Reverse Harem Garden

Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto Chloe Liang is turning 18 soon and has never dated anyone. In the Philippines, it is marked with a debutante's ball, prompting her Filipino-Chinese family to set her up with Kaishao Boys. And this is all when she's about to move to America for college to follow her dreams as an animator. Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher.  If you are new to this blog, this is a site dedicated to reverse harem. It's when there are three guys or more who are romantically interested in the heroine. Since yours truly is a Filipina and the title and premise are well about Kaishao Boys, reading this was a priority. But this was not a reverse harem in a traditional four flower-sense. (see Levels of Reverse Harem )  In a way. it can be a reverse harem if we put it from the perspective of one of her aunts:  The trick to meeting boys is to collect and select. You’re supposed to collect as many potential suitors as possible before you s...

The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting is Wanted As A Bride Vol. 2  Kanata Satsuki (Author), Yoru Ichige (Illustrator), Emily Hemphill (Translator) Lyse goes to the Razanate Kingdom as Sidis' fiancée. However, the imperial court wants Lyse to marry other royalty because of her light. Disclaimer: a review copy was provided by the publisher. Check out the review of the first volume .   The two other guys are officially, strictly platonic but a new guy is introduced that's going to be the new source of Sidis' jealousy. I enjoyed the first volume more but I might have not enjoyed the second one as I should have because I was in a reverse harem mindset which is unfair.  I  keep on dreading it's going to end up as not becoming one.  This is the dilemma of reviewing in volumes. Some volumes may not feel as reverse harem as we would have wanted it to be. And it's not marketed as a reverse harem, to begin with. It's all on me. But I still enjoyed the natural feel and un...

The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting is Wanted as a Bride  Vol.1 by Kanata Satsuki (Author), Yoru Ichige (Illustrator), Emily Hemphill (Translator) Lyse Winslette is reincarnated in the kingdom of Olwen. In her past life, she lived as a lady knight in the powerful kingdom of Razanate. But  she can't go back to protect the secret of the Razanete's source of power, the Light of Origin.  One day Emperor Egbert together with  Imperial Duke Alcede, and knight Sidis visit their country. She then finds herself as the emperor's lady-in-waiting. Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher.  The blurb did not in any way hinted a reverse harem but what caught my attention was the inside art above. And when I made a few keyboard clicks I found someone calling this reverse harem. In Levels of Reverse Harem it falls under three flowers, the gray area where the heroine is surrounded by beautiful men but the reverse harem is not definite. In the first volume, there a...

Pretty Boy Detective Club~ The Dark Star that Shines For You Alone Vol. 1 ( Bishounen Tanteidan)  written by  NISIOISIN/ art by  Kinako/ translated by Winifred Bird      Mayumi Dojima is searching for the star she saw as a kid. She asks for help from the Pretty Boy Detective Club which consists of Manabu the Aesthete, lover of beauty; Michiru the Epicure, he of the beautiful palate; Hyota the Adonis, he of the beautiful legs; Nagahiro the Orato, he of the beautiful voice and Sosaku the Artiste, creator of beauty. The burning question is: is it a reverse harem or not? There's a room converted into a decadent club room. The club members are beautiful, weird, and one who's filthy rich. There's a gender bender moment. The only thing missing is the twins and the broken vase. It all seems to point to Ouran High School Host Club but it's not.  It's more like Ouran meets Disease Outburst Boy. But using these to describe the story doesn't give it justice....