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Jaded
Aki has fled his previous life. Moving to a new city, trying to escape himself; he has thrown himself into a world of frivolity and no worries.
A world where the regrets are hidden, where the men are hot, and where the morals are loose.
He has grown up since... that night, but his cynical nature has remained. He tries to fit in, while desperately trying to forget.
On one side, he has the imagery of a time that passed years ago, and the guilt he feels. On the other, he has the insistent Yuuki, who has somehow been dragged into this terrible yet exciting vortex that is Aki’s life.
In the midst of it all, Aki finds himself back home, facing the ghosts of the past.
Jaded begins years after where SNOW let off; it tells another dramatic and thrilling story, this time, from Aki's point of view.
A world where the regrets are hidden, where the men are hot, and where the morals are loose.
He has grown up since... that night, but his cynical nature has remained. He tries to fit in, while desperately trying to forget.
On one side, he has the imagery of a time that passed years ago, and the guilt he feels. On the other, he has the insistent Yuuki, who has somehow been dragged into this terrible yet exciting vortex that is Aki’s life.
In the midst of it all, Aki finds himself back home, facing the ghosts of the past.
Jaded begins years after where SNOW let off; it tells another dramatic and thrilling story, this time, from Aki's point of view.
448 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2012
About the author
Caroline Olsen
5 books28 followersCaroline Olsen is also known as Carola Elvira.
Author dabbling mostly in the BL genre, influenced by classic and contemporary BL works, but also aiming to bring something new to the genre with a more realistic approach to social and political issues concerning LGBTQ.
Independently published. Debuted in 2010 with SNOW
Followed by Jaded in 2012.
Love Addict, a side-story to Jaded was released in 2014.
Coming September 2021: Change of Heart.
In the process of changing my pen name to Carola Elvira. Books will be updated accordingly.
Minor publications (short stories, excerpts) can be found in the author blog
Author dabbling mostly in the BL genre, influenced by classic and contemporary BL works, but also aiming to bring something new to the genre with a more realistic approach to social and political issues concerning LGBTQ.
Independently published. Debuted in 2010 with SNOW
Followed by Jaded in 2012.
Love Addict, a side-story to Jaded was released in 2014.
Coming September 2021: Change of Heart.
In the process of changing my pen name to Carola Elvira. Books will be updated accordingly.
Minor publications (short stories, excerpts) can be found in the author blog
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March 9, 2021
It took me forever to actually get into this book just because it’s so different from Snow. Not that I was expecting a book that’s exactly the same, but I got so attached to the characters in Snow very quickly and got really emotionally involved in the plot. I didn’t feel that same pull with Jaded. I really wasn’t that attached to any of the new characters, and I didn’t get too invested into the plot.
I think my favorite part with this one was the moment when some of the characters from Snow made an appearance, and I immediately felt that same charm the first one had, but I’m sad to say that it only lasted for the chapter that they were there.
I really wanted to like Jaded. Like I said, I absolutely loved Snow, but Jaded didn’t have nearly the same effect on me, and I found myself bored with it. It just didn’t pull me in until nearly the last fifty pages or so, and that was too long for me to really like it.
I think my favorite part with this one was the moment when some of the characters from Snow made an appearance, and I immediately felt that same charm the first one had, but I’m sad to say that it only lasted for the chapter that they were there.
I really wanted to like Jaded. Like I said, I absolutely loved Snow, but Jaded didn’t have nearly the same effect on me, and I found myself bored with it. It just didn’t pull me in until nearly the last fifty pages or so, and that was too long for me to really like it.
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