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Bishie Sparkles (2012)

by Karenna Colcroft(Favorite Author)

3.08 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1613725671 (ISBN13: 9781613725672)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Dreamspinner Press

review 1: This was a fun cute read which I was in the mood for. The blurb pretty much explains it. Grant spends his evening fantasizing about the bishi character in the latest yaoi he brought, even going so far as to jerk off while imagining a boyfriend like Teruo. He hasn’t really dated anyone since his ex left. He wakes up in the morning to a heck of a surprise. Teruo is in bed with him and he even has little sparkles and animated animals frolicking around him.At first Grant is sure he’s hallucinating, but a little fun time with Teruo convinces him he’s real, but he wants to know where he came from and how he got there and what it all means. My only complaint was that Grant was a bit too negative and worried about what everyone would think if he took Teruo out and they saw b... moreutterflies around his head. But when he took him to the grocery store, it was so cute. If I got to take someone to the grocery store for the first time in their life, I think I’d be tickled pink to watch them enjoy what I find boring. Instead, Grant was all crabby and annoyed that Teruo wanted to buy so much, even though he seemed to have “magic” money, so it wasn’t like Grant was out anything.Finally, his negatively and unwillingness to admit that he cares about Teruo nearly causes him to lose a guy who would put up with him. :-) Despite my feeling that Grant was a bit of a negative Nelly, Teruo was just so damn adorable and it was lots of fun to see the yaoi references that it was an enjoyable read. I think it was just the right length, too much of Grant might have annoyed me beyond repair, and while the length meant it fell into insta-love, the guy came out of a freaking manga book, so after that? Anything is possible. Yaoi fans will probably especially enjoy this.
review 2: Grant is going through the motions of life without really living. He goes to work, returns home and eats his take-out meal alone. Although he has friends, he basically lives a very lonely existence, and one of the joys he has in his life is reading Japanese Manga. Even though he loves reading about the romance in these books, Grant believes he’ll never have a happily ever after for himself. One day, he purchases the latest manga release and immediately becomes swept up into the two characters’ lives. One character in particular, Teruo, really captures Grant’s attention and he finds himself wishing he that Teruo was a real man and his lover in his life.When Grant wakes the next day, he’s shocked to find Teruo in his bed, ready and willing to be Grant’s lover. Teruo is everything Grant thought he would be, and although he’s enchanted by the beautiful man, his pessimist side won’t allow him to believe that Teruo will stay for long. No matter how hard Teruo tries to convince him that he’s here to stay, Grant refuses to believe it and it threatens the happiness of both men. Will Teruo be able to convince Grant that all he has to do is believe in love and the love they share together is all they might need for them to be able to stay together…forever?Bishie Sparkles is a fun and sexy choice for anyone looking for a quick afternoon read. I loved the premise of the story. I found it very original and enjoyed the couple of hours of escapism it gave me. I also enjoyed the easy style of writing this author has and the ability to sweep this reader into the lives of these characters.Although the book is really supposed to be about Grant, I fell in love with Teruo. He’s so adorable and since he’s basically a manga character living in the real world, whatever he’s feeling is easily shown as a caption around him. Whether it’s rainbows, clouds or sparkles, Teruo is really a fun and unique character that easily stole my heart. Grant was a little harder to like. He’s pessimistic and because of that, he keeps pushing the love Teruo wants to give him away. There were times I wanted to shake some sense into him and make him wake up and smell the roses. Because of Grant’s stubbornness, he almost loses the love of his life. Lucky for him, Grant does eventually open his eyes and arms to Teruo’s love, and he ended up being a likeable character.This book takes place over a couple of days and there is an immediate attraction and feelings of love between the two heroes. Since I’m a firm believer in love at first sight, and because this is a fantasy-yaoi based romance, this was totally fine with me. I will say I do wish the book had been longer because I would have loved to see how Grant and Teruo truly live together in the real world. I enjoyed every minute of this book and recommend it to those who love yaoi and fantasy romances. less

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