Sorcerers & Secretaries, Vol. 1

Not a fan.

Maybe reading so many English translated mangas has spoiled me, but this just seemed to fall flat. Nicole is not endearing, her friend Sarah has no depth and Josh is just a desperate weirdo. The only real interesting thing is the dream that Nicole has and continues to write about. I thought there would be more to that, but the whole story dragged on about Josh trying to get Nicole to go out with him.

I know this is part one of a two part series, but I wasn't left with a feeling of needing to know what becomes of the characters. Even Ellon being left in the lurch isn't interesting enough for me.

Too bad.

As someone who went to school as a business major who had no idea what I wanted to do but knew I had no interest in business I can relate to Nicole. She's taking business classes to make her mother happy and although my mother never asked me or told me to be a business person I knew being a business major would guarantee me to help out my family back home, still, it didn't make me happy and it certainly does not make Nicole happy. The only thing that makes her happy is her writing and it along with her dreams that fuel her writing are the only things that hold her interest.

You can't blame Nicole for this because although its not wise to lose touch with reality its never good to lose site of your dreams and her dreams are something to hold on to, you just have to love her imagination. This is unfortunate for Josh because although he may be a flirt most of the time who sees each woman as a challenge the guy actually does have feelings for Nicole but Nicole, knowing of his ways, isn't making it easy for him.

This story is sweet and funny and I loved the art. Amy Kim Ganter does a great job with toning and detail and her style is very soft and romantic. Volume 1 left me with a cliffhanger and because I want to see a happy ending I will be reading volume 2.