Yane's manga / #mystery(5)

Hitsuji no Kawa wo Kita Kemono

Ongoing | Kyuugou | 2000 released

Sister's boyfriend (seme) x adopted brother My rating: 4,7/5 REALLY GOOD, BUT NOT FINISHED SISTER'S BOYFRIEND, ATTEMPTED RAPE, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, DARK PAST, DRAMA Daichi's big sister is getting married, and to a super hot guy named Jun Igawa! When they first meet, Daichi's suspicious; what does this accomplished, rich, attractive guy see in his sister? But Jun seems like such a nice guy, and slowly, Daichi starts to drop his guard... is Jun really everything he seems? Or is he a devil in disguise? ️ Edit (Spoiler): Complex characters, seme with an unstable mental health, uke is his salvation The seme is actually a marriage impostor wanting to take the sister's money and run off. He has a dark past (abused by his mother, lived in multiple orphanages) and hates women because of that. He also wanted to "stain" the uke because he was better off. But after the seme disappeared, the uke searched for him and in the end found him. The seme ended up in prison for four years because he got in trouble to save the uke from the people he he knew. After his release, the uke approached him again and their relationship deepend. The seme began to really need to uke and be possessive, but still can't tell him everything.

Cinderella Ni Kutsu O

Complete | marie ferrarella | 2009 released

My rating: 7,6/10 It was ok. The FL and the ML were both likable, but I found his daughter to be much more interesting. There was some drama, but it all got resolved a bit too quickly at the end. MEMORY LOSS, DETECTIVE One day, a disheveled woman appeares before a detective claiming to have lost her memory. She only had his business card left. He takes her in and tries to help her, but there seems to be someone who's after her life.

Totsuzen... Kekkon!

Complete | Marie Ferrarella,MIDORI Yukako | 2000 released

My rating: 7/10 It's actually interesting bc of the murder case and the ML isn't an asshole. They both have issues with love and marriage bc of their parents and help each other overcome them. That's sweet. But the ending is rushed. INTERVIEW, MURDER, MARRIAGE A journalist (FL) goes to interview the millionaire bachelor Grant O'Hara (ML) and they visit a festival together. But then she witnesses a murder and takes a photo and accidentally gets married to the ML bc they think it's a play of the festival. She can't return home that way.

Replay

Complete | Ryu Riang | 2002 released

My rating: 6/10 It's not a normal teacher student romance, the reincarnation theme gives it a dark undertone. Their history is interesting but I don't ship them, they just gloss over the fact that his "love" started with a twisted unrequited obsession. I like the 2 ML much more. And the ending is kinda open, u don't get closure. SCHOOL LIFE, REINCARNATION The FL lives in a boarding house with her mother and finds out that her new English teacher (ML) is the new boarder there. He seems kinda mysterious and interested in her. Meanwhile she gets entangled with the popular guy in class.

Setsunai Himitsu

Complete | carole mortimer | 2008 released

My rating: 4/10 The set-up is good and the start caught my interest but then it gets really rushed. The romance starts with a random kiss and the confession surprised me just as much. It's like the author wanted to wrap it all up nicely and overdid it. BIOGRAPHY, ACTRESS An university professor and historian (FL) gets asked to write the biography of a famous actress by the woman herself. But the actress's son (ML), a man whose father is unknown to the public, is strongly against it.