Charlie's Book

Worth Savoring Again and Again

Absolutely love it! Adore it! My absolute favorite!

The Years I Went Treasure-Hunting on Lǜjiāng (Mostly Obscure Reads)

A reading and ranting log by a picky but eclectic bookworm. I read both top-led and bottom-led stories. I prefer lighthearted reads that aren't dumbed down or mindless. Check out my other list for highly recommended serious stories!

My Favorite Picks

Some shocking feasts of delicious stories for me. (Actually, this is just a reading log. P.S. I'm extremely open-minded about genres and read everything, including BL, GL, and no-romance.)

Lighthearted Farming Road Trip Novels

Come have a sip of warm, comforting soup, enjoy a relaxing home-cooked meal, and set off on an adventure of our own!

Stories I Read and Enjoyed

I mainly read stories focused on the bottom and male leads with no romantic interest in women. I have a soft spot for beautiful, strong, tragic characters and powerful bottoms. Both fanfic and original works, including Jujutsu Kaisen, Bungou Stray Dogs, Detective Conan, crossovers with American comics, Touken Ranbu, and more.

Underrated BL: Infinite-Flow, Urban, and More

A collection of books I like, some obscure and some moderately popular. I won’t recommend the big hits. My reviews reflect only my personal reading experience, and I’ll add more if I find anything I like.

Stories This Reader Thinks Are Good

An eclectic mix of everything

A Rather Chaotic List, Mostly Western Fantasy

Rants and recommendations are all mixed together. I tend to favor ukes and like semes who dote on their ukes. As long as the protagonist is well-written, nothing bothers me.

A Mix of Western Fantasy

Knights, mages, heroes, demon kings, elves, tyrants, evil dragons, come on! Come from every direction!

CP Fans Can Definitely Read These

If you love shipping couples, come on in. Most are gong-centric, and I only read 1v1. I like relationships where both sides are on relatively equal footing, with neither one holding all the power. I like couples who are both strong.

Books I Like

Books with No Substitute

A place to collect some completed, lesser-known stories. Most are ones I can't find anything similar to scratch the itch

Finished

For reminiscing

Fully Purchased (Western Fantasy)

For checking my own fully purchased books

Mostly Bottom-Led Stories: Four Stars for Ones I Like, Five for Ones I’ve Reread a Lot

Personally, I prefer the bottom and love couples who are evenly matched and both virgins. The top has to be a virgin. Things that make me want to throw up: mpreg and a pathetic, weak, cowardly top. Who reported my ad…?

Worth Reading

Ones I like and revisit over and over.

Recent Favorites

I use two different sets of preferences for dark fiction and pure-love stories (). Damn Green River, why won't you let me give everything five stars? You just don't get it: these are all precious to me.

Western Fantasy | Alternate Worlds | Western Settings

I’m not picky at all. I’ll read any pairing or POV, and if something catches my interest, I’ll try it even if the comments clearly warn that it’s a disaster. But I’m very stingy with ratings.

For Myself: Reading Log

For personal use. Don't click.

Bottom-Centric, No Weak Bottoms

At first, I defined a weak shou as physically weak. After reading more, I came to realize I can't accept a mentally weak one either :) I also don't like pairings where one partner is just a prop.

Give Me Some Western Fantasy

All stories with a male lead who’s the bottom. Western fantasy is so underrated! Fairy tales, adventures, magical worlds and spells: how could such unique fantasy and romance not be captivating?

My All-Time Top Novels

My taste is wildly eclectic. My only requirement is that the couples be sweet and satisfying. These are the S-tier and A+ tier books from my shelves.

Boss, Please Read This

All carefully selected by yours truly

Too Good to Drop, Too Flawed to Keep

Meaning, it's really interesting, but I just can't keep reading.