Kristina Elyse Butke

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  • Manga (p)review: FIRST LOVE REUNION – A DECADE LATER, MY HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH IS DETERMINED TO MAKE ME HIS!

    Manga (p)review: FIRST LOVE REUNION – A DECADE LATER, MY HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH IS DETERMINED TO MAKE ME HIS!

    A rare straight romance manga I chose to review. It’s pretty steamy! Learn about Riko and Baba, who reunite at a ten-year high school reunion and start a whirlwind romance!

  • My Year in Reading 2025

    My Year in Reading 2025

    We’ve got YEARINBOOKS and GOODREADS tallying my reading data for 2025…now here comes MY PERSONAL look back at my 2025 reading.

  • Goodreads Year in Books 2025

    Goodreads Year in Books 2025

    At last, it’s here–my Year in Books from Goodreads! And I’m happy to say I’m STILL obsessed with BL manga.

  • This time I’m going way too fast

    This time I’m going way too fast

    I am FLYING through the plot points in THE STEP AND THE WALK, book two in THE DARKENING GATE TRILOGY. This…isn’t a good thing.

  • My Year in Books 2025

    My Year in Books 2025

    My Year in Books.com pulls data from your Goodreads shelves to build up a profile of how you did for the year. It’s 2025–let’s take a look!

  • Merry Christmas 2025

    Merry Christmas 2025

    A quickie blog wishing you holiday goodness.

  • If I had $5,000 for publishing

    If I had $5,000 for publishing

    I applied for a grant. I probably won’t get it. But a girl can dream, can’t she?

  • Aging is weird.

    Aging is weird.

    I’m in my forties and the first thing to go is my hair color.

  • Three Christmases

    Three Christmases

    For the first time in forever, my seasonal mood disorder isn’t affecting my desire to celebrate the holidays with friends and family. What a game changer!