Book picks similar to
Spicy Recipe by Amano Maron


manga
rivals
i-laugh-__-but-this-isnt-funny
as-good-as-or-is-1sided-luv

Innocent Blood


Graham Masterton - 2002
    Among the many dead is Danny Bell, the son of successful comedy writer Frank Bell. Responsibility for the blast is claimed by a group who say that they want to put the decadent Western media out of business for good. But when Frank meets up with another survivor of the blast, the strange and alluring Astrid, he begins to question if this was a terrorist attack at all. As more bombs go off, causing havoc at TV studios and theme parks, Frank enlists Astrid's help and that of a celebrated psychic detective and at last begins to piece together the tragic secret behind the terror campaign. Soon his eyes are opened to a world in which the dead are never gone for ever. But he also has to come face to face with real and absolute evil . . .

イタズラなKiss 1 [Itazura na Kiss 1]


Kaoru Tada - 1991
    But when she finally got the courage to give him a love letter. He rejected her saying, "I hate stupid women." Naoki is a genius with an IQ of 200 and a sports champion, popular with all girls. As if Kotoko's luck wasn't bad enough, her house gets ruined in an earthquake and they go to stay at her father's friends place while their house is rebuilt. By some twist of fate her father's friend is... Naoki Irie's father! Now Kotoko and Naoki have to live together?!

The Office Blind Date


Hae-hwa
    To make matters worse, he’s dead set on marrying her, unaware that she’s an employee of his. And the one thing he hates most? Liars.

Appleseed: Hypernotes


Masamune Shirow - 1995
    Not in the abandoned cities and DMZs of a post-war battlefield, but on the streets of a new "utopia." Shirow Masamune's visionary Appleseed is widely regarded not only as one of the lynchpin works of graphic fiction, but one of the most influential science-fiction stories in recent memory, culminating in the astonishing 2005 animated adaptation. Appleseed: Hypernotes, never before collected in America, features an over eighty page Appleseed tale, plus reams of detailed information and art of the characters, machines, and weapons of Appleseed.

My Medicine


Satoru Takamiya - 2007
    In order to pass her final exam to graduate, she has to make a "love potion." In order to make that "love potion," Inori lives in the same house with Aoi, in hopes to get him to fall in love with her (required for the "love potion.") The only problem is they don't get along at all! So how will Inori get Aoi to love her when he's always picking on her?!

The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, Vol. 1


Akiharu Touka - 2019
    Although she’s not the only middle schooler who’s dreamed about romance and adventure, Satou takes it to the next level when she writes herself into a reincarnation fic as the main heroine. But little does she know, her fantasies will become reality when she wakes up in her Dark History! There’s just one small complication…Instead of playing the role of heroine, she’s the most despicable villainess—Konoha’s little sister, Iana. Which means if she wants to avoid tripping her own death flags, she’ll have to remember every last detail of her story…