alyssa

[3.5] I LOVE THESE TWO

(also just noticed it here but this is one of the most uncensored published manga i've ever read lmao)

i personally found myself comparing this to 落池 (by the same author), another second chance story without the a/b/o backdrop (dating as students, some kind of falling out, time skip, win back your man!!! plus both stories include crazy moms/family who think they know best). i think execution-wise 落池 is more up my alley, though i'm still in the middle of reading it and have only finished the audio drama so far. regardless, i'll definitely be listening to the rest of the audio drama for 赵成晨 because i'm really looking forward to hearing how he performs certain emotional scenes!!

3.3

iconic amazing spectacular i love my meiji period lawyer boy naruhodo ryunosuke and sherlock holmes (or for copyright's sake, “herlock sholmes”

3.25

4.5

3.8*

2.5

blue ball city lol

[3.75] roleplaying for daysssss

we all love a man in uniform

oh silly Riley :)

内容紹介で面白そうな設定だと思ったので読んでみたが、わりとダークで、個人的にびっくりするくらいめちゃくちゃなお話だった。3Pのシーンも、最終的に主人公が取った行動も、あまりにも急な展開ばかり。

WELL THAT WAS SOMETHING

me after finishing this:

.....uhhh what did i just read

[3.5] It's been a while since I read this book so no formal review (American prison setting, false accusations, undercover agents, oh my!) but I must say: Dick is such an unfortunate naming choice for a character of a BL novel (it's not even his real name either, yet we're stuck with calling him Dick all the time

Finally caught up to the latest chapter! I loved the novel, the audio drama, and now the manhua. BLESSED

(I've been reading the manhua in Chinese so I didn't know until now but who decided to change 晏航 and 初一 to Hank and Junior in the official English translation?

[3.4] Lots of sexy times and exploration (of each other and the island

(meant to be read before [b:等你到35岁 I will wait for you until 35 years old |25192940|等你到35岁 I will wait for you until 35 years old |南康白起|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|44903615])

a typical young love where you're absolutely smitten and infatuated while behaving equally childish and selfish but nothing else matters because it's just you and them for as long as the world allows.

“对我来说，死亡最大的威胁还是：人死如灯灭，无知无觉，我还没看够老公呢。我不怕死，但我怕死了后再不能像这样爱他。”

“To me, the most frightening thing about death is: a person's passing is like the extinguishing of a light, taking you unawares. I still haven't had my fill of Lao Gong* in my sights. I do not fear death, but I fear that once I'm gone, I won't ever be able to love him like this again.”

*nickname for his bf is “Husband”

2.75

3.4~3.5*

3.3*

[3.3] i probably would've rounded up had the mcs met earlier than the 40% mark we were nearing

[4.5] i started reading the novel after listening to the audio drama, and while i'm not really the type to actively seek out celebrity stories because the convoluted logistics of fame and misguided/unwarranted gossip is frustrating to read about, 瓜皮太太 has such an alluring way with words

3.75

2.5*

i feel obligated to rate this five stars just for the lovely conversation about boundaries

[2.5] Derek's family gave me whiplash with that reckless 180 at the end there. I don't buy nor want to hear their excuses when they knew full well how their words and actions were hurting him