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焦がれて焦がして by noji
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
2.0
Update: Looking back, I still don't know if I actually want to drop this series. I finished this vol but thought about dropping the series because I didn't like it... but apparently it's still on my mind and I'm thinking about reading vol 2 so idk.
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Another book that took me WAY too long to finish. Started reading this in August and didn't finish it til right now (December). It was so boring, there were these weird jump cuts(?) that had me thinking I might have skipped a page or something so it felt confusing at times, and to top that off with some less than stellar translation. I do feel like, if the translation was better, this would be a 3.5 for me. Yeah this was boring, but there were times I would've found this "boring but sweet" here and there. Besides the typos, the way they spoke felt so robotic. Not in a stiff robot way but in a "real people don't talk like this" robotic kind of way and that had a hand in why it took me forever to finish this. I'm not actually sure if I want to continue to the 2nd vol because of that main reason.
And then there's chapter 7 which had a character who was defiantly 18 and the other person defiantly over 20 and I was defiantly not here for that so I skipped it.
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Another book that took me WAY too long to finish. Started reading this in August and didn't finish it til right now (December). It was so boring, there were these weird jump cuts(?) that had me thinking I might have skipped a page or something so it felt confusing at times, and to top that off with some less than stellar translation. I do feel like, if the translation was better, this would be a 3.5 for me. Yeah this was boring, but there were times I would've found this "boring but sweet" here and there. Besides the typos, the way they spoke felt so robotic. Not in a stiff robot way but in a "real people don't talk like this" robotic kind of way and that had a hand in why it took me forever to finish this. I'm not actually sure if I want to continue to the 2nd vol because of that main reason.
And then there's chapter 7 which had a character who was defiantly 18 and the other person defiantly over 20 and I was defiantly not here for that so I skipped it.
PICK UP＜単行本未収録＞ by Kyoko Aiba, Aiba Kyoko
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
1.0
The only good thing about this one-shot was the art. The fact that it started with a rape scene that led into kinks and only kinks only made this bland and uncomfortable.
ましたの腐男子くん+ [Mashita no Fudanshi-kun 4] by 黒岩チハヤ, Chihaya Kuroiwa
3.5
This was such a 3 or a 3.5 star for me overall but vols 1 & 2 are straight 4 stars. Mainly because I don't think I liked any of the characters except the main two and even then Mashita was riding a fine line for me. Yoshinori was definitely the only character ever, everyone else was either ok or "please stop talking". I've also noticed that this took forever for me to get through even after all the vols came out because of vol 3. The story itself was just ok, nothing gripped me but I also didn't want to drop this either. But when Yoshinori's friend was a part of the story and the vacation stuff stared kicking off, I just didn't feel like reading it. Probably the worst part of all 4 vols for me. Afterward, it just became fine again.
Overall this was just fine.
Overall this was just fine.
リスタートはおなかをすかせて Restart wa Onaka wo Sukasete by ココミ, Cocomi
3.5
More of same feelings I had from the first book. But after reading both of these books I'm just still kind of disappointed... The art's cute. Cocomi knows how to draw some really cute art. The more softer, cute moments in the story were very adorable. But what made this drag for me and had me praying for it to be done after chapter three was just the conflicts.
The conflicts were just kind of dumb to me and it all just came down to not communicating (shocker). However, there was a story reason why no one wanted to communicate which I can kind of tip my hat to, but still very annoying to read 17 times. I did like the end. I thought the end was cute. Didn't make me cry or anything but still a cute ending chapter.
The conflicts were just kind of dumb to me and it all just came down to not communicating (shocker). However, there was a story reason why no one wanted to communicate which I can kind of tip my hat to, but still very annoying to read 17 times. I did like the end. I thought the end was cute. Didn't make me cry or anything but still a cute ending chapter.
Restart After Coming Back Home by Cocomi
3.75
me, someone with mental health issues, low self-esteem, and deals with self-worth: Why is everyone so mean to Mitsuomi...
Ok, to be honest... I wasn't expecting "grumpy/sunshine". I haven't read the tags for this in a while and, in my mind, I was going into it now thinking "depressed/puppy-like". I had to rethink my approach to this now.
With that new dynamic in mind, I this story was just alright. Nothing really pissed me off, nothing happened that would've made me angry. But nothing really hit me where I wanted it to either. I wanted to be much more interested in this than I ended up being. I can see the cute, the sad, but I didn't feel what the author wanted me to feel and I was kind of disappointed that it wasn't moving enough for me. I'm still reading the sequel and I'm still buying these physically.
雨上がりの僕らについて by らくたしょうこ, らくたしょうこ
2.0
Volume 2 really set me off, huh.
I am so annoyed by everyone in this damn book. For starters; Kanade and Mashiro are grown ass men acting like dumb ass 11th graders going out for the first time with the added layer of them being closeted. On one hand, could’ve been adorable. They kind of picked up where they sort of left off but this time they’re actually dating. But on the hand we got, it was just annoying conflict after conflict with no attempts to communicate to each other and I fucking hated it.
I think what annoyed me the most about how they acted as adults was because when we got flashbacks of them in high school all their actions and behaviors made sense because they were teenagers. It's really cute and it fits. Like, them at the cafe place almost made me cry. These same behaviors that they're still showing now that they're dating as adults are not cute. It's annoying. It's not cute to see Kanade blame himself for telling Mashiro to stop because he was being forceful and scary. It's not cute to see Mashiro push away his mother, who's been mentally ill and in need of help for years, as well as not communicating on anything.
Speaking of Mashiro’s mother, I don't really like the way she's written. Not specifically her but the role the author wanted her to play. She's written as "the villain", an obstacle between Kanade and Mashiro when really this lady is mentally unwell and has been needing professional help for years. Her husband passed, she became super dependent and attached to her son, her romantic relationships have been very messy and unhealthy which makes her more attached and dependent on Misharo. The grandmother is the only person with any sense but still no one tried to get her any help? I'm very annoyed with how the sorry has treated her so far the most.
I am so annoyed by everyone in this damn book. For starters; Kanade and Mashiro are grown ass men acting like dumb ass 11th graders going out for the first time with the added layer of them being closeted. On one hand, could’ve been adorable. They kind of picked up where they sort of left off but this time they’re actually dating. But on the hand we got, it was just annoying conflict after conflict with no attempts to communicate to each other and I fucking hated it.
I think what annoyed me the most about how they acted as adults was because when we got flashbacks of them in high school all their actions and behaviors made sense because they were teenagers. It's really cute and it fits. Like, them at the cafe place almost made me cry. These same behaviors that they're still showing now that they're dating as adults are not cute. It's annoying. It's not cute to see Kanade blame himself for telling Mashiro to stop because he was being forceful and scary. It's not cute to see Mashiro push away his mother, who's been mentally ill and in need of help for years, as well as not communicating on anything.
雨上がりの僕らについて: 1【電子限定描き下ろし漫画付き】 by らくたしょうこ
2.5
Man, I hate when BL authors forget that there are other letters in LGBT than just L and G.
I have nothing to say about this absolute mid-ass story. This volume one was fine. Maybe less than fine but nothing that actually pissed me off (yet). That being said, it's still a 4.5 out of 10 because I was promised sad and it's giving me pathetic.
I have nothing to say about this absolute mid-ass story. This volume one was fine. Maybe less than fine but nothing that actually pissed me off (yet). That being said, it's still a 4.5 out of 10 because I was promised sad and it's giving me pathetic.
六と類 Roku to Rui by Suiyoubi
3.25
Why couldn't this have just been a cute & heart-gripping story about two friends mending their friendship and trying to be lovers? Why did this have to be littered with sexual harassment for no reason, conflicts and BL tropes straight out of 2010? What the fuck was chapter three, even? I wanted to really like this, man...
The even sadder part is, when it's just about Rui and Roku being friends again and adorable together it’s actually really cute to read! There are a lot of really soft moments in this but it’s the conflicts that frustrated me because they felt forced. Rui thinking that Roku is cheating on him pissed me off the most because if his brain wasn't so gender-locked I would've understood a little bit when he found those feminine clothes, but he got all worked up over mugs with hearts on them. Like, dude, shut the fuck up and chill. I've been going from "aww this is cute" to "I'm going to break some windows" and it's not been fun.
Art's cute, though.
Art's cute, though.
Send Them a Farewell Gift for the Lost Time by Cocomi
2.75
From the tags to the cover art I was really hoping for something much, much more sad. Instead, it's just above average with a dash of frustration which is exactly how I like my manga, apparently...
Funny enough, I didn’t really like how Naruse would explain to the reader why he broke up with Toui only because he would contradict himself one second and then become fully aware as to why he felt the way he did. His reasons for leaving are understandable to the point where even Toui knew himself, but they never really sat down and talked it through so when there came times when Naruse was in the wrong, Toui was the one to apologize for everything because he already knew his work ethic and lifestyle was a strain on their relationship and it pissed me off! They both are really good friends but not the best boyfriends to each other. On Toui's end, he's taking advantage of Naruse's kindness and depends on him too much, though not on purpose. Naruse felt underappreciated and taken advantage of so it's understandable why he'll want to break up. However, he also didn't try to communicate to Toui that this was how he felt so it's just been three fucking chapters of running around in circles leading to a chapter that just peeved me off just a little bit.
Update: The above was written before chapter four and while I still stand by everything... Everything I yelled about got touched on in chapter four word for word but in a very 5/10 way. It could've been much more impactful leading up to the sex scene, but at least they did finally talked...
At least we got a really beautiful wedding shot, the only thing that made me feel any emotion: two beautiful unnamed women getting married in chapter three page 26 🙏🏾.
Funny enough, I didn’t really like how Naruse would explain to the reader why he broke up with Toui only because he would contradict himself one second and then become fully aware as to why he felt the way he did. His reasons for leaving are understandable to the point where even Toui knew himself, but they never really sat down and talked it through so when there came times when Naruse was in the wrong, Toui was the one to apologize for everything because he already knew his work ethic and lifestyle was a strain on their relationship and it pissed me off! They both are really good friends but not the best boyfriends to each other. On Toui's end, he's taking advantage of Naruse's kindness and depends on him too much, though not on purpose. Naruse felt underappreciated and taken advantage of so it's understandable why he'll want to break up. However, he also didn't try to communicate to Toui that this was how he felt so it's just been three fucking chapters of running around in circles leading to a chapter that just peeved me off just a little bit.
Update: The above was written before chapter four and while I still stand by everything... Everything I yelled about got touched on in chapter four word for word but in a very 5/10 way. It could've been much more impactful leading up to the sex scene, but at least they did finally talked...
At least we got a really beautiful wedding shot, the only thing that made me feel any emotion: two beautiful unnamed women getting married in chapter three page 26 🙏🏾.
たんたんとタント Tantan to Tanto by Noriko Kihara
3.25
As for the story itself; it was just fine. I wasn't that invested in them but they also didn't bother me as much as the couple from Living With Him (mostly) and My Home, Your One-Room did. But the unnecessary conflict at the end was pretty dumb. I felt there could’ve been a buildup of them trying to be together and transitioning their friends-with-benefits relationship over to official couple status that Shunpie wanted. Instead, we got Shunpie being in his own head, not listening to Kota even when Kota said he wanted to go out with him, and lack of communication mainly from Shunpie.
I wasn’t too in love with how standoff-ish Shunpie was, but also the possessive lover thing he showed towards Kota and Kota basically saying he'll give up his sense of self, his own person, to be with Shunpie. It's weird, I hate it... Maybe the couple from My Home, Your One-Room was better... I do plan on reading volume 2 at some point.
I wasn’t too in love with how standoff-ish Shunpie was, but also the possessive lover thing he showed towards Kota and Kota basically saying he'll give up his sense of self, his own person, to be with Shunpie. It's weird, I hate it... Maybe the couple from My Home, Your One-Room was better... I do plan on reading volume 2 at some point.