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She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 2 by Sakaomi Yuzaki

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hannahbanana's review

medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I enjoyed this volume more than book 1, I think because we got deeper into the characters and focused a bit less on surface level cooking and eating. I didn't love the art style in the first volume but it has grown on me in this one. There were a few panels that I thought did a really good job of evoking emotions, especially when Nomoto was googling sexuality and starting to understand and come into her own sexuality. The art captured this really well - it showed vulnerability and confusion but also that epiphany when it all starts to click into place.

flowercities's review

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

cryinggggggggg i love this so much

jrushing's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

osprey503's review

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Cute second installment to this series, and also does some more exploring of misogyny and homophobia that the characters face. The scenes of characters feeling out of place when encountering compulsory heteronormativity are very relateable.

itsalljustsemantics's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jesuisperdue's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

cleansetolovers's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

CW: mentions of homophobia

Another volume of gorgeous food and slow burn to save? It’s my lucky day! She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat may easily be one of my favorite Manga right now, with volume 2 hitting it out the park. Taking off from the last volume, Kasuga and Nomoto‘s friendship continues to blossom as the holidays and new year start to unfold. We get a little more into our MCs heads, with each realizing that this friendship feels more important than either expecting. Nomoto also finally realizes that she is a lesbian, and a part of her journey is trying to understand what that means to her. Watching these two together sit and share meals just warms my heart, and the food imagery continues to amaze. Can’t wait to see how they continue to connect!