Gorgeous Carat, Vol. 1 by You Higuri, 3

Book description: Welcome to turn-of-the-century Paris! Ball gowns swirl, champagne corks pop, and precious jewels sparkle all around the city--and in the amethyst eyes of one particular young man...Meet Florian, the only son of an impoverished noble family. When his family's 120-carat Flame of Mughal goes missing, Florian teams up with the stunning, mysterious Ray Balzac Courland to track down the dazzling gem. But the trail of clues leads the duo to an abandoned castle--and a deadly secret! A boys' love action-romance set on magnificent streets of gay Paree, Gorgeous Carat follows the swashbuckling adventures of Ray and Florian as they battle crime lords, backstabbing family members, and a possible attraction to each other.

Review: Gorgeous Carat is a gay manga built mostly out of historical romance novel cliches. There’s something I find very amusing about that. The art is quite pretty too but it’s not very original. I did not like that the characterization is far too shallow and a lot of the plot twists aren’t even logical. Oh well, it was a fun read and I liked it enough to try one more volume.

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