Customer Reviews

The Aristocrat and the Desert Prince

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I liked this one. I've read most of the yaoi novels June has put out, and honestly didn't expect much from this one. I figured it would be a torrid desert romance like that other sheik book they released. But I was pleasantly surprised. The uke was still a stubborn wimpy guy, but the story was more interesting. Much of it takes place in the desert on a fairly realistic journey. You can tell the author did her research because the details were more gritty than romanticized (and I appreciated her addressing the fact that the Muslim religion forbids homosexuality).

I liked the couple. The seme was the cool, powerful, sexy kind I like, and the sexual tension was pretty hot. There wasn't much sex, but then I'd rather have well written sexual tension than a bunch of sex scenes slapped together. The uke, while annoying at times, was someone I wanted to see tamed so that was entertaining too.

Also, I have to say the illustrations added a lot to my enjoyment. I love Ai Hasukawa's Love Control, and her pictures here continued her tradition of sexy men that enhanced the story. So I'd recommend this for someone looking for a decent BL novel that will take you away to another land.

I've read almost every yaoi novel published here in the U.S., and this novel wasn't the worst, but certainly not the best. One thing I did like was that the attraction between the characters is drawn out. There is a lot of one sided sexual tension, and the only love scene is at the very end. It does have the traditional color page, which was gorgeous. It really is an okay read. Apparently its part of a series of books with similar themes, but I've yet to find out if the others have been published here in the States.

Well, after being a HUGE Ai Hasukawa fan ( love control 1 and 2) I confess outright her name was what attracted me to this book. I was pleasantly surprised.

I read 'Eternal Love' and was like, sheesh, okay, another sexy Middle Eastern man meets a curious Japanese man and they fall in love against all odds...but I REALLY liked this one. The author made it a point to a) mention that homosexuality is not allowed in Muslim religion and b) make the part where the prideful uke is kidnapped believable and funny to me, because he is very spoiled and naive despite being rich. Our 'Desert Hawk' and the little brat of an uke make for an interesting tension filled story and they don't actually do anything about it until the very end, which I liked. It kept the rhythm of the story going and made me want to finish...and believe me, it was worth the wait of the entire story.

Overall, I would reccomend this to anyone that wanted a quick yaoi read. And the artwork is GORGEOUS.

The Aristocrat and the Desert prince, was a mistake to purchase. From its discription and cover, i thought that it would be an interesting and entertaining book to buy. But honestly I am embarassed to admit that I bought it, and hide it from my book collection. The characters were corny and had- in my opinion- little time to develope fully. The theme was boring, not as interesting as i thought it would be. I probably should have bought a different book, because when i opened it and begun to read i could feel my heart sink in dissapointement. Not a good book. The pictures were kind of nice.

I really enjoyed this novel for so many reasons. First, it was very well written. The words just flowed through the pages. Second, the love story is very sweet and romantic. Both characters were likable, even though Takeyuki might seem like a spoiled brat....he is still very cute. The "charming, majestic man" is Zayid and he is "faints" an absolute delight. I loved how they were stuck together and the sexual tension between them was explosive. This was a real treat for me.