Volume 1 of How I Met My Soulmate is pretty much a typical college/YA shoujo manga. Our heroine Yuuki is looking for companionship, but not anyone will do - she wants to find her soulmate. She meets an aloof stranger in a club, but appearances aren't everything. She also unexpectedly comes across her former first crush, but who's being honest and is any of them her soulmate?

As a first volume, it did a good job of establishing the background and plot, and I enjoyed some of the twists. However, it didn't click for me, mainly because Yuuki comes across as one-dimensional and a bit whiny in the beginning, as she isn't happy with her soulmate-less life. Her only interests and personality traits uncovered in this volume are wanting a soulmate, and doing things for people in hopes of finding that soulmate. The guys were a lot better defined as individuals.

Overall, if you're a fan of shoujo manga you might like this. The art is great, the cover is amazing and the plot keeps you invested in what's going to happen next. I might give the next volume a go to see if Yuuki gets more character development.

✨ Disclaimer ✨ I received a free copy of this book and this is my honest review.
lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes

Ugh!!! That was getting so good!!
lighthearted fast-paced
funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

This was super cute!

How I Met My Soulmate is a cute shojo manga about Yuuki, a twenty-year-old looking for love. Her first time at a club with her friend does not go as planned, but it leads her to meet Iori, who pledges to help her find her soulmate (yes, you probably know where this is going). The artwork is great, and the story is interesting. This volume does a great job introducing our two main characters and the love rival. I'm interested to see what happens in future volumes. I think this will be a big hit with shojo fans.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the e-arc copy in exchange for review.
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was really cute and I'm enjoying the pacing so far

If you like the animation of horimaya then you are definitely going to love this one. I didn’t expect myself to like so much as I kept trying find time to read it but totally worth the cute overload x very much love triangle that going to happen

Okay I’m loving this! It’s an easy enjoyable read (:

The art style is so pretty! Another thing I really like about this series is that it is a college romance. And at this day and age we need more college romance mangas!!