• manga,  Uncategorized

    MANGA: Koi no Mimiyori Chuuihou

    Koi no Mimiyori Chuuihou – Okuyama Puku

    Hajime can’t wait to make the scene at his high school……… but his dreams of coolness are soon dashed by the appearance of the weird and wily Nagura! A third-year elite student with a serious thing for perfect ears, Nagura will stop at nothing ’til he’s swabbed Hajime to his heart’s content! How long can this pair of almost friends keep their cat-and-mouse game going? Warning! Whispers of Love tickes your senses with astrange and sweet tale of bold obsession, braving obstacles……… and plenty of surprise crushes! Two cute guys give their all in a playful tug-of-war where no one’s sure who’s calling the shots… Which one will get everything he desires……… before the final school bell rings?

    Of all the silly, ridiculous plots… ʱªʱªʱª (ᕑᗢूᓫ∗)

    Warning! Whispers of Love is two idiots going on a merry chase all over the campus because sempai wants to clean kohai’s ears.

    Resist he might but as expected, kohai couldn’t help but slowly fall for sempai. But dare he let sempai do it to him? Clean his ears that is…

    The title story is already super hilarious. It’s extra funny to me because I’m one of those people who have a Q-tip addiction. I feel the issue of itchy ears is not talked about enough. We should have a Q-tip addiction support group. Who’s with me?

    The adorableness of the story is perfectly matched by the kawaii art. I’ve always loved how the mangaka drew her characters. They look so floofy!!!

    The volume also includes one shots of slightly less ridiculous but still cute stories.

    My Room is a roommates to lovers stories of a Tokyoite who found himself falling for the stranger he agreed to live with for two weeks. This has the most subdued and melancholy mood.

    Beyond The Lens is a reunited childhood friends to lovers romance of two high schoolers. This is the least interesting chapter for me. The characters were pretty generic, The story was so-so.

    Tomorrow, Dogday, Sunny and Clear a.k.a. cockblocked by a corgi is one high schooler competing with a dog for his boyfriend’s attention. This one’s a riot. And hella frustrating because boy badly needs to get some.


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    REVIEW: Beautiful Mistakes by Felice Stevens

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    Second Chances: Beautiful Mistakes – Felice Stevens

    The other side of loathing might be lust …

    Or love …

    Wolf
    Desire: What Wolf struggles with from the moment he sees Spencer Hawkins the first day of college.
    Fear: Not a word in Wolf’s vocabulary except when it comes to facing his feelings for Spencer.
    Lust: What he gives in to that changes everything between them. And his life forever.
    Denial: Something Wolf is all too familiar with—denying who he is and who he wants. It’s better this way, even if it’s tearing him and his friendship with Spencer apart.

    Spencer
    Hide: What Spencer does best. He hides from everyone, especially himself and the crazy attraction to Wolf he can’t shake.
    Walls: Spencer throws them up to protect himself from all the hurts life heaps on him—his mother’s death, his father’s indifference, and the men who share his bed and walk away.
    Betrayal: Not by just anyone. By Wolf. The one man he can’t forget. Or forgive.
    Want: Spencer wants to live in the moment, but he can’t stop thinking about that night. And it doesn’t help that he and Wolf keep knocking heads…and locking lips.

    Love: What these two idiots need to realize is happening between them. What started out as their ugliest regret could end up being the most beautiful mistake they ever made.


    Sometimes, you meet one character in a story and you just know right off the bat, their own book is going to blow you away.

    This is what happened with Wolf. I met him in Second Chances, Book 1. He barely said two sentences when I immediately latched on to him. Then seeing his antagonistic interactions with Spencer, I was super eager to find out what was going on between them. So much so that I didn’t wait to finish the first book and completely skipped the second. I jumped right to their story.

    Beautiful Mistakes is an angsty, slow-burn, frenemies to lovers romance of mega-lawyer Garrett Wolf and fashion stylist Spencer Hawkins. The tumultuous history of the two started way back in college. They were rooming with two other students, Elliot and Chess.

    For some reason, Wolf found himself attracted to Spencer. He couldn’t understand why because he has never been attracted to anyone. He never acted on it, not wanting to be just another one-night stand to the very active Spencer.

    Fifteen years later, the four are still friends. Elliot is now a freelance journalist and Chess, a college professor. Wolf still wants Spencer.

    Second Chances is a character-driven series. One of the things that makes Beautiful Mistakes the best installment is that both Wolf and Spencer are very compelling characters. They stood out individually and as a couple. The biggest hurdle of the first book was I didn’t care much about Elliot’s and Win’s issues. Here, I was heavily invested in Wolf’s welfare. I really, really wanted him to be happy because our boy is too hard on himself.

    Wolfie is the workaholic of the group. An enigmatic, dominating presence, he tends to be serious, scowly, blunt, and aloof. He has a deep, dark secret he spent his entire life running away from. And trying to make up for. He also thinks there’s something wrong with him because no one seems to interest him at all. Excerpt for one very infuriating man.

    He kept his desires strictly under lock and key for years, thinking he’s not good enough for Spence. Until one moment of weakness in Milan. Then, he ghosted the next morning. They kept that magical night a secret from their friends. Spencer was hurt by Wolf calling it a mistake. Things were progressively going downhill for them. It got so bad that Chess and Elliot had to stage an intervention.

    Gad! Spencer is annoying! The two tried, boy, they really tried, to talk things out. Several times too. My heart went out to Wolfie. It’s already difficult enough to explain his painful family history, much more about his complicated feelings for a friend. The idiot Spencer would interrupt with a ridiculous comment that would totally derail the conversation. It’s frustrating as hell!

    Spencer also has some family drama he prefers to leave in the past. He might be silly and outrageous, but he’s talented, ambitious, and driven. I loved the way his personality jives with Wolf’s sardonic humor.

    They clash because Spencer is a flamboyant, life of the party. His motto is the more, the merrier. Meanwhile, the demisexual Wolf doesn’t approve of Spencer’s cavalier way with sex. He insists his friend deserves so much more than randos. Me! Me! Poor Wolfie cries silently. Unknown to him, Spencer was also attracted to him since way back when. I wanted to crack their heads together.

    The push and pull between the two men was intense! They had that crazy good annoy-you-because-I-want-you-so-bad chemistry that makes the enemies or in this case, frenemies to lovers trope a joy to read. When they finally realized why they liked pushing each other’s buttons so much, BAM! Fireworks!

    I struggled with Elliot and Win’s story, The List. It didn’t have enough hook to keep me engaged. I also wasn’t so keen on Chess and Andre’s book, Footsteps of the Past. I would have loved to read about an established couple but Chess is kind of meh. However, these two couples make great supporting characters in the third book. I love how the four college friends plus the men in their lives built this lifelong bond with each other.

    If there’s one book that badly needs an epilogue, this is it. I can’t believe it left Wolfie and Spence standing in front of a window. I need more!

    Still, Beautiful Mistakes is a well-written finale. It flowed just right and hit a perfect balance of emotional notes. The book is deep and moving. Many times, heartbreaking. But it’s also funny, snarky, sweet, and heartwarming.

    The way Wolf and Spencer zing throughout the book! The way they became each other’s rock when the past caught up to them. How right it felt when they finally came to terms with their feelings and let each other in. It’s beautiful and damn near perfect!

    Rating:
    4.5 Stars – perfection is only half a step away

    Soundtrack: Beautiful Mistake
    Artist: Mango
    Album: Beautiful Mistake

    P.S.

    I might have jumped the line but Second Chances is best read in order. Witness hopeless romantic Elliot find his ideal match in hotshot detective Win in The List. Watch long-time boyfriends Chess and Andre rediscover why they’re stronger together in Footsteps Of The Past. All the while, you can enjoy the delicious USTs building up between the bickering dorks. The first two books have rave reviews so I think you can’t go wrong with this series.


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    SOUNDTRACK: Beautiful Mistake by Mango

    Soundtrack to Second Chances: Beautiful Mistakes by Felice Stevens

    This song reminds me of that unforgettable night Wolf and Spencer had in Italy. Wolf calls it a beautiful mistake. The memory haunted them both for a long time.

  • quote,  Uncategorized

    let it build
    let it rise
    the way it feels
    your hyponotized
    by the way our bodies moving

    feel the waves of ecstasy
    the feeling of your sensory
    it’s only you can think of (?)

    push and pull me in
    gentle as the wind
    our bodies intertwined

    uh oh

    we may be in too deep
    but you’re so into me
    we’re moving to the beat

    uh oh

    what a beautiful mistake

    uh oh
    uh oh
    uh oh

    what a beautiful mistake

    uh oh
    uh oh
    uh oh

    the ambiance is killing me
    the smell of love is sugar sweet
    I think I’m high I like this

    I’m getting used to feeling it
    I’m getting sick of imagining
    you make my fantasies real

    push and pull me in
    gentle as the wind
    our bodies intertwined

    uh oh

    we may be in too deep
    but you’re so into me
    we’re moving to the beat

    uh oh

    what a beautiful mistake
    uh oh
    uh oh
    uh oh

    what a beautiful mistake

    uh oh
    uh oh
    uh oh

    push and pull me in
    gentle as the wind
    push and pull me in
    gentle as the wind
    our bodies intertwined
    uh oh

    you may be in too deep
    but you’re so into me
    we’re moving to the beat

    uh oh

    what a beautiful mistake
    uh oh
    uh oh
    uh oh

    what a beautiful mistake
    uh oh
    uh oh
    uh oh

    ***not the official lyrics, this is my own transcription so I’m sorry for any misheard lyrics