I received this book from Edelweiss/the publisher in exchange of an honest review.

The newest Milk and Mocha book and I was so delighted to see this one on Edelweiss! I just knew I had to have this one as I really loved the previous one. And since I left Twitter in 2024 I haven’t been able to find much Milk & Mocha (I occasionally came across them on Twitter).

In this one Milk & Mocha are back! Milk with their never ending energy and chats and Mocha the more quiet one who talks through tablets/phones/messages. I just love these two and their relationship and how sweet they are together. I also love that we see it isn’t always good and sweet, but then they talk/have a conversation and things are good again. They are really such a sweet couple and you are just rooting for them to stay together forever. Most of the comics are one shots (so one page) but there are also some multiple page comics. I love the mixture of that. Though I also wouldn’t mind just one or the other. As long as I get M & M content! Most of the comics are day to day things, from sharing memes to food to sleeping next to each other to eating cookies or making outfits for their pets. It was super cute, and also super relatable! A lot of things I recognise from my hubby and I. I am generally the chatterbox and he is the more quiet one. We each give the other love but I will be the one glomping him and cuddling him to death, much like how Milk is doing.

BTW I had such a laugh at one of the comics. Generally Milk is the more assertive of the two, always leaping and jumping and cuddling, but there was one comic that had them eating chocolate and Milk licking it away and Mocha taking initiative in a way that just broke Milk’s .exe.

Then there is Matcha (Milk’s pet), who at the start of the series was just not sure about Mocha and really clung to Milk but in this one we see him open up more to Mocha that had me in such happy elements.  But there is a new little boy in the mix, say hello to Mustard a yellow toad! Mocha encounters him and as the story continues he keeps coming back and being adorable. I also loved seeing Matcha and Mustard interact (though it felt very much as if we were watching Milk & Mocha, haha).

The last story with our cute bears going travelling was just so perfect and adorable and sweet and I was just dying in cuteness and happiness. It was the perfect way to end this volume. Not with something short, no, a really fun travel story with them talking about their relationship, confessing, visiting places and having a good time, sweet blushes, and more.

Some of these panels/parts I want to print out and give to my hubby. Like the one on page 85: “When I close my eyes I go to my happy place and it always leads me to you.”

All in all, I desperately want more Milk & Mocha, this pair is just #relationshipgoals. Yes, I know they are bears, but we humans can learn from them. I would highly recommend this book (and the other one) to everyone!