic oblivious one who lets him go crazy trying to win。 I did enjoy it but like I said it’s not really anything new。 Thank you to Tokyopop & Netgalley for letting me read this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Isaiah
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To read more reviews check out MI Book Reviews。I got an ARC of this book。The only thing I like more than gay cowboys is gay bakers （well specifically gay Jewish bakers， but I can settle for just gay bakers）。 SO when I saw a cover that was so clearly baking and gay I NEEDED IT。The story went really fast。 It was very much fluff。 It was basically two guys that got together out of their love for sweets。 One is grumpy， one is straight。 There were a lot of tropes， but none were really explored in dept To read more reviews check out MI Book Reviews。I got an ARC of this book。The only thing I like more than gay cowboys is gay bakers （well specifically gay Jewish bakers， but I can settle for just gay bakers）。 SO when I saw a cover that was so clearly baking and gay I NEEDED IT。The story went really fast。 It was very much fluff。 It was basically two guys that got together out of their love for sweets。 One is grumpy， one is straight。 There were a lot of tropes， but none were really explored in depth at all。 I liked it because it was so much fluff that there really was no thinking or big emotions to process。 Super low angst。 The little big of angst was just to set the scene and to give character， not because it really felt like it should be there。 I am talking incredibly fluffy BL here。I needed a bit more of a transition from barely talking to lovers for this to be a five star read。 If this was two or three volumes， I would have loved it。 The tiny one shot stories at the end were incredibly cute and I would have loved to explore more of their relationship。Overall， fluffy and fun。 。。。more
Nicole| Booklover。zzz | Zamudio-Román
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4 starsVery cute and funny yaoi/BL manga。I thought it was *good* or satisfactory for a standalone but could have benefited from being a short 3-4 book series。 I thought the plot development and character’s romantic relationship seemed too rushed。 I would have wanted it to expand into at least a second volume。 Also， I feel like it could have resolved a lot of my unanswered questions as far as plot holes and giving side characters purpose/agency。The translation itself was great overall！ I had no p 4 starsVery cute and funny yaoi/BL manga。I thought it was *good* or satisfactory for a standalone but could have benefited from being a short 3-4 book series。 I thought the plot development and character’s romantic relationship seemed too rushed。 I would have wanted it to expand into at least a second volume。 Also， I feel like it could have resolved a lot of my unanswered questions as far as plot holes and giving side characters purpose/agency。The translation itself was great overall！ I had no problem with it and the dialogue was appropriate。Thanks Netgalley for providing me with a digital ARC。 。。。more
antari anna
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3。5 starsThis was a short story but very cute， it follows Kaoru and Soujirou romance， very fast-paced and good for reading it in one sitting。 My only problem with it is a scene where Kaoru makes sweets with alcohol and gives it to Soujirou， which for me was unnecessary and weirded me out。 But other than that I would 100% recommend this for anyone who I think would enjoy it！Thank you NetGalley and TOKYOPOP for allowing me to review this！
Sam
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Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC。 All opinions are my own。I was really excited for this manga based off the description。 LGBTQ rivals to lovers with bakers？ Sign me up。 Unfortunately， it was not what I was hoping for。The MC deliberately puts alcohol in some chocolates to get to LI drunk after he specifically tells him that he doesn't drink alcohol because it lowers his inhibitions。 He does so WITH THE INTENT of having sex and they do。 I was about to put the book down right th Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC。 All opinions are my own。I was really excited for this manga based off the description。 LGBTQ rivals to lovers with bakers？ Sign me up。 Unfortunately， it was not what I was hoping for。The MC deliberately puts alcohol in some chocolates to get to LI drunk after he specifically tells him that he doesn't drink alcohol because it lowers his inhibitions。 He does so WITH THE INTENT of having sex and they do。 I was about to put the book down right there， but I finished it for the purposes of this review。The story was cute enough early on， and I enjoyed the art， but there was little to no relationship development， and it felt very shallow to me。 I would have enjoyed it more if not for the AT BEST dubious consent， but overall I just felt like I wasted forty minutes reading this。 。。。more
Lauren Jones
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Cute concept and some nice illustrations of sweets。 Part of me wanted more plot but also I kinda liked the fluffy low conflict vibe。 It could have benefited from exploration of the characters internal thoughts to make the romance feel less rushed。Then there was the chapter with the alcohol used to lower a characters inhibitions in reference to sex。 Its clearly a lighthearted thing in the story and to the characters but it still rubbed me the wrong way。
Leslie
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Cheri My Destiny is a one-shot BL manga about two rival confectioners， one who focuses on French style and one who does Japanese style， as they fall in love with their candy and each other。 It's a cute one-shot BL story if that is your thing。 The art style for me was a little weird （at first I thought it was an older title because the style seems 90s-inspired sometimes）。 Not my favorite style。 And lastly， the main character learns that Sojiro can't handle alcohol well so he makes candies with wh Cheri My Destiny is a one-shot BL manga about two rival confectioners， one who focuses on French style and one who does Japanese style， as they fall in love with their candy and each other。 It's a cute one-shot BL story if that is your thing。 The art style for me was a little weird （at first I thought it was an older title because the style seems 90s-inspired sometimes）。 Not my favorite style。 And lastly， the main character learns that Sojiro can't handle alcohol well so he makes candies with whiskey in them to get Sojiro drunk so that he sleeps with him， which is kind of gross。 。。。more
Meredith Katz
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This one was extremely cute （Right up until the last chapter， but I'll get to that）。 The main character， Kaoru， is really fun and rambunctious， and is nicely balanced by the calm and honest Sojiro。 The art is cute and has some good personal style flair to it， and the illustrations of the confectionary are divine！ I want to be eating sweets right now！！ Anyway， a very fun bl manga here。The premise is that a French patisserie owner/chef gets mad when he hears about a nearby traditional Japanese swe This one was extremely cute （Right up until the last chapter， but I'll get to that）。 The main character， Kaoru， is really fun and rambunctious， and is nicely balanced by the calm and honest Sojiro。 The art is cute and has some good personal style flair to it， and the illustrations of the confectionary are divine！ I want to be eating sweets right now！！ Anyway， a very fun bl manga here。The premise is that a French patisserie owner/chef gets mad when he hears about a nearby traditional Japanese sweets shop， and goes to check out the competition。 Trying to prove to the Japanese baker that Western sweets are great turns into more and more visits and eventual courtship。 It's very fun and pretty funny。The downsides: First， there's no real conflict -- it's pretty much smooth sailing and even the attempt to introduce a misunderstanding is cleared up with no actual actions having to be taken。 Second: The last chapter introduces alcohol into the seduction in a way that， in the narrative itself， is played clearly for laughs/doesn't bother the characters， but is definitely a situation of one person deliberately lowering the other's inhibitions regardless。 I figure readers should go into it aware of that。 。。。more
Ines
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This started out great and made my heart flutter many times。 I loved the pastries and French references in the beginning。 Everything just made me want to consume more sweets （even though I am not a chocolate person at all）。 I was a bit disappointed when two protagonists got together， not because of those more revealing scenes but because I think the story lost its flair。 Also， what the hell was going on in the end？ Deliberately making the love interest drunk so that they can go to the “next leve This started out great and made my heart flutter many times。 I loved the pastries and French references in the beginning。 Everything just made me want to consume more sweets （even though I am not a chocolate person at all）。 I was a bit disappointed when two protagonists got together， not because of those more revealing scenes but because I think the story lost its flair。 Also， what the hell was going on in the end？ Deliberately making the love interest drunk so that they can go to the “next level” is way wrong。 I would have loved this 100% for sure otherwise。 。。。more
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