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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    January 29, 2018 / No Comments

    23:45 – Ohana

    Two months after coming to Tokyo, Iku is enjoying otaku life, but something mysterious is happening to him: He’s started to see ghosts! One particular ghost – who’s always standing on top of the pedestrian bridge at night – catches his interest, but he studiously ignores it… Until one day the guy turns up at his apartment holding a doujin Iku had dropped. He says his name is Seo Mimori, and seeing as he’s a lost soul with nowhere to go, Iku doesn’t really resist when he “moves in.” But then a shocking secret about Mimori’s death is revealed…

    I’m sorry. The cover and blurb promised good things but I found it long drawn-out and boring.

    (source: http://manganelo.com)

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    January 29, 2018 / No Comments

    Fence #3 – C.S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad

    As Nicholas works to become a better fencer, Seiji takes an unexpected interest in his journey.

    Getting really good and getting really queer. Hints of Nicolas’ parentage, OTPs and cannons, crash course on fencing and of course, cliffhangers.

    Rating:
    4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits

    Soundtrack: Competition
    Artist: Matt Pond PA
    Album: Measure

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  • song,  Uncategorized
    January 29, 2018 / No Comments


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    January 29, 2018 / No Comments

    I promise you
    I will try harder
    to be better.
    I
    have battled with things
    inside me
    for longer than you know;
    I do not know
    what they are
    or why they are there,
    I only know
    that they feel
    manageable,
    defeatable,
    when I
    am around
    You.

    Tyler Knott Gregson

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    January 29, 2018 / No Comments

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    January 28, 2018 / No Comments

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    January 28, 2018 / No Comments

    Agents Irish and Whiskey: Cask Strength – Layla Reyne

    Professionally, the FBI team of Aidan “Irish” Talley and Jameson “Whiskey” Walker is as good as it gets, closing cases faster than any team at the Bureau. Personally, it’s a different story. Aidan’s feelings for Jamie scare the hell out of him: he won’t risk losing another love no matter how heart-tripping the intimacy between them. And loss is a grim reality with the terrorist Renaud still on their trail, leaving a pile of bodies in his wake.

    Going undercover on a new case gets them out of town and off the killer’s radar. They’re assigned to investigate an identity theft ring involving a college basketball team in Jamie’s home state, where Jamie’s past makes him perfect for the role of coach. But returning to the court brings more than old memories.

    As secrets and shocking betrayals abound, none may be more dangerous than the one Jamie’s been keeping: a secret about the death of Aidan’s husband that could blow his partner’s world apart and destroy forever the fragile bonds of trust and love building between them.

    This was marginally better than the first. For one, this airport scene is the best:

    Mouth dry, heart racing, cheeks burning, Jamie’s fingers twitched with the urge to weave through the long red strands. Reaching down instead, he grabbed his phone, held it between his palms, and wedged his clasped hands between his knees, forestalling his impulse. He tried to force out a “hello,” but his brain refused to cooperate, all the blood in his body having raced south where his jeans became painfully tight.
    Fuck.
    He was gone. So far gone. Past casual, past a crush, past simple attraction.

    Poor Jamie! 

    I am now also mildly interested in the mystery of Aidan’s late husband’s connection with the terrorist and what Mel’s doing. I think this Renaud mystery could have been solved in book one already but book two had to end with a cliffhanger so we have to read the third book just to see things through. What a hassle! The basketball story was nothing spectacular and there were elements of predictability. It was pretty easy to guess the mastermind behind the identity theft ring once the character was introduced.

    As I listened to the audio book, I love Aidan laying his Irish accent on thick as part of his disguise as sports agent. Jamie as Whiskey Walker, assistant coach was a good hiding-in-plain-sight twist with the added complication of his ex showing up on campus. I am still not a fan of the partners-to-lovers trope as shown here because there were too many emotional entanglements and unnecessary drama. It made the two agents who were otherwise competent, seem unprofessional and too emotionally compromised to do their jobs properly. Thank god for Cam, the voice of reason and sense, who didn’t even bat an eyelash at the scandalous photos nor made any snide comments at how the two agents are carrying on.

    So, I’m still not getting why it has such high ratings in GR. Granted, there has been some improvements but I wouldn’t really go out of my way to recommend this series.

    Rating:
    2.5 Stars – far from hate but not quite a like

    Soundtrack: Why Oh Why
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  • Uncategorized
    January 28, 2018 / No Comments

    Love arrives
    and in its train come ecstasies
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    from our souls.

    Maya Angelou
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  • song,  Uncategorized
    January 28, 2018 / No Comments


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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    January 28, 2018 / No Comments

    Nagareboshi, Okkochita – Ogura Muku

    A boy makes a wish to find someone who loves him… But a shooting star falls in front of him?! Well, that’s what he thinks.

    Let’s hope this is a wish come true.

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