Are Painter of the Night and Pearl Boy worth reading? I know they’re two of the big famous BLs but I heard there’s a lot of rape and SA in them. Are the endings satisfying? Is there enough groveling? They both have 100+ chapters so I don’t want to start if they’re not going to be good despite the hype and fame (I spent time reading Love is an Illusion bc it was famous and thought it was meh at best)
PB is just repetitive rape with good art. It’s why people (somehow ) ignore it. I never made it that far, I dropped it first rape scene.. (the beginning.)
POTN, again, people dgaf as long as it has good art. I personally didn’t see what the hype was about especially with all the SA.
These 2 are highly uncomfortable, you genuinely start to think if the artist has some rape fetish. Not worth it. Not worth 1 penny.
I have not read painter of the night but I can tell you about pearl boy. To answer a few of your questions, no in my opinion pearl boy doesn’t not have a satisfactory ending, but there wasn’t a really good way to end it. Pearl boy has a lot of rape and SA and the groveling is there but def isn’t enough. In my opinion it was somewhat interesting but the only reason I stayed reading was to see the ending. Knowing that, the knack decision is up to you weather or not you read it. Hope this helps <3
Pearl Boy was pain after pain after pain after pain and the ending was def not satisfying enough to compensate for all the pain
Meanwhile, i'd say Painter of the Night is a little better on that respect, a little less pain and infinitely more satisfying end
BUT if im right i think you'd like Taming the Tiger and To Take an Enemy's Heart (and others by those authors)
I never finished Pearl Boy because of the excessive rape and I thought the season 1 art was ugly tbh. The art does look like it got better over time and I do know a lot of people love the ML.
POTN I did read all the way. It's an ok read. Pretty art. Not enough plot for my tastes. Seungho didn't really "grovel", but by the end, I was ok with Seungho and Nakyum being together.
Neither manhwa are must reads. If you're into toxic smut, go for it. Otherwise, you aren't missing much if you skip on these two.
I need some laughs┗( T﹏T )┛please recommend your favorite comedy BL that makes you really laugh. I’ve already read Punch Drunk Love and Killer Crush (both are amazing and recommended if you haven’t read btw)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/pygmalion_1/ this made me crack up
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/crossing_the_line_1/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/highest_order/ (specifically the 2nd couple)
I haven’t read a lot of the most popular BLs on this site because I heard a lot of them have rape. Are any of them without rape and worth reading? I know I will probably never read Yours to Claim, My Suha, and Love or Hate because those use rape as plot devices and buy into the falling in love with your rapist trope. Please help
While TRYING to write some down I realized how little BLs there are without rape oh god.
The ones i do know that are without rape are:
4 week lovers (ish, does have this sort of blackmail thing going on? But bottom likes the other so they dont really mind?),
sign (is such a green flag in general)
eat me up my husband (is a pwp though)
Chew me up and teach me about love (greenest flag ever, i really recommend this. It updates once a month though, so it only goes in featured when updated)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/there_s_something_wrong_with_my_popularity/ the GOAT
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_third_ending/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/our_sunny_days/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/perfect_buddy/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/define_the_relationship/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/my_darling_signed_in/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/when_the_killer_falls_in_love/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/megumi_and_tsugumi/ this is a manga but it is peak healthy relationship
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/mr_100_perfect/ this might (?) have dubcon but the story is good, worth a shot
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/punch_drunk_love/ this might also have dubcon but otherwise its v fluffy
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/tale_of_the_yellow_dragon/ i cant remember if there is rape in this but the plot is p good
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/fate_makes_no_mistakes/ this one does have depictions of rape but not between the main couple-- the relationship between the mc and ml is really sweet aside from the story's setting
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/sugar_dog_life/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/tadaima_okaeri/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/a_prince_in_a_luxurious_mansion/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/dekoboko_sugar_days/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/all_about_lust/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/not_a_sugar_daddy/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kazoku_ni_narouyo/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/golden_sparkle/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/secret_xxx/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/sensei_no_sensei/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/marchentic_bazooka/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/lucky_paradise/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/shiawase_gohan_maki_to_hanazawa/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_man_next_door/ https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/torokeru_tamago_to_bed_no_naka_de/
https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangalist/2659628/
This is a list just for BL without rape if you want !
"Sign" which is about a guy who gets hard by the voice of a deaf guy who doesn't talk and "full volume" if you want smut however full volume does have sexual harrasment undertone because the bottom is a pornstar so suit yourself
If you want just fluff i would recommend salad days a ballerina and a boxer pretty adorable
Okay I can’t remember if this was a BL I read here or if it was a novel/fanfic I read or maybe straight romance or maybe even just a fever dream?? Lol. Basically I remember MC had to do a contract marriage with ML. ML already had a partner though and wasn’t interested in MC. MC does their best to seduce ML but end up being really sad even though they knew ML already had a partner. ML starts pitying MC and ends up trying to be a better husband to MC. Then ML ends up falling in love with MC and ends things with their former partner saying they need to commit to MC since they’re married. Partner is pissed. Does this sound familiar to anyone?? Am I hallucinating
Recommend some BLs that made you sob. Idk why, but I only sometimes cry at sad BLs even when the reviews are all like “this made me bawl my eyes out”. I recommend Park Hanhoo’s Manager because that one did actually manage to get me to cry
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/10_years_where_i_loved_you_the_most/
Omg I cried so much and so long! If you read it please tell me after what you think!
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/cocoon_of_the_heart/ this is my equivalent to The 10 years I loved you the most. It had me in tears half the time
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/yatamomo/ this is more smut than anything but there's a part of the story that broke me a bit
Are there any BLs that have polyamory done well? Like either 1 person is dating/in love with 2+ people and they are all ok with it. Or 3+ people all genuinely in love with each other
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/there_s_no_way_this_is_fate/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/aisare_neko_wo_hantoubun/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/lick_me_like_me/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/aisaretagari_no_gemini/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/high_key_x_low_key/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/one_two_three_1/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/bad_prince_honey_party/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/itoshi_no_mitsuyoku_circus/ (ch4)
Thank you so much!! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧