Really good and easy going story. It was my first book of this author so I grateful Netgalley for providing it to me. Nice combine of romance and nature seasons. I always like winter and in this story I really enjoy description of Agent of winter. Sometimes it’s was a little bit hard with Japanese names but in common this story is a good adventure

I always love when they turn manga series into actual books. It is so interesting to see how important the artwork is within a manga, but also that our imagination when we read can really take off. This was a delightful read, and I will always recommend manga that is transferred into novel style.

When I asked for this book, I anticipated a Manga, not a novel. However, I'm pleasantly surprised. The story delves deeper than I expected, with a focus on the four seasons, particularly spring and winter. A notable misunderstanding leads to significant trauma and pain. The narrative is intriguing, and even the side characters are engaging. Looking forward to seeing where it goes in book 2. Thanks to Netgallery and Kana Akatsuki for the opportunity to read this book.

Sweet, heartfelt, emotional, and impactful. As someone who lives in a high traffic manga and light novel area, I can already see how this is going to stick with a lot of readers. Beautiful art, too!

I was intrigued by the cover and wanted to give this a try!

Agents of the Four Seasons are an interesting story to tell. At first i was not fully invested into the story but it got better I read on.

It is emotional, loving, and sad.

The illustrations are cute.

Thank you Netgalley and Publisher for this advanced copy.

I really enjoyed reading this book and had such a great time. The characters were great and plotline was good. Also the illustration was top notch!

I read about 44% of the book. I thought the premise was very promising, but I think it just fell short for me.
I did enjoy how I felt like I was watching an anime in the beginning and the illustrations throughout the book were so cute. I think I just started getting confused as to what the purpose of the Agent of Spring was, and the POV switched a lot throughout the paragraphs to different characters without a stop or telling it was being switched. So, it was a little hard to understand and keep up.

Agents of the Four Seasons, Vol. 1
by Kana Akatsuki (Author); Suoh (Illustrator)
4.9/5 ✨🌸🌼🌻☀️🍂🍄🪺❄️☃️

I feel so, so lucky to have stumbled across this beautiful story. What a sheer gift this title was to consume! I honestly kept stopping myself from reading it because I didn’t want it to end! So, my apologies and my fault this review is a little late.

I want to start by answering the afterword left by the author. This title found me in the season of Winter ❄️, just beginning. Autumn doesn’t want to let go just yet. No flowers are blooming, but the cool breeze is always nearby to remind me that Winter is on the way. To feel the authors support to keep on pushing and living despite of it all was exactly the message I needed to hear in this season of my life. It’s amazing how the world brings you the books you need, if you’re only willing to listen.

You have succeeded in making my world a little bit kinder; you gave me something more than wonderful. This story was gut wrenching and soul embracing all in one. I absolutely loved it. The beautiful images sprinkled throughout only added to the magic of this story. This did reach me and it did make me sad; but it gave me hope and happiness again. I cannot even begin to explain to you how thankful I am that you took time within the limited time we have to write this story. It was so beautiful.

I cannot wait for the second volume of this story. I am waiting with bated breath! I can’t wait to snag a physical copy of this book as well. It’s truly a work of art I cannot wait to have on my forever shelf. This story is laced with pure magic and will both destroy and rebuild you. Please don’t hesitate and read this title!! It’s so beautiful. 🥹🩵

Thank you so much to the author, publisher, illustrator and NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read and review this ARC!! 🩷📚

An emotional story of regret, trauma and forgiveness coupled with romance in a world where the seasons are called upon by those chosen as God’s representatives.

This is a light novel with a beautiful, eye-catching cover sparking themes of romance and opposite character personalities. Although the latter is evident, this story is far from romance centric.

The plot of this story is unique and interesting. Our story starts with Lady Hinagiku and Lady Sakura bringing Spring quietly, with reminiscences of the past. A past that has not only affected them but also the Agent of Winter, Lord Rosei and his retainer, Lord Itecho as well as the countless people waiting for Spring. A kidnapping that occurred ten years ago in the Town of Winter, and is forever living with these four characters, every waking moment. While painting the beauty of the land and world, this book slowly uncovers the mystery of what happened ten years ago and the impact it had.

This volume depicts trauma, anger, greed, repentance, torture, loneliness and suicidal thoughts. It weaves these emotions and feelings with love, hope, trust, sadness, forgiveness and acceptance. This story beautifully portrays these emotions and many more, interweaving them with each character’s flaws, their strengths and actions.

This book is loosely divided into four parts; introducing the four Agents and their retainer. However the story primarily focuses on the Agent of Spring, Lady Hinagiku and her retainer, Lady Sakura. The strength and courage Lady Hinagiku shows is truly commendable and inspiring as she looks on with purpose in her life. Although my heart cried for Lady Hinagiku’s circumstances and her ordeal, I wanted to read more about Lord Rosei. To me, Lord Rosei’s situation is worrisome because he’s depicted as a character with suicidal thoughts; hated by some and disliked by most; and fearing for his life as the Agent of the most disliked season, Winter.

The physical copy of volume one has a beautiful pull out page, with gorgeous artwork of each Agent and their retainer as well as short character introductions. There are also darkened pages to represent flashbacks or dreams. Lastly, there is artwork throughout representing the most emotional and heart wrenching scenes as well as the beautiful and gentle Spring beauty.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. It started off slow and repetitive but gradually builds a tale of broken hearts and overflowing emotions. This volume ends with a promise of action and many unknowns so I’m looking forward to picking up the next volume.

From the creators of Violet Evergarden comes this promising urban fantasy, set in the otherworldly Yamato, where humans harness the power of the seasons, and where divinity and deities set in motion a string of events that can shake their whole world.

Agents of the Four Seasons has everything: living with PTSD, the angst & rekindled embers of the heart for old paramours, devoted retainers and their unwavering bonds with their Agents, seasons and godly vessels, conspiracies of the magical and political kind. All of these woven in Kana Akatsuki's lush prose and worldbuilding, this book is an Experience. What intrigued me the most was the character relationships between Hinagiku, Rosei, Sakura and Itecho -- of whom these four set into motion the major conflicts in this book, stemming from an event triggered 10 years ago, that is affecting them and the world they live in at the present.

All of these story elements are in Akatsuki's wheelhouse, and this was a fantastic first volume - offering a look into the world of Yamato, the workings of bonds that help retain the humanity within the divine, a cast of characters with an equal amounts of intriguing relationships and character dynamics, and most importantly, as with her previous work, dissects the many facets of human emotions, all forms of love, and healing from trauma. The lovely illustrations rendered by Suoh complemented the mood of the story and I can’t wait to see where it will go from here!

Thank you so much to Yen Press for providing me a digital ARC of one of my anticipated reads of the year! Disclaimer that this in no way affects my review and all opinions are my own.

What a beautifully tragic love story!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I will admit that when I picked up this book, I expected a manga and not a light novel. This book is so well written though I was not disappointed at all.

In Agents of the Four Seasons we focus mostly on Hinagiku and Rosei the agents of spring and winter. I won’t give you to much info about the plot as this light novel immerses you in the story right off the bat, but I will say someone or perhaps something is after the agents of each season and putting an end to them. The seasons however just want to live their lives peacefully, and without fear.

Honestly, this book was such an interesting read and I would say that if you’re looking for a light novel that is filled with romance, magic, tragedy, drama, and characters that will have you thinking about them long after you close the book, than this is the light novel for you!

A huge thank you to netgalley and YenPress for the opportunity to read this novel early!

HAPPY READING 📖

Adorable and sweet story with gorgeous art, this was really cute! I thought the characters were likable and the pacing was well done.

I found the story very sweet and cute, I read it with pleasure. I loved the descriptions of the places and characters and the reading was very smooth. The cover of the book is also very beautiful and definitely inspires reading. I hope to continue reading the story soon.

I tough it was manga because of the cover and title Vol.1. The story about love between Wintern and Spring and how each seasons born as human. There is mystery who want to destroy every agent of season. Afterall I love the story! I curious more about Autumn and Rindo! I jope there is manga about this novel.

Thank you to NetGalley for provide this book, it is pleasure to review this book.

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What a beautiful, elegant cover, so perfect for a story about 4 beautiful gods incarnate, called Agents, who embody and create the 4 seasons.

After learning about how this came to be, we are soon drawn into a deeply emotional story of guilt and despair but also perseverance and hope. Love and even obsession is part of this story too, in many different forms.

This starts with Hinagiku, the Agent of Spring, and her retainer Sakura. Something that moved many lives, happened ten years go. It made Hinagiku unable to bring Spring upon the land, but she’s back now, creating Spring and in what a special , meaningful and unexpected place. It took me a while to get into the story, but after that happened I became really invested.

We learn more and more about what exactly happened 10 years ago, while we get to know all Agents and their retainers and how it affected them.

Just when I thought some of them were stuck in dark thoughts and routine, a new tragedy happened, but in a way this is what some of them needed. This made for a Cliffhanger ending, but it was a very satisfying ending anyway. I am very curious about what will happen in volume 2.

Thank you Yen Press and NetGalley for allowing me to read an arc of this beautiful story.

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy for an honest review

‘Agents of the four Seasons’ was good I enjoyed reading and would probably pick up the next volume 😊 would recommend

Rating 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

After having seen a brief review on Tiktok, I was intrigued to see what exactly the light novel Agents of the Four Seasons was about. I thought that the content was largely interesting and easy to follow, and a good read for early high school individuals. However the consistent use of ellipses did throw me off while reading. With an interesting premise where there are individuals who control the four seasons, two of whom are romantically linked, I could be convinced to pick up volume two.

This manga was a lot of fun to read. I really enjoyed the characters and story line. I can't wait to add it to my library's collection.

The writing style, the landscapes are described beautifully, you get inmersed in the story, it is addictive and the characters are well written, I loved the idea of agents who help the seasons to work.