You're at the right place if... more>>

↬You're tired of: Non-con | Major power imbalance | Romanticisation of toxic, manipulative, and controlling behaviour. 

↬And you want: Novels that put emphasis on consent | Mutual respect, trust, and understanding between the main cp | Forehead pecks | Character development | Couple growth | Misunderstandings that get resolved through proper communication. 

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Please make sure to first check the tags on these novels before starting them though, as some of them talk about sensitive matters (Mistakenly Saving the Villain for example) 

Also, aside from Saye — which holds a special place in my heart, rest of the list isn't arranged by my personal preferences but rather the covers, as I like to keep my lists colour-coordinated. However, if you were to ask me, my favourite healthy relationships out of these would be — Saye, Mistakenly Saving the Villain, Restricted Area, Heaven Official’s Blessing, and To Rule in a Turbulent World.

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Please let me know if there's more novels with healthy relationships or if I accidentally added a novel which doesn't have one ( ˊᵕˋ ; ) <<less

CN novels where the MC has disabilities or sickly characters, or past trauma. Novels for MLs are in a different list. Contains spoiler. ... more>>

BG/BL. Not much world hopping or historical novels. 

Feel free to recommend any others :D <<less

[ In no particularly order ] A list of my personal favorite BL novels that I've read so far to keep track.... more>>

P.S: List updates as I read them. Recommendations are very welcome! (づ￣ ³￣)づ

Hope this list will help you find great novels to read next~~ (>᎑<๑)/♡ <<less

Lighthearted, no angst, cute, romantic, warm and sweet. I re-read those often. Only completed novels listed. Some do have a little angst, but it is never between the couple, mostly drama from their past or outsiders who bring them trouble.... more>>

Those novels are well-written, with coherent story, coherent protagonists, coherent fantasy/modern world-building. Coherence and consistency in both plot and character behaviour are really important for me. I am not looking for realism. I am looking for cohesion and escapism. I don't mind characters who are OP, filthy rich, tsunderes, yanderes, geniuses, black-belly, child-like adults, evil demons, amoral characters, shota, obssessive, possessive etc.. i don't mind excessive characters because that's exactly what i like. I like that in Asian lit, those marginal characters are heroes and not defined by standardised morality. In Western lit, i don't meet many characters like that, and i have 45yrs of reading western literature. The only character set i avoid are indecisive protags who have no self-knowledge and keep self-analysing which i find quite boring. IRL, i also avoid such people lol... <<less

See title lol ;) ... more>>

Also don't judge me for not reading some of these!!! Sigh I like hoarding the good novels and reading the tr*sh. Cries. 

Also this list is compiled of completed works and also not fully translated novels.  <<less

A compilation of Manhua from Kuaikan and Bilibili Comics (_ _).｡o○
This list isn’t created in any chronological order, I am merely adding the ones that came to mind _(:з」∠)_... more>>

Any new Manhua recommendations will be welcomed and greatly appreciated ^-^ <<less

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This list contains all the bl novels I have read and or still reading.
The stories are not rank in order so some GEMS could still be found at the lower list.
Most of the novels are COMPLETELY translated or either ALMOST COMPLETE and can be mtled.... more>>

All novels are rank 4.0 and up in novelupdates.

Enjoy reading! <3 <<less

Most promising novels that I'm excited to read this year! 《《o(≧◇≦)o》》

High School and University BL Completed

--"my most special person is you" feeling that goes both ways... more>>

-Dote on each other

-Actually COMMUNICATE with each other, like actual functioning human beings

-NO r*pe 

-We don't tolerate MCs or MLs who overstep boundaries

-Angst, only if it burns GOOD

-Place their trust in each other

-fluff all the wayyy

-It'll probably be sad how short this list might be

Someone once told me "Fluffy couples are boring. Isn't it much more interesting when they have drama and misunderstandings. Or when they both hate each other and their relationship is explosive" and I get the hype around that type of romance, but honestly, we need to start normalizing healthy and communicative relationships because it wasn't until I was 18 years old that I realized I've been reading a ton of abusive relationships (that authors painted off as romantic) and it was these FEW novels in this list that made me realize "this is what a loving relationship looks like, wtf have I been reading?" Plus, fluffy couples are not boring. There's a way to keep the reader intrigued; it's called plot. Personal recommendation: Governor's Illness. So many times I thought the protagonists would engage in a hate-love relationship, but they NEVER hold grudges against each other, even when it seemed like they were the cause of each other's issues. Instead, the writer is skilled and doesn't rely on petty drama. The plot itself is suspenseful. <<less

Danmei adapted to manhuas that have official English translations (completed/ongoing/discontinued) + where to read them (status included: ongoing unless stated otherwise). Most manhuas are R15 even when the novel's genre is yaoi.... more>>

Novels/manhuas that are printed or announced to be printed are put on the first page of the list. Works written by the same author are put together. Novels are sorted by their popularity.

Since the list reached 1oo positions, I created its second part, however they will be _both_ updated if and when new titles appear or get licensed, with new title's place based on the novel's popularity and/or whether the author's other works are on the list already. If you know danmeis with official English translations of their manhua adaptations that are here on novelupdates but not yet on my list, please let me know in the comments.

Part 2 of this list: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/74508/

Check out my other lists for Korean BL novels adapted to manhwas: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/74463/ and danmei being printed in English: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/73620/ <<less

If you want to read both novel and manhua or just the manhua. Will update bit by bit ʕﾉﾞ•̀ω•́ʔﾉﾞ... more>>

This isn't a super comprehensive list. Might as well use the tag or search for that. Just adding stuff that I've either read, am interested in reading someday, or have a slight impression on. 

Manhuas available on MangaDex are linked in the description. Won't link to pirate sites haha that's on you to find them if you really want to.

Please note that nothing in this list has already completed their comic counterparts. At least the EN versions haven't, idk about the raws. Can't binge read yet ;-; A lot of them are also still on the early stages of translation/adaptation so there's only a few chapters available so far. <<less

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Novels originally published on sites other than JJWXC. Not sure of the current status of some works, i.e. whether they are locked/may be locked in the future.... more>>

Part 2 here: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/50284/ <<less

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Well hello there fellow yaoi lover

For those who wants a light-hearted read, away from drama and scheme. This list has no particular order.... more>>

Feel free to add suggestions~ <<less

List of all my favorite BL novels I've read so far... more>>

From QT, rebirth, cultivation, to modern, gaming and entertainment industry settings... This list covers it all!

PS I don't particularly care about rankings, every novel has it's own merits for which I love them.
1v1, HE <<less

I have made a review and rating for every novel I've read on novelupdates. Since they don't have the user friendly capability of sorting a user's read list by rank I made one for myself ordered by best/enjoyed the most to least. The ranking within the same number of stars may not be right because it is usually from different genres, too different to compare with each other haha. All in one spot. The bottom of the list that are my lower rated and unranked/dropped novels, I have moved to  a new list "All Novels I've Read Sorted By Rating (3 Stars & Below + Dropped)" due to a list only having a max of 100. The... more>> other weaker alternative is the Reviews section in my profile but it can only be sorted by likes and date of review not by rank. The reason I want to put my rating and reviews straight in the list is because you can't search for a specific user's review in the novel page if there are too many reviews. You will have to search one by one. Its easier to straight up  see why I put the novel in a particular list plus my review in the list itself. Sigh, novelupdates is really not user friendly.

PS: I've made another list to put all the novels I've read rated 3 Stars and below and all the dropped novels because this list is getting long. In the future, this will be basically my Top 100 list. The others will be from ranked 101 onwards. <<less

So I've read a lot of complicated love triangles, abusing and sick relationship. There were also good ones that was very depressing and tragic. Healing... more>> yet melancholic. So I've decided not to be depressed anymore and be delulu with the one and only imaginary lover. So I'm making this list of one and only love I've read.  <<less

apparently my definition of fluff is: (1) no cheating; (2) main cp is happy; (3) no amnesia arc. ... more>>

I'd like to add no character death and it makes you feel like you're swimming in the cloud. 

but well. let's see. :haroldface: <<less

These novels are my most favorite ones! Already read all of them, and they are my darlings... just call it my private library, because I... more>> often reread them occasionally. That's how good they are! Trust me you bookworms! <<less

In my opinion, these are the most engaging and exciting BL stories on the site.... more>>

Also, here’s some Korean and Chinese BL comics I like (most Shounen-Ai so it’s romance and not smut):

**My Starry Sky: School life, wife chasing crematorium, tearjerker 

Salt Friend: School life, bright MC x cold ML (ongoing)

Heart Stain: School life, MC and ML date on a bet

Don’t Say You Love Me: School life, rebirth (ongoing)

**Heesu in Class 2: School life, sweet main CP and side CP

All of You: Mature, childhood meet up a decade later, lonely, fierce MC x abused, bright ML

**Monochrome Rumor: Loan shark reincarnates into boy band member (ongoing) (my favorite on the list)

My Darling Signed In: MC catfishes in a video game and then meets his virtual bf IRL, school life (college)

Sunny Night Walk: MC teleports and meets ML in Europe

**Mr.Miss: Healing story, realistic (covers h*mophobia and bullying), sweet CP

Tell Me You Love Me: Mind reader x tsundere, short story

**Insatiable Man/ Man Who Can't Taste: realistic (covers h*mophobia); food blogger MC x taste blind, blunt ML; the MLs illness is well written, as is his path to healing (ongoing, hiatus)

**Who Can Define Popularity: college students, comedy

One Small Step: school life, stuttering MC helps out agoraphobic ML, sweet (ongoing)

**Meteor Orbit: rebirth boy band leader

Story of Someone I Know

Doppelganger <<less

This is simply a collection of fluffy novels for those who crave dog food.... more>>

Some novels' storylines and pace are quite meh and cringe, and many of these I don't recall, but I did like them and it relieved me of headaches caused by complicated plots. <<less