Contrary to its ratings, this book is actually pretty interesting to read...... more>>

[★★★★☆]-- Angst Scale: ฅฅฅฅฅฅฅ (7.5/10 paws) ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ... This is very sad. MC is tortured very extremely by both ML and his stepfather (rape, drugging, physical violence, etc.) The only reason I didn't give the angst rating a higher score was because MC doesn't react normally because of his (kinda) changed mental state after being tormented. He also blames ML's "using violence bc of love" on #tragic backstory. And please, tragedy is an understatement. ML (dom) is a complete yandere/possessive psychopath/insane person while MC was abused in the past, and kind of takes the pain (?) /just let it happens

**TW- r*pe, abuse, graphic descriptions of violence, torture, drugs, ML IS A COMPLETE SADIST, MC is tormented to the point where he's basically numb-

[**SPOILER**: MC eventually forgives ML and they live happily ever after (excluding the facts that ML cut MC's Achilles tendon, basically making him semi-disabled and still chains him up)]  <<less

Angst scale: 7/10... more>>

Very, very sad. MC is an orphan and stays together with ML after blackmailing him with "pictures." Eventually, he ends up getting kidnapped, stabbed, and becomes suicidal. His mental state rapidly deteriorates & eventually he becomes like a lifeless doll. The rest of the book (3/4) is a redemption arc. <<less

[★★★★☆] 3.9~ Angst scale: ฅฅฅฅฅฅ (6/10 paws) ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ...This was a nice short read, but only as a short read. The plot was a bit tattered and not complex enough to be a longer book. There was definitely angst here. ... more>>

Haha, don't expect to see a doting and cute love story just bc ML is the all-powerful emperor. Although there is fluff, there is very little in quantity and I have to say, it was pretty sad towards the end. 

ENDING (**SPOILER WARNING**): This can be interpreted as a somewhat happy ending. ML turns out to be the person (along with his mother) to blind MC as a teen with a scorching iron brand, rendering him disabled and having to live cruelly for many years in the cold palace. Although he was the very sheltered and loved young master of a prominent family, he was basically turned into a crippled and thrown away to die in terrible conditions. His only cat was killed by the empress, and ML inflicted so much pain on MC. Still, MC eventually continues to live inside the Imperial Palace in a remote courtyard, and he believes that it is outside and away from the Emperor, but he can't see. ML watches over him silently. <<less

Angst: 9/10... more>>

ML continuously cheats on MC, and MC continuously forgives ML, until one day, he has enough.

The book describes the ML's journey of discovering MC's death, then how he reacts.

Not for the lighthearted. <<less

Unsurprisingly, as this has continued to garner views, the rating has plummeted. ... more>>

1. This is your average scum gong abuse novel.2. This is meant to be a tragic, angsty BL. There is abuse, violence, misunderstandings, and worst of all:

MC doesn't consider himself a victim. He blames himself, and as the story progresses ML is annoying, even while groveling for forgiveness. TBH, MC would be much better off with the second male lead, though he still cannot get over ML.

This story would be MUCH MUCH better if there were more character depth for ML and MC. I would rate this higher, but their confusing actions & logic/justification muddle me instead of display actual ✨angst✨ <<less

[★★★★☆]-- Angst Scale: ฅฅฅฅฅฅฅ (7/10 paws) ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ... Not too much feeling sorry for MC or angsting here, but this story is sad AF. ML, who... more>> has been in a long term relationship with MC, has also been cheating on him. MC tries to leave, and meets 2nd ML, who is actually good & non-toxic to him. After time of living by himself, ML can't stand living without MC anymore, and forces him to come back.Here's where the real angst starts:- MC nonchalantly shatters a glass vase and ruins his feet by stepping all over it- MC lives like a dead person, without much voice or life left- ML is completely obsessed with him- MC eventually commits su*cide by jumping off a building <<less

10/10. Absolutely heartbreaking. MC and ML were high school sweethearts. Many parts of the story recount their beautiful youth, and their wonderful memories. ML cheats on MC, multiple times. MC doesn't bother regulating him anymore. Once he learns that he has a terminal illness, he doesn't seem to care about living anymore. This story has a very emotionally vulnerable MC. MC cries when he wants to. He can express his emotions. However, when he deals with ML, he becomes emotionally stunted and unable to communicate.... more>>

(Spoiler:This story does not have a happy ending. However, it is a somewhat satisfying conclusions, and the extras cut the string). <<less

This is a short autobiography of gay author Nan Kang Bai Qi (南康白起) about his life with his boyfriend. This is a continuation of "Six Records of a Floating Life." ... more>>

From the summary:(This is a real story of a real person, Nan Kang, who has written other stories in his life. He had a loving boyfriend who, unable to withstand pressure from family and society, married a woman. In between March 9th and March 12th in 2008, Nan Kang jumped into the waters of Xiangjiang and ended his life. People found his body in the river on March 27th, after 15 long days drifting in the cold water. In 2016, readers commemorated his would-be 35th birthday.)

This story is sad because it is real. Nan Kang was a real person, with hopes, feelings, ambitions... His boyfriend, who couldn't bear societal pressure, was also a person. Perhaps his decision to end his life in 2008 was a result of a separation after the "seven year itch." There are many unknown factors of this. We cannot assume anything from his death, however, this novel romanticizes and alleviates some of the heavy emotions from this.  <<less