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Yaoi Review: Seduce Me After the Show by Est Em
Well, hell, finally an 18-and-over book that you might honestly need to be over 18 to fully appreciate. These are thoughtful stories for grown-ups that subtly and compellingly share moments of human connection. It’s a book that you’ll read through and then immediately read through again just to savor the nuances. If you think that yaoi has the potential to be great literature as well as a great time, you need to buy this book. Hell, even if you don’t give a damn about great literature, buy the book anyway — it’ll be the best yaoi book you’ll read this year.
Yaoi Review: Little Butterfly 2 by Hinako Takanaga
Little Butterfly 2 gives us more sweet and smart yaoi romance that will make you chuckle and smile again and again. If you liked the first book, you should definitely buy this one as well.
Yaoi Review: Same Cell Organism by Sumomo Yumeka
It’s a sweet book with sweet wish-fulfillment stories that will speak to those of us who pine to be in a relationship for the first time (or are, at least, nostalgic for that experience.) For the rest of us, there’s some fine dialogue and characterization with pretty art, but not much meaty to sink our teeth into. Buy it for that friend of yours who’s still on the outside looking in — she’ll thank you for it.
Yaoi Review: White Guardian by Duo Brand
There’s some good character art in places and what might have been a fun set-up, but really, this is an awful book. Save your money.
Yaoi Review: Rin! by Satoru Kannagi and Yukine Honami
If you feel you’ve seen it all before, then this book certainly won’t change that view. But if sweet high-school romance with likable characters and beautiful character art are enough to float your boat, then you won’t be disappointed. And at a nice, thick 228 pages, you’re getting a good value for your $12.95.
Yaoi Review: Your Honest Deceit by Sakufu Ajimine
If good, masculine character art and fine, but not explicit, “older/younger” sex scenes are enough for you, then you might consider picking up this book. For the rest of us, there are other, better books out there for our $12.99.
Yaoi Review: Little Butterfly by Hinako Takanaga
Not a book to get for explicit sex, there is still lots and lots of sweet, physical affection contained in its panels. The guys are likable, the plot is interesting and the art is good — if smart and very, very sweet yaoi is your thing, you owe it to yourself to buy this book.
Yaoi Review: Empty Heart by Masara Minase
A fine yaoi romance. While not tremendously innovative in character or plot, its solid story-telling and excellent character art held my interest and it even got me to chuckle a few times. If the set-up and character design are appealing to you, you should buy the book.
Yaoi Review: Brother by Yuzuha Ougi
On the plus side, you’ve got a hot set-up (dude, they’re like brothers!) and explicit sex. On the negative side, you have an unsympathetic lead, unnecessary and uninteresting conflict and a very superficial treatment of a provocative topic. It’s a DramaQueen publication so I really wanted to like this book, but frankly, even if you’re just looking for sexy, good times, you could do a lot better.
Yaoi Review: Challengers by Hinako Takanaga
I was in a very grumpy mood when I picked up this book and I was smiling when I was done reading. It’s sweet, well written, well-drawn and funny. You should buy this book.
Yaoi Review: Kyo Kara Maoh! (DVD)
Such a mixed bag. I’ve given the reasons not to like this show above, and yet… and yet… I still can’t help but find it charming in its own annoying, teasing way. Getting to see an action-fantasy yaoi harem comedy is a treat, even if you have to wade through several episodes of pedestrian storytelling and Boys Love fake-outs to get to the good stuff, because just when you are ready to give up, it charms you again with its own brand of cute zaniness — like introducing an adorable and lethal Panda with acid for saliva and a heart of gold as a supporting character. I feel like my interests in yaoi and all things kawaii are being toyed with by the creators of this series and yet I’ll keep coming back for more. My advice, watch the first disc — if you like that one, it’s worth sticking around for the others, now that you have been warned. If you don’t, I bow to you gently with respect.
Yaoi Review: Sweet Revolution by Yukine Honami and Serubo Suzuki
Don’t get it hoping for hot, fun sex but with great art, great characters, sweet romance and an engaging and dramatic fairy-tale plot, this book’s a winner.
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