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MANGA: Suki tte Itte Kurete mo Ii yo?
Suki tte Itte Kurete mo Ii yo? – Suzuhiro
Kanade, a high school student who prefers to stay out of the spotlight, has been living a quiet and uneventful life. However, everything changes when Masaya, a former classmate from elementary school, transfers into his class. Masaya has always been popular and attention-grabbing, and Kanade wants nothing to do with him. Despite his efforts to avoid Masaya, Kanade finds himself relentlessly pursued from the very first day. When Kanade tries to keep his distance, an irritated Masaya boldly declares, ?I?ll make you say you love me!!? for reasons that are? unclear!? Caught off guard, Kanade is swept up in Masaya?s relentless advances from that day forward?!!
Dare Say You Like Me? is a relentless pursuit by a hyper extrovert of an extreme introvert.
Masaya thrives on attention, excelling in class and projecting perfection. When quiet classmate Kanade sees through his façade, Masaya is instantly smitten and begins his determined pursuit to make Kanade fall in love with him no matter what.
Meanwhile, Kanade is oblivious to Masaya’s charms, misunderstanding his confession as platonic “like”. Masaya then goes to live abroad and returns when they are high schoolers. With a helpful nudge from a friend, Masaya confesses again with a more direct declaration that Kanade finally gets it.
This is a fun play of opposites, with Kanade intentionally giving himself a glow-down using the megane trick in high school so he wouldn’t standout. Meanwhile Masaya is constantly surrounded by admirers puzzled why he’s friends with such a boring classmate. I loved Masaya’s undying devotion that started when they were in grade school.
Kanade is actually quite gorgeous but he got tired of being bothered by girls confessing to him. Getting to know Masaya more closely gave him confidence to embrace his looks and open up to other people. Him, slowly falling for Masaya was pure magic as Masaya discovers Kanade can make him swoon with devastating ease. Masaya practically squees himself to death with how thrilled he is.
This manga captures the challenges of unrequited feelings and sweetness of first love. Overall, a joyful story of daring to say “suki”
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REVIEW: Nothing Special IX: Fire and Smoke by A.E. Via
Nothing Special: Nothing Special IX: Fire and Smoke – A.E. Via
“A ruthless meth dealer is torching Atlanta’s streets, and God and Day are striking back with two of Hollywood’s legendary pyro experts.”
The war raging through Atlanta isn’t just about drugs—it’s about power, leverage, and survival. God and Day’s task force is the only barrier standing between a growing plague and the city’s safety.
Wes and Law, childhood friends turned blacklisted pyrotechnic rivals, are hiding out in Atlanta until the fire they started in Hollywood is extinguished.
It seemed like a safe choice—until they’re dragged into the task force’s frontline fight. Now they’re trading cinematic special effects for real explosions and blood in the streets.
God and Day’s team is fracturing under secrets and betrayal, as the merciless army of their fiercest kingpin yet slowly closes in.
They used to fight to conquer… now they’re just fighting to survive.
I missed our boys. Glad they’re back!
Fire and Smoke, is Book 9 of Nothing Special by A.E. Via, featuring the biggest badasses of Altanta PD. I loved God and Day and their team of troublemakers since the beginning. Older now but definitely still unstoppable, they’re waging war on drugs with even more firepower.
As if the team isn’t combustible enough, they introduce two pyrotechnic experts who literally play with fire. Law and Wes are childhood friends working the Hollywood scene until their bitter rivalry leads to a stunt gone horribly wrong and so they are persona non grata.
One day they stumble upon a shootout involving God and Day’s team. Their quick assist with a car fire impress God so much he commands, yes commands because he is God, them to join their team in exchange for a shot at redemption and a way back to Hollywood again.
I loved how Law and Wes fit right in. They’re trouble with a capital T, their expertise in pyrokinetics and their bid to outdo one another spark one fiery spectacle after another. Law is the more daring, always pushing the bounderies while Wes plays it smart.
They’re also lovers whose dynamic is similar to Ruxs and Green. Still not boyfriends, still coming around to owning their feels as dorks often do because they’re both stubborn bastards who just had to one up each other. They’re a fun, lovable duo and a worthy addition to the Nothing Special alphas.
Trouble in paradise as God buries himself in work and Day is feeling neglected. I don’t think their relationship needs this kind of drama yet again but I enjoy checking in with the rest of the team. I relish the pure chaos, still gloriously OTT as ever. We all know the team’s antics wouldn’t fly with real life IA yet they walk away with nothing more than an audit that the gang takes as a sign to go to Cancun.
One surprise is Vasquez, the corrupt cop, is given a redemption arc and his blossoming romance with Kiran almost stole the spotlight. Now I want a full story.
Fire and Smoke is a story about turning up the heat and smoking out the bad guys. It is hella entertaining and does what Nothing Special does best, take us for an explosive ride and make us swoon along the way!
Rating:
4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bitsSoundtrack: Firework
Artist: The Boxer Rebellion
Album: Ocean by OceanP.S.
Nothing Special is best read in order. God and Day’s team is do-gooding chaos and mayhem keeping the streets of Altanta clean.
Nothing Special – God and Day being so ridiculously alpha I was completely hooked but really, I still want a Johnson and Ronowski book
Embracing His Syn – Syn has the most gorgeous boyfriend of all, adult film actor Furi
Here Comes Trouble – Ruxs and Green has no concept of collateral damage
Don’t Judge – bounty hunting Judge from The Bounty Hunters fell hard for team sniper Michaels
Nothing Special V – Steele and Tech hitting the streets and making waves
His Hart’s Command – this is where the series hit its stride with Hart and Free
Ex Meridian – hands down the best, swooniest book of the series, Ex and Meridian, the unforgettable first Ravens had me raving
Swat Ed.: Fox & Bull – Fox, a cunning, smart talking cop sweetly woos Bull, a man of few words
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SOUNDTRACK: Firework by The Boxer Rebellion
Soundtrack to Nothing Special: Nothing Special IX: Fire and Smoke by A.E. Via
Firework by The Boxer Rebellion for a book about a shot for redemption and a fiery connection.
I see a life misled
Oh I lost inside your head
How I want to be your sin
When you’re undoneYou’re ignited like a firework
Set to explodeGive up, give up, help
A stranger to yourself
You are pushed, to you push back
And come undone -
I see a life misled
Oh I lost inside your head
How I want to be your sin
When you’re undoneYou’re ignited like a firework
Set to explodeGive up, give up, help
A stranger to yourself
You are pushed, to you push back
And come undoneYou’re ignited like a firework
Set to explode
You’re ignited like a firework
You’re in a lie, that you’ve never knownYou’re ignited like a firework
Set to explode
You’re ignited like a firework
You’re in a lie, that you’ve never known
You’re in a lie, that you’ve never known
You’re in a lie, that you’ve never known -
MOVIE FEATURE: La Bola Negra (The Black Ball)
