Man, what a cliff-hanger!!

When I saw the cover of this manga I immediately thought of Haru Matsu Bokura, one of my favourite series from last year. I wasn't wrong, and this has really similar vibes, even if the characters here have slightly darker backstories than the ones in Waiting for Spring (although the black-haired guys in both have surprisingly similar family situations relating to their parents ).

I love the importance that is given to friendship, and belonging to a group or classroom. I really look forward to seeing more of how the characters interact with each other, and how their feelings develop.

I must admit it is pretty obvious how the love will develop, but I am incredibly curious about the friendship dynamic between the guys and how Midori will change that (which didn't really happen in Harumatsu).

I think this is going to be quite a hit amongst my teens. I found it entertaining and full of interesting, likeable characters (even Those Not-So-Sweet Boys were charming).

For Libraries: Classified as General Adult, but no content concerns about shelving this in YA.

It's been a while since I read a manga.

At first the truth was I was not liking it, the situations in which the protagonist got into seemed ridiculous but little by little I liked the characters especially these three friends.

I already want to read the next volume and see what will happen with this love situation

I thought it was a BL comic because of it cover, but at the end it was a good reading even if they are straight at least they aren’t white.

3/5 stars

Thanks to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing this e-arc!

Bruh i'm so simping for these boys but unfortunately it didn't catch my attention that much

Thanks to #Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for making this book available to me for an honest review.

Midori has just started high school and on her first day, she is saved from some bullies by Ichijo and his two friends. By the end of the day, she learns more about the small group of friends who apparently are children of very wealthy and well-connected families. The whole school sees them as dangerous and out of their league without actually truly getting to know the boys. Midori thinks that everyone in the school does not know the kindness of the boys' heart

Midori and her brother live with their mother who is working herself to the bone. She is picking up so many shifts at the hospital and Midori believes that she has to help out as much as she can. She has a part-time job that is against her school rules and is unfortunately caught by the chairman of the school board.

He lays out some ultimatums. She is to make sure that the boys (who were suspended because of an event and have yet to return back to school after their suspension ended) come back to school and make sure they sit the midterm exams. OR she gets expelled. She cannot afford to lose her scholarship, so she decides to take the chairman's offer.

But as expected, with a closer relationship with the boys, she finds that she is not only worried about her scholarship, she is also falling in love with Ichijo and his friends.

I am excited for the next book.

Thank you netgally for letting me review this book.

This was pretty much a meh to me. Despite the premise and the concept being totally my thing for a romance manga, I would say I didn't enjoy it despite wanting to.

Nothing really happened that interest me so far, nothing stuck to me, I was just pretty bored through out the story.

There might be a few scenes that I like but other than that, there's nothing much.

This manga is so cute and I instantly fell in love with all three of the boys. In a weird way it gave me Host Club vibes with the moments where Midori is telling the boys off for being dumb. I will definitely be continuing this series.

**NetGalley provided an ARC copy for honest review**

Possibly my favorite Yoko Nogiri manga to date, Those Not-So-Sweet Boys Volume 1 was ironically, very sweet as well as funny. It's a high school shoujo romance manga that gives me a lot of the same vibes the "That Wolf Boy is Mine" series did when I read it. This series already contains many likable and relatable characters as well as the gorgeous artwork we've come to expect from Yoko Nogiri. I am very much looking forward to volume 2!

Thank you to publishers and NetGalley for my ARC

Standard seemingly bad rich boy rescues poor cheery good girl setup. Throw in some meet cutes, family/friends issues/dramas and you have yourself a quick fun easy read. Needless to say I will be getting volume two.

Thank you to netgalley and to Yoko Nogiri for providing me with an ARC ☺️

I usually don’t read a lot of mangas and prefer to watch the animes but this one was worth the read !
The plot and characters aren’t really original and are pretty much cliché but I still loved it nonetheless.
The main character, Midori, is very sweet, caring and very attaching. Ichijo and the boys were really funny and i loved their bond’s strength.

The story and the interactions were so cute and I enjoyed the development of the characters’ relationships.

Let’s not forget the art, it’s gorgeous !

Overall, this was an easy, quick and very cute read and I will definitely be reading the next volume ( especially with that ending ! )

I enjoyed reading this manga it had me laughing. The artworks were lovely. The story takes place in a high school when a girl has lost something. Each chapter was fun to read and see what might happen next in the story.
This is the first book in a series. I can't wait to see what might happen next.

I received a complimentary copy via Netgalley. This is my honest unbiased opinion.

Midori drops her wallet walking home from school one day and stumbles upon it right as a classmate finds it and plans to keep the money. As Midori begins to defend her family's food funds another classmate, Ichijo-kun, walks up to the culprit and claims the wallet as his. When his own friends arrive to back him up the wallet is relinquished into Ichijo's care. He presents the wallet to Midori and walks away before she can thank him.

She plans to thank Ichijo after realizing they're in her class, but before she has the chance they are suspended for smoking on school property. When Midori finds out she's concerned and upset that she won't have the chance to properly thank him, so upset she changes back into her school uniform after work. The chairman of her school notices her on her walk home. Midori's school does not all students to work and she's attending on a scholarship. The chairman uses this to make a deal with Midori, he'd like her to talk Ichijo-kun and his friends to return to school.

Midori manages to prove herself to the boys and they return to school. The chairman thanks Midori for her continued efforts revealing he intends for her to look out for the boys until the complete high school. As she minds them she finds herself developing feelings for Ichijo.

A bunch of classic troupes, but it's comfy and there's a cute corgi. I would recommend it to someone looking for a comfy high school love story and I'll continue reading the series.

Having read "That Wolf Boy is Mine" I was so excited to read the newest series from Nogiri and it did not disappoint! I am so ready for the next volume. After all, how could it be so good and expect my heart to not skip a beat?

Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for this advanced copy which I received in return for an honest review.

This was really cute! A bit of a Boys Over Flowers vibe but much less enemies-to-lovers and more optimistic. Very pretty art and an appealing heroine. If you like high school romance, it's not groundbreaking or anything but it's enjoyable. The translation notes at the end of the volume are great, too!

I'm relatively new to manga and trying to read widely. The art for Those Not-So-Sweet Boys is great and the story is sweet. I can definitely see who the audience is. Unfortunately, it was quite for me.

When scholarship student Midori loses her wallet on her first day of high school, she doesn't expect it to be returned to her by the super-cute heir to a major corporation. Taking this as a good sign, she hopes she can befriend him. But the opportunity never surfaces.. because the boy and two of his cute friends don't come back to school. The rumor mill churns. And Midori doesn't know what to believe. Worse, when the chairman of her school discovers that she's got a part-time job working at an Izakaya she could be suspended from school and worse, lose her scholarship. So in exchange for him not doing that, he asks her to help get those three boys back to school... and more... stay in school. Midori doesn't really have a choice... and she doesn't really mind the solution. So she agrees. After all a good girl can help change these not-so sweet boys.

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Ahhhh shojo.

I have a deep and abiding love for shojo manga like these. This is right in the Fruits Basket, Ouran Highschool Host Club, and Hana-Kimi vein of shojo -- so if you like that kind of thing, like I do, this is definitely worth checking out.

Midori is an optimistic, cheerful and delightfully stubborn heroine. She doesn't give up, even when life beats her down. She's kind. But she's not a doormat. Which is probably why the boys relate to her. Rei is the dark brooding bad boy with a kind heart and a tragic past. Chihiro is the misunderstood one from the bad family... in his case his family has Yakuza ties. While Yuki's the mysterious one who sees all...

And there's a cute corgi. Because who doesn't love a cute corgi?

The plot features a lot of the initial get-to-know you stuff that's common in a lot of shojo manga, but it's executed well. The art work is well done, and it's fairly simple to tell the characters apart. One thing that I really loved were the translator's notes at the end. It really added a depth to the manga and made me bump up the rating because of it. I wish more manga had this.

As you would expect to the start of a series, it does end on a bit of a cliffhanger. But again, that's normal for the genre.

Honestly. I enjoyed this manga. It was fun. It was light. It was fluffy.

I give this:

Five Stars

I received an ARC of this Manga via Net Galley

It's been awhile since I've delved into the shojo genre and this was absolutely the best reintroduction to it that I needed.

Reminiscent of the tropes I enjoyed out of Fruits Basket and Ouran High School Host Club, Those No So Sweet Boys is a delicious blend of mysterious yet lovable boys and of course the endearing optimist protagonist. And while that's not new to shojo, Nogiri managed to make this one addicting as I kept wanting to see more and more of how their friendship and backstories progressed.

The art and the writing within this are refreshingly sweet and clean. On top of that, I love the repeated quote at the beginning and end of the book that goes "you can't do that and not expect my heart to skip a beat".

Overall, I'm definitely excited to get into the next volume to see how these characters grow and also continue with the direction of this plot.

AHhhhh

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher, Kondasha Comics for providing me with a free arc in exchange for an honest review.

If you have been seeing all of my recently read books, ummm, I've been in a mood. (reading alot of webtoons etc.)

AND THIS WAS SO GOOD

the art was so cute and I love the characters. These are just so stress relieving to read and I love it.

I HIGHLY recommend this and I can't wait to read the next volumes :)

Those Not-So-Sweet-Boys draws you in with the cover and the characters sink their claws into you. It is very light hearted and sweet but also has its serious moments of wisdom. The plot itself is not something entirely unseen, but the author does a great job at making the characters feel personal and the whole story memorable. It is a well rounded manga with a little bit for everyone that leaves you wanting more!