Pretty much same experience for me. Graces was nice, but it didn't strike many chords for some reason. It seemed like a cheap knock-off anime that was just going through the paces and checking things off the list. And they weren't done badly, just not a whole lot grabbed me. But yeah, baby Cheria was adorable

I have Hearts R but haven't actually played it. I've heard good things about it, but only in passing. I think you're the first person I know more realistically than just random comments on other websites. I'll have to put it closer to the front of my backburner list