From the back cover: Working part-time as a telephone-dating operator, Nico Hayashi has plenty of clients eager to engage her in titillating conversation. But what her customers don't know is this: the person they're flirting with is really a fourteen-year-old junior high school girl with a secret agenda. On the phone she's known as Sexy Voice. But, really, she's more than a … [Read more...] about Sexy Voice and Robo by Iou Kuroda: A-
These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer: A-
From the back cover: Society believes the worst of Justin Alastair, the notorious Duke of Avon, who is clearly proud of his sobriquet, "Satanas." It is he who buys Léon body and soul from a scoundrel in a Paris backstreet. The red-headed urchin has strangely familiar looks, and should play a fine part in Justin's long-overdue schemes to avenge himself on the Comte de St … [Read more...] about These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer: A-
Castle Waiting by Linda Medley: A
Book description: A fable for modern times, Castle Waiting is a fairy tale that's not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil—but about being a hero in your own home. The opening story, "The Brambly Hedge," tells the origin of the castle itself, which is abandoned by its princess in a comic twist on "Sleeping Beauty" … [Read more...] about Castle Waiting by Linda Medley: A
Welcome to Wakaba-soh 2 by Chaco Abeno: D
Just in case you were uncertain about what kind of manga this is, the volume opens with five color pages containing about a dozen bra and panty shots and one profile view of bountiful, nude bosoms. The main storyline involves a not-too-bright boy called Kentarou Sawai who lives in a building with a bunch of girls of varying character types. He’s in love with Karen, the pretty … [Read more...] about Welcome to Wakaba-soh 2 by Chaco Abeno: D
Physical Attraction by Tatsumi Kaiya: B
Physical Attraction is a collection of BL stories about adult men—either college students or professionals—and is bookended by two tales about the same couple. In “Physical Attraction,” Kurata and Narusawa have been having a sexual relationship for some time, but when Kurata belatedly realizes that he loves Narusawa, he wonders whether it’s too late to try to steer things in … [Read more...] about Physical Attraction by Tatsumi Kaiya: B