Autumn's Read BLs
Autumn's Read BLs
Just some of the BLs I've read over the years that I liked or....thought was so-so. No particular ranking! Will continue to update as I read more and more novels or when I remember I've read a novel...(these are all the ones from the top of my head!)
Reviews are first with the description of the book listed under, since I personally always felt frustrated unable to see descriptions in rec lists!
Forewarning: I'm a casual reader (I've only hung around this fandom for five or more years), and like any person have preferences! I'm what you can call a picky eater, but in general, most of these are novels I'd recommend to other people! In addition, the novels on this list are only the ones I rated as 3 and above stars
Reviews are first with the description of the book listed under, since I personally always felt frustrated unable to see descriptions in rec lists!
Forewarning: I'm a casual reader (I've only hung around this fandom for five or more years), and like any person have preferences! I'm what you can call a picky eater, but in general, most of these are novels I'd recommend to other people! In addition, the novels on this list are only the ones I rated as 3 and above stars
16 Followers
Created: Apr 16th, 2024, Updated: May 15th, 2024
Created Apr 16th, 2024
Updated May 15th, 2024
123 Chapters Every 16.1 Day(s) 15089 Readers 173 Reviews 01-27-2024
[4.5/5] i have a thing for soft highschool-romance BLs and it shows, doesn't it? lovely read, was nice to melt into and gently chew on for substance. they stuffed me full of dog food and then made me feel forever single (well, at least until I got married lolololol). i don't really have much to say...it's just something you have to experience for yourself, honestly. my favorite scene is when MC jumps down into MLs arms...but I'm just a sucker for that tropey scene. a very quaint read!! i mean. if you minus away ML taking ruthless revenge in the background,,,but it was very fluffy!!... more>>
0 Chapters Every 1572 Day(s) 12294 Readers 301 Reviews 01-28-2020
[5/5] my old dog heart can't take this abuse!! like DPUBFTTB i really don't have anything to add, not even my two cents. if you haven't read it, read it. what in the world is stopping you? its just...beautiful. it's got a flipping award for crying out loud!!... more>>
214 Chapters Every 25.6 Day(s) 8366 Readers 53 Reviews 09-10-2023
[4/5] Yet another novel I read so long ago, ah...I'm going to be frank when I say I don't remember anything anything else except I liked it and fell in love with the cases and the logic deducing...I would still recommend it in a heartbeat!! it's just that I'm not that very sure why I am...? just, goldfish memory...... more>>
#29Turning
685 Chapters Every 1 Day(s) 8588 Readers 85 Reviews 05-17-2024
[4.5/5] don't let the chapter count scare you!! the chapters are surprisingly very short, genuinely. i remember clearly that barely in one or two days i shot up to about chapter 230 without breaking a sweat (mainly because Im a fast reader, but also due to the fact the chapters were, again, pretty short!) i tend to avoid omegaverse novels, its a personal taste thing, however this one managed to steal my attention and hold it incredibly tight. the two main lead's dynamic was to die for, and the tension in some scenes, oh the tension...(//-///-// ) haha... I unfortunately haven't finished it nor plan to currently, so consider me on reading hiatus for it.... more>>
213 Chapters Every 64.7 Day(s) 8157 Readers 92 Reviews 09-30-2021
[4/5] I can count on my hand the amount of BL e-sports novel where the MC is instead the coach of the team, and this one is a part of them! the ML and MC's relationship was exceptionally mature, something that is rare to come across in BL novels sometimes (unfortunately) and seeing the MC full heartedly believe in the ML despite everyone else awakened my fighting spirit!! it was also very bad for my vulnerable self to read about the MC's backstory...especially when he was opening up to a member so he could recruit them!! I was rolling in my tears!! while I don't remember any in-game scenes, I do believe they're good to...the... more>>
156 Chapters Every 101.5 Day(s) 8047 Readers 99 Reviews 03-30-2020
[3.5/5] another, once again, standard unlimited flow novel. my horrible memory strikes again unfortunately, but in my defense I read this novel on and off due to my waning attention span and interests! it didn't leave too much of an impression on me, neither the ML or MC really. just standard, to be honest however if a friend of mine asked for a list of unlimited flow i thought were decent for recommendations, this would be on there. nothing exceptional, nothing horrible. the concept was neat though!... more>>
#32Glory
375 Chapters Every 25.2 Day(s) 7675 Readers 72 Reviews 10-03-2023
[3.5/5] er...well it started off strong! it hooked my attention with the story and it pulled some strings in my old dog heart reading the reason why MC pretty much ghosted the ML back in his golden days, however at a certain point I started getting...annoyed at MC? just my tastes, again, I just didn't really like how childish the MC acted sometimes. at first I could handle it but it only got worse once they both realized they were in love with each other and it got to a point where I couldn't handle it and stopped it...but other than I'm sure a lot of other people will and have love this!! one thing... more>>
393 Chapters Every 58.8 Day(s) 6953 Readers 77 Reviews 05-06-2019
[4/5] haven't yet touched the other ones in this series but this one was pretty good!! the ingame scenes, aka pretty much almost all of the novel, was very solid to read!! I always have a thing in e-sports novel of old gods returning to dominate the circle lololol, and it was nothing but lovely watching MC and ML carefully reunite after all this time. Unfortunately, a bit early on I got a bit hung up and my goldfish attention span as usual hit hard. I love side CPs, don't get me wrong, but at some point I got tired of seeing them and just wanted to see more of MC and ML even though... more>>
220 Chapters Every 41.1 Day(s) 6699 Readers 64 Reviews 01-25-2023
[5/5] I don't why this isn't at the top with the rest of the stapled of the BL novel circle!! It's impeccable, and by god is it among my top ten novels due to how stellar (pun intended) it is!! from the plots and cases to the characters, everything was on point. I'm usually not too keen on indifferent MLs but FCL's ML just /hits/, alright? he and his dynamic with MC is so flipping adorable and also hilarious, i derive so much joy from them bantering. Even when they got together I will still pumping strong in the novel because by god I loved it!! usually in a good handful of BLs once the... more>>
2 Chapters Every 116.5 Day(s) 6368 Readers 43 Reviews 09-29-2023
[3.5/5] there's a severe lack of hunter/dungeon BLs that are available on novelupdates and i will riot about it!! if i had the time, i'd become a translator so i can share the glory that IS hunter BLs. anyway, where to start...where to start...well, it was O.K. I'll say that, nothing abominable that breaks me in two but it also didn't change my three world views or anything. the only thing that I'll truly say is that i was a dehrydated man in a desert when it came to romance. while yes, this is tagged with harem, i'd actually say that while all the other MLs are in fact head over heels in love with... more>>
60 Chapters Every 68.1 Day(s) 5448 Readers 29 Reviews 11-04-2021
[3.5/5] this one actually stands out compared to all the rest of the novels on this list but for a very random reason. The main reason is because I didn't technically read it haha (I know, I know, pelt me with your tomatoes). Instead, I read the /manga/ adaptation, and while it had the stereotypic vibe of any p*rno yaoi novel you could find in a JP store, I...didn't mind it? art was pretty decent and I enjoyed it, although the ML is your casual 'indifferent facial-paralysis' cardboard cut out but hey, can't have everything can we? MC definitely carried, his character was actually very fun to read :D... more>>
203 Chapters Every 9.8 Day(s) 4967 Readers 39 Reviews 04-23-2024
[4/5] So originally when I was first picking this up I was very iffy, because it really seemed like Bai Qi was going to be the shou archetype that I despised the most. I got a /really/ bad feeling in his first appearance when they were describing him but...surprise!! BQ Is actually hilarious and definitely carries this entire story. He loves money and is so effortlessly shameless; I love him. He's the entire reason I kept reading the novel, as well, the ML to me was a bit of a cardboard cutout of an indifferent love interest and the plot wasn't anything game-breaking for a modern BL. nothing exceptional, but it was a good novel... more>>
179 Chapters Every 6.3 Day(s) 4797 Readers 37 Reviews 02-14-2024
[3.5/5] I thought we /had/ something, CTS. But no...i was actually really invested in the novel because I love any novel that has to do with teachers and well, QT x teachers?!? count me in!! unfortunately, while the first few arcs involve teaching and a decent enough ML (he's forgettable, but hey, at least one step above your average cardboard cut out) the rest of the story was...eh? it really just faded from the whole teaching aspect and became more combat-based and fighting. and whenever Ren Zhu used physical disclipine for the bear children...*shudders in PTSD*. all in all, made me slightly disappointed, but i'm sure someone out there will love it!... more>>
134 Chapters Every 38 Day(s) 4780 Readers 55 Reviews 11-02-2022
[4/5] when i first started reading it way back i thought i wouldn't be able to finish it but...I somehow did??? well, with major skipping over our MC's and ML's backstory at the end because i was bored out of my mind but hey!! hold your spears and sticks for a moment!!! it was nothing too groundbreaking for an infinite flow novel, however i will say did I enjoyed it to a good amount! MC's deadpan personality mixed with uncontrolled crying was the best thing ever and definitely made him a fun MC. only thing i really wished was that he was blind for at least an arc or two more since he was only... more>>
0 Chapters Every 868 Day(s) 3147 Readers 31 Reviews 01-01-2022
[4.5/5] AUGH i loved this concept a sh*t ton actually. i didn't think I'd get so attached to it, but i /did/. maybe thats just because i have a strange like to MCs being "NPCs" in games (especially in non-bl stories) so an entire basis of an MC pretending to be an NPC in an infinite flow was just the gold mine of the century to me. do i understand mc's backstory even after finishing? no i sure don't. did i have a great time reading each instance? i sure heckin did. although my only real complaint is that, once again, the ML was nothing too notable to me (don't punch me please) but hey,... more>>
50 Chapters Every 12.7 Day(s) 4312 Readers 10 Reviews 05-15-2024
[4/5] I'm not going to say much, this is just a bl indulgence of the YJH x KDJ shippers from ORV. Literally. Shu and Kyle are KDJ and YJH, there's just no debate (personally I hate comparing characters to other characters, I'm a freelance artist on the side so having ocs recieve that treatment is horrible) but you can TELL immediately that Shu and Kyle are basically an AU version of KDJ and YJH; especially when shu calls himself kyle's companion?? do i??? have to say anything??? putting past the ORV aspect however, a wonderful story. although i was a...uh...a bit iffy with villain. but it was a very cute read, i will say!! i... more>>
142 Chapters Every 5.3 Day(s) 1245 Readers 2 Reviews 03-13-2024
[3/5] All in all, was an okay read!! was very low-stakes type of action, and even with the whole 'old gods coming back to dominate new seasons' is, again, one of my favorite tropes among e-sports novel (see: Glory (the straight one haha), i mean my username is literally FROM IT) it wasn't really...well it was there, but i felt like it could be done better. i actually liked the side characters, my favorite was Fan who spent his time talking to the corpses of dead players haha. i also did like the casualness of the whole thing, but i think the balance of genuine action and just chilling was done better in IMTTSF than... more>>
198 Chapters Every 28 Day(s) 10154 Readers 81 Reviews 07-07-2023
[3/5] Okay it's flipping insane that this novel made it onto the list because holy cow did I dislike all the MLs to every bit. I also despise r*pe and SA in BL stories that is normalized/not treated appropriately because personally it's a "trope" I frankly hate with all my soul. HOWEVER. what elevates this novel from a crippling 2.5 that would not even get onto this list nor touch it at all, the MC and his system are...well, the entire reason I stayed. I was kind of...enamored by his personality? i mean, it was just kind of hilarious to see a stereotypic very much top/gong and watch him act as a frail white lotus... more>>
147 Chapters Every 3.9 Day(s) 2196 Readers 14 Reviews 04-06-2024
[3.5/5] so on one hand i LOVE this novel, it's a hidden treasure truly. personally, the MC was very nice to read, destructively strong (like any unlimited flow protagonist, though) with an added gimmick of being from the underworld. he wasn't all naive even despite not being that sharp...it's hard to explain, you should read it for yourself. other than that i surprisingly really liked the ML too?? he's a conniving, scheming son of a bit*h who would insult you with a smile. he's also s*upidly intelligent and never seems to be taken off guard (at least rarely), the brain to MC's brawn...so, honestly, i love him. however what prevents this novel from being a... more>>
130 Chapters Every 77.7 Day(s) 7705 Readers 210 Reviews 06-22-2021
[3.5/5] i read this a very long time ago and am a bit iffy on what happened in it. so, with most novels that i remember as "pretty decent" but don't remember much of, it's a solid 4. i do remember a good handful of things, so i'll briefly mention them here! generally, the ML was...nothing special, cold indifferent CEO, don't have to say much. i will say that the MC is very much cruel and willing to scheme which is something i was ready to get behind, but also made sense considering the setting of the novel. i mean...the dog blood was...eugh, overflowing. this is a soap opera incarnate, the villains are there to... more>>
105 Chapters Every 40.9 Day(s) 2417 Readers 22 Reviews 10-26-2022
[3/5] the title and synopsis is a bit of a lie, and I can't help but feel like i got scammed or something akin to that because i was going in expecting a very much comedy packed unlimited flow but instead got something that was very much...steady? that's the only way I can really explain it, as the horror was nothing too special to me and sometimes the writing just feels a bit...eh...and the comedy wasn't anything close to some actually funny novels i've read (TMO and ITETLISU for example). I thought it was a shame because 1) i thought one of the side CPs was hilarious (cat x dog, at eachother's necks haha) and... more>>
105 Chapters Every 9.8 Day(s) 4908 Readers 12 Reviews 01-21-2024
[3.5/5] ever since ORV I've been obsessed with the concept of sponsors/constellations. I was also very much engaged in the dynamic and concept in general, however what killed it for me was the ML. he's not despicable or a degenerate I just...don't really enjoy reading MLs with his sort of personality type. it's a shame because most novels have such personalities and I'm sorry but it's just not my taste wuwu...but don't kill me yet!! this is still a good novel, and I'm definitely sure someone else will enjoy it. i will say that the timeskip in the novel was a bit...eh, to me. but whatever.... more>>
109 Chapters Every 94.1 Day(s) 9251 Readers 124 Reviews 08-24-2020
[4/5] don't remember anything from it, but i do remember it was good haha...ugh...goldfish memory...... more>>
340 Chapters Every 84.5 Day(s) 9083 Readers 145 Reviews 12-09-2020
[3.5/5] (NOT REVIEWED YET)... more>>
199 Chapters Every 77.7 Day(s) 9211 Readers 178 Reviews 03-19-2021
[4/5] (NOT REVIEWED YET)... more>>
Comments (3)
This is such a beautifully compiled list! I can't imagine the time it must've taken, thank you for your efforts kind stranger so us BL fanatics can have more content! ㅠㅠ I personally really like how many Unlimited Flow novels are here that I've never read before, since I'm a huge fan of it too. This is pretty much a treasure trove to me
But I'm curious, what's your opinion on the cultivation/ancient genre since there's really not that many in here? Is it like your stated tastes for Omegaverse that you mentioned in your review of Turning? Sorry if this sounds rude, I'm just curious!