Review: Light of My Life
I received this manga from the publisher/Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
OMG. Consent. Adult talking (well, OK, it took them a bit, but they did it). swooons
π₯° Two characters you just love to love. Aki who had to give up his dream but became an awesome hairstylist (with some help of Minagi, haha). Minagi who gave up his dreams to make Aki happy and is doing so awesome (I mean he still got his license and he is still eager to learn even if it isn’t the path he set out to when he was younger). Both have their faults, a dose of guilt, but both are also wonderful characters. Fabulous personalities. You just want to root for them both. To get over it all and just be together for real.
π₯° Sex scenes that are hot swoony and sexy.
π₯° Sex scenes that AREN’T blurred. Bless! I just cannot take it seriously when there are lightsabers or black blocks or light flashes or even just penises gone. Here we see all the details.
π₯° The bonus stories! First with them in bath (which was adorable and we learn that Aki has always wanted to do things with Minagi and how hard it was to hold it in when they were in school, haha) and then some cute moments together and being close.
π₯° The whole story was fabulous. These two were friends (or well, Aki wanted to be more but he hid it really well, seriously I had a laugh when he told Minagi eventually he Minagi was like WAIT? WHAT!), grew apart, had their issues (we learn something happened in high school) but they overcame it and DANG they were such a sweet couple. I loved seeing them grow closer, learn more about the other, the chemistry was off the charts!
π₯° When they finally talked all about their feelings, confessed it all, it was just such a fantastic part of the story and yes, I was crying. So much. So proud of these two.
π₯° The art was SO PRETTY. I love love the style. It was so sexy and gorgeous. I love the character designs. Tough dark-haired sexy Aki who likes to smoke a cigarette, and blond sexy Minagi who loves to learn.
π₯° Love that we eventually even got to see some of the story through Minagi’s eyes!
π₯°Β And then there is the side story all from Minagi’s POV! With him still feeling slightly guilty (don’t be, boo, you did nothing wrong), but also a lot of fun moments. From a small reunion to sexy times to great chats.
π₯° Sarara (a friend of both Minagi and Aki from high school) was such a fun character and I loved it when he appeared and showed his face. I had a big laugh how he always manages to sleep wherever. Be it during a night with his friends or just at the host club that Minagi works at. XD But that side story and with him hearing EVERYTHING and then telling them the next day, I was just dead.
All in all? I loved every bit of this one and I am just so happy that I am having such luck with BL lately. I was really turned off by how often there was ZERO consent, all the RED FLAGS, and too much dumb drama. My BL heart is healing thanks to these manga! I would recommend it all. Sexy, swoony, and fun!
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