Year Two

I'm enjoying reading about Sato and Aoi. I don't think I've ever read a series quite like this one. Year Two is listed as the fourth book in this series but the first three are available as a boxed set so some might consider it book two. It's made up of a series of short stories, one for each month in year two of Sato and Aoi's relationship. You could probably enjoy Year Two without reading the preceding books but I don't recommend it. I think you really need to read this series from the beginning to fully enjoy Aoi and Sato as a couple. Year Two deals with Sato and Aoi's relationship after Sato comes out to his parents. Sato's mother didn't react too well to the news and Aoi is upset that he is the cause of a potential riff between Sato and his parents. There is also quite a bit about Aoi's relationship with Atsushi, his costar in a popular new SIM game. Atsushi is bi and came out a while back. He keeps trying to get Aoi to admit that he's gay and to come out to his fans. He insists that Aoi's fans will be supportive and that he will become even more popular than he is now. This is a short-ish novella and was a pretty quick read for me. The ending was slightly surprising and while it wasn't really a cliffhanger, I would really like to read more about Sato and Aoi. I should probably note that I know nothing about Japanese culture or food. There are a lot of references to both in the book that I didn't really understand but that didn't stop me from enjoying the story. An advanced copy of this book was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author. ***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions dot com*** (posting on 9/10/18)

This is a very enjoyable book to read with strong characters and a wonderful story line. I am so glad I read this story can't wait to see what the author will write next. This is my honest and unbias opinion of the story.