Rebirth of the Tyrant

For Personal Use: Sweet Stories With a Top Who Dotes on His Bottom

Top-only/Top-lover collection. I give everything a thumbs-up. My type is handsome or beautiful, powerful, and adored tops paired with sweet, adorable bottoms. Older-top, old-fashioned, both virgins, CP-focused. I reject all works that try to treat both sides equally or mistreat either the top or the bottom.

Shadow Guards, Assassins, Retainers, Bodyguards, and Killer Protectors

Just what it says. The ratings are shown by yellow stars. If I especially like something, I’ll manually add ★ (1–3) in the description.

BL Archive, Fully Purchased

There are masterpieces and duds. Whenever I revisit a masterpiece, I also wonder why I subscribed to some of that trash.

Mutual Pampering (Only CPJ Can Read This)

I read both dominant and submissive leads, as long as there are two-way crushes and both leads are hopeless romantics. The romance matters more than anything else. I avoid one-sided crushes, 1vN harem stories, and stories that focus on male competition for one woman. No GSK, please.

[Saved for Myself] Ones I'll Keep Coming Back To

All kinds of genres, as long as they suit my taste

Reborn Diaries ②

A collection of reborn danmei novels I've read

Sweet Stories, Truly Sweet Stories (Danmei)

Good, love them, read more.

Pure-Love Treats: Two Love-Brained Fools in Disguise

Pure romance, one-on-one. Both leads are compelling, and their feelings are equally matched. Most of all, I want the conflict to be about the situation, not the characters themselves.

Adorable Couples

(Those with strong shou preferences, move along.) As long as both sides are equally into each other, I'm fine with it. If either side doesn't love the other, or doesn't love them enough, take it to the no-romance section.

Miscellaneous (Mutual Pampering, Leaning Toward the Top)

Some have mutual pampering (possibly with a focus on the bottom), some focus on the top, some are bottom-centric, and some are top-centric. But basically, both are virgins.

Manman He Qiduo

If you love sweet little romances, how could you miss Manman Heqidu?

Back Again During a Reading Drought

Smooth, fresh plots and confident writing. Sweet, angst-free 1v1 romances! Um, I think every book is great, but JJ won't let me give them all five stars. I give up...

Great Reads!

I'm not a devoted gong- or shou-fan. When choosing a story, I roughly prioritize setting and background over characterization, which is about on par with the writing. I'm not very into showbiz stories, groveling-to-win-back-an-ex plots, bad endings, or melodrama. I prefer sweet stories.

Personal Picks: Pure Love

For my own reference. Come chat and share recommendations, everyone!

Finished and Fully Purchased (For My Eyes Only)

I have eclectic tastes (anything but insect-themed stories; sometimes I only realize a book has bugs after buying it). I tend to prefer historical danmei. If the writing is decent, I usually give it three or four stars; five stars means it’s a personal favorite.

Bottom-Centric Content Warnings: Avoiding Duds

Shou-focused content warnings: includes unfaithful gongs, shous pursuing gongs, stand-ins, reader discretion advised, spotlight-stealing moments, friends-and-family squads, and explosive preview chapters. Nothing against the authors, unless they're GLM.

Footprints (Top-Centric)

Some notes

B, A Dream of Butterflies 1

Books I Can Actually Get Through

A veteran reader’s record of novels I can still finish these days. Everything here is a personal five-star read. I’ll replace titles once the list is full.

100% Subscription Record

Keeping track of some digital traces. Just talking to myself. If this gets recommended to you, be sure to search for potential dealbreakers first. My tastes are extremely eclectic, and I like stories with intense emotions.

Mutual Devotion Is a Lie

Calling out some so-called mutually doting stories, especially those GK fans who need to stop pretending they’re CPJ. My alt account can’t give one- or two-star ratings because it’s restricted.

Historical Fantasy

Who gets it?! I'm hopelessly obsessed with kneeling scenes in historical danmei novels!!

BL: Older or Gives Off Older-Man Vibes

A sweet, lovey-dovey couple, very much in love

My Favorites

I’ve read all of these several times. Sharing??????????????????