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I really liked this book. It was very well thought out and the characters were likable. It is also a good book for those that do not like non-con because theres not any in this one. ^_^
I expected to get a manga with drawings - cartoon like but it was a novel
The sex scenes are well done too and the graphics interspersed among the pages are lovely. OK so this is my 4th one. Yuuki could not move on as he could not let his dead lover, Tsukada, go. Kamishiro is also a chef by trade and more or less forced Yuuki to hire him. I really enjoy this one and finished it in one sitting. The story itself starts off in an almost surreal way as an old dog is waken up from its dreams by a stopping bus.As for the 3 characters, Yuuki, Kamishiro and Shin, each of them is distinct and well developed despite this being a slim 250 pages Yaoi novel. The setting itself is lovely, quaint and dream-like as the story takes place in a little cafe attached to a house in a backward town against the mountains in Hokkaido.
Theirs is a love triangle revolving around the cafe/house owner, Yuuki. The mangaka has done a remarkable job dwelling into Yuuki's emotional pain. This one really surpasses my expectation of a Yaoi novel. Then one day out of the blues, a rugged man with a limp appears. He is Kamishiro with a mysterious background. Thereon, it is one emotional ride for the 3 guys as they try to sort out their feelings, more so for Yuuki who is forced to confront his pain and feelings. One could easily forgive the publisher for some typos. Kamishiro is special in his silence and I wish the mangaka has written the story from his view point too as I would love to read how his feelings for Yuuki grows.This is one emotionally driven love story, with angst filled and touching moments.
But having read alot of M/M romance and Yaoi mangas, I think I can fairly say this one is really good. As commented by one reviewer, both Yuuki and Kamishiro are not your typical uke and seme. He could not bring himself to accept Shin's love. Shin is Yuuki's close friend and has been a pillar for Yuuki since Tsukada died. Yuuki is strong in his own way and a pretty aggressive sexual partner. Strongly recommended for Yaoi and M/M romance fans.
(My favorite kind of uke) He is as masculine as the Kamishiro, the seme. You get to know the characters and personality by the end of the novel.
Beside that point, most novel/storyline just doesn't go well with me, so I bought this one out of whim because the art is beautiful (get ready to drool) and the back summary sound interesting (it says more than enough). I can feel the angst just from the summary alone.
I have bought more June's manga (& novel) than any other publisher, so I'm always a little skeptical when buying any June's novel because of how awful.most of the novel I read/own have been edited. The characters has good development.
XD (My favorite kind of story)Well, I wasn't disappointed. X3 The story was solid and interesting.
Yuuki, the uke, isn't the wimpy kind nor does he sound feminine.
I found that Yuuki's friend, Shin, made this little novel more interesting, his needing to wait and give Yuki some space before trying to fill in Tsukada's place made sense until Tsukada comes into the picture and Yuki is immediately taken by him. It has to do with Yuuki's relationship with his friend and his newfound relationship with the strange and mysterious Kamishiro. I found Better than a Dream to be more real in a sense than many other works coming out of DMP. What I found this novel to do was play out more like a soap opera, the writing seems more solid and the plot doesn't really wander off. Yuuki is still healing from the death of his lover Tsukada, an adventurous risk taker who dies in an avalanche. Things don't really get cleared up until the end, and then it's a little too late to really make sense of things, instead I was kind of scratching my head going "huh". The illustrations were very sexy and the cover was very dream like. I do recommend this novel though to other yaoi fans, it is a good read and maybe better than a dream.-LS,C
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