Our Funny Love Story
Resistance, Book 1. An Achillean Romantic Mystery with a Literary Twist
by Byrd Koto
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Pub Date Mar 02 2026 | Archive Date Feb 05 2026
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Description
A comedy of errors, until fate reveals its twisted sense of humor.
Kamada Eizo, a web novelist fresh from college, lands his dream—a flagship fantasy serial with an ambitious publisher. His breezy charm is a front, concealing desperation to claim a life that could be taken from him.
Miyamoto Ran detests liars. Grim and uncompromising, the editor stakes his future on one goal: unearthing the lost work of an author who vanished eight years ago. Securing Eizo’s success is his only path to that prize.
Polar opposites—and fueled by a misdelivered package—they clash at every turn, trading barbed banter and tit-for-tat one-upmanship until a high-stakes deadline forces an uneasy truce. Yet, as they draw closer, Ran begins to see through Eizo’s mask, sensing that the fragile connection they share is built entirely on carefully wrought artifice. But for two men who have had the story of their lives once stolen, how far will one go to win it back, even if it means silencing the other's voice?
OUR FUNNY LOVE STORY is an Achillean literary mystery perfect for fans of ultra slow-burn queer romances with psychological depth, banter that runs hot, and layered storylines promising there is more than meets the eye — and Sally Rooney, Haruki Murakami, and Alexis Hall.
Or tl;dr: sad boy lit with heated banter and a hopeful heart.
Please note this is Book 1 of a duet that ends in a happily-ever-after. Book 1 is also more mystery-driven, while a slow-burning love story flickers in the background.
Advance Praise
- Fantastic book. If you enjoy indie novels, danmei, misunderstandings, and enemies to lovers, this book is for you!
- The writing is lucid, and the imagery and semiotics are striking...It's so beautifully layered.
- This story is full of secrets and hidden meaning; it's like peeling back the layers of an onion without knowing the end, which adds complexity and humanity to the characters as we try to unravel the mystery of half-truths and lies.
- As Eizo is a writer and Ran is an editor, there were snippets of the stories Eizo has written, and Ran has edited, interspersed throughout the book, and I was HOOKED on dissecting the hidden meaning behind each snippet.
- Has enemies to lovers written all over this book while the slow-burn romance builds so naturally and hits all these deep notes on identity and loss.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9789819438198 |
| PRICE | $5.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 396 |
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Average rating from 3 members
Featured Reviews
Librarian 431790
Well written, compelling, entertaining. I had fun and enjoyed. A good romance that made me root for the characters Excellent storytelling
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this digital copy, all opinions are mine
Michele I, Reviewer
“Some write to be seen. Some write to be found. Then there are those who write to hide. To be forgotten. To be buried under a sea of words.”
What a book! This was the perfect book for me to start 2026 off with.
Slow burn? ✅
Enemies to lovers? ✅
A story about a writer and an editor? ✅
Set in Tokyo? ✅
What else could I ask for? 😅
I showed up for a humorous enemies to lovers story set in Japan, and I’m staying for the characters, the slow burn, the mystery...well, everything!
I hadn’t turned the first page of chapter one and I was relating so hard with Ran. I felt so seen! And then Eizo is introduced, I just wish I could sit and talk with him about books over coffee. The slow burn is perfect. I was not expecting to be so invested in the mystery that hovers over this story. Byrd Koto did a wonderful job, and I can’t wait to read more from her.
Reviewer 1396830
4.5 ⭐️
It’s safe to say I’m starting this year with some fantastic reads. I’m usually not one for a good laugh, something a certain someone loves to remind me of (you know who you are). But this one? I was absolutely cracking up and completely fell in love with it.
I’ll admit, all the writing, editing, and publishing-related details were a bit hard for me to follow at times, but I did my best... promise. And the slow burn? Chef’s kiss. Their story is genuinely beautiful, and I cannot wait for the sequel to see what happens next.
This is also the moment I realised that Byrd is a fantastic writer,
'He had never fallen in love before, but if love were a flavor, all it took was the first sip for him to fall hard.'
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