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Dec 08, 2023 (PST) | Total Reviews: 902

Beautiful

This was so beautiful! I loved it! I think this is one of my favorite harlequin stories. Beautiful characters, beautiful story, just beautiful...did I mention beautiful?

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Apr 29, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

あごわれ、見えなければOK

OK if you're upset and can't see

スパーモデルの過去を隠すヒロインは、それと気が付かない確率が高い目の見えないヒーローに安心して接することができたのが1番のきっかけだっただろうね。そこへ盲導犬エピ、元婚約者エピ、極め付きは隠し事エピ.....「魂」が結ばれるために越えなければならない見える、見えない障害物の数々を見事に超えた二人に乾杯?✨

The main reason for the heroine who hides her supermodel past was that she was able to interact with a blind hero with a high probability of not noticing it with peace of mind. There, guide dog Epi, ex-fiance Epi, extreme hidden things Epi... Cheers to the two who brilliantly surpassed a number of visible and invisible obstacles that must be overcome in order for “souls” to be united? ✨

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Mar 30, 2020 (PST) | Translate to English

見える、見えない両極の不安と安心

Anxious and reassuring at both the visible and invisible poles

世間の目に晒されて辟易しているヒロインリンが、盲目のヒーローブレンダンと対峙した時、外見が分からない安心感と、人間性のみで判断される恐怖の葛藤が始まりにはあって、けれどその部分があまり物語には色濃くはなかったという印象を持った。ブレンダンにしてみたら、よくここまで前向きになれたものだと感嘆する。そういった見えない事の後ろ向きスタンスは一切排除されて当たり前に恋物語には「幸運（ラッキー）」であることこの上ない。リンが、受け入れることが出来ているのは、彼女の人柄だけではなくて、見た目重視の職業から逃げてきたことが礎としてあるからとも思う。それ以外のところでは、盲目であるかないかは特別関係の無い進展具合だからブレンダンの強さが際立つとも思うが、少々出来すぎていて他の男性が彼女にチョッカイ出してくるのではという不安さえないのは意気消沈。けれど、犬好きに悪い人はいないと愛犬家は思っていると聞くので、その共通項がまた安心感を連れてくるのかもしれない。何にせよ、人柄で惹かれる理想を「見ることが出来た」のは幸運だった。

When the heroine Rin, who has been exposed to the public eye and is distressed, confronted the blind hero Brendan, I had the impression that the conflict between a sense of security not understanding her appearance and fear judged only by human nature was at the beginning, but that part wasn't very strong in the story. When I tried Brendan, I was impressed that he was able to be so positive. The backward stance of such invisibility has been completely eliminated, and it is only natural that there is “good luck (lucky)” in love stories. I think Rin was able to accept it not only because of her personality, but also because she ran away from an occupation that emphasized appearance. Other than that, I think Brendan's strength stands out because it's a progression that doesn't have anything special to do with whether he's blind or not, but it's disheartening that he's a little overdone and not even worried that other men will kick her. However, I hear that dog lovers think that there are no bad people for dog lovers, so that common denominator may bring a sense of security again. In any case, I was lucky to “be able to see” the ideals I am attracted to because of their personality.

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Nov 09, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

素敵な出会い

A wonderful encounter

素敵なお話でした。ヒーローとヒロインの純愛。やはりレビュー評価が高いものは買って損はありません！オススメデス。?

That was a wonderful story. Pure love between hero and heroine. After all, there's no harm in buying something with a high review rating! Recommended.?

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Oct 27, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

あとがきのアゴ割れネタ笑った

I laughed at the jaw cracking story in the afterword

盲目のヒーローに対してのヒロインの振る舞いは、素で女神！彼女と彼の魅力が大いに描かれながら、二人の距離の縮み方も丁寧に見せて展開していくので、二人が惹かれ合うのは必然だと確信しつつ、二人の心境に感情移入してドキドキ楽しめた。起承転結の転では、ヒーローの怒りの沸点に多少モヤモヤしたが、そこを目をつむれるほど良作品。アゴ割れじゃなくて良かったよ笑

The heroine's behavior against a blind hero is simply a goddess! While her and his charms were depicted in a big way, the way the distance between the two was carefully shown and developed, so while convinced that it was inevitable that the two would be attracted to each other, I was able to empathize with their feelings and enjoy it with excitement. I was somewhat confused by the boiling point of the hero's anger in Kisho, Tensei, and it's such a good work that I closed my eyes. I'm glad my jaw wasn't cracked lol

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Sep 25, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

おもしろい！

It's interesting!

絵もすてきですが、ストーリーがとても良くて、おもしろいです！先が気になります！！

The pictures are nice, but the story is so good and interesting! I'm worried about the future!!

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Dec 03, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

よかった。

That was great.

盲目というハンデがあるヒーローと、モデルであった過去にとらわれず一人の女性として生きたいと願うヒロイン。二人が惹かれていく過程が自然でよかったです。別れのシーンは切なくて胸が痛くなりました。ヒーローか思い直してくれてよかったです。絵も美しく、心あたたまる素敵なお話でした。

A hero who has the handicap of being blind, and a heroine who wishes to live as a single woman without being bound by her past as a model. I'm glad that the process of the two getting attracted to them was natural. The parting scene was sad and made my heart ache. I'm glad you reconsidered being a hero. The pictures were beautiful, and it was a wonderful story that warmed my heart.

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Sep 18, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

大好きです

I love it

コミックスで気に入り、小説まで買いました。ストーリーが良く、最後までグイグイ引き込まれました。

I liked the comics, and I even bought a novel. The story was good, and I was drawn right in until the end.

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Aug 15, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

エピソードの積み重ねに納得。

I'm convinced by the accumulation of episodes.

引き込まれて読んでしまいました。ハンデがありながらも前向きに生きる男性と過去から逃げている女性。二人が惹かれていく過程が自然でとってもしっくりきました。ただ、何故あれほど過去の自分の事が語れないのか？それほどの内容か？誠実に相手に向きあえば話せた内容なのでは？とその点は少し説得力に欠けたなぁと思いました。

I was drawn in and ended up reading it. A man who has a handicap but lives positively and a woman who runs away from the past. The process of the two getting attracted to them was natural, and it really felt right. However, why can't I talk about my past self so much? is that much content? Wouldn't that be something you could have talked about if you had faced the other person sincerely? I thought that point was a bit unconvincing.

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May 03, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

素敵なカップル

lovely couple

なんて素敵な二人！目が見えないことをほとんどハンデにしていないヒーロー。そういえば目が見えないんだよね、位のノリで話がすすみます。とは言ってもそれはきっとヒロインが盲人としての彼を最初からそのままで受け入れたから。元スーパーモデルの容姿でお金持ちで性格も良いヒロイン。ヒーローは目が見えないからこそ、ヒロインの中身に引かれていく。二人とも大人で正しく魂で愛し合っているカップル。大きな山はないけれど、もっと読みたくなるような心地よいお話でした。

What a lovely couple! A hero who hardly takes blindness as a handicap. Speaking of which, you're blind, so the conversation progresses based on rank. That said, I'm sure that's because the heroine accepted him as a blind person right from the beginning. A heroine who looks like a former supermodel, is rich, and has a good personality. It is precisely because heroes are blind that they are drawn to what is inside the heroine. They are both adults and a couple who love each other properly with their souls. There aren't any big mountains, but it was a pleasant story that made me want to read more.

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Jun 23, 2017 (PST) | Translate to English

いい、話だなーーー(♯^.^♯)

That's a good story (♯ ^.^ ♯)

ヒーローが目が見えないとはいえ、とても自然に話が進みました。いつものHQなら、二人が結婚してから、実は手術で目が見えるようになる・・・とか、ありそうなんだけど、・・・ま、これは、後日談・・ということになるんでしょうか・・ね( *´艸｀)

Even though the hero was blind, the story progressed quite naturally. If it's the usual HQ, it seems likely that after the two get married, they'll actually be able to see their eyes due to surgery... but... well, I wonder if this will be discussed at a later date... (*'`)

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Jun 05, 2017 (PST) | Translate to English

ヒーローが性格良し

Heroes have good personalities

This review contains spoilers. 自分の好きな人がどんな姿なんだろう、と思う日々にいきなり実は元モデルのとんでもない美人で有名人だったなんて知らされたらそりゃ動揺します。なんで言ってくれないの？って。リンも悪気はなかったけど、新しい生活ですこし臆病になっていたのかも…。彼女にとってはある意味黒歴史だったんでしょうか。見た目じゃなくて、心を愛してくれる人に自分を伝えるって大事ですね。素敵なヒーローです。

This review contains spoilers. Every day I wonder what the person I like looks like, when I suddenly learn that the former model is actually a ridiculously beautiful and famous person, then I'm upset. Why won't you tell me? I mean. Rin wasn't offended either, but she may have become timid in her new life... I wonder if it was black history for her in a sense. It's important to express yourself to someone who loves you, not how you look. He's a wonderful hero.

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Jun 02, 2017 (PST) | Translate to English

中身が大事

What's inside is important

元モデルのヒロインと、盲目のヒーローという特殊性はありますが、外見や肩書きというものにどうしても左右されてしまうということが描かれていて、すごく良かったです。ハーレクインにありがちな傲慢なヒーロー、愛が全てのヒロインじゃないし、いろいろ共感できるところもあり、とてもたのしめました。

There is a peculiarity between the original model heroine and the blind hero, but it was really nice to see how she is influenced by her appearance and title. The arrogant hero that Harlequins tend to have, and Ai isn't the heroine of everything, and there are many things I can sympathize with, so I had a lot of fun.

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Oct 05, 2016 (PST) | Translate to English

何者であろうと好き、私の好きなテーマ

Whoever you like, my favorite theme

This review contains spoilers. 卑屈になることなんてないのに。此処まで進んだのだから。このストーリーは、風船の膨張破裂の如く起きた事件に対して男性が、なぜもっと自分に彼女のほうから自身について語ってくれなかったのかとの思いを増幅させる。ヒロインが彼に伝えるタイミングを計りかねているうち第三者によってもたらされてしまい、失望から二人の関係は決定的破局の危機にさしかかる。話のスケールは比べられないが、実は私って何々だったんだぁ～、だなんて、そんなに簡単に他人に自分自身を暴露できない、その辺のところは自分なりに大いに共感できる。恋愛に限らずとも。反応が怖い、嫌われたくない、言ったことを後悔しそう、隠すことに関して相手に悪意抱いての意図でなく、大切にしたいからこその慎重。相手は、なぜ彼女は話してくれなかったんだ、と、ここから始まる不信のスパイラル。端的に彼が気づけばいいだけの話。二人のことを大切に思うあまり、言うに言えず、それでもいつか時が満ちて話す気になったかもしれないと。信頼関係は自分の正直さを要するけれど、どこまでをどの段階で知ってもらうか難しい。話そうと思っても、今はまだやめとこうと勇気の頭は出たり引っ込んだり。でも、男性の側はプロポーズを決意するほど自分の気持ちを外に表した。しかも、堂々としたやり方で。自分のハンディを乗り越えて愛情を公にするのは、ある意味まるで裸になってるようなものだ。そのステージにまで入っている彼からしたら、なんだそこを言ってくれてなかったのか、悲しみと驚き、そして、失望の上に怒り、想像するに衝撃はそれはそれは大きい。正々堂々と、が仇になり、彼女には嘲笑う気持ち皆無でも、状況が少し衆人環視だったから。純粋に人を好きになってる心を大いに傷つけられただろう。このストーリーは、彼のヒロインへの思いやりからくる理解が解決する。なるほど言えなかったのは無理もなかったな、と。結末に向かうまで二人は積み重ねた短い期間中に、お互いが相手に、正に、「魂」で付き合い、他人が評価に用いる外側のことを頓着しなかった。このストーリーが見せてくれた二人は、人が人を見る目に用いるものを度外視した。とどのつまり人を好きになることはこういうことです、みたいな、私がHQに求める二人だ。前の彼女の気持ちが、とは思うものの、もうそこはやはり、ただ過去にしか過ぎないか。。。

This review contains spoilers. There's no such thing as being humble. That's because we've made it this far. This story amplifies the man's thoughts about why he didn't tell him more about himself from his side in response to an incident that occurred like a balloon inflating and bursting. While the heroine couldn't measure the timing to tell him, it was brought about by a third party, and the relationship between the two is on the brink of definitive collapse due to disappointment. I can't compare the scale of the story, but what was I actually... but I can't reveal myself to others so easily, and I can greatly sympathize with that area in my own way. Even if it's not limited to love. I'm careful because I'm afraid of reactions, I don't want to be disliked, I'm likely to regret what I said, and I don't intend to harbor malice on the other person when it comes to hiding it, and I'm careful only because I want to cherish it. The other party is wondering why she didn't talk, and this is where the spiral of distrust begins. Simply put, it's just a story he should notice. They cared so much about them that I couldn't say anything, and even so, time might fill up and I feel like talking. A relationship of trust requires one's own honesty, but it's difficult to get people to know how far it is at what stage. Even if I wanted to talk about it, my courage would come out and retreat when I stopped right now. However, the man expressed his feelings outwardly enough to the extent that he decided to propose. Moreover, in an imposing manner. Overcoming one's own handicap and making love public is, in a sense, like being naked. From the point of view of him, who has even entered that stage, the shock is huge when I imagine that he was sad, surprised, and angry over disappointment. Being fair and imposing was avenged, and even though she didn't feel ridiculed at all, the situation was a bit of public scrutiny. My heart, which genuinely likes people, must have been greatly hurt. This story is resolved by understanding that comes from his compassion for his heroine. I see, it wasn't unreasonable that I couldn't say it. During the short period of time they accumulated until the end, the two dated each other exactly with “soul,” and they didn't pay attention to external things that others used for evaluation. The two people who were shown this story ignored things that people use to look at people. They are the two people I look for in HQ, and it's like, in other words, falling in love with people is like this. I think it was her previous feelings, but after all, it's just the past...

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Jul 12, 2013 (PST) | Translate to English

大好き！

I love it!

人間は、外見でなく中身だ！って感じです。一人の女性として、過去に捕らわれず愛してもらえるなんて幸せですね(^-^)素敵なお話です。

Humans are inside, not what they look like! It's like that. As a single woman, I'm so happy to be loved without being caught up in the past (^-^) It's a wonderful story.

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May 09, 2012 (PST) | Translate to English

最後まで素敵

Nice until the end

ありがちな展開なのに飽きない。盲導犬が２人を繋ぎ合わせたキューピッドでしたね。素敵なハッピーエンドでした♪

It's a common development, but I never get tired of it. The guide dog was Cupid holding two people together, wasn't it? It was a wonderful happy ending ♪

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May 05, 2012 (PST) | Translate to English

ラブストーリー?

love story?

出会いからラストのプロポーズまで、よくまとまっていて、私の中では完璧にキレイな話です。２人がすれ違った時は、唯一無二を失うかもしれないブレンダンの絶望感に共感してキュンとしてしまいました。引退した盲導犬がまた、話にうまく溶け込んでいて……(というか犬好きにはたまらない話です……)。リンのモデルをしていた過去を隠したい気持ちは、共感はしにくかったけれど、そんなもんかな……と思えました。他の部分が好きなのでストーリーの多少のマイナスは気になりませんでした。

Everything from the encounter to the last proposal was well organized, and it's a perfectly beautiful story for me. When the two passed by, I sympathized with Brendan's sense of hopelessness that he might lose his uniqueness, and it made me cringe. The retired guide dog also blends well into the story... (or rather, it's an irresistible story for dog lovers...). It was hard to sympathize with Rin's desire to hide her past as a model, but I thought it was something like that... I liked the other parts, so I wasn't concerned about some of the negative aspects of the story.

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やっぱり人は心だよね

After all, people are minds aren't they

私的に絵は大好きですストーリーも登場人物も凄く素直でわかりやすいけどもう少し男女の駆け引きなんかもあったら面白いかな～でも女性の偏見の持たない気持ちはいいよね！続きもあれば読みたいと思ってしまいました！

Personally, I love pictures; the story and characters are so straightforward and easy to understand, but I wonder if it would be interesting if there were a little more bargaining between men and women, but it's nice not to have prejudice against women! If there were more, I wanted to read them!

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よかったけど

That was great but

This review contains spoilers. コミックスを試し読み部分だけ読んでから小説を読み、しばらくたってコミックスを最後まで読みました。小説ではそんなに違和感を感じなかった気がするのですが、コミックスでは。どうしてヒーローがリンがスーパーモデルだったことを黙っていたことにそんなに激怒するのなーと感じました。すぐ反省して、再会してハッピーエンドになりますが、そのあたりも小説ではもっと丁寧だったような気がします。もっとヒーローの弁護士の仕事シーンなども見たかったです。

This review contains spoilers. After reading only the trial reading part of the comic, I read the novel, and after a while I read the comic to the end. I don't feel that uncomfortable in the novel, but in the comics. I felt so furious that the hero kept quiet about Lin being a supermodel. They immediately reflect on it, meet again, and have a happy ending, but I feel like that was even more careful in the novel. I wanted to see more hero lawyer work scenes, etc.

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Jun 21, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

ハンデのあるヒーロー

A hero with a handicap

This review contains spoilers. ハーレには珍しく盲目のヒーロー。しかし引きこもりではなく普通に働き社会に溶け込んでいます。実際は漫画のようにサクサクとはいかないでしょうが…。元スーパーモデルなのを隠しているヒロイン、プライバシーがないって想像以上に辛いと思うんですよね。拗れた原因にもなってそこまで？とも思うけどヒーローが言ってたようにまだ2ヶ月だったんだなあと思うとしっくりきました。盲導犬のフェザーが可愛くて、彼が繋いだ愛だったのかな。凄くいいテーマで話だったし泣けたけど、あとひと押し欲しかったかも。。ハンデがある人との恋という割にほぼ障害がないからかな？でも障害をそうと思わず接するヒロインは素敵でした。

This review contains spoilers. A hero who is unusually blind for Halle. However, they are not withdrawn, they work normally and are integrated into society. Actually, it probably won't be as quick as the manga... I think it's harder than I imagined that the heroine, who is hiding that she's a former supermodel, doesn't have privacy. it was also a relentless cause, and that far? I think so, but as the hero said, it felt right when I thought it was still 2 months. The guide dog Feather was cute, and I wonder if it was the love he shared. It was a really good theme and it made me cry, but maybe I wanted another push... Maybe it's because there are almost no obstacles in spite of being in love with someone who has a handicap? But the heroine who treats disability without thinking about it was wonderful.

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