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.