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I love Sadahiro Mika. The main characters being Vampires is always a plus too. Thats my main pet peeve with yaoi in general. She can do no wrong in my book but something about Pathos just doesn't sit well with me. I guess the first part of this series is pretty good but I have read both parts and I think maybe thats why I'm hesitant about giving Pathos 5 stars. Its not bad. Love, Love, Love. The thing I really don't like is probably the fact that Ace looks so childish.
I really like the angst level of the book. The whole conflict with Ace being in love with Jay and Jay being attracted to Ace but shackled to King, albeit loosely, and Jays inner turmoil and guilt about being drawn to Ace is really interesting. He definitely looks hot when he gets older though. I'm not gonna give away the ending but I guarantee it will leave you saying "huh."
Technically, a vampire can't get it up, but King's excitement in watching is obvious by his intent eyes and lengthening fangs. In other words, J is in love with Ace.Since vampires suck blood instead of having sex, there's plenty of hot and heavy embraces with close-ups of a fang entering someone's neck.
As the book description states, Pathos is the story of 2 men (vampires) raising a human child. The younger of the two men, J, is drawn to the boy's blood and desperately tries to resist the temptation so he doesn't kill him.
Although not as outrageously smutty as some yaoi, this manga is absolutely delightful. The older vampire, King, comes home in time to save the boy and explains to J that for a vampire, bloodust equals love.
This gets a bit complicated, though, as the boy (Ace) finds himself more and more attracted to J and tries to seduce him. This all leads to a shower scene with J finally sucking the teenaged Ace's blood and almost killing him.
There's also an awesome scene with King and J, where King interrupts J's pickup of a victim and pays the victim to have sex with J in front of him. Rawrr.Overall, a great book - nice art, captivating characters, and plenty of teasing that will leave you wanting volume 2 right away.
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