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Black Sun Silver Moon #2
Black Sun Silver Moon 2
New faces appear in Taki's and Sensei's secluded life that hint at a dark past of Sensei. With an exorcist bent on spearing Taki through and an old acquaintance ceaselessly nudging Taki toward the tempting darkness, the Church is anything but a sanctuary. Meanwhile, the hidden side to Sensei gains more ground with each passing day...
200 pages, Paperback
First published July 25, 2007
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October 23, 2021
Taki and Shikimi are joined by a demon hunter and a Resurrected.
I liked the first book in this series largely because of the sweetness of the story. This second volume stripped that out and added two annoying (to me) side characters so I didn't enjoy it as much.
I liked the first book in this series largely because of the sweetness of the story. This second volume stripped that out and added two annoying (to me) side characters so I didn't enjoy it as much.
January 18, 2016
The story intensifies with the addition of hotheaded, possibly transgender demon slayer Lazlo Varga charging into the quiet life of Shikimi and Taki, bent on a mission from the church’s central committee to eliminate the silver haired demon…only Taki keeps getting in the way. A frustrated Laz is on the verge of taking out Taki, too, when Shikimi showed just how protective he can be of his “human toy”. A blow from Shikimi transforms Laz’s enmity into a full blow crush, complicating their lives further. This is no comparison to the tension and dangerous sensuality which stalks the three of them in the form of Grey, an old ‘friend’ of Shikimi’s, and a resurrected unlike any Taki has met. For Grey is far closer to being a vampire than a zombie and his hungry eye is fixed upon Taki, Laz, and above all Shikimi. His influence makes Shikimi only all too aware that he’s got a demonic hunger as well as human need growing within him for Taki.
Desperate to protect the young man, Shikimi tries to push Taki away from him. Hurt and rejected by this, Taki returns to his childhood home, struggling with his own feelings, yet unwilling to abandon his vow to save Shikimi from himself.
Lots of development, danger, and a little yaoi came into play in the second volume of this series. I didn’t like Laz at first since he acted as the mouthpiece of common prejudice against Shikimi, playing the foil to Taki’s loyalty to the demon priest. His latter crush on Shikimi was cute, though, plus he continued to be a contrast to Taki, illustrating how odd Taki was to not be afraid of Shikimi. Grey, however, I adored from the moment he leaned too close to Taki. He’s a delightfully seductive and wicked presence lounging about the pages, bringing back fond memories of other vampires like him, such as Lestat from Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles and Lucien LaCroix from Forever Knight. He utterly darkly alluring truths, sharing a dangerous intimacy with all the character which as frightening as it is intense. The most powerful relationship in this book, though, was between Shikimi and Taki, taking on a more dangerous turn when Shikimi starts to show a vampiric hunger for the young man as well an emotional human one. Taki becomes more and more precious to him, making Shikimi more protective of him, pushing him away in the process. Taki discovers his own vulnerabilities in the middle of this, how much he himself is coming to need Shikimi. For all of these qualties coming together in a story which is becoming more exciting and engaging, I give this four stars.
Desperate to protect the young man, Shikimi tries to push Taki away from him. Hurt and rejected by this, Taki returns to his childhood home, struggling with his own feelings, yet unwilling to abandon his vow to save Shikimi from himself.
Lots of development, danger, and a little yaoi came into play in the second volume of this series. I didn’t like Laz at first since he acted as the mouthpiece of common prejudice against Shikimi, playing the foil to Taki’s loyalty to the demon priest. His latter crush on Shikimi was cute, though, plus he continued to be a contrast to Taki, illustrating how odd Taki was to not be afraid of Shikimi. Grey, however, I adored from the moment he leaned too close to Taki. He’s a delightfully seductive and wicked presence lounging about the pages, bringing back fond memories of other vampires like him, such as Lestat from Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles and Lucien LaCroix from Forever Knight. He utterly darkly alluring truths, sharing a dangerous intimacy with all the character which as frightening as it is intense. The most powerful relationship in this book, though, was between Shikimi and Taki, taking on a more dangerous turn when Shikimi starts to show a vampiric hunger for the young man as well an emotional human one. Taki becomes more and more precious to him, making Shikimi more protective of him, pushing him away in the process. Taki discovers his own vulnerabilities in the middle of this, how much he himself is coming to need Shikimi. For all of these qualties coming together in a story which is becoming more exciting and engaging, I give this four stars.
June 30, 2010
it probably didn't help that i read this one in small chunks, but it wasn't as engaging as the first one, mostly because the pace slowed down. the art is still gorgeous and agi is still the cutest (vampire) puppy ever drawn.
January 8, 2008
Still love watching what the puppy does in each frame, but the story of the priest has gotten more interesting. The author warns in the end of the volume that the next will be more bloody. hmmm
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August 31, 2017Awesome, I loved it.
July 16, 2018
You meet a few new characters in this volume. You have a transgender character set out to kill the priest, you meet Takis mom, and you learn a little more about being a demon.
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