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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
lighthearted
medium-paced
Cute story if you can get past the illogical world-building.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Very cute! A basic fluffy romance story about a goat who works at a bookstore even though he compulsively eats books. The art is adorable and the story is predictable but fun. I had some trouble with the magazine situation because none of the other things he eats have a physical effect on him, but the steamy result was entertaining.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism
A scene that resembles accidental drugging with drugs that stimulate arousal
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
fast-paced
18+ Yagi the bookshop goat is a pretty standard yaoi (boys love) erotic manga. It's quite wholesome and the art style is very cute. The main characters are an anthropomorphized goat and wolf. Very standard one shot yaoi manga, so if that is your thing, I'm sure you'll like it!
Thank you to netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!
Thank you to netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!
funny
lighthearted
funny
hopeful
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
lighthearted
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review!
3.5/5 stars, rounded up!
Yagi the Bookshop Goat takes place in a universe of all animals, separated into the carnivore and herbivore zones. The distinction appears to be an allegory for racism as there are mentions of a less progressive past for carnivores living in the herbivore zone. Yagi dreams of working in a bookstore, but goats aren't normally allowed to work in bookstores because they eat the books! Because of a local bookstore worker from his hometown, when he was young, Yagi will stop at nothing to achieve his dream - even if that means working in the carnivore zone. How strange that the owner of this store would be willing to let him work there and put up with him eating all the books!
When i started reading this, I did not realize two things. One - this was a one-shot and two - this was 18+. I will say i was a bit jarred to see the infamous white light saber when I wasn't expecting it, but there wasn't an excessive amount of spicy scenes. There were two small sequences so viewer discretion is definitely advised, but they weren't over the top by any means. Knowing this is a one-shot, the pacing makes a lot more sense. It was a rather quick progression of the romance, but with a limited page count it works. The art work is beautiful and the characters were very expressive! Yagi and Ookami, hilariously goat and wolf in Japanese, have a very warming connection and it shows! Very happy to see Tokyopop, a company I've long since supported, with more LGBTQIA+ content!
3.5/5 stars, rounded up!
Yagi the Bookshop Goat takes place in a universe of all animals, separated into the carnivore and herbivore zones. The distinction appears to be an allegory for racism as there are mentions of a less progressive past for carnivores living in the herbivore zone. Yagi dreams of working in a bookstore, but goats aren't normally allowed to work in bookstores because they eat the books! Because of a local bookstore worker from his hometown, when he was young, Yagi will stop at nothing to achieve his dream - even if that means working in the carnivore zone. How strange that the owner of this store would be willing to let him work there and put up with him eating all the books!
When i started reading this, I did not realize two things. One - this was a one-shot and two - this was 18+. I will say i was a bit jarred to see the infamous white light saber when I wasn't expecting it, but there wasn't an excessive amount of spicy scenes. There were two small sequences so viewer discretion is definitely advised, but they weren't over the top by any means. Knowing this is a one-shot, the pacing makes a lot more sense. It was a rather quick progression of the romance, but with a limited page count it works. The art work is beautiful and the characters were very expressive! Yagi and Ookami, hilariously goat and wolf in Japanese, have a very warming connection and it shows! Very happy to see Tokyopop, a company I've long since supported, with more LGBTQIA+ content!