A review by sweetpea
Dark Heaven by JUNS

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.75

This was my 1st proper reading of Yaoi. The subject matter was compelling and I tore through all 80 or so chapters in a day and a half. Being unfamiliar with BL/yaoi I (superficially) expected the plot to be relatively thin, but I was really intrigued that an author thought to tackle subjects like religion, homophobia and racism. This was not always done well/responsibly, but there was real effort put into fleshing out the main characters. Some of the dialogue and scenarios were a little trite or just too surface for me.
I wish Simon's drug addiction and Kiev and Connor's relationship was explored more.
  Also, many of the supporting characters were a bit flat. 

I loved that the main characters are adults, interracial, and not a dom/sub pairing that I assumed typified BL works.  I was so intrigued I started the spinoff, Guardians of the Lamb! I really think the author is hitting her stride here and it seems much more fleshed out than DH
They retconned a character I found completely reprehensible even knowing his tragic backstory
I'm truly a fan of JUNS now. Nothing has really grabbed my attention like this in a while. Excited to see where she goes next and hope to find similar works!

  
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