About Jan

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reads any genre as long as the books aren't depressing. Her preferred reads these days are in manga format and come from all manga genres, but she especially likes romance, doubly so when there are beautiful men involved. With each other. Her favorites among currently-running English-translated manga series include NANA, Ze, Ouran High School Host Club, Junjou Romantica, Blood Alone, Vampire Knight, Skip Beat, Silver Diamond and anything by the holy triumvirate of BL: Ayano Yamane, Kazuma Kodaka and Youka Nitta, including any scribbles they might do on the backs of napkins.

Posts by Jan :

REVIEW:  Harlequin’s revamped manga line; A Prince Needs a Princess by Barbara McMahon and Reiko Kishida

REVIEW: Harlequin’s revamped manga line; A Prince Needs a Princess by Barbara McMahon and Reiko Kishida

A Prince Needs a Princess. Story by Barbara McMahon, art by Reiko Kishida.Retail: $7.99.Rated T for Teen, 12 and up, sweet kisses only (I’d say a little younger would be OK too).I believe it’s based on McMahon’s Harlequin Romance The Tycoon Prince, from 2003, but has been reworked into a YA romance.B for young girls,(…)

REVIEW:  Manga review: Emma: A Victorian Romance by Kaoru Mori

REVIEW: Manga review: Emma: A Victorian Romance by Kaoru Mori

Emma by Kaoru Mori. Published by CMX. Retail: $9.99 2/7 Volumes released in English. Series complete in Japanese. Rated T+ (teens and up; female nudity in a matter of fact manner, mild sexual references, kissing) . A- Note: I feel distinctly uncomfortable addressing a frank letter to a Japanese mangaka. It’s so… Ugly American. So(…)

REVIEW: Train Man by Nakano Hitori

For a long time, I have been badgering a friend of mine who reads manga to do reviews for us at DearAuthor. Manga is one of the fastest growing genres and is read by a broad audience of young girls and boys to adults. ジェーン(Jān) (Japanese version for Jane) is a great lover of romances,(…)