Collating and sharing titles I'm interested in for easy reference

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I have a soft spot for naive and oblivious MCs, so here goes my list.... more>>

BG - heterosexual. BL - boy love <<less

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BL with a tragedy tag (ಥ﹏ಥ)

Who needs fluff when you can get your heart bleed by angst, right? Mixed of Danmei and Josei... more>>

Any recommendation is welcome! :) <<less

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Tried to find some top rated BL to read after LMW, but novels were all over the place, so here goes my attempt at collating them into one list.... more>>

Lowest rating will be 4.4 at that time of collation. Won't be ranked from highest to lowest. I will add novels as I find them.

Origin: No comment - haven't read it yet.    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - read it.     ✔️ - liked.    ✔️✔️ - super liked.   ✔️✔️✔️ - in love.

Part 2 - https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/18634/ <<less

I read sooo many novels but only a bit I can rate more than 4.5
So, this list consist the novels that I truly enjoy, definitely the stories with top notch plot and I love the characters. Or maybe an average plot but has its own uniqueness. Totally worthy my time to read them. Definitely with reread and recommend to anyone. ... more>>

Mostly consist of either one of them: mature leads, fantasy / action, slice of life, good world building

Not in specific rank.

Any recommendation is very WELCOME! <<less

So i made this list for those who wants to read BL novels. This was based on my tastes btw. ... more>>

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✩ Ranked by ratings, then by the number of readers. ✩

Just a personal list of the completely translated BL novels that I want to read.

best to worst (very roughly)... more>>

novels towards the bottom are NOT worth failing exams for

anything on this list (usually) has bearable amounts of prejudice and handles sensitive topics suffer-ably

i make absolutely no guarantees for writing quality or literary value <<less

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My absolute favourites. BG and BL

These are stories that go a bit beyond the usual light novel reading experience. 

Link to List 2: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/35232/... more>>

First list…

These are the BL novels I’ve chosen to read and complete and then personally rate between 1 and 5. 5 almost always being an absolute read again! (Order of books are from best to worst). I tried not to give away plot details (keep an eye out for the SPOILER ALERT! to avoid any plot points when reading reviews). My reviews are based on personal satisfaction and opinion, once completed.

This list contains a mixture of plots and character types in the BL genre.

Note: This list contains completed translations as I try to avoid reading ongoing translations as I lack the patience.  <<less

Just stories I liked.  Usually plot oriented, mixed themes, probably romance but not necessarily focused on it.  Mostly BL, but not all, so read the... more>> tags first. <<less

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do you like cheating? abuse? humiliation?sacrifices?... more>>

do you also like redemption? second chances?  healing? 

In short, do you want to drown in tears. Torture yourself with the characters' misery and cry along with them? This is for you.  <<less

This is my personal top picks. If you can get the gist my taste through this list, please feel free to comment down below some of your recommendations too! Thank you and Happy reading!... more>>

What constitutes a good story for me?

PLOT. It must not stray away from its intended plot. No unrelevant arcs just for the sake of DRAGGING the story. THERE MUST BE SUBSTANCE. 

As much as possible, NO RUSH ENDING. The conclusion is the most important. If the story ended with some questions unresolve, the story is a failure. Open endings are acceptable, since it is closest to reality you can get. 

CHARACTER GROWTH. I believe it's one of the essential part of the story. I can stomach s*upid and naive characters, ONLY, if they showed character development along the way. 

LOGIC. No one wants to proceed on reading if they couldn't understand nor make sense out of anything. I'm willing to make an exceptions for WORLD-BUILDING. But there's what you call an out-of-this-world logic and an out-of-this-world s*upidity. The former I can accept, the latter, thanks but no thanks.

ENJOYMENT FACTOR. A STORY MUST EVOKE EMOTIONS OUT OF ME. If I couldn't feel anything while reading, then the writer failed to connect to their readers. Even if the genre isn't my cup of tea, it should be able to convince me otherwise. That's what it means by a good writing.

Thank you. (This list is subject to change) <<less

All the series I've finished reading. Most are BL but there are some non-BL as well.

BL novels of around 40 chapters, quick reads and short chapters as well as one shots. These reads are relatively short and can be finished in a few hours or maximum a day. ... more>>

Ratings rank between 1 and 5, with 5 being an absolute winner. 

Watch out for the SPOILER ALERT! To avoid reading any plot points.  <<less

A collection of BLs that I enjoyed reading so far. ... more>>

Not in order.

Check descriptions of each for quick summaries and reviews as well as what you need to watch out for. <<less

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