User Reviews For: The Secret Case Files of the Cafe April

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2020-08-22
Ollie89 Rating
I bought the other title by this artist and loved the art. I was alittle gutted by all the short snippets. But this: I loved the cases. Loved the story. Glad I purchased. One of those rare stories that actually left me smiling. Lots of sexy times and drama. Thumbs up!
2020-08-22
heyobromo Rating
WARNING: NON-CON, DUB-CON, HEAVY THEMES. That out of the way, let's begin. It's a BL smut collection where all the stories involve the owner of a cafe that's just on the outside of a red-light district. Where your usual smut would have a dominant theme and then the sex, this book's theme is sex itself. The art is *very* smutty, the scenes are incredibly dynamic, and in that sense almost beautiful. Beef boys and stick boys abound, and it was refreshing to see characters of different body types and ages. That said, there's quite a few heavy themes and not everyone may be comfortable with them so please keep it in mind. The whole collection itself seems bittersweet. My only plight is the pacing and chemistry between the characters. The theme really is sex, and chemistry can seem a little forced in some areas. Despite the heavy themes, it might be best not to take the story too seriously to fully enjoy it.
2020-08-21
Cupcakes Rating
I rented this one initially because it sounded like it wasn't my type of manga, it was a new release, and I'd read this author's other work, but I upgraded and bought it as soon as I finished the first read through! The story was there, you get some background of the main characters, and their meeting basically sets the scene for the rest of the 'cases'. The smut was well done, and the final scene between the MCs had me reaching for the fan it was that hot! First time I've read a manga with characters that are both top and bottom, but I think I'll have to go looking for some after this story. And the happy ending left me with all the warm fuzzy feels.
2020-08-21
ChattyK2125 Rating
A bit on the smut filled side but I am not complaining! There was in between Miharu trying to teach people something, a bit of sadness once Daiki starts working there and gets left behind all the time when he knows Miharu will go "teach" people through some sex moment. Then they scan back on his time when he was younger, showed reasons why he does what he does now.In the end though, Daiki was and he shared honest moments after some intense scenes (not sex related!) Which brings about the outpouring from both of their feelings of love! Yeah! I LOVE love stories! If you like BL, a bit on the smutty side with a great ending, this is a keeper!
2020-08-25
Ali1381 Rating
I really loved this story! The art was really pretty and the depth of the characters was so refreshing. Like the sex scenes are nice too^^ but also the story had a good flow. Super sexy and sweet scenes galore~ Highly recommend!
2020-08-23
beefly Rating
It was sexy but I prefer when The generals are not light sabers. It was A great cute story about how love can happen any time any age anywhere. But still I'd like to be able to see some kind of a you know.
2020-08-21
AinoKusabi Rating
Fun, smut, and love! You can't get a better balance than this. I thought this would be another senseless smut fest, but how wrong I was; the ending was just as I'd hoped and made it totally worth the read. Daiki's a sweetie! A second volume with the two leads would be awesome!
2023-03-10
Kaptones Rating
It's a hot melting pot of fluff and muscles! Slightly non-con but mostly dub-con. It's a good filler between many yaoi out there. Still has this dark and exhausted vibe that has been trending in yaoi writings. I'm kinda over the whole there-must-be-angst-to-be-good kinda mood in yaoi. However, I like the overprotectiveness that many characters display in this one. It's semi-realistic in the idea that in the end of all stories, fiction or nonfiction, we are all human. Silly, I know! Just my opinion. This is my favorite kind of bishie artwork. Also the lightsabers for d!ck$ is in here.
2022-11-05
thewritinggirl Rating
I didn't particularly enjoy the old man moments but it was great on the whole. The way the relationship between the 2 main characters evolved plus all the mini stories surrounding the café was great. Gorgeous art and VERY hot scenes
2022-07-26
Chad Rating
Love it so much!!!! The main character is a verse guy(bottoming and topping). You hardly get those kind of main characters in yaoi. Love the sex scenes and each chapter is almost like a whole new story within a story!! If you haven't read this Yaoi's yet please do you won't be dissatisfied!