Reborn- deceiving my financial backing husband
note before you read this manhua, the mc (uke) is literally trash. even if he didn't misunderstand ml (seme), he treat ppl like shit. so when we get to see how he treat seme (before the misunderstanding resolve), its really painful (mentally and physically, yes, uke actually punch seme in the stomach before the regression) that if i were the seme, ain't no way we're getting back together. sure, MAYBE i can forgive him after he make amends, but part way after. because of the mental damage that he has cause over the many years, memory remember and you can't forget about it if you're together with him. knowing that, you can proceed to read.
i have a bit of a bias. i consume too much bl over the years that I'm sick of the same trope over and over again. so, what trope do you think this manhua is? A refreshing one! where its the 'bottom' who regret things and trying to make amends. I see waaaaaay to many where its always the 'top' having this role. yes, this trope make such a big difference for me. and another trope that i like is if the "uke fall first". 85% bl out there is always "seme fall first" trope and boy its getting too repetitive that i have to take a break reading bl. shit is the same when it comes to straight romance, its always "male lead falls first", so when its the protagonist(female lead) fall first, its like getting a birthday present. its not really related to this manhua, just want to mention it.
two thing i dont like though, seme forgive uke too easily. i get that he's head over heel towards uke, but this is too much bro. throw that aspect of realism out the window. the ending, its so abrupt that I'm flabbergasted over here. well, i didn't expect much anyway..
Starry Night
there's only 54 chapters, its sooo close, please anyone willing to pick this up, there's only a few chapters left T_T I look at the raw for the ending.
my review, the story is quite good but not amazing, i read this author other work before, its called 'don't touch me', the art and pacing in this one improve alot in comparison. the art, of course, very beautiful, don't forget the bg art, despite it being 3d asset, as long as the artist know how to blend it in with their style, it'll look pretty regardless its 3d asset or not. for a shounen-ai genre, this manhua sure is very sensual, its not explicit but the vibe is making it that way. there's kinda a love triangle going on? but this love rival has drama of his own with his ex coming back. so author be like, forget it. there's not even side story for them. what do you call it, cannon fodder? the love rival just exist to make blonde jealous. the ex of the love rival exist just for the end game drama (spoiler) where his manager took revenge on him or smth and stabbing blonde hair instead. idk whats going on, its in chinese.(spoiler end)
so you see, there's no use for these 2 side characters at all, i can tell author just want to wrap this up asap bc they're working on other series rn.
My Beautiful Gentle Bandit