A review by ginnikin
Sorcerers & Secretaries, Vol. 1 by Amy Kim Kibuishi
4.0
I just re-read this (first read about a year ago) and was surprised and delighted at the whimsy and magic in the story.
Nicole's just a little bit obsessed with fancy, particularly a story she's dreaming and writing. She doesn't have time for or interest in anything else; it's all just noise that distracts her from the real story. Josh is a collector of girls' phone numbers who can't quite get Nicole out of his head even though she never sought his company, and he's moved out of her building. It's an interesting beginning to the story of these two moving closer together.
I hope the second volume will be as lovely and magical.
I do have to point out that Josh is a bit of a jerk about women. He's never shown actually seeking their phone numbers, and they're quite unrealistically shown throwing themselves at him. Still, he keeps a jar of their numbers. His roommate (not going to look up his name) is a world-class slimeball about romance. I hope he gets a metaphorical (or literal, that'd be fine, too) kick in the balls in the second volume.
Nicole's just a little bit obsessed with fancy, particularly a story she's dreaming and writing. She doesn't have time for or interest in anything else; it's all just noise that distracts her from the real story. Josh is a collector of girls' phone numbers who can't quite get Nicole out of his head even though she never sought his company, and he's moved out of her building. It's an interesting beginning to the story of these two moving closer together.
I hope the second volume will be as lovely and magical.
I do have to point out that Josh is a bit of a jerk about women. He's never shown actually seeking their phone numbers, and they're quite unrealistically shown throwing themselves at him. Still, he keeps a jar of their numbers. His roommate (not going to look up his name) is a world-class slimeball about romance. I hope he gets a metaphorical (or literal, that'd be fine, too) kick in the balls in the second volume.