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The Writer and His Housekeeper #1
The Writer and His Housekeeper, Vol. 1
Emi Machida has led a hard life, but she's learned to be an optimist... even if her first housekeeping job is at a dilapidated house. Which, that would be one thing, but the home's resident happens to be Akihito Fukase, a popular novelist of an erotic mystery series... and quite the erotic himself. Emi puts her foot down when he tries to use her to help him get material for his books, but when her house suddenly burns down and he offers her a place to stay... somehow, she can't resist!
163 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 20, 2020
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October 30, 2020
2020 Read #680
Wow, wow, wow. I’ve read some questionable things this year, but I think this was the worst by far. When I saw the cover, I thought, “Oh, this’ll probably be a cute rom-com.” BUT NO. This is one of those smutty stories that drives home the idea that women are men’s playthings and that a guy will force his “urges” on a woman to show he likes her. Worse, even, is that this manga really has no idea how writers work in the creative process, and the writer character’s actions here are excused for his creative output’s sake. There’s plenty more wrong here, but rather than get into that rant let me just say that you would do yourself better to read a manga like My Boss’s Kitten (whose title sounds worse than the actual manga is) or anything by Maki Enjoji. Just don’t read or buy into a crap heap like this series.
Wow, wow, wow. I’ve read some questionable things this year, but I think this was the worst by far. When I saw the cover, I thought, “Oh, this’ll probably be a cute rom-com.” BUT NO. This is one of those smutty stories that drives home the idea that women are men’s playthings and that a guy will force his “urges” on a woman to show he likes her. Worse, even, is that this manga really has no idea how writers work in the creative process, and the writer character’s actions here are excused for his creative output’s sake. There’s plenty more wrong here, but rather than get into that rant let me just say that you would do yourself better to read a manga like My Boss’s Kitten (whose title sounds worse than the actual manga is) or anything by Maki Enjoji. Just don’t read or buy into a crap heap like this series.
June 8, 2021
This one was okay I enjoyed it it was cute and not that spicy... it has alil spicy and some very sexual tension between these two!!
I wanna read vol 2!! To see where this relationship goes!!!
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐⭐⭐
Heat level-🌶🌶
I wanna read vol 2!! To see where this relationship goes!!!
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐⭐⭐
Heat level-🌶🌶
October 22, 2020
Emi is newly employed as housekeeper for Akihito Fukase, a famous author. That’s as much plot as I’m willing to give because I hated this book.
Emi is pinned by Akihito within ten pages, kissed against her will, and then coerced into a bathtub for no good reason so she can have her breasts fondled. That’s all within forty pages; at that point I considered giving up on this book entirely - an occurrence so low that I can count it on one hand.
Still, I persevered and was richly unrewarded for this effort with more of the same. Akihito writes erotic mysteries (he should try solving the mystery of who would find this erotic) and when he goes into writer mode he gets way too handsy and Emi takes it and takes it until she fights back and then just gives in again anyway. I despise them both.
Sure, just strip down for this idiot and let him stare at your breasts for an hour before pushing him into touching them. Why not? Don’t worry if he ignores you, surely he’ll change eventually...
It feels like a textbook abusive relationship (he goes way outside of what she’s comfortable with and then tries to make it up to her by being nice). There’s no chemistry whatsoever - this book is strictly a framework to draw low-grade erotica and doesn’t give a damn how it gets to the stuff it wants to be doing.
They even have the jerk narrating his actions as part of his being inspired by Emi and they don’t even bother making it so bad it’s funny OR actually decent. What little plot exists is contrived and hokey. The art is really solid to the point where it’s nearly criminal that it’s in service to something this dumb.
1 star. I was fuming by the time I finished this book. It’s a waste of good art and my time and I don’t feel it’s worth anybody’s precious eyeballs. It rankles so much that I can barely manage to be pithy and, for me, that’s the biggest sign of disdain I’ve got.
Emi is pinned by Akihito within ten pages, kissed against her will, and then coerced into a bathtub for no good reason so she can have her breasts fondled. That’s all within forty pages; at that point I considered giving up on this book entirely - an occurrence so low that I can count it on one hand.
Still, I persevered and was richly unrewarded for this effort with more of the same. Akihito writes erotic mysteries (he should try solving the mystery of who would find this erotic) and when he goes into writer mode he gets way too handsy and Emi takes it and takes it until she fights back and then just gives in again anyway. I despise them both.
Sure, just strip down for this idiot and let him stare at your breasts for an hour before pushing him into touching them. Why not? Don’t worry if he ignores you, surely he’ll change eventually...
It feels like a textbook abusive relationship (he goes way outside of what she’s comfortable with and then tries to make it up to her by being nice). There’s no chemistry whatsoever - this book is strictly a framework to draw low-grade erotica and doesn’t give a damn how it gets to the stuff it wants to be doing.
They even have the jerk narrating his actions as part of his being inspired by Emi and they don’t even bother making it so bad it’s funny OR actually decent. What little plot exists is contrived and hokey. The art is really solid to the point where it’s nearly criminal that it’s in service to something this dumb.
1 star. I was fuming by the time I finished this book. It’s a waste of good art and my time and I don’t feel it’s worth anybody’s precious eyeballs. It rankles so much that I can barely manage to be pithy and, for me, that’s the biggest sign of disdain I’ve got.
November 1, 2020
Wow. This was...unpleasant. But horrifyingly enough, I think I read a contemporary romance novel years ago with almost the exact same premise - Breakfast in Bed. The writer in that one also kept using the heroine as "research," complete with cringey narration. I spent most of the book wishing the heroine would just wise up and get out, because abuse and predation are not romantic - no matter how pretty the artwork.
January 10, 2021
Oh wow, why it even exists! 🙄🤦
May 31, 2021
It reads like a PG-13 dub con hentai. So if you are into that, enjoy.
February 10, 2021
The Writer and His Housekeeper, Vol. 1 by Kana Nakatsuki ⭐⭐⭐
Generally, I liked it. The pacing moves at a fast clip and the art style is beautiful. We’re introduced to our female lead, Emi, who’s a young housekeeper that lives by the wisdom imparted to her by her now deceased grandmother. Most importantly, to keep a smile on your face no matter what. Emi takes on a job at a house that looks to be in complete disarray and quickly has a strange encounter with the house’s owner - Fukase - who is a writer of multiple genres, but is currently working on an erotic mystery. Unfortunately for Emi, Fukase tends to get completely lost in his work, leading to him making somewhat unwanted advances toward Emi while he’s in a fog, or a “dive”.
I say somewhat unwanted because Emi does admit early on that she finds him handsome and while she’s perturbed by these “dives” he takes, she finds herself wishing he was doing them because he wants her and not just using her for inspiration for his book. Nothing happens beyond some over the clothes groping, a little nibble at an ear, and one or two almost kisses.
Emi essentially becomes his caretaker after an unsuccessful first day in his employ ends with her apartment catching on fire. While trying to figure out where to stay, Fukase shows up and offers his place. Emi takes her job seriously, making sure he eats and bathes because he can’t be bothered to remember trivial things like that while he’s writing. However, he constantly becomes enveloped in that writing fog, and each time he comes on to her she has a spark of hope before realizing that he only sees her in terms of whatever scene he’s working on.
It doesn’t take too long for Fukase to begin showing signs of seeing Emi for who she is, though, even calling her by her name a couple of times near the end of the first volume. He manages to surprise her a couple of times by doing nice things for her. Fukase looks to be on the young side as well, and I have to wonder if he has any experience with women considering the things he uses Emi for inspiration for.
This first volume isn’t particularly romantic and probably won’t tug at your heartstrings. By the end, we still don’t get much development of Fukase as an individual, nor does the growing relationship between him and Emi progress all that much. I’d say this volume is mostly a quick setup of their dynamic, with him being the stoic, mysterious, absent-minded writer and her being his long-suffering (despite having just started) caretaker, housekeeper, and dare I say, muse.
The series is only three volumes long so I expect that in volume two we’ll probably get a lot of progress on the relationship.
Generally, I liked it. The pacing moves at a fast clip and the art style is beautiful. We’re introduced to our female lead, Emi, who’s a young housekeeper that lives by the wisdom imparted to her by her now deceased grandmother. Most importantly, to keep a smile on your face no matter what. Emi takes on a job at a house that looks to be in complete disarray and quickly has a strange encounter with the house’s owner - Fukase - who is a writer of multiple genres, but is currently working on an erotic mystery. Unfortunately for Emi, Fukase tends to get completely lost in his work, leading to him making somewhat unwanted advances toward Emi while he’s in a fog, or a “dive”.
I say somewhat unwanted because Emi does admit early on that she finds him handsome and while she’s perturbed by these “dives” he takes, she finds herself wishing he was doing them because he wants her and not just using her for inspiration for his book. Nothing happens beyond some over the clothes groping, a little nibble at an ear, and one or two almost kisses.
Emi essentially becomes his caretaker after an unsuccessful first day in his employ ends with her apartment catching on fire. While trying to figure out where to stay, Fukase shows up and offers his place. Emi takes her job seriously, making sure he eats and bathes because he can’t be bothered to remember trivial things like that while he’s writing. However, he constantly becomes enveloped in that writing fog, and each time he comes on to her she has a spark of hope before realizing that he only sees her in terms of whatever scene he’s working on.
It doesn’t take too long for Fukase to begin showing signs of seeing Emi for who she is, though, even calling her by her name a couple of times near the end of the first volume. He manages to surprise her a couple of times by doing nice things for her. Fukase looks to be on the young side as well, and I have to wonder if he has any experience with women considering the things he uses Emi for inspiration for.
This first volume isn’t particularly romantic and probably won’t tug at your heartstrings. By the end, we still don’t get much development of Fukase as an individual, nor does the growing relationship between him and Emi progress all that much. I’d say this volume is mostly a quick setup of their dynamic, with him being the stoic, mysterious, absent-minded writer and her being his long-suffering (despite having just started) caretaker, housekeeper, and dare I say, muse.
The series is only three volumes long so I expect that in volume two we’ll probably get a lot of progress on the relationship.
September 20, 2024
LMFAO WHAT DID I JUST READ
And why did I download volumes 2 and 3 to read too.
This is essentially dub-con central.
FMC is a housekeeper. She's assigned to a famous writer's house and the writer is in the ~erotic mystery~ writing mode right now. And he uses a HANDS ON technique to get his writing going. It's so lmfao I cannot.
RECAP: meeting, groping, will you bathe me, more groping, her house is burned down and he offers to bankroll her lol, groping, shabu and hot springs, more groping.
And why did I download volumes 2 and 3 to read too.
This is essentially dub-con central.
FMC is a housekeeper. She's assigned to a famous writer's house and the writer is in the ~erotic mystery~ writing mode right now. And he uses a HANDS ON technique to get his writing going. It's so lmfao I cannot.
RECAP: meeting, groping, will you bathe me, more groping, her house is burned down and he offers to bankroll her lol, groping, shabu and hot springs, more groping.
November 30, 2020
She takes a job as a housekeeper for a writer who tends to act out scenes from whatever novel he's currently working on. The current genre is an erotic mystery. And when he "dives in" to a scene, she finds herself in all sorts of compromising positions.
Let's go with ... not my usual thing. The first two volumes offer enough resolution that I'll likely leave the series here.
Let's go with ... not my usual thing. The first two volumes offer enough resolution that I'll likely leave the series here.
September 30, 2024
oof. Not great. Emi is too all over the place, like the author couldn't decide if she was going to be soft, submissive, blushy girl, or more confident, knows her worth girl. Didn't think there was much chemistry between the characters either. Bummed, bc I liked a different series I read by the author, and the characters' designs are nice. The art is good, the story lacked.
May 4, 2026
Teasing and repeititive graphic novel of a housekeeper who begins work with a writer. No background of either character. Both shoved on stage with encounter after encounter in a steamy way that ends up the writer is fishy for story content.
Artwork is typical manga blah.
Bottom line: I don't recommend this book. 4 out of ten points.
(Finally in 2026 getting to reading some comic work.)
Artwork is typical manga blah.
Bottom line: I don't recommend this book. 4 out of ten points.
(Finally in 2026 getting to reading some comic work.)
July 4, 2021
I guess we're just jumping in.
Whew! On the one hand, this is exactly what I was looking for. On the other hand, this one has no lead up. This is a subtle version of dubious consent. It's well done.
Whew! On the one hand, this is exactly what I was looking for. On the other hand, this one has no lead up. This is a subtle version of dubious consent. It's well done.
June 4, 2022
Normally while I know a book is problematic I can still get enjoyment out of it but in this book all I saw was red. For Emi the bar for men is in hell for him to be striking her fancy after his behaviour. This book is definitely not for me and I won't be continuing the series.
January 21, 2023
If things like this can get published, than maybe I can be a writer too. I don’t give a flying freak how handsome a man is, that does not excuse him to s.a a woman who he just met and haven’t asked for her name. Sick. Skip this one.
July 11, 2024
I devoured this series in one afternoon it's super cute a whirlwind romance between a house keeper and writer. They have chemistry and they are steamy. I loved and I wish it hasn't ended I wanted to see more. I've read the authors other books I love the stories and the artwork.
June 30, 2025
There is a lot of dubious consent in this volume where she is groped and does kind of like but will put an end to it. I mean she is gonna fall for him (real fast) but there is nothing outside keeping them apart.
January 5, 2021
** maybe 3.5 stars...maybe **
This wasn’t amazing, but I was definitely intrigued enough to finish it and there were some moments that had me laughing or face palming myself.
This wasn’t amazing, but I was definitely intrigued enough to finish it and there were some moments that had me laughing or face palming myself.
January 29, 2021
This book made me uncomfortable.
March 9, 2021
A bit to much insta love to be a full five stars but it was definitely cute and entertaining.
July 13, 2021
Ooph... peak trash
August 1, 2021
Definitely a Weirdo
Sensei is a weirdo but he’s so cute and his writing fits are hilarious. I hope he gets serious soon.
Sensei is a weirdo but he’s so cute and his writing fits are hilarious. I hope he gets serious soon.
September 14, 2021
Pretty ridiculous premise, and the MC is a rug. She just accommodates all his unreasonable requests, even when she’s uncomfortable or upset about it.
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March 18, 2022Nope.
August 12, 2022
good
The plot is cute. But this tends to be quite force-y... The male MC is definitely someone to figure out. And the female MC is definitely a sunshine
The plot is cute. But this tends to be quite force-y... The male MC is definitely someone to figure out. And the female MC is definitely a sunshine
April 23, 2023
Kind weird. Will wait and see
May 3, 2024
I kinda have mixed feelings about this. It's cute but also...not sure how I feel about the constant "diving in" of our...hero? Seems like it has potential so I'm sticking with it.
April 12, 2026
Cute. and different.
I’m loving this! So cute. I hope things keep heating up. He seems like he likes her. We’ll see what happens!
I’m loving this! So cute. I hope things keep heating up. He seems like he likes her. We’ll see what happens!
June 11, 2026
Not my cup of tea. It was just a guy doing sexual thongs for his story.
August 28, 2026
lumayan bagus alur ceritanya. aku mungkin aku sangat menyukai buku ini
October 21, 2020
2 for the art and the concept.
1 for the execution.
1 for the execution.
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