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Soup Forest: The Story of the Woman Who Speaks with Animals and the Former Mercenary Vol. 1


Soup Forest: The Story of the Woman Who Speaks with Animals and the Former Mercenary Vol. 1
By Syuu
Artist Muni
Format: digital eBook
Length: 191 Pages
First Publication: 2024
Genre: Fiction

Borrowed - Kobo Plus

Synopsis

Sometimes it's animals, sometimes it's humans, but, today too, the person coming to Olivia's restaurant holds painful memories in their heart.

Olivia, who runs a soup restaurant outside of town on the edge of the forest, has a secret she can't tell anyone. She can hear animals' and humans' inner voices. This ability left her alienated from her family to the point that they sent her away to a convent when she was only five years old. After escaping while en route, she was brought to the restaurant by the people who would become her adoptive grandparents. Twenty years later, Olivia continues to live with her heart closed off to other humans, until, one day, a former mercenary by the name of Arthur stops by on a rainy morning, dripping wet.

And what are those feelings he starts to develop for her?

Soup Forest is a place of meetings and partings, a place filled with the forest's bounties, a place of gathering for both animals and humans. They come together, share a meal, go their separate ways, and continue on with their lives. 



Why did I pick up this book?

I've wanted this book since I bought my Kobo back in late 2024. It sounds cozy and although the protagonist is still young at 25 (twenty-five), I like that she's an adult. Most light novels I read the protagonist is still in high school and I'm getting tired of these teenagers. 



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