High Quality BL: Recommendations and Rising Stars (Thriller/Action Ver.)
High Quality BL: Recommendations and Rising Stars (Thriller/Action Ver.)
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These BL's have left lasting impressions on me in the past years. This list includes the thriller/action/horror/mystery/crime genre. This list is a part of a series classified by genre ; other lists of this series include Ancient Setting novels and Modern/Futuristic/Transmigration novels. I tried to include both known and unknown novels to give more diversity to the reading list.
So what is my subjective version of a quality BL of this list?
-No/little plot holes & well developed plot/mystery
-Actually thrilling
-Capable MC and ML (not aggravatingly s*upid and know when to respect each other but also put their foot down at the right moments). .
-Lasting impression. I made this list by memory so if it's not on here...Chances are it's not worth remembering for the list.
-Good development of all characters--including side characters--as long as the main focus is the main couple.
-Make me cry, laugh, yell or gasp. Perhaps all at the same time.
*****I have also included BL novels that have high expectations from me. The higher the expectations, the higher the stars. Hence, "***, **, *."
PS. Novels I've read are the only ones rated according to number. The rest (unread) are just listed randomly.
PSS. There are always exceptions on this list that don't fit the requirements. But it's not bad to explore out of your comfort zone.
These BL's have left lasting impressions on me in the past years. This list includes the thriller/action/horror/mystery/crime genre. This list is a part of a series classified by genre ; other lists of this series include Ancient Setting novels and Modern/Futuristic/Transmigration novels. I tried to include both known and unknown novels to give more diversity to the reading list.
So what is my subjective version of a quality BL of this list?
-No/little plot holes & well developed plot/mystery
-Actually thrilling
-Capable MC and ML (not aggravatingly s*upid and know when to respect each other but also put their foot down at the right moments). .
-Lasting impression. I made this list by memory so if it's not on here...Chances are it's not worth remembering for the list.
-Good development of all characters--including side characters--as long as the main focus is the main couple.
-Make me cry, laugh, yell or gasp. Perhaps all at the same time.
*****I have also included BL novels that have high expectations from me. The higher the expectations, the higher the stars. Hence, "***, **, *."
PS. Novels I've read are the only ones rated according to number. The rest (unread) are just listed randomly.
PSS. There are always exceptions on this list that don't fit the requirements. But it's not bad to explore out of your comfort zone.
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Created: Aug 11th, 2021, Updated: Jan 7th, 2024
Created Aug 11th, 2021
Updated Jan 7th, 2024
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#3Mist
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#12Card Room
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*... more>>
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***... more>>
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Comments (4)
Removed for it is not my taste but you all are welcome to check it out:
Special Case Files of Rebirth-writing felt immature and it was hard to resonate with the text afterward. Read some spoilers and confirmed it was not my taste.
Laws of the Other World: beginning MC is badass…middle and ending MC is constantly getting saved by the ML. Not to mention the story unreasonably focuses portions on the MC’s lil bro and his romance with some creature when he barely has any character development.
Let Me Live! : plot holes after second half of the novel
Ok fair warning here: I include novels that don't have a high NU rating sometimes. Mostly because the summary is interesting and there are barely any reviews. So I can't trust the rating at that point. So when you see a low-rated NU novel, instead of skipping it (I used to do this a bit), give it a chance! If you have given it a chance and don't think it should be on this list, feel free to DM me and I'll remove it with decent justification.
Also, I've updated all my genre lists! Ok, that's all. See you all!