Egoism (AGAWA Kouko)
Doctor (seme) x doctor (uke) My rating: 6,7/10 RAPE, TOXIC SEME, CHILDHOOD FRIENDS Dr. Takashima is considered a cool and handsome guy among his workers. All believe this, except Dr. Miyano becsuse he knows of his pther side: the cruel and childish man abusing his power to repealedly rape him. Just what happened to his childhood friend?
Scandalous
My rating: 4/10 It was just meh. The FL was really naive and dumb while the ML was forceful and I couldn't get how he fell for her. The whole story was childish and rushed. STEPSIBLINGS, ACTOR, DUMB FL When the FL's mother remarries, she becomes the stepsister of the famous actor she'd a fan of. But the guy turns out to be different from his image and then her parents leave for their honeymoon.
Kimi No Naka De Nemurasete
Student (seme) x exchange student (uke) My rating: 8,5/10 I really liked it. It's pretty heavy actually dealing with trauma and abuse, but it has a happy ending. I like the uke and the seme, they're both strong in their own way. TRAUMA, ENGLAND, SCHOOL LIFE When the uke goes to England as an exchange student to escape the school he was raped in in Japan, he meets a boy who's labelled as a deliquent one shouldn't associate with. But is that really true?
Repeat After Me?
Teacher (seme) x office worker (uke) My rating: 4,5/10 It was nothing exceptional. The story was cute and the romance was fluffy. Overall, it was an easy read. LANGUAGE SCHOOL, TEACHER An office worker gets sent to a language school by his boss in order to learn English. If he doesn't improve in three moths, he'll get fired. But then he falls for his American English teacher.
Kedakaki Yakusoku
My rating: 8,6/10 I really liked it. The FL was refreshingly strong and honest and thought the ML was a bit sexist at the beginning, he got better. Their relationship developing from disdain to love was well executed. SOLDIER, HISTORICAL, STRONG FL After her brother's death on the battlefield, the FL only has his brother's superior's promise to help her if she needs it when her family arrives at her mansion and tries to take everything from her. But when the ML arrives rather late, things have gotten worse, so he and his mother decide to take her in to support her.
Ame ni Nureta Tenshi
My rating: 6,5/10 He's a sexist man who makes assumptions without checking if they are true. I don't get how he can be a successful businessman, he's so childish. The romance doesn't feel realistic. MISUNDERSTANDING, FINANCIAL GAP When he hears that his gullible brother is marrying, a rich businessman wants to check out the bride to protect him from gold diggers. The woman he meets is a hostess, but when he sees her without make-up, he falls for her and wants her for himself.
Totsuzen... Kekkon!
My rating: 7/10 It's actually interesting bc of the murder case and the ML isn't an asshole. They both have issues with love and marriage bc of their parents and help each other overcome them. That's sweet. But the ending is rushed. INTERVIEW, MURDER, MARRIAGE A journalist (FL) goes to interview the millionaire bachelor Grant O'Hara (ML) and they visit a festival together. But then she witnesses a murder and takes a photo and accidentally gets married to the ML bc they think it's a play of the festival. She can't return home that way.
Renai Tripper
My rating: 3/10 It's entertaining but not my cup of tea. Although these 3 short stories address some serious topics, they're rather light-hearted bc the FL's are always pretty immature yet determined. REINCARNATION, MODERN DAY 1) A high school girl gets transported into the past and gets told that she's the reincarnation of a warrior. Now she has to help a young man defeat the enemy 2) 2 high school students are in love in spite of their parents's disapproval 3) A high school girl meets a Chinese police officer and helps him during an investigation
Kumo No Ue De Kiss Shiyou