Komomo Confiserie, Vol. 1

I read this on VIZ's website before deciding on purchasing it! It is a pure and untainted love story with lessons to learn and cute characters to fall in love with. Maki Minami has some of the best story plots and some of the most compelling relationships where one cannot help but cheer on the character as they seek true love.This story is about a young spoiled princess (who has a good heart) who learns to live in the real world and to appreciate the mundane. She is such a strong and likeable character who never assumes the worst in an individual. If Komomo was a real person, I would love to be friends with such a kind and honest person such as her.I highly recommend this story for those who liked the manga "Last Game" by Shinobu Amano.

I love this book it is you just need to read

I like the story, but I'm sad that there are only five books in this series.

Great book.

Perfect condition and an adorable read.

So cute!!!!!

4.5 starsI loved this!I've been eying it for some time and decided to bite the bullet because it looks so sweet, and it was!Though at times in a really odd way. LOL!I feel this almost an enemies-to-lovers kind of romance, but not really? It's complicated, but I enjoyed this complication because Komomo may be very naive, but she is super sweet. In volume one you can already see the growth in her character. Natsu on the other hand…I just don't know about that boy. LOL! I DO like him though and I think once he stops being mean to Komomo he will be quite the character!Probably my favorite part outside of the sweets aspect (because this book will make you hungry and make you want all the sweets LOL), I LOVEDDD what Komomo learns as the story progresses. She is such a different person from the beginning to the end thanks to Yuri sharing something with her. It was fantastic!Highly recommend if you're looking for a different kind of shojo as well as one with yummy food and an enemies-to-lovers-but-not-really romance!

~4/5Honestly, there was no way I wasn’t going to fall in love with this series. Being Maki Minami—with her characters and humor—and set in a confections shop. That sounds like a perfect combination to me.Firstly, the confiserie. Oh god, the food. There’s so much sweets in this volume already. Komomo loves sweets, and she ends up working for a childhood kind-of-friend Natsu, who makes sweets. They’re gorgeous and look delicious, and it just makes me want to try everything. It’s like watching the Food Network channel. I’m jealous of all the food the mangaka got to eat as “research”.I was impressed that this series is set up so differently from her previous two. Komomo, to start with, is a spoiled, egotistic brat. She’s used to being rich, getting everything handed to her, and it’s hard when she loses everything. She has to get a job, and she’s terrible at working, practically refuses to.I was also not expecting Natsu. When we first meet him, he’s a crybaby little kid who Komomo picks on. And then he turns into a sadistic, confident chef. The way he pushes Komomo is sadistic and mean, but I think it’s also the only way to handle her. He’s the only one who really gets her to buck up and do what she needs to. She learns because of him.We meet a friend of Natsu’s, who is quirky like Minami makes them. And then Natsu and Komomo start at public school (a first for Komomo). Komomo’s bullied by the popular girl, but she barely even notices. She’s been raised to take everything with her head held high, never show weakness. The popular girl acts catty and cries for sympathy, and Komomo teaches her. I was impressed with how well Komomo took the bullying and turned it right around on all the bullies without an ounce of anger or revenge in her attitude.This was a fantastic first volume. It was so different from her previous books, and it was a lot of fun. The sweets had me drooling, and some of the characters had me impressed. I’m excited for the next one.A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, and Erik Jansen from MediaLab PR. Thank you so, so much![More of my reviews are available on my blog, Geeky Reading, to which there's a link on my profile.]

A lot of strange and odd humour throughout this manga very nice art style but natsu's cruelty is for a reason

I don't think I will continue with this as although the art is clever and the food description lovely..the weird revenge of the lead male is off putting . I was surprised how awful and dislikable they made him..even with his past reasons.