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

First got married or got pregnant  before falling in love... more>>

If there are novels that don't fit the description please do tell....

If you have novels in mind then please do share

I hope you all enjoy it.... <<less

This list contains worth noting BL novels that are recently complete in translation here in novelupdates. All novels are rated 4.0 and up and have an interesting premise so it should be quite decent enough to read.... more>>

Enjoy reading! <3 <<less

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Other...
*becoming the king's man (yaoi) [manga] tag: transmigration.... more>>

*The Whole Entertainment Circle Begs Me To Shut Up (全娱乐圈都求我闭嘴)

*I Raise Monsters In the Interstellar

*QT: Don't fall in love with the Male Lead (Novel)

*Return to Devil's Lover [Manga]

* Fall in mistake love [Manga]

*Return to 100 Ways to Heal a Psychopath [manga/novel] <<less

Collections of interesting BL/Yaoi/DanMei that is reread worthy in my personal opinion.... more>>

In general I avoid tragedy. I read for fun, not to torture myself LoL. I've read all the following series to the end, guaranteed HE. <<less

Here are the BL that I enjoy reading and re-reading for the nth times .

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THESE ARE THE MOST AMAZING BOOKS i have ever laid my eyes on! 

Most at least 6 years age gap

The best BL novels underrated by either popularity or rating, updated as I read. Ordered loosely by quality. All genres included, but mostly modern or interstellar.... more>>

All stories will be 1v1 and HE. Personal rating on Plot, Characters, Romance, and Humor/Tears if applicable. I'm more strict on the individual ratings but overall every novel included is a solid ★★★★★

Disclaimer that underrated is very loosely applied here and it's more so just my favorite novels. <<less

(Updated: 11/23/23) BL novels make up a bottomless chasm that you can’t hope to get out of…... more>>

*No particular order; I don't like ranking*

**Part 2 of list is out**

My preferred taste is FLUFFY, but I also sport for the occasional angst & tearjerker novel. Modern stories are personally easier to digest. Historical or xianxia/cultivation stories are loaded with Chinese references & I can easily get lost. However, they can be very poetic & beautiful, which is why I bear the pain of treading carefully. Unlimited flow is a fun pastime at the cost of my brain cells.  <<less

ONLY based on my own preferences~~~~~

A list of novels with shous with strong / witty personalities. Most of these are fluff and happy endings ❤️

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

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Endangered Translated Danmei (#UNRANKED) Part 1... more>>

PSW-Protected: CG (Chrysanthemum Garden), DN (Dummy Novels), Foxaholic, RMT (Rainbow Mushroom), TM (Tailor MTL), CGG (Chicken Gege), PP (Peach Pits), PD (Perpetual Daydreams), BT (Betwixted Butterfly)

Copy-Protection Only:  TTL (Travis Translation), SB (Strictly Bromance), ST (Sleepy Translation), ChiChi

Chapters Locked / Website Down:  KK Translates, Rrrrhexia, TPR (The Potato Room), Lianyin

Declared No Action: BlackBoxTL, WST (White Sky), IAB (IAmABanana)

Translators not mentioned are ones that have no announcement regarding this issue, therefore no action unless otherwise noted. But there is still the possibility that the translations might be taken down. <<less

[3/6] a list of BL's I actually read at least 75% through + the on going ones that i really like! LOTS of BL!! this is from a series of recc lists (check out my BG recc list AND my other BL recc lists [GL coming soon !!!] !!!) that i'm making for my own reading log with hopes that other people might give them a try as well! ... more>>

currently organized in descending star rate order !!!

♡ tips for novel enjoyment (esp for newbies to the site ! ) ♡: 

♡ give each novel a fair chance even if the rating is low ! some people just rate 1 star for no reason (especially for BLs and GLs) without even reading it, which is highly unfair ! sometimes, you'll come across GOLD in the lower ratings ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

♡ check the OG novel publishing date ! older novels generally tend to have more questionable morals than ones from ~2019+, and they tend to be really cliche BECAUSE they were likely the pioneers of the genre (i.e. QT, apocalypse, etc...) you don't have to read them, but just keep that in mind !

♡ don't like? don't read ! ... But PLEASE read the synopsis and a few reviews to make sure you know what you're getting into both plot-wise and content warning-wise ! I see some people start ranting after going into a silly sweet QT novel expecting 9000+ level IQ protagonists and plots and,, i'm sorry but you're not gonna see that. manage your expectations and i assure you, you'll have a nice time! <<less

Mostly about Transmigrated, Rebirth, Apocalypse, Interstellar, Sci-fi, farming, Cooking, High school life
ps. I only read HE novels. Dog blood novels are not my cup... more>> of tea ( my fragile heart can’t handle them ) <<less

Including green flag and red flag characters, anything that pique my interest

I kinda don't indulge myself with too much angst so basically this is a list of BL with H.E. Novels that are good to past... more>> your time.  <<less

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These are my collection of mind-blowing novels that I really recommend everyone to read. Every novel placed here means I feel they deserve to be Top... more>> 1. I’ve read hundreds of novels (completely read) but only a few deserve their place here. I will not be rating them on a scale as placing them in this list is after filtering out all the hundreds of novels I have read to find those that cannot be forgotten.  <<less

These novels are those that I deemed worthy of being called one of the High/Top Tier BL novels out here. ... more>>

There are also novels here that aren't BL but I still included them (in the list and in the comment box) to bring such masterpieces to your attention.

Also, those with a ⭐ are the ones that occupy a space in my heart! They are very special to me and I will read them over and over again!

10/08/2023. I will arrange my lists in the future! So excited!

01/29/2024. Making a second shelf! Link: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/85506/?ft=yes <<less

For my personal reading list 

some of the most popular ones and also some hidden gems and smut (depends on tags)... more>>

[I’ll add more when I remember or encounter them] <<less