Fearful of acting on his attraction for his new stepbrother, Naruki, Kou Sawara moves away from home and into the dorm at his high school. Soon thereafter, however, Naruki transfers in. His meek and innocent personality is a hit with the guys at school and Kou works himself to the point of exhaustion protecting Naruki from their advances. When his roommate suggests hypnotizing … [Read more...] about Double Trouble by Takashi Kanzaki: C-
Boys' Love
Desire by Maki Kazumi and Yukine Honami: A-
From the back cover: A quiet and shy member of the school's art club, Toru is quite a contrast to his best friend Ryoji, who is a handsome, loud and brash jock. Toru has harbored a crush on Ryoji for the longest time but hasn't confessed his feelings for fear of rejection. But from out of the blue, Ryoji suddenly admits that he gets "aroused" whenever he looks at Toru. Curious … [Read more...] about Desire by Maki Kazumi and Yukine Honami: A-
Romantic Illusions by Reiichi Hiiro: C
When Yu Igarashi was a child, his mother told him no one would ever love him. In response to this traumatic event, Yu’s mind created two additional personalities who would love him instead. Now an adult, Yu works part-time in a florist’s shop while one personality, Kaname, is a high-powered attorney and the other, Ryo, is a nocturnal playboy. All of the personalities can talk … [Read more...] about Romantic Illusions by Reiichi Hiiro: C
You Will Fall in Love by Hinako Takanaga: B+
In high school, Haru Mochizuki was very good at archery and regularly made it to the finals of high-profile tournaments, though he never managed to win. In his senior year, unrequited love for his friend and rival Reiichiro put him so off balance that his archery skills began to decline and he quit before they could deteriorate any further. Now, four years later, he finds … [Read more...] about You Will Fall in Love by Hinako Takanaga: B+
Silver Diamond 3 by Shiho Sugiura: A-
From the back cover: After capturing the assassin Tohji, Rakan and his two guests return to squabbling over what to eat for dinner. But as they interrogate Tohji, they come to realize that he may not be so different from themselves. Meanwhile, Chigusa begins to realize that his growing affection for Rakan is starting to overcome his desire to drag Rakan back to the other world … [Read more...] about Silver Diamond 3 by Shiho Sugiura: A-