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    MANGA: Restart Wa Tadaima No Ato De

    September 4, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Restart Wa Tadaima No Ato De – Cocomi

    Mitsuomi Kozuka quits his job due to his boss. He then decides to return to his hometown located in the countryside for the first time in 10 years. There Mitsuomi Kozuka meets Yamato Kumai, the stepson of old man Kumai, who runs a farm near the home of Mitsuomi Kozuka’s parents. Mitsuomi Kozuka and Yamato Kumai soon become good friends, but one night Mitsuomi Kozuka kisses Yamato Kumai while he is sleeping…

    A slow burn, opposites attract, friends-to-lovers story of hot-tempered Mitsuomi who’s too honest for his own good and the cheerful Yamato who low-key keeps his distance from everyone.

    The manga is set in a small town with the typical small town culture of gossiping and everybody knowing everybody else. Yamato is considered an outsider despite living there for 10 years. He constantly smiles to hide his true feelings. The only person he showed his weakness to was Mitsuomi.

    I wasn’t immediately drawn to the story but as it progressed the feels start to become more evident. The story has a warm, soft atmosphere with slightly bittersweet vibe to it coming from the Yamato being adopted by an elderly couple and the pang that there’s not much time left together.

    The ending was adorable. I didn’t like that people still gossip about them but they were out and they had friends. It was realistic but happy.

    I heard that this is going to have a live-action adaptation!

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    REVIEW: Caulky by K.M. Neuhold

    September 4, 2020 / 4 Comments
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    Four Bears Construction: Caulky – K.M. Neuhold

    Ren is in desperate need of a rebound fling. Lucky for him, the smoking hot contractor he hired has just the tool for the job.

    The last thing I want is another relationship or another broken heart.

    All I need are my bees and the occasional hookup to scratch the itch.

    Okay, maybe meeting up with my hot contractor weekly is a little more than occasional. And maybe the way I’m starting to feel about the guy I’ve been anonymously chatting with online should concern me.

    But CaulkyAF doesn’t want to meet, and Cole doesn’t want anything serious, so what’s the worst that could happen?

    ****Caulky is book 1 in the Four Bears Construction series and can be read as a stand-alone. This is a funny, steamy MM story guaranteed to make you laugh and swoon. Absolutely NO cheating and NO love triangle. This series does NOT contain shifters, it’s the OTHER kind of bears.


    My first K.M. Neuhold book was a flop so I went into this merely out of curiosity. I have no interest in bears or construction workers but I was wondering why this series has such rave reviews.

    First, it takes serious skills to make me like contemporary romance. Caulky drew me in from the start and kept me engaged until the end. I don’t even have a favorite character yet but I’m already rooting for all the guys and I’m looking forward to their stories

    Ren just had an awful breakup in which his ex dumped him by leaving an invoice of the moving company in his kitchen table. After which, he decided to have the bathroom remodeled to his liking. The gay equivalent of getting bangs, according to his mother.

    In an effort to get his ex out of his system, Ren’s bestfriend, Daniel took him to a bar to find a hook-up. The same hook-up who later turned out to be the contractor he hired for his remodeling.

    Cole is one of the owners of Four Bears Construction. The other owners are his brother, Ollie, and their friends, Everett and Stone. Cole is confident and bossy. Always the player. Never been in a relationship, never will be. But there’s something about Ren that he couldn’t get enough off.

    And so the two moved from one-time hookup to regular fuck buddies. They couldn’t believe how explosive the chemistry between them. Along the way they each met an online friend that truly gets them like nobody else. They connected so well, soon they were sharing everything with their respective chatmates. Inevitably, inconvenient feelings started to develop…for both hookup and that online friend they never met.

    So who would it be: your awesome fuck buddy who blows your mind or your online friend whom you bare your heart? But then again, didn’t they just swear off relationships for good?

    I see some GR readers shelving the book as erotica. This was what made me hesitant to read this at first. While Caulky is steamy, it has a solid plot. It has the typical amount of MM sex scenes that are well-placed and totally skippable without losing any important information. I also appreciate that the humor did not devolve into unnecessary raunchiness.

    The story is low-angst and seriously fun. It took well-loved tropes and added some nice twist. Even if I know what to expect, I enjoyed the build up until the big reveal. It had a nice, easy pace and succeeded in keeping anticipation and excitement going.

    Caulky certainly showcased the author’s talents in this highly entertaining tale of rebound flings, online dating and bees. It opens a new series I could binge on. It introduced a group of friends I’d love to get to know more. At it’s core, it’s a story of two people falling in love despite themselves. Sometimes, it’s not even a choice.

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

    Soundtrack: Come Get Me
    Artist: Jenny O.
    Album: Automechanic


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    SOUNDTRACK: Come Get Me by Jenny O.

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    Soundtrack to Four Bears Construction: Caulky by K.M. Neuhold

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    September 4, 2020 / No Comments

    I wasn’t looking for no trouble this time
    Where did you come from?
    You knocked me off of my feet
    When I was feeling fine
    But you’re forgiven.

    I never make it very obvious
    And when I do I’m mostly misunderstood
    You have a habit of hearing me right
    Yeah, you get me.

    I wanna tell you what’s on my mind
    And I really wanna see you again,
    Maybe give it a little time
    It’s gone bad before it ever began, yeah.

    Now I’m at the corner with my love
    Baby come get me, I’m waiting
    I’ll turn to stone here by myself
    Baby don’t let me.

    Who wants to travel?
    Let’s take a trip.

    I want your darkness
    You have a heavy heart
    And I think I’ll fit
    I just have one suitcase.

    I wanna tell you about my dreams
    And I want you back in my plans
    But please believe what you say to me
    I’ll be gone you’ll never see me again
    Yeah, now I’m at the corner with my love
    Baby come get me, I’m waiting
    I couldn’t hack it by myself
    Baby collect me, I’m sorry.

    I’m feeling wrong about your love
    Baby correct me
    I’ll fall apart without your love
    Baby connect me
    I’m feeling helpless about you
    Baby you wreck me
    I couldn’t hack it by myself
    Baby don’t hate me I love you.
    Baby come get me I love you.

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𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲—𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬.

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Sometimes growing up means growing apart in this queer take on As You Like It featuring first loves and friend breakups, from award-winning author Julia Drake.

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