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Lenni Reviews: “A Vampire in the Bathhouse” by Niko Izuki

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When Luka, a vampire, visits a bathhouse to recover from a hangover, he falls in love with the place. Now that it’s Luka’s regular spot, Sakura, the eldest son running the place, has his life turned upside down with supernatural shenanigans.

This is a fun comedy that features my favorite character type of “positive, good-natured, hard worker” in Sakura. The art style looks like it could handle some more serious supernatural elements, but overall, this stays light-hearted. There are the typical comedic tropes and some suggestive nudity (it is set in a bathhouse after all), but there is no smut. If you’re in the market for some goofy fun with a smattering of mostly naked pretty men, this is amusing. 3.7 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Dra-Q” Vol. 1, by Chiyo

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*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review and is suggested for mature readers due to gore.

Amelie Kurosaki is a high school girl hiding the fact that she is a vampire who must follow strict rules in order to continue living among humans. When attacks on humans seem vampiric, it puts Amelie’s secret at risk.

This volume doesn’t waste any time getting started. Main character, love interest, family drama, and rival love interest all plunked down in under 200 pages. It’s gory and has some dark humor, but the pace doesn’t let you sit with what’s happening for very long. You know the rules Amelie is given are presented to be inevitably broken, but I didn’t think all of them would be broken in the first volume. The plot is fun, the blood and gore are top-notch, but I almost felt dizzy by the end of it. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite” Vol. 5, by Julietta Suzuki

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After the attack in the vampire bar, Amanatsu has been having nightmares, and Hina wants to cheer him up by taking him out for animal therapy. They run into Rinya, the voice actor for Hina’s favorite character, who is also long-lived and doesn’t understand why Hina is so enthusiastic after so much time.

This volume balances the silly and serious better and advances the relationship between our two main romantic leads. There are some new characters, and it was interesting for a second to see Hina wanting to protect Amanatsu, some actual lasting effects of the risks he’s taken, but still, it’s resolved too quickly for me. It seems like there should be more attention on that than the romantic drama. 3.7 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite” Vol. 3, by Julietta Suzuki

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Kyuta is still hiding his vampire status from his friends and when he and Hoshino luck into tickets for a hot spring, he sees it as a chance to come out.

Again, the super serious and super silly in this volume is jarring. Spoilers for this volume, but Hina and Amanatsu get hit by a fucking truck. But like the stalker, it was just kinda handwaved away, and we’re off to a cosplay photoshoot. Yes, it’s adorable and fun, watching Hina and Amanatsu do their little crush thing is cute, but excuse me? They were hit by a TRUCK. How can I take threats seriously in this series if that’s just not a bother? Hina I get is a vampire, but the volume has a time jump to when Amanatsu is just all better now! There could have been some interesting things to explore while he healed up with all these other supernatural people around him, but nope. It’s odd. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 18, by Kotoyama

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Now that things have calmed down, Ko and Nazuna try to have time together but first they have to solve the problem of Nazuna’s destroyed apartment building. As she looks for a new place to live, Ko resumes going to school, meaning less time to roam about at night.

With all the stuff going on with Kiku, I forgot that if Nazuna has feelings for Ko and turns him, Nazuna could die. Since she was born a vampire that may not happen but the Kiku drama ended, I can see why Nazuna would be having second thoughts. And even though it cuts in to his time with Nazuna, it’s nice to see Ko hang out with other people. He’s always seemed so isolated and even though he still wants to become a vampire, it’s good he has people around him who aren’t vampires. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite” Vol. 1, by Julietta Suzuki

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Hina is a vampire who loves anime and since she’s never bitten a human, she gets permission from her father to move to Japan where she can be closer to the media she adores. Her neighbor, Kyuta, looks exactly like her favorite character but has none of the fictional man’s personality. Despite this, they do become friendly even though Kyuta is hiding something from not only Hina but his own friends as well.

Hina is adorable. She really makes all this fun and I love characters who are bubbly and cute but will flex their considerable power when necessary. Of course, Kyuta is the perfect deadpan foil to her otaku energy. I wonder if this series will keep it’s light hearted tone or if it will go a more serious/dark route as I can see the potential for both given what happens but we’ll see as the series continues. For now, I’m enjoying the positivity. 4 out of 5.

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First Brood 4: Emma, Chapter 5 up!

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October is always crazy but I still managed to get my Patreon updated! Chapter 5 us up and ready to read for members. You can join for as little as $1. And the prologue is free!

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Patreon Updated! First Brood 4: Emma, Chapter 4

My Patreon is updated with my current WIP. You can join for just one dollar!

Remember this is a work in progress and things may change when the final draft is published. And the prologue is available to read for free.

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Patreon Updated!

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Chapter 2 of First Brood 4: Emma was updated over the weekend and I forgot to post the news here. Click here to check it out and remember, the prologue is up for free for a taste! If you haven’t read the first three books, you will be lost.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 17, by Kotoyama

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Nazuna and Mahiru continue to talk before Nazuna leave to allow Mahiru and Ko to finally have a conversation. The outcome of Kiku and Mahiru’s plan finally comes to fruition, leaving Ko with mixed emotions.

I’m so glad the mess with Kiku is over. My dislike of her and the lives she’s destroyed makes it hard for me to feel satisfied but at least it’s over. Now I’m hoping to get more of whatever Ko’s powers are shaping up to be and his relationship with Nazuna now that “Wee, I’m gonna be a vampire” fervor has calmed down with the reality of such an act not being so much fun. 4 out of 5.

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