Hanbun Ageru
TW: pedophilia, child prostitution, child abuse Holy smokes, even the title is pretty and heartbreaking. The feeling of helplessness that our MCs felt really came through, i was left feeling angry and disgusted by the situation Shiraki was in. It was so unfair that he had no adults protecting him and had to keep hurting himself just so he could get away from his abusive mom. Glad that he got his happy ending. That being said, i would have loved this more if it had less expository dialogues. The two MCs had good chemistry and their bond made me legit tear up (that apple scene hello? Slap me with a baseball stick it would hurt less) but their relationship was unfortunately under developed. It also would have been much better if the book was longer and the author actually showed, not just tell, Kuro and Shiraki's character growth during their separation--because imho that's where the most important part of the story is.
Whose Baby is it?
Okay i used to love this a lot but i hadn't been reading it for a while, and when i got back to it it wasn't as good as i remembered...? I mean the earlier chapters were still entertaining and the kid was cute as heck but i just realized there were way too many cruel things the MCs had done that were treated as normal and it didn't sit right with me, even in comedy setting. Also also, the last thirty chapters were so unhinged that i could barely keep my interest in so.... dropped, i guess.
Koko wa YES to Ittekure
Pretty good, though i wish MCs had interacted more before they had sex. The author did such a great work on the scenes where they were flirting or just hanging out together, and i want more of them!
Can't Sing a Love Song
Ginmokusei: The Tailor Shop
Premise is interesting, the ML is smokin, and most importantly: MEN IN SUITS!!! I'm not feeling the story tho, bcs it all feels underdeveloped, so 3 stars for now.
Kemono Asobi