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Keeping Track of Strong Couples, Handsome Bottoms, and Sweet, Satisfying Reads
Mostly titles for reading lists, with some other types that are just as fun to ship. No TGC, no weak-on-the-bed types, no bland characters, plus a few warnings about potential dealbreakers.
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Stories that passed you by over the years.
No Angst, Mostly Equally Matched Couples
My long reviews reflect my personal feelings and aren’t guaranteed to be completely fair. Please don’t take offense if I upset gong or shou fans! Let’s keep the internet friendly, speak civilly, and respect one another.
Comfort Reads to Stock Up On
Stories of the times our paths crossed. Hope to meet you again when we stock up on reads this cozy winter.
Boys' Love
Some pretty good danmei
What Am I Supposed to Ship If They Don’t Write Products? (Personal Use, No Reviews)
A no-holds-barred, anything-goes CP reader. I like handsome bottoms, but this list has every kind of story. I prefer self-indulgent tops and bottoms, and couples with great chemistry. If the protagonist isn't self-indulgent, why would I read it? See the comments for my dealbreakers.
Great BL Reads
Mostly bottom-led, with a small number of top-led and switch pairings. Plot is at least as important as romance, which is more important than characterization. I prefer fictional worlds and richly developed characters.
For Fans of Pretty Bottoms: CPJ Can Read, KK Should Skip
Beautiful bottoms and delicate bottoms are a given. No weak tops, crybaby tops, or scheming tops. No muscular bottoms, straight bottoms, or plain bottoms. I like couples who are both head over heels for each other. No switching or reversed pairings.
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Keeping a record of those unforgettable masterpieces I've read over the years
Bittersweet Crushes, Reunions, and Marriages of Convenience
Reunions after a breakup and secret crushes are the perfect mix of sweetness and angst! I also tossed in mistaken-identity heir stories and marriages that turn into love, which have a touch of angst too, haha. I love all the push and pull.
A Collection of High-Quality Ancient BL Novels with Brilliant Couples and Political Scheming
Keywords: political intrigue / business management / fantasy / world-building / imperial exams / mystery / Republican era / ancient times (Ongoing updates. I'm a tough grader, so three stars is a high score. Good for when you're out of things to read.)
Mostly Fully Purchased Books, Saved for Myself
My tastes are pretty subjective, and there's a bit of everything here. Three stars means decent, four means pretty good, and five means excellent!
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The Picky Reader Is Here, Tremble…!
I can vouch for the plots and writing, but I'm a picky, eclectic reader who doesn't care about GK, SK, or CPJ. Characterization matters to me (at least one character has to win me over).
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A masterclass in my personal preferences: cute, handsome, beautiful shous, babies, wives, and mommies.
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Fresh Every Time
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So Good, I Read Them Twice or Thrice
Mutual pampering is amazing, with the top and bottom both obviously in love with each other. The poor bottom-obsessed reader can’t get the bottom’s attention at all. How tragic. Bottom moms, bottom moms, I love the bottom so much, but the bottom only loves the top??
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After all these years, the top design of the monk literati still had to be written by Shi Jing
Is there anyone here to chat (o^^o) Shen Du is a kind-hearted person, which may be reflected in the fact that after he was betrayed by the social order, he actually accepted and agreed with the social order. For example, he came to Zhi Ge Monument and chose a monk who adhered to the order. Shan Zai's background was evil, and he was curious, why did he suppress himself and his power? He is also very smart, and the temple is worshiped by the people and the powerful, but can the Bodhisattva really bring blessings to people? -Shanzai saved Shen Du just like he played with ants when he was a child. He knew the affairs at the foot of the mountain and knew whether this person could be saved or not. He seemed to have saved Shen Du out of selfish desire, so he secretly placed him in the bamboo forest at the back of the mountain. Shen Du's eccentricity (making things difficult for him by asking him to bring wine and meat to eat) is within his control, because it is a very basic need, and Shanzai is not a monk trapped in symbols. And Shen Du is also very good at doing some contradictory behaviors to unconsciously confirm the safe enclosure. Both men resolved each other's needs very well. -The first meeting is even more symbolic, Shan Zai represents the apparent good, and Shen Du represents the apparent evil. Shen Du longs for symbolic order, so the disciplined monk is safe and attractive. Shanzai's inner rebellion also made him more playful when he saw Shen Du, making him want to tease this person. Shanzai might not hope that Shen Du's deviance would please him. -[] In fact, Shen Du was under Shanzai's absolute control. Shanzai's inner desire to control Shen Du made him do what he expected: adding a butterfly to the painting. Therefore, Shen Du's provocation in the later period when he wrote "The wise monk is so kind, but just mediocre" made him directly break through the defense. -[] Shen Du's original relationship network was a repetitive relationship network. No one would make new behaviors because everyone was in a repetitive painful enjoyment. Shen Du was bored, so he began to deconstruct the relationship network in the later period. Shen Du's dying status gave him greater power to break out of repetition than others. -We desire the desire itself, and if the desire is quickly satisfied, we will fall into emptiness, so twists and turns are expected: the monk I like turned out to be an eminent monk, I was deceived by him, I bullied the monk I liked, and Shen Du pulled himself up like this. But the monk's defense directly destroyed his illusion: he bullied him in the Buddhist hall, he was not so disciplined, and he humiliated him in revenge. -Your mask is you: How little do you know about me, and you dare to like me like this? This sentence perfectly demonstrates Shanzai's defense mechanism. He was stimulated by Shen Du into a very strong defensive state, which instead proved its influence on him. But the sorrow in his heart festered when he saw the unopened spring orchid in person: I seemed to be able to see Shen Du's love when he returned to the bamboo house with the half-opened orchid sticking out his butt. Shen Du's behavior was unexpected, and his defense was caught.
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As long as I believe that Ni Qianqian can cure Dudu, then Dudu will definitely be cured (Li is very straightforward and super strong) [lop-eared rabbit head] [pink heart] [pink heart] [pink heart] [pink heart] [pink heart] [kiss] [kiss] [yuanbao] [orange candy]
This is a martial arts bl that I like very much. Although it is a bit sadistic, it is still sweet! And the mirror is really good at writing martial arts, and I still have more to say! [Let me be healthy] [Let me be healthy]
Uh ah ah ah ah, teacher, I beg you, please write another book about torture, uh ah ah ah ah ah ah, I was so inspired after reading it, I actually felt the desolation of no meal replacement in the entire Internet [changed] [changed] [changed] [changed] [changed]
Ah ah ah why did it end? I still want to watch it
It's been a long time since I've repainted it, and it still looks great.
Shanzai, in my mind is the face of my male god, Lao Liu! For this I can reflect on it every year [covering face, laughing and crying]
It has a bit of a martial arts feel, which is very good and looks good.