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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    December 31, 2017 / No Comments

    My Top BL Manga of 2017 
    1.19 Days – Old Xian 
    2. Kimi Wa Natsu no Naka – Furuya Nagisa
    3. The Specific Heat Capacity of Love – Old Xian & Moss
    4. Kocchi Muite Waratte – Ichikawa Kei
    5. Sore wo Koigokoro to Yobu no Nara – Ichikawa Kei
    6. Lonely to Organdy – Ogeretsu Tanaka
    7. Saiaku no Jinsei – Fuji Tobi
    8. Fuyu no Hanashi – Yamada
    9. First Bite – Kakine
    10. Tonaride Hansaku Oto ga Shita – Miyoshi Ayato

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  • Uncategorized
    December 31, 2017 / No Comments

    My Top 10 Reads of 2017
    1. Green Men: Spectred Isle – K.J. Charles
    2. His Quiet Agent – Ada Maria Soto
    3. Society of Gentlemen: A Gentleman’s Position – K.J. Charles
    4. Turner Series: The Ruin of a Rake – Cat Sebastian
    5. Turner Series: The Lawrence Browne Affair – Cat Sebastian
    6. Captive Prince: The Summer Palace – C.S. Pacat
    7. Witches of London – Eagle’s Shadow – Aleksandr Voinov & Jordan Taylor
    8. Kria: Prisoner – Megan Derr
    9. Hexworld: Hexslayer – Jordan L. Hawk
    10. The Weight of It All – N.R. Walker

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  • Uncategorized
    December 31, 2017 / No Comments


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    Happy New Year! Happy Birthday! 

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  • Uncategorized
    December 31, 2017 / No Comments
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  • Uncategorized
    December 26, 2017 / No Comments

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  • book,  Uncategorized
    December 26, 2017 / No Comments

    Enlightenment: Provoked – Joanna Chambers

    This is a second edition of a book previously published by Samhain Publishing.

    Tormented by his forbidden desires for other men and the painful memories of the childhood friend he once loved, lawyer David Lauriston tries to maintain a celibate existence while he forges his reputation in Edinburgh’s privileged legal world.

    But then, into his repressed and orderly life, bursts Lord Murdo Balfour.

    Cynical, hedonistic and utterly unapologetic, Murdo could not be less like David. And as appalled as David is by Murdo’s unrepentant self-interest, he cannot resist the man’s sway. Murdo tempts and provokes David in equal measure, forcing him to acknowledge his physical desires.

    But Murdo is not the only man distracting David from his work. Euan MacLennan, the brother of a convicted radical David once represented, approaches David to beg him for help. Euan is searching for the government agent who sent his brother to Australia on a convict ship, and other radicals to the gallows. Despite knowing it may damage his career, David cannot turn Euan away.

    As their search progresses, it begins to look as though the trail may lead to none other than Lord Murdo Balfour, and David has to wonder whether it’s possible Murdo could be more than he seems. Is he really just a bored aristocrat, amusing himself at David’s expense, or could he be the agent provocateur responsible for the fate of Peter MacLennan and the other radicals?

    Joanna Chambers is one of the names that keeps popping up on my GR recs since I started reading MM so I had high expectations. Provoked is my first book from her. Sadly, I was underwhelmed. The book was written in the POV of David Lauriston which would have been ok had the whole narrative not felt one-sided. The other main character Murdo Balfour seemed like a faceless, featureless, one-dimensional entity. I don’t know anything about him saved that he seems like a jerk and an unlikable jerk at that. His gestures towards David would have been better appreciated had I known what was going on in his head so I think the story could have greatly benefited from a dual POV. If the author meant for Balfour to be an enigmatic character oozing with mystery, I’m sorry he was just not intriguing enough for me.

    What was more interesting for me was Euan MacLennan and David working together and I think it would have been more compelling if it was a struggling lawyer/poor student romance but since this is historical romance, of course the MC had to fall in love with a lord. The rest of the plot was about finding this double agent Lees and it wasn’t as riveting as it was intended to be. The writing was pretty straightforward and flat. There was none of the sharp wit, sarcasm or humorous banter that I had come to expect from great historical reads.

    This is the first book of the Enlightenment series and the conclusion was open ended. I don’t know if this is just the first book syndrome, meaning the first book is usually mediocre then it gets better with the succeeding ones but I’m not really excited to pick up the rest of the series. Still, it’s not a terrible book per se but it could have been better. 

    Rating:

    3 Stars – not exactly setting my world on fire but I liked it

    Soundtrack: Lover, I Don’t Have to Love
    Artist: Bright Eyes
    Album: The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

    (source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34933997-provoked)

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    December 26, 2017 / No Comments

    They’re both convinced
    that a sudden passion joined them.
    Such certainty is beautiful,
    but uncertainty is more beautiful still.

    Since they’d never met before, they’re sure
    that there’d been nothing between them.
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    perhaps they’ve passed by each other a million times?

    Wisława Szymborska

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  • song,  Uncategorized
    December 26, 2017 / No Comments


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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    December 26, 2017 / No Comments

    Sick – Kurahashi Tomo

    He’s good-looking, he’s suave and he comes from a rich family. Everything is all smooth-sailing in Sudou’s life. Not to mention, he doesn’t have a girl tying him down.
    He’s got drama-free friends and basically a blossoming campus life. That’s how it was supposed to be. However, the highlight of his day is always teasing socially crippled Kishi, who shares the same seminar as him.
    “What in the world am I doing!?”

    I really liked Sudou’s slimeball seme character but Kishi’s wimpy uke shtick was not appealing to me. The big bro should have his own story.

    (source: http://mangapark.me)

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  • Uncategorized
    December 25, 2017 / No Comments

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