I'm Looking for Serious Love!

immortalgege Nov 4, 2022

9

When I saw this book on Amazon, it had a warning for non-consensual sex, so I was concerned since that has previously ruined a couple of stories for me, but it was much better than I expected. At the bottom of the review I included the scenes that could be counted as dubious/non-consensual sex, just in case it’s helpful to check if they’re something you’re okay with or if it’s too far for your taste. I really enjoyed the characters. The uke (main character) was I think described by the author as a tsundere - he’s a country boy excited in the city, but immediately gets the impression that his neighbor (the seme) embodies everything terrible about city dwellers. On the other hand, the seme sees the uke as a naive country boy who needs to be protected. “I want to protect him” is a weakness of mine, but I thought it gave it a really cute dynamic. The story was also pretty well-paced and the relationship developed fairly naturally. I didn’t mind the second romantic contender that was brought in, because I thought he helped further the storyline and the naive vs protective dynamic between the uke and seme.  SPOILERS for dubious/non-consensual sex scenes: After the uke has a meal at the seme's apartment, the seme jerks the uke off even though the uke was uncomfortable and pushed him away. The uke is drugged after unintentionally taking a drink with a date rape drug in it, so the seme helps him home. The uke gets so hard it’s painful, so the seme jerks him off to help him out. Another character forces himself on the uke, but it's interrupted very quickly before it gets very far. For their first time, the seme says “tell me if it’s impossible, and I’ll stop.” The uke says it’s painful and impossible, but the seme goes ahead anyway. Slowly and gently, if that’s any better? And the uke doesn't seem to mind much. 

Bloom19 Jun 8, 2022

8

It is really a cute story and if you like this manga then "Tokyo Adventure" would also be somthing for you! <3 They are a little bit similar with the neighbor next door thing! (SPOILER) I really loved chapter 1 were he thinks that the condoms are candy because there are strawberries on the package haha so cute! XD

Emy95 Feb 2, 2022

7

[NO SPOILERS!]  This is pretty good, pleasantly surprised me! The MCs interactions and relationship growth were nice, although it has one major flaw, which is the arrival of a contender, it was just unnecessary and took the time that could have been used to develop their relationship further.