List 1- BL Collection: Personally Reviewed and Rated

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List 1- BL Collection: Personally Reviewed and Rated

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

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.

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Reyleisha

Created: Sep 29th, 2020, Updated: Jul 14th, 2021

Created Sep 29th, 2020

Updated Jul 14th, 2021

CN (4.6)

#26Golden Stage

0 Chapters Every 1951 Day(s) 12653 Readers 192 Reviews N/A

Completed Drama Historical Romance Yaoi

Rating: 5/5- This novel reads like poetry, so well written, intriguing, intelligent and absolutely magnificent. It’s a must read for everyone! ... more>>

I was really blown away by how beautifully this novel was written. From start to end it feels like you’re on a very well paced journey that thrills you, sweetens you up only to throw you into chaos. You always feel like you’re on the edge of your seat.

The characters created by the author are so well developed and portrayed, you can’t help but feel deeply attached to them and their various flaws and highlights. I think especially because the story felt well developed for me for such a short novel of its kind.

I must say it took me a lot longer to finish this novel than I usually would, and that’s probably because I was a bit slow to process all the politics and warfare. Yet even through all the details of monarchy and this prefecture and that emperor- I was still drawn and hooked by how this story was woven together and how everything came to its conclusion. I also came to find that I really enjoy reading historical dramas just as much as I enjoy watching them: which amounts to ALOT!

The romance is not too subtle and gets incredibly saccharine at times, but it’s not terrible. The communication, respect and maturity in both leads make this relationship the healthiest I’ve ever seen in my history of reading BL! If you look past the sickly sweet fluff between our wonderful leads, this is an intriguing and brilliantly played out action packed political drama. In my honest opinion this was one of those few novels that had me focused on the intrigue of the monarchy and its complex plotting more than the couple (which was a first for me). I still loved the couple and their interactions though, so it was a big win as a whole.

You will enjoy the side characters as well as the realistic portrayals of each person and their own situations, insecurities and struggles. I liked that the author didn’t dwindle on excessive commentary for characters or plot points. It made this novel really enjoyable for me without me getting bored.

The translation of this book was magnificent and I think that made reading this even better. Both the author and translator really helped with complex terms and references to a very complex history. I felt like I learned so much after finishing this book.

Overall, this is a must read for those who have particular tastes for solidly written novels and intelligent and wholesome characters!

This author is a gem in my eyes! <<less

CN (4.5)

#27A Guide to Raising Your Natural Enemy

130 Chapters Every 93.3 Day(s) 12454 Readers 179 Reviews 10-03-2020

Completed Adventure Comedy Mecha Romance Sci-fi Slice of Life Supernatural Yaoi

Rating: 5/5- All time favorite and a definite re-read. ... more>>

CN (4.5)

#28Fight the Landlord, Fall in Love

42 Chapters Every 83.4 Day(s) 4771 Readers 72 Reviews 12-27-2020

Completed Comedy Romance Yaoi

Rating: 5/5- Aaaah this was so lovely! Sweet and healthy even if they started off as the best of enemies they really were the best of lovers by the end.... more>>

CN (4.4)

#29Everyone Thinks that I Like Him

75 Chapters Every 130.9 Day(s) 10100 Readers 151 Reviews 01-05-2019

Completed Comedy Romance School Life Shounen Ai Slice of Life

Rating: 5/5- Really well written, beautifully realistic characters and a simple yet profound story. ... more>>

CN (4.6)

#30Tattoo

52 Chapters Every 27.3 Day(s) 6420 Readers 110 Reviews 03-24-2023

Completed Mature Romance Slice of Life Yaoi

Rating: 5/5- Wonderful read, but a frustratingly slow burn romance.... more>>

CN (4.5)

#31The Heart of a Smith

60 Chapters Every 112.8 Day(s) 5240 Readers 64 Reviews 11-25-2019

Completed Drama Romance Smut Yaoi

Rating: 5/5- Poignant, realistic, heartwarming and heartbreaking! Such a memorable and wonderfully told story! ... more>>

JP (4.5)

#32House of Sweets ~un petit nid~

28 Chapters Every 91.1 Day(s) 2137 Readers 16 Reviews 08-31-2020

Completed Adult Drama Psychological Romance Yaoi

Rating: 5/5- Really well written with some of the best thought out angst. ... more>>

CN (4.4)

#33You’ve Got Mail: A Cautionary Tale

0 Chapters Every 83.5 Day(s) 6956 Readers 150 Reviews 03-01-2021

Completed Adult Comedy Drama Historical Mature Mystery Romance Slice of Life Smut Yaoi

Rating: 4.5/5- Good plot and realistic and intelligent characters. Overall, a superb read! ... more>>

CN (4.7)

#34Peerless

97 Chapters Every 100.7 Day(s) 9030 Readers 104 Reviews 01-06-2022

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Historical Martial Arts Mature Mystery Romance Shounen Ai

Rating: 4.5/5- Captivating thriller mystery! Really enjoyable on the plot front with wonderfully dynamic characters. ... more>>

CN (4.6)

#35A Certain Someone

2 Chapters Every 460.3 Day(s) 5800 Readers 119 Reviews 12-15-2023

Completed Comedy Drama Romance School Life Shounen Ai Slice of Life Yaoi

Rating: 4.5/5- This was a fantastic read! Memorable, poignant, heartbreaking and real. ... more>>

CN (4.4)

#36Living to Suffer

20 Chapters Every 167.4 Day(s) 4201 Readers 44 Reviews 09-20-2017

Completed Drama Historical Martial Arts Mature Romance Smut Tragedy Yaoi

Rating: 4.5/5- I cried is all I’m going to say. ... more>>

CN (4.6)

#37Till Death Do Us Part

27 Chapters Every 200 Day(s) 3969 Readers 73 Reviews 06-30-2016

Completed Drama Fantasy Historical Mature Romance Smut Yaoi

Rating: 4.5/5- I definitely cried again but it’s always good to clean out your tear ducts. ... more>>

CN (4.7)

#38They All Say I’ve Met a Ghost

48 Chapters Every 98.3 Day(s) 6355 Readers 121 Reviews 04-30-2020

Completed Comedy Horror Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life Supernatural

Rating: 4.5/5- This was really interesting and unique. ... more>>

CN (4.5)

#39Loneliness

27 Chapters Every 113.8 Day(s) 4358 Readers 55 Reviews 05-19-2022

Completed Drama Mature Psychological Romance Slice of Life Smut Yaoi

Rating: 4.5/5- this was quite enjoyable and quite sad at certain points. ... more>>

CN (4.1)

#40He’s Not My Shadow Guard, He’s My Lover

21 Chapters Every 102.3 Day(s) 2849 Readers 37 Reviews 03-01-2020

Completed Drama Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life

Rating: 4.5/5- Such a beautiful and heartwarming romance. ... more>>

CN (4.3)

#41Tyrant Pampering Wife Diary

80 Chapters Every 97.9 Day(s) 10215 Readers 182 Reviews 05-29-2020

Completed Drama Historical Mature Romance Supernatural Yaoi

Rating: 4.5/5- Really well told story with an intriguing and satisfying plotline. ... more>>

CN (4.2)

#42Strategy to Capture that Scum Gong

231 Chapters Every 85.5 Day(s) 8881 Readers 172 Reviews 11-09-2020

Completed Action Comedy Drama Mature Romance Tragedy Yaoi

Rating: 4.5/5- I went in with zero expectations and was actually in for a pleasant, angsty surprise. ... more>>

So I am new to the QT/ World-hopping genres and my first entrance into it was “The Perfect Destiny” which I didn’t really enjoy as much as I’d wanted to. That being said, I didn’t go into this book with much expectation and simply started it as a casual read to fill my tragedy and angst needs. (I am a masochist- I know) I was in fact really happy with this novel.

The first arc is what gets to a lot of readers and it’s actually one of the poorer plots in all 12 arcs. The remaining arcs are actually quite interesting and the angst is really well played out. I found myself tearing up for quite a few. If you can get through the first arc you may actually really enjoy this if you want pure dog blood tragedy because that’s the purpose of this book: To make you suffer.

It’s a read that you don’t have to do in one go (unlike me, I usually just gobble up novels in one go and this one was no different). You can pace yourself with this book and enjoy each arc for its own nuances. It’s easy for many repetitive plot points to resurface in QT novels but this story makes it quite bearable and I didn’t hate it all that much in the context of the arcs. Some of the arcs were really dark and disturbing and the translators (Chrysanthemum Garden, who are indeed the true MVPs and my favorite group of translators) indicate these triggers throughout the book so you can skip through any really heavily themed ones.

The highlight is probably the last arc and how the story is tied together. The pairing is truly realistic and flawed and the HE makes all the pain you feel throughout the novel worth it. I liked the very human last arc and probably (in my personal opinion) the most painful. Even though it feels like you’re just reading short angsty stories throughout, the last arc really puts everything into perspective and answers a lot of the plot holes and questions.

The novel is definitely flawed, and you can see this in the first arc and where the author was going through writer’s block or exhaustion. But even with these flaws I really enjoyed this author’s work and look forward to her other works. It was a refreshing experience for me and i loved the systems, 666 and the baby 444. They were the gems in this story.

I think overall it’s a definite must read for tragedy lovers and it’s definitely a novel that’s allowed me to get more into the QT genre. <<less

CN (4.2)

#43The Slag Gong wants to Kill me

30 Chapters Every 101.7 Day(s) 3105 Readers 72 Reviews 04-30-2020

Completed Adult Psychological Yaoi

Rating: 4.5/5- I read this after Gaze at the Scenes of Debauchery and it was such a mood lifter. This MC is kickass and this plot is so satisfying! I do not condone mu*der, but in the context of cheating, this story would satisfy anyone who has been hurt by infidelity. ... more>>

SPOILER ALERT!

I will admit that I was hella confused about the identity of Ji Qu but irrespective, the facts point more to the editor than the film emperor.

Perhaps I will re-read it again and it may be more clear. It’s an excellent read either way. A strong and intelligent MC who refused to stand for being made a fool.

His revenge was hardcore, ludicrously crazy and stomach churning but who cares about morals in fiction, (just jokes- I always care about morals. ALWAYS!) because I sided with him all the way to the end.

The MC is truly psycho though- he completely removed himself from the entire situation when he plotted the mu*der and he looked upon the entire thing as if he were a bystander. Perhaps the trigger for such cold behaviour was his suspicion that his husband wanted to kill him first to live happily ever after (I’d be hella pissed).

I like to comfort myself by thinking that perhaps if the husband came clean and walked away in the beginning, instead of cheating and making the MC a fool, the MC may have been quite okay, as he never had a great desire to fight or monopolise his husband. He even stated that he was okay being left alone. It made me feel like he knew that their marriage wasn’t satisfactory to him from the beginning.

Perhaps the selfish behaviour from the MLs family as well as how the ML actively made the MC a fool with his s*upid mistress for almost their entire marriage, was another trigger. Whatever drove the MC to reveal his inner psychopath was subtly and implicitly revealed so I don’t feel like the revenge or the MCs behaviour was out of place. It’s not as if the affair was a recent activity, both the ML’s friends and family were aware of it from the beginning, even when the MC supported that bum of an ML to start up his successful company.

It was a case of an ungrateful as*hole biting the hand that feeds him, but the ML and his friends and family just took it way too far to allow the MC to forgive and forget.

I guess never mess with an author... lol.

This is a must-read! It’s gripping, excellent and smart! Mostly though, it’s satisfying to see such a profound and ruthless reaction from a person betrayed. Sometimes feeling hurt and betrayed is not enough- sometimes cold and heartless revenge is just what the doctor ordered. <<less