completed BL + reviews

4/10 — this one was…strange? i’m always for messy love triangles involving twins + silly high school shenanigans, but this manhwa involved an overarching plot/conspiracy that didn’t feel complete and mostly left me confused.

8/10 — a beautiful story about fleeting love that perseveres with and without memory. both characters get generous screentime to dive into their emotions & motivations. the celestial worldbuilding is interesting and has a lot of potential, but doesn’t take away from the down to earth, slice of life -esque storyline. the execution unfortunately falls flat from the rushed ending.

8/10 — NOT A BL!! but tonally close enough to one that i’m adding it anyway. mc has a secret love for wearing high heels and it thematically has very close ties to homophobia/transphobia; him & the secondary protagonist also have teased romantic dynamics. it kinda sucked seeing mc be treated badly & it played off for comedy, but eventually he was able to be vulnerable and his issues seriously addressed. the main conflict at the end was something i closely related to.

7/10 — very nice art, very fun & likable characters, reasonable character conflicts, great setup & payoff. all-around a solid and inoffensive story, even though it doesn’t particularly stick out to me.