Blood Red Butterfly in Q&A with Josh Lanyon

Feb 17, 2013 Kari Gregg rated it it was amazing

Shelves: glbt, 2013

Adored Kai, such a prickly dude. :-D The look-see into manga/yaoi was interesting, too, provided an intriguing textural layering to the story without dominating it or drawing the focus away from Ryo and Kai (and Mickey).

I don't want to spoiler the thing to death, but suffice it to say that staying up til 3am to read this was soooooooo worth it. Sabbatical year or no, Josh Lanyon consistently delivers the rich stories we can rely on for entertaining & satisfying repeat reads. Sorry, but it must b ...more

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Feb 23, 2015 JR rated it it was amazing

Shelves: broken-men, favorites, romance, mystery, leo, action-adventure

Ryo Miller, LAPD Homicide Detective is obsessed with Kai Toshiro, a manga artist he has asked out three times, but has been rebuffed each time. Their fates are intertwined when Kai provides an alibi for gang banger Micky Torres.

The heart of this story is obsession. Each character's obsession leads to consequences that they may or may not be prepared to deal with. I thought this was an amazing story. Kudos to Josh for venturing into something different from his norm. ...more

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Jun 17, 2013 Josephine Myles added it

Shelves: 2013-reads

Definitely Yaoi inspired, which added an intriguing layer to it. I never felt like I really got to know Kai, but that wasn't necessarily a problem. He struck me as a kind of classic femme fatale. There's that classic noirish quality to the story that Josh does so well. ...more

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Feb 19, 2013 Meggie rated it it was ok

Shelves: m-m-romance-romance, crime-police-mystery, novella

This story is fact developed romance between Ryo, homicide detective and Kai, manga artist. The main storyline wasn't so bad, but to plain. Ryo and Kai fast developing romance felt rushed and a bit forced. I didn't like that part. ...more

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