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: Apr 27th, 2024
Created Jun 15th, 2021
Updated Apr 27th, 2024
CN (4.1)
85 Chapters Every 1.7 Day(s) 845 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>>
CN (4.6)
225 Chapters Every 10.3 Day(s) 10859 Readers 90 Reviews 02-20-2024
It was entertaining for the most part and the couple both had things they brought to the relationship and they had a good relationship dynamic for most of the story (they do have some communication issues though). The plot isn't complicated and the side characters (some of which completely loose importance and practically disappear at some point, including my favourite character, concubine Gu) have distinct personalities.... more>>
CN (4.4)
78 Chapters Every 7.9 Day(s) 3447 Readers 27 Reviews 04-16-2024
I find that with historical harem novels, my sympathy lies first and foremost with the women (yes, even when they aren't prefect victims and aren't morally spotless, somehow as innocent as children, aren't dumb, passive, unambitious and content with maltreatment and actively play politics and seek their own interests using what little they have to their advantage etc). This is a bit of a rant but I'm absolutely sick of the absolute vitriol female villains get compared to their male counterparts like the girl gets killed in the prime of her youth, disgraced and written badly about in history, she dies with knowledge that her son whom had no love or favour because her husband... more>>
CN (4.4)
0 Chapters Every 1652 Day(s) 7049 Readers 66 Reviews 10-19-2019
While this story was interesting, it didn't have much plot, it was absolutely brimming with cliches and I didn't like the MC (the tree. I'm not into the "cruel and apathetic and only has a soft spot for one person" type) and was uninterested in the ML. I've read the reviews and they said this has a lot of fluff but I don't personally agree (it has one-sided pampering and mutual sacrifice but it doesn't really feel fluffy).... more>>
CN (4.6)
213 Chapters Every 63.4 Day(s) 8106 Readers 92 Reviews 09-30-2021
We're going into boring territory now. This story has a blend of e-sports and romance but the characters, the romance and the plot were only... more>>
CN (4.5)
136 Chapters Every 6.6 Day(s) 2761 Readers 20 Reviews 04-11-2024
Sweet and cute, the MC is a bit feminine but the relationship seems balanced and respectful. Not plot heavy, mostly fluff but it's a nice... more>>
CN (4.4)
75 Chapters Every 130.8 Day(s) 10097 Readers 151 Reviews 01-05-2019
Excruciatingly slow but I liked the couple and their relationship was realistic enough, I just had a hard time pushing forward because it was just... more>>
CN (4)
4 Chapters Every 39.3 Day(s) 624 Readers 5 Reviews 12-05-2023
Is it fluffy? Yes. Is the ML great? Also yes. Is it a boring slice of life fic with no plot that drags on for far too long? Absolutely. ... more>>
CN (4.4)
6 Chapters Every 240.3 Day(s) 5050 Readers 32 Reviews 05-29-2020
I found it boring. The grim reaper's personality wasn't my type. The ML was more interesting and well developed than him though he wasn't interesting enough to save this story for me. The romance was slow and uninteresting. The random ghosts were more interesting than the MC and ML but it was just too boring. Lots of loose ends. ... more>>
CN (4.6)
0 Chapters Every 1884 Day(s) 8193 Readers 91 Reviews 03-02-2019
This novel is well praised and well loved. It has an interesting concept and the world building is great, that being said I still dropped... more>>
CN (4.5)
172 Chapters Every 7.7 Day(s) 5295 Readers 22 Reviews 04-27-2024
I didn't read much of this. This is like one of those Korean gamer fics with a tiny bit of old japanese anime mixed in (you know the type, the mu*der school stuff from back in the day). I picked this up because I thought it was an infinite flow novel and it's safe to say that I was disappointed.... more>>
CN (4.5)
50 Chapters Every 5.5 Day(s) 1959 Readers 13 Reviews 03-05-2024
They might as well just make the A an O and the O an A. The A is soft, small, timid, good at cooking and cleaning, ... and the O is tall, domineering, ... I was expecting the A to be manlier since he was a police man but he seems incompetent and slow. It's one of those stories where O is obviously "sexist stereotype of female people" and A is male.... more>>
CN (4.5)
0 Chapters Every 2057 Day(s) 7192 Readers 70 Reviews 09-10-2018
An okay story plot wise but nothing ground breaking, it gets dragy after a while though. The couple had a lovely relationship but personally I... more>>
CN (4.5)
27 Chapters Every 55.1 Day(s) 5774 Readers 55 Reviews 05-30-2023
Cute but kind of boring.
CN (4.2)
142 Chapters Every 20.3 Day(s) 6673 Readers 42 Reviews 03-16-2024
I saw the pretty cover and couldn't resist. The premise is interesting but the execution could have been a lot better. It got boring after a bit and just felt very pointless, still cute though.... more>>
CN (3.7)
35 Chapters Every 65.3 Day(s) 824 Readers 4 Reviews 12-03-2021
Meh. Only read it because I had nothing else to read (I wasn't in the mood for plot heavy or long novels). It was okay... more>>
CN (4.1)
12 Chapters Every 83.1 Day(s) 870 Readers 6 Reviews 06-06-2022
This is like those old japanese yaoi mangas with 5 chapters. It's a very short take (10 chapters + 2 extras) on the story of the little mermaid. ... more>>
CN (4.3)
5 Chapters Every 291.6 Day(s) 2455 Readers 26 Reviews 05-30-2020
It's okay but it wasn't really to my taste. I read it and then immediately forgot it and it's only 5 chapters but I had... more>>
CN (4.5)
15 Chapters Every 71.1 Day(s) 3374 Readers 39 Reviews 06-27-2021
A short, sweet and drama-free novel. The MC is a typical white lotus and the ML is a soft tempered, gentlemanly scholar. There is no face-slapping or anything like that, they just live a happy married life and it's only 15 chapters so there really isn't much going on. ... more>>
CN (4.5)
2 Chapters Every 2000 Day(s) 2898 Readers 30 Reviews 05-13-2019
Short story. It was kind of boring tbh but not problematic. Both liked and respected each other, but it was just kind of plot-less and... more>>
CN (4.3)
27 Chapters Every 70.2 Day(s) 2384 Readers 50 Reviews 07-10-2021
This is really short and good for when you want something extremely light, mild and fast but I didn't find it particularly engaging. The MC and ML didn't grab me but it's good for what it is. ... more>>
CN (4.4)
6 Chapters Every 0.8 Day(s) 1207 Readers 7 Reviews 01-20-2023
Short story. Simple and slow paced, which is really something considering it has a total of 6 chapters. I don't like oblivious characters, even less... more>>
CN (4.5)
23 Chapters Every 1 Day(s) 2360 Readers 29 Reviews 07-31-2021
This novel was fine. Nothing remarkable but still cute with fluff. There wan't much going on and the ML wasn't my type so I found it boring but there wasn't anything I found particularly offensive or annoying either. ... more>>
CN (4.4)
10 Chapters Every 114.6 Day(s) 3502 Readers 31 Reviews 02-17-2022
Well, I didn't like the MC. He was really boring and he had somewhat of an obnoxious vibe. The ML was neutral, I didn't feel... more>>
CN (4.6)
59 Chapters Every 12.6 Day(s) 6385 Readers 148 Reviews 09-01-2021
My god this was so boring, I have no idea why it's rated so highly. It just drags on and on and nothing interesting happens,... 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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