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A review by shandra
Blue Days by Mary Calmes
5.0
Traditional Japanese characters are few and far between in modern literature; I was thrilled to see Takeo being represented with wonderful attention to detail along with an obvious appreciation for his upbringing in Blue Days by Mary Calmes. I've loved everything I've read by Calmes to date which meant I wasn't surprised to find I ranked it 5 stars almost from the beginning.
I loved the slow burn of the build-up to the relationship between Dwyer and Takeo. Their mutual respect for one another showed through in careful treatment of each other in all their interactions. They were wonderfully considerate to each other regardless of the disapproval of others or any kind of concern for others looking in on their relationship. I fell in love with their friendship before I fell in love with their love story. That's really impressive to me in a short read.
Blue Days won't be the last I read of the Mangrove Stories. I'm so thrilled I got the opportunity to grab this one at Dreamspinner Press so I can have it in my permanent library.
I loved the slow burn of the build-up to the relationship between Dwyer and Takeo. Their mutual respect for one another showed through in careful treatment of each other in all their interactions. They were wonderfully considerate to each other regardless of the disapproval of others or any kind of concern for others looking in on their relationship. I fell in love with their friendship before I fell in love with their love story. That's really impressive to me in a short read.
Blue Days won't be the last I read of the Mangrove Stories. I'm so thrilled I got the opportunity to grab this one at Dreamspinner Press so I can have it in my permanent library.