Things I've read (BL)

Things I've read (BL)
Various BL novels that I've read so far and my opinions on them. I'll update this later, can't be bothered to remember and search for all the stuff I've read.  I've discovered that I love fluff and prefer healthy relationships so my comments reflect that but not all of the novels I like adhere to that and certainly not all the novels I've read.

It starts from the stuff I like (the order is based on themes, setting and genre not how much I like them), then goes into classics territory, then into "stuff that were kind of entertaining and okay but definitely not amazing" and then into "okay but kind of boring" and lastly into "I would rather have not wasted my time reading it but the ratings were good so some people may like it" (the ones here were either really bad or were good at first or in someway built expectation only to heavily disappoint). I've recently also added ones that were bad and had bad ratings which speaks for itself. Novels that aren't on NU but are interesting are in the comments.

I've removed most of the novels that were categorized as smut from this list but some of the yaoi (and also some of the shounen ai) stuff may still have some explicit scenes. 

Also, I really hate lecturing and virtue signaling in novels but I forgot to add comments for that and now I don't remember which ones were like that. If I remember I'll add that to my comments.
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Created: Jun 15th, 2021, Updated: Dec 15th, 2023
Created Jun 15th, 2021
Updated Dec 15th, 2023
CN (4.3)
#26Fox
8 Chapters Every 197 Day(s) 1009 Readers 4 Reviews 12-02-2020
This was so cute! A warning though, if you don't like innocent and naive characters then stay away from this one. The fox here is like that but he's my no means incompetent or dumb (maybe a little dumb but not that much). Their relationship is just lovely; healthy, loving and supportive. They have good chemistry and there's so much fluff. There isn't much angst despite the premise. ... more>>
CN (4.5)
98 Chapters Every 26.9 Day(s) 5175 Readers 67 Reviews 03-13-2024
Ancient rural setting. The setting is very well done and well researched in my opinion. The romance is slow but cute, fluffy, supportive and respectful.... more>>
CN (4.5)
109 Chapters Every 6.9 Day(s) 5106 Readers 58 Reviews 04-21-2024
Kind of similar to the one above but I didn't like it as much. Still a good read though. ABO (Ger-verse).
CN (4.7)
115 Chapters Every 20.9 Day(s) 5948 Readers 36 Reviews 02-19-2024
Great! One of the best novels I've come across in the infinite flow genre, rational and well paced. It doesn't dawdle and gets more and more interesting as it goes on. ... more>>
CN (4.7)
156 Chapters Every 71.7 Day(s) 12380 Readers 274 Reviews 07-18-2021
I haven't finished reading this yet but so far I'm liking it. I might change/add to my comment after I finish it but I wanted to add it to this list since I'm putting it on hold for a bit.... more>>
CN (4.4)
309 Chapters Every 57.5 Day(s) 12824 Readers 182 Reviews 08-15-2019
Fun and interesting enough. There are some loose ends and unanswered questions and many side characters disappear and get ignored, It's really only about the two main characters. Not really what I was expecting from a novel called game loading, it might as well have been called standing on n boats. ... more>>
CN (4.6)
85 Chapters Every 5.5 Day(s) 2015 Readers 13 Reviews 04-17-2024
This is so sweet!!! I like every couple so far. The chemistry is unmatched, the relationships are fully reciprocated, tender, loving and supportive. There is no doubting the deep mutual love and respect. And so many cuddles and tender affection, it's exactly as I like it. ... more>>
CN (4.7)
257 Chapters Every 10.1 Day(s) 15251 Readers 191 Reviews 04-15-2024
This is an interesting story that I've personally enjoyed a lot and I would read it in one sitting if I could. It's one of... more>>
CN (4.2)
35 Chapters Every 18.8 Day(s) 982 Readers 5 Reviews 11-05-2023
I've read 153 chapters so far and I loved it. The romance was cute and I really would have loved to see more of the... more>>
CN (4.6)
175 Chapters Every 79.7 Day(s) 14664 Readers 351 Reviews 02-11-2021
Interesting story. The relationship between the MC and ML was great. Independent and respectful yet loving and supportive. 
CN (4.6)
55 Chapters Every 7.1 Day(s) 12724 Readers 141 Reviews 04-25-2024
Similar relationship dynamics as the one above (they're by the same author). Also an interesting story.
CN (4.7)
17 Chapters Every 176.7 Day(s) 25024 Readers 546 Reviews 04-01-2024
A classic.
CN (4.4)
0 Chapters Every 1888 Day(s) 23664 Readers 462 Reviews 05-01-2017
My first BL.
CN (4.6)
131 Chapters Every 45.9 Day(s) 17413 Readers 408 Reviews 06-22-2023
One of the classics in the infinite flow genre.
CN (4.5)
339 Chapters Every 50.5 Day(s) 22390 Readers 730 Reviews 11-04-2022
Another classic but in the QT genre.
CN (4.3)
50 Chapters Every 92.9 Day(s) 13080 Readers 283 Reviews 05-16-2021
Don't remember much of it but it's another one of those that I was interested in at first but then dropped. Good for relieving boredom... more>>
CN (4.2)
205 Chapters Every 8.1 Day(s) 12478 Readers 114 Reviews 01-11-2024
I dropped this a while ago but I still vaguely recall reading it so here it is. It's okay for relieving boredom.
CN (4.4)
74 Chapters Every 16.3 Day(s) 4571 Readers 14 Reviews 09-27-2023
It's a fast wear story which is on the level of the one above it. ... more>>
CN (4.2)
79 Chapters Every 32.1 Day(s) 2517 Readers 13 Reviews 04-09-2024
I might change the placement of this novel later, I MTLed some of it and so far I'm liking it, it wasn't hard to MTL either. ... more>>
CN (4)
43 Chapters Every 54.2 Day(s) 2295 Readers 25 Reviews 01-09-2024
Hard to say how this will turn out but I MTLed a bit and I'm liking it so far. If it disappoints me in the future I'll change my comment. Edit: The only reason this isn't lower on this list is because it was genuinely entertaining and the MC was only an ass in some of the arcs.... more>>
CN (4.5)
67 Chapters Every 2.8 Day(s) 2165 Readers 16 Reviews 04-27-2024
ABO with zerg setting. ... more>>
CN (4.2)
41 Chapters Every 9.5 Day(s) 748 Readers 2 Reviews 02-07-2024
So this story is cute but at times drags on. The side characters don't interest me but I like the main couple so far. The plot has its good moments and its boring moments. The story is also fluffy and there aren't any serious problems with the dynamic of the couple but I just am not that inversted right now because it isn't something that can stand alone without an interesting plot so once the plot gets a bit dull or the focus shifts to other characters it becomes hard to follow or stay interested.... more>>
CN (3.7)
11 Chapters Every 58.5 Day(s) 967 Readers 6 Reviews 08-11-2022
I think the main couple have chemistry. The MC is a bit of a damsel but isn't too annoying with it. The actual plot was meh but the couple made up for it. ... more>>
CN (4.3)
48 Chapters Every 3.3 Day(s) 731 Readers 5 Reviews 04-22-2024
I loved this story and couple right up until yuan ran returned. He literally became a completely different character, chu lishu was likable but you cant convince me this this new character is supposed to be the same or a rescued version. Considering Yue chen and Huo luo and many his guards and many others remained fully loyal to him, I would understand some paranoia but ehat he became in the end is rediculous, his character made sense when he was chu lishu but he became irridemable and truely unlikable by the end. Lin Qingyang was also too mich of a white lotus for my taste, getting r*ped (with chu lishu there was dub-con but... more>>
CN (4.1)
85 Chapters Every 1.7 Day(s) 844 Readers 5 Reviews 04-26-2024
The story was interesting enough and I'm fine with couple but there were too many loose ends. What happened to that general from the story book that never got to be a general in this life, it clearly meant so much to him that he died for gratitude. What about the 4th prince? He suffered so much from the beginning and desrves a better end. What about the 5th prince's marriage? He had problems with his wife until the end. What about the 6th??? His love story ends abruptly in the middle, literally in the middle of the plot, while his at war too!!! ... more>>
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  1. DewDropsOnMellons
    DewDropsOnMellons· Author · Sep 8, 2023 09:16 PM

    论渣男改造的一千种姿势 (On a thousand ways to transform a scumbag)

    I've read 153 chapters so far and I loved it. The romance was cute and I really would have loved to see more of the side couples and the main couple after the HE.

    Edit: Added to list above, it is being translated but I only read the mtl.

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  2. DewDropsOnMellons
    DewDropsOnMellons· Author · May 20, 2023 09:03 PM

    稳住,你可以[穿书] Hold on, you can

    I'm still reading it but its been entertaining so far.

    I absolutely hate the comments on weight and weight loss, it just felt so unbelievably gross. Same with the way alpha x alpha was treated.

    While we're on that, I actuqlly really liked the wu alpha guy and the MC together from the wu guy's perspective. I felt like if given the chance, it could create a more interesting dynamic than the current couple but it's a shame that the MC isn't even slightly interested and actively dislikes the guy.

    The main couple were alright, so were the characters and the plot. We will have to see about the rest later as the story progresses. Also I really want a nice sweet wonderful love interest for the older brother of the MC because he is so sweet and deserves some love, peace and trust and happiness.

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    Finished! It was an unsatisfactory ending with loose threads and the side couple(s) didn't get much attention. The extra was disappointing to say the least. The ending felt rushed but it wasn't that bad compared to many and did manage to tie up some of the threads at least. I'm so curious about why the old wu guy saw his son in his dream. Also, the other consciousness was treated so badly I felt horrible for it. It didn't seem like a good person at all but my god did was he pitiful. 

    The main couple got kind of boring and the CP that I was most interested in got nowhere (wu fuyu x xie ling). I'm sad :(

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  3. DewDropsOnMellons
    DewDropsOnMellons· Author · May 11, 2023 06:01 PM

    加菲猫复仇记 garfield's revenge 

    In general I liked it, the couple was cute and the characters were not too offensive.

    There was one particular part that annoyed me though. In that section, the relationship was unequal in more ways than one. The ML loved way more than the MC. The MC was obnoxious, annoying, unreasonable, self-important and unlikeable. 

    He's also a nepo-baby even after rebirth, which, as a working class citizen, I find gross (getting high quality jobs without any official qualification and behaving as he likes in the work place and being inappropriate with his bosses, it's just yuck).

    The ML does way too much coaxing and the MC just enjoys it and plays hard-to-get but hardly ever has to do the compromise or coaxing himself which is another thing I hate in romance stories (if it exists it must be 100% mutual, both the pining and the compromising and chasing).

    Apart from that, it was enjoyable and cute and you could see that they both care and are good together.

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  4. DewDropsOnMellons
    DewDropsOnMellons· Author · Dec 10, 2022 12:01 AM

    ABO: Why Is It Possible For This Type Of A To Also Have An O? (为什么这种A也能有O)

    I wanted to know more about the side couples. Every time an important scene happened with them and it was going somewhere it was cut off at an important point and never revisited. 

    The story had a similar problem to other stuff like it, it got boring after the couple got together. 

    The side couple were great (the peach soda couple) and there was even another possible side couple with the military omega and a delicate alpha but none of the went anywhere. The story ended and we didn't get to see much of the first and saw nothing of the second. There was also an issue brough up regarding an insecurity with the psychologist couple where the alpha held back on marking the omega and completely understood the matter logically but emotionally felt a bit bitter about it. They also had an issue where the omega clearly was having some sort of trouble which was alluded to but not explored. 

    Too many open ends for my taste. The decision to make the main alpha someone else and have the omega find out before falling in love was a smart one though. You get both angst and healing without feeling horrible (I don't believe in second chances for abusers).

    It's fluffy and SFW but it also has tragic deaths, side characters not being able to recover from long term abuse, and lots of open ends with side couples that get you intrigued and build expectations only to be left behind by the story.

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  5. DewDropsOnMellons
    DewDropsOnMellons· Author · Jul 26, 2021 07:54 PM

    quick-transmigration: is it better to be a beta (as in beta reader, not omega-verse) 

    It's a good QT novel on par with don't pick up boyfriends from the tr*sh (it isn't on here, it's on chrysanthemums garden and webnovel): Definitely would recommend if you like those sorts of novels.

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