It's hilarious, the misunderstandings pile up on this one but are properly resolved and the reveal doesn't come off as anticlimatic like many novels that... more>> rely on this trope. The main couple is A+ with both parts as equally likeable imo, their friends are also pretty fun, and the guild members and other people in-game are interesting as well (there's an established wlw couple which is cool and rare in bl), basically a pretty well rounded story. 5 points. <<less

Lovely MC, lovely ML, lovely couple, lovely side-characters, basically I loved everything about it! Unlike many other novels of this genre, the showbiz aspect is... more>> secondary and more of a backdrop to the romance, but still remains interesting and engaging. Essentially, this is not the story of MC becoming a film-emperor or anything, it's more about a reeincarnated former star finally finding love, friends, and joy in life beyond his career; and a savant genius from a prestigious family who has lived an alienated life finally connecting to the world and the people in it through the person he loves. <<less

One of my favorite couple dynamic yet. The charm of the characters stems partly on the 'gap moe' trope, MC is the epitome of Tall-rich-handsome,... more>> but with a soft feminine voice, and ML has a beautiful face and a masculine voice, with an unbelievably shameless personality; it might seem odd at first glance, but they're super compatible and their interactions never fail to amuse, specially the ML. The gaming and streaming aspect of the story are also very entertaining to read, KK's fans are as funny as KK himself, and that's saying a lot. <<less

Both MC and ML are pretty cool on their own while also making a great team, the romance is more of a subplot than anything,... more>> but it's ok the story and characters more than make up for it. The worldbuilding was specially fascinating to me, if I had to compare it to anything it would be a mix between Kamisama no Iutoori and Tower of God, the Black tower reminds me more of the one in Nier: Automata though, with it's cutesy voice and polite speech lol. The characters have abilities that are not the cliché elemental type and are instead diverse and nuanced, which I also found interesting. <<less

Seems to be getting retranslated, I will reread it once it's done cause the previous translation was lousy, but it was still better than MTL.... more>> This novel scratched every soft spot for me: Enemies to Lovers trope (well executed), Power couple (MC starts weaker than ML but catches up later), Funny and interesting MC (he may appear dense at certain moments but is pretty smart and resourceful where it counts), True love (the relationship is well developed and their interactions don't get boring once they get together, on the contrary I enjoyed them all the more), and very importantly, a HE. I don't know about anyone else, but personally, once I picked up this book I couldn't, for the life of me, put it back down; it was just one of those stories that I would sacrifice hours of sleep for in order to read the next chapter. <<less

This book was like a hidden gem to me, something I didn't expect to love as much as I did. I personally couldn't care less about architecture but in the context of this novel it was not only interesting and easy to digest but also merges very well with the story. Many reviews talk about how true to life this novel depicts the adult working struggles, along with the insecurities of a recent graduate in an increasingly declining market and I couldn't agree more.... more>>

Now moving onto the main couple, I have to say that I rate the romance with 5 stars; although the progress might be slow at first and sometimes both characters drag on the pining enough to make one scream in frustration, this couple left a deep impression on me. Interestingly enough, I didn't like the ML much at the beginning, since we always see things from MC point of view, some of the ML's actions could come off as either petty or inconsistent (like, does he like MC or not?), but once you get to see things from his perspective, you understand why he acts the way he does and that he's not as cool and level-headed as he originally appeared, but actually is very awkward and inexperienced at romance and as a naturally pragmatic person, he sometines fails to understand that he can't apply the same logical and calculative methods that he uses in his day to day life to emotional matters. In short, the novel is very clear in that both characters have their own flaws to work on and have to grow as people and learn to communicate and compromise for their relationship to work, which both of them do and build a strong and trusting bond as a result of it. <<less

The name is rightfully deserving, reading this story made me Very Happy! Something about both MC and ML, two people who grew up in difficult,... more>> although vastly different, enviroments and experienced harsh and lonely childhoods, finding a home and a family in each other makes me very squishy and soft. I specially liked the MC, who might come off as innocent and naive at first impression but has his own set of hidden fangs. It's not that he's black-bellied or anything, he's just realistic and as a person who grew up hungry and abused, it's natural that he'd be very tuned to other people's ill will towards him, he just chooses to stay his hand because he's a naturally kind and bright person and doesn't take it seriously when people try to mess with him a bit, however, don't even think about dissing or hurting ML because MC will beat the living cr*p out of you, no cap! <<less

For something with such a cute sounding title, oh boy is it bleak! I suspect that if this novel was a fanfic, among the main... more>> tags would be 'Angst with a happy ending' and 'It gets worse before it gets better'. The MC reminded me a lot of Fushi from the manga 'To you, the inmortal', writing about the humans race's endless struggle for survival from the perspective of a non-human character is certainly a challenge for any author, but this story managed it seamlessly, I could not be more satisfied. I ought to warn you, this is an honest to god Apocalypse novel, there's none of that "yeah technically there's an apocalypse happening on the side but the MCs are so OP that it barely affect them" nonsense, the danger is real and every character in this world constantly lives their life at the edge of the knife; suffices to say, the suffering is all worth it at the end but prepare a box of tissues for the journey just in case because this is a tear-jerker for sure! <<less

This is a spin-off of the first arc of The King's game, a previous novel from the same author, however it's not necessary to read... more>> that one first or at all since this is a stand alone, (I certainly didn't, since I'm not a huge fan of the QT genre). The premise reminded me a bit of 'Kyou kara Maoh!', but the plot actually has a fixed direction, it's very entertaining and easy to swallow. I deliberated wether to put this novel in here or in my other rec list, which is more specific to fluff-filled pieces, but finally decided to put it in both, since I found it enjoyable enough to land a place among my favorite danmeis. I encourage everyone who likes cute, wholesome novels to give this one a try! <<less

Despite the dog-blood family drama going on in the background, this novel is a top-tier romance first and foremost imo. The story is pretty well-rounded,... more>> focusing equally in both lead's professional careers as well as the family plot and the romance. Both MC and ML are very likeable in their own way and make a great power couple and alliance against ML's shitty family. If you don't like the ML at the start, I'd reccomend you stick around a little more because although he might be childish (he isn't 'childish Di for nothing lol), he's also super sweet and spoils MC to death. Anyways it's a worthy read, the ending was super satisfying as well. <<less

Funny AF! The romance comes in late into the story but it's not really a problem, I would have still loved this even if it... more>> wasn't BL or had any romance at all, and it was well developed. All characters are likeable and the humour is impeccable, definetly recommend. <<less

Not really as angsty as it sounds so if you're here for drama this is not it, it's more of a weak-to-strong entertainment circle type... more>> of novel, but MC is such a badass and ML a complete cutie so I'd say to give this one a try, it's worth it! <<less

This novel was so fun, honestly I expected MC to be one of those typical brainless shou that insists on their heterosexuality until near the... more>> end of the novel but that wasn't the case, both MC and ML are likeable and well-rounded characters. ML is definetly an obsessive yandere but he isn't the homicidal, "I'll kill you if you don't love me" type, although some of his fragments seem a bit like that in the beginning, actually none of them can bear to see MC hurt. I thought the ending was a bit rushed and was a little unsatisfied at first since we didn't get to see many of the fragments, but I think the extras made up for it since they introduced a new and interesting instance that did a good job in bringing a worthy conclusion to the story. <<less

It's a shame I think they won't even update the extra chapters because I've been meaning to read them. I love this pairing to pieces,... more>> specially Xiao Yuanmu, I think he's one of the top MLs, he's intelligent and respectful, and his journey towards falling for MC is realistic and heartwarming. One of my favorite slow burn danmeis. <<less