Good morning, pornies. ^^ I hope you had a good weekend. I needed to take a rest, and while there wasn't much as I needed I definitely got enough to... fuction, let's say. ^^' However, reading has given me fuel to keep going, and this manga got the job done for sure! I'm speaking about There Are Things I Can't Tell You, by Edako Mofumofu. Thanks to the publisher for sending me a review copy for an honest review!
- Print Length: 272 pages.
- Publisher: Tokyo Pop (June 17, 2020).
- Publication Date: June 17, 2020.
- Genres: Drama, Gay, Manga, Romance, Yaoi
- Rating: 4,5 / 5
Kasumi and Kyousuke are polar opposites when it comes to personality. Kasumi is reserved, soft-spoken and shy; Kyousuke is energetic and has always been popular among their peers. As the saying goes though, opposites have a tendency to attract, and these two have been fast friends since elementary school. To Kasumi, Kyousuke has always been a hero to look up to, someone who supports him and saves him from the bullies. But now, school is over; their relationship suddenly becomes a lot less simple to describe. Facing the world — and one another — as adults, both men find there are things they struggle to say out loud, even to each other.
This is a typical love story where both parts think they should get away from each other or that their love is not meant to be, and while it creates a lot of tension both of them try to find a way to heal and stay true to themselves. There Are Things I Can't Tell You is kind of a tug of war that you get caught up in as soon as you start reading.
Kyousuke and Kasumi are described as the typical popular guy and the outcast, respectively, but Edako Mofumofu made it so that they are more than only that. They are more than the stereotypes the seem to represent and develop in different directions. It was amazing to see how they both became adults while dealing with their own demons.
Speaking about this last thing, I wish there had been a little bit more development in their pasts, not the shared memories, but about what happened while they were apart from each other. This also means the story could have been a little longer (just a bit, but it's the right amount of long for a manga reading, if you ask me). It had a lot of focus on their feelings and reactions, which played just GREAT in the sex scenes, so it just needed a bit more of balance.
There Are Things I Can't Tell You doesn't shy away from including explicit content (me loves!) not as much as I would have liked, but it was worth the wait because of the whole atmosphere Edako Mofumofu created. The desperation, the love, the thirst, the lust, I felt I was about to die with so many emotions all at once! It hurts that it is a stand alone work, but I love it just like that!
Have you read this manga? Would you recommend it or not? Let me know in the comments! Kinky regards, K!
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