Reverse Harem Garden

Hotel La Vie En Rose by Toyota Yuu 4 chapters-completed Tachibana Kaori stayed at Hotel La Vie En Rose for a night but in the morning she finds out that she has Y8,000 bill to settle. Now she has to work in the hotel to settle her debt. Sounds familiar? Not only does the debt is like a play with numbers of the infamous 8 million yen vase, the hotel specifically caters the rich, female clientele that's reminiscent of Ouran Host Club. Aside from the debt trope, there are also touches of makeover, gender bender and sports too. The bishies also represent all the job/occupation trope there is. There's the hairstylist, butler, beautician, chef etc. At first I find the supporting guys just a filler characters to get the reverse harem effect. But as they made appearances I find myself wishing there's more for them in the story. The romance was not full blown but the tension is there which makes it adorable. If you want to just pass the time and have some short, light reading ...

"Beauty Pop" by Kiyoko Aria 6 volumes Kiri Koshiba has a talent for hairstyling. But she's nonchalant about it much to the chagrin of the "Scissors Project" members who dream of becoming the number 1 in the field of beauty-making in Japan. I was hooked at the start but became bored with it because the romance never bloomed and the magic of the makeover contests eventually faded. I like the cutout designs on the covers with the small scissors. I'm not yet done with "Beauty Pop Stage 2" which is the continuation of Volumes 7-10. I hope the romance factor will be addressed.