This book took darkness and depravity to a whole new level with the amount of sexual abuse that it described in detail when Yoshi went on assignment with the Yakuza. I have read some dark and horrific things, but this might be a whole new level for me as a reader. Just when I thought that some of the sex scenes would be too much for me, the storyline itself swooped in and whisked me away with an intense interest in the story and concern for Yoshi's future.
Some of the titles and heirarchy were a bit difficult to follow, but I found myself intrigued and wanting to know more about the mysterious Shadow Wolf and the accompanying organizations.
When Makoto finds Yoshi and brings him back, their ensuing discussion and realizations were a bit heart-warming after all of the pain that had taken place previously. I wanted to believe that things would become easier for Yoshi, but I knew there would be much more darkness to overcome.
There seemed to be so much happening behind the scenes in this book and I wanted to know how all of that would come to light. When Yoshi ended up with Kento and Kazuki, I needed to know more about their plans for him and how that fit into the bigger picture of what they were trying to achieve. As everything started to fall into place, I found it hard to step away from this book. The storyline and drama were very masterfully woven together and I had an intense need to know what would happen next.
All of the uncertainty felt by Yoshi and Makoto when Yoshi returned was almost getting to be too much for my patience, but then they were finally able to communicate and start the healing to move forward. As things appeared to be settling down, I was curious about what actions would come next to stir things up for Yoshi.
When Yoshi seeks refuge at another shuudan, I started to find the story to be growing redundant. Yoshi is constantly ending up in someone else's bed over and over. I found myself just wanting to finish and going through the motions of reading when I felt this way.
When Yoshi gets attacked, it changed things up a bit, but there was still so much book left to read and my interest was already starting to wane based on the constant repetitive feel of the events. In the hospital, when Yoshi is arguing back and forth with everyone, I did find it a bit heartwarming that Mayu was able to get him to comply and possibly see some reason. Yoshi was all flight when the first bit of challenge or difficulty appeared in his budding relationship with Makoto. I desperately wanted him to fight for his potential happiness rather than talk himself out of it. I got especially annoyed with Yoshi when he became jealous after trying to make Makoto interested in someone else. He was deliberately trying to sabatoge their relationship and then becoming upset with the potential outcome. I just wanted him to accept that Makoto wanted to stay together and move on with things.
When Yoshi and Makoto ended up in the hospital and Yoshi was having some issues with his memory, I was once again drawn into the story. I was glad that my interest was once again piqued as I worked toward finishing the book.
When I finally got to the end of this book, I felt pleased with the outcome. There were times when it started to lose my interest along the way, but it was always able to pull me back into the story.
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