Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Year Three
SERIES: Would it Be Ok to Love You #5
AUTHOR: Amy Tasukada
PUBLISHER: Macarons and Tea Publishing
LENGTH: 118 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 1, 2019
BLURB:
A voice actor out of the closet. A boyfriend in the tabloids. Can their love survive the trappings of fame?
Aoi is more comfortable in the recording studio than in the limelight. But when his boyfriend persuades him to come out on national TV, he skyrockets from D-list adult voice actor to gay icon. Caught in a whirlwind of fame, Aoi worries the wear and tear will be too much for his vocal cords—and his heartstrings—to handle.
Sato is a diehard fan of geek culture and his dreamy boyfriend. So when Aoi’s newfound star power gives him a chance to voice a favorite anime character, Sato’s over the moon. But after doctors diagnose Aoi with a career-threatening throat condition, Sato doesn’t know which is worse—the relentless rumor mill or his crushing guilt for pushing the man he loves to the brink of ruin.
In the midst of a media frenzy and medical emergencies, can Aoi and Sato’s love survive, or will it be silenced forever?
Year Three is a heartwarming gay romance with a unique Japanese setting. If you like steamy chemistry, Japanese anime culture, and emotional journeys of overcoming the odds, then you’ll adore Amy Tasukada’s pitch-perfect slice-of-life anthology collection.
Buy Year Three to step into the spotlight for a geeky-glam romance today!
REVIEW:
This has been a cute little series. But it’s also been a rough series. Even with all the strides to acceptance we have here in the States and in some other countries, Japan is still very old fashioned and stuck in certain cultures. And being gay is a no no still in a lot of places. It’s becoming more accepted thanks to BL manga and anime and things of the sort, but it’s still not easy. This series has been a look into two Japanese men’s lives as they navigate their relationship in Japanese culture and their own difference. Plus, their pasts, their families and the notoriety that comes from Aoi being basically a porn voice actor.
In this book, Aoi has just came out and it having good effects. Of course, there are always the negative ones but for the most part it’s been a good thing. But just as Aoi is getting more and more jobs to do, especially one for his boyfriend Sato’s favorite manga, his voice is getting worse and worse. Six weeks of voice rest hasn’t helped the issue a bit and it’s time for surgery. But he’s terrified. Even with all the paperwork they put together to make sure each other is taken care of, it doesn’t ease Aoi’s mind. It doesn’t help that he’s found out his parents are using his name to make money off him after they locked him out for being gay. He’s miserable and scared and as much as Sato tries to help him, it’s not quite enough. And with how Aoi is feeling, he’s wondering if maybe he’s just too much trouble for Sato.
Aoi and Sato have just been some of my favorites. They’re adorable as heck but what they’re going through is as real as can be. The main problem they have is that Aoi hides how he feels a lot to save Sato from worrying, but Sato is trying to get through his head that they’re family and they don’t hide from each other. They do everything together. But considering how Aoi was when they first started dating, he’s come a long way. A real long way. He’s learning to trust better, and realize that not all families are dicks like his are. It’s been real nice to watch and see how these two have grown. Their relationship has come leaps and bounds. Not that there’s not things they still have to overcome, but they’ve come a long way.
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