Antique Bakery Volume 2
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Genres: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment, Comics & Graphic Novels
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment, Comics & Graphic Novels
Book Type: Paperback
I'll say it again - this is this is shōnen-ai, not yaoi.
The plot is slightly better than the first volume - so if you're waffling on continuing this series (I read a lot of first volumes and give up) read the second one before you make up your mind.
The author attempts to present these episodes/recipes as stand-alone, with bits of over-arching plot thrown in (a la "Petshop of Horrors" or... any prime-time drama on tv.)
You find out that the owner (who is from a wealthy family) was kidnapped as a child, but has no memory of the event, other than the kidnapper fed him desserts. The kidnapper was never caught, and it haunts the former police investigator who ruined his career on the case, and somehow became a desert-obsessed recluse who now frequents this shop- because it's the best in town.
Also, the chef tries to put his 'gay-demon' (his words, not mine) moves on the owner's clumsy butler, who shows up out of the blue one day and proceeds to be a walking prat-fall. Not a lot happens. There is very little 'boy love' or 'romance' -just a gay character who may or may not hook up with a straight one in a future volume. I was kinda annoyed this was even labeled 'yaoi.'
That said, there is a plot building under all this... frosting... but it's taking a long time for this delicate souffle to rise. Debatable if I'll continue the series.
The plot is slightly better than the first volume - so if you're waffling on continuing this series (I read a lot of first volumes and give up) read the second one before you make up your mind.
The author attempts to present these episodes/recipes as stand-alone, with bits of over-arching plot thrown in (a la "Petshop of Horrors" or... any prime-time drama on tv.)
You find out that the owner (who is from a wealthy family) was kidnapped as a child, but has no memory of the event, other than the kidnapper fed him desserts. The kidnapper was never caught, and it haunts the former police investigator who ruined his career on the case, and somehow became a desert-obsessed recluse who now frequents this shop- because it's the best in town.
Also, the chef tries to put his 'gay-demon' (his words, not mine) moves on the owner's clumsy butler, who shows up out of the blue one day and proceeds to be a walking prat-fall. Not a lot happens. There is very little 'boy love' or 'romance' -just a gay character who may or may not hook up with a straight one in a future volume. I was kinda annoyed this was even labeled 'yaoi.'
That said, there is a plot building under all this... frosting... but it's taking a long time for this delicate souffle to rise. Debatable if I'll continue the series.
