Cooking with Monsters (Book One): The Beginner’s Guide to Culinary Combat

At the Gourmand Academy of Culinary Combat, learning to cook means learning to fight the creatures that become dinner. New student Hana Ozawa has talent, but she soon discovers that her classmates are just as capable and that standing out will take more than enthusiasm. She wants to impress the warrior chef who saved her life when she was younger, an ambition that makes every challenge feel personal. A formidable female rival introduces another distraction: a crush Hana must navigate alongside her training. Between combat lessons, unfamiliar dishes and new relationships, Hana begins finding her place in a school where skill in the kitchen and courage in battle belong together.