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  • manga,  Uncategorized

    MANGA: Amai Nukumori

    April 10, 2020 / No Comments
    甘いぬくもり (ビーボーイコミックス) | 杜山 まこ |本 | 通販 | Amazon

    Amai Nukumori – Toyama Mako

    1-3) Sweet Warmth. After a difficult time of being dumped by his lover and getting hurt by falling down the stairs, Shinshu meets Fushimi at work, where he is assigned to help him due to his injury. Fushimi is tender and thoughtful towards him, which is a different experience for Shinshu.

    4) Kiss at Midnight. When childish and spoiled Harumi gets rejected by his housemate whom he loves, he moves in with Hisaya who has always been there to pick up the pieces for him.

    5) If Love is Secondary. Natsuhiko gets drunk one night and is taken home by Jin. Natsuhiko seduces Jin, only to realize later that Jin is his college crush who turned him down! Jin was such a playboy back then, has he changed at all?

    6) The Love that Follows You. Takashi is ready to propose to his girlfriend, but she never shows up for their date. At her apartment he finds a note and her younger brother Yukinari. With his girlfriend gone, Takashi starts spending time with the lonely Yukinari, but is he only a father figure to the younger man?

    Sweet Warmth: In which dog-like, earnest seme spoils his uke with a lot of TLCs. Bestest and cutest in the collection..

    Kiss at Midnight: In which two co-dependent friends with benefit found they couldn’t live without each other ever. Meh.

    If Love is Secondary: In which two players found their one and only darling in each other. Could use a better execution.

    The Love That Follows You: In which boy found his daddy in the person of his former brother-in-law. Makes for awkward family reunions.

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    REVIEW: Dead Reckoning by Pandora Pine

    April 10, 2020 / 2 Comments
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    Cold Case Psychic: Dead Reckoning – Pandora Pine

    When the spirit of a young male prostitute comes to psychic Tennyson Grimm asking him to find the john who brutally murdered him, Tennyson can’t say no. Only able to communicate through the use of images, rather than words, getting any information out of the young man is frustrating and slow going.

    Cold Case Detective Ronan O’Mara has been on a roll solving cases since he and Tennyson last teamed up to solve the Michael Frye case. Unfortunately, the red-hot romance that had blossomed between them during that investigation is now off in a ditch, thanks to Ronan’s self-confessed pigheadedness.

    Agreeing to work together despite the rift in their relationship, Tennyson and Ronan discover they are in for more than they bargained for when more victims start to reveal themselves to Tennyson.

    Realizing they might have a serial killer on their hands, the two men work tirelessly to stop this madman from killing again, but when the killer targets the son of a prominent member of the Boston Police Department, can Ronan and Tennyson save him before it’s too late?


    It was Tenn’s turn to lose his cool with a case that hit close to home.

    Tennyson, always the calm and unruffled one, couldn’t help but be emotional and angry when a ghost of a dead gay teenager appeared to let him know he was murdered. This opened a can of worms long since present in the city but largely ignored. That of homeless teenagers peddling their bodies in order to survive. Most of these teenagers were gay boys thrown out of their houses. Tenn was would have been one of these teens living on the streets if not for his psychic gifts.

    Meanwhile Ronan manned up and finally admitted that he has a problem. He and Tenn had a huge blow up regarding how the previous case of his ex-husband turning out to be a child killer, was affecting him. This led to him walking away from Tenn.

    Ronan was more likable in this book, especially after they reconciled. He was happier and warmer. His connection with Tenn was stronger. He still had his moments but the temper tantrums were less frequent. He still blurted out details of the case to a journalist but that was because he needed the man’s help. Like Tenn said, we’re seeing the side of Ronan that was there before his dreaded ex ruined it.

    This installment also saw a more human Captain Kevin Fitzgibbon, Ronan’s boss. I liked how the captain fit right in Tenn and Ronan’s ever expanding family. I’m glad Fitz has his own book.

    Dead Reckoning is another serial killing case where teen prostitutes were the main target. The details of the crimes were harrowing but not too graphic. The killer was harder to guess compared to the first book. Although, I found that the story tried a little too hard in directing my attention to the other guy.

    IMHO, I think, it would have been more interesting if the killer was known early on and the story was more about trying to prove that he’s the guy. Kind of like what L.A. Witt & Cari Z. did in Suspicious Behavior. I rarely come across their kind of take on the serial killer trope.

    The author did a good job building up to the climax. However at the most critical point, things quickly went pear-shaped on different levels. A police officer who knew better forgot his training and came rushing half-cocked into a standoff. Shots were fired, he was hit on the chest. Then came more people, people who were supposedly severely injured, rushing in and crying. It was stupid and melodramatic. I expected better.

    Dead Reckoning may have some parts that could have been done differently, but overall, I enjoyed this book. I was hooked on the story for hours. There were definite improvements from the first book, Dead Speak. I liked how the ending set up expectations for the third book.

    Would Tenn enjoy the silence?

    P.S.

    review of book 1, Dead Speak, here
    review of Suspicious Behavior here

    Rating:
    3.5 Stars – that place between like and love

    Soundtrack: U (Man Like)
    Artist: Bon Iver
    Album: I,I

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    April 10, 2020 / No Comments

    Mmm
    Mmm

    I will see you off now down the back of the ridge
    There’s just something that I got to show you
    There is domer and there’s rot and the common case
    It ain’t nothin’ what you say is true

    With your long arms, try and just give some time
    Presently, it does include my dues
    Ain’t your standard premonitions, all this phallic repetition
    Boy, you tell yourself a tale or two

    Man like you
    Man, improve

    Well, I know that we set off for a common place
    And the lines have run too deep
    How much caring is there of some American love
    When there’s lovers sleeping in our streets?

    So Cerberus Ride! Bring those dead alive
    Like Pirate Jenny on the Black Freighter
    It’ll be a long day of fixing, make something else your mission
    Boy, why this shit so hard to cue?

    Man like you
    How you do?

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