Exclusive No-Love Zone
130. This one is one I actually have a review/commentary for, not to say the other BL I read lately were uninteresting, but this is an Omegaverse we're talking about. You would usually know Omegaverse from the basic plotline-- Alpha, Omega, Pheromones, Heats, Ruts, and the other Biology of this fictional world. But you never get to know about the betas of the world. Betas are just normal people compared to the Alphas and Omegas. Yet this BL flips it on its head, while not only having an Alpha fall for a Beta, so does an Omega (but I have my gripes with how the Omega was handled, considering he was a fine enough love interest that essentially became background fodder.) Omegaverse is something I've always had an interest in, especially because people don't use this world for its fullest potential. It's all used to make some terrible abusive rapey porn stories, which is EXACTLY why I prefer to read about any other pairing besides the Alpha x Omega pairing. I liked the way it flipped the tropes on it's head, especially with the side couple that was pretty much a stereotypical Alpha & Omega pairing in these types of stories; but even when they get a sidestory focused on them, it's actually kind of thoughtful. Even though I did not like the sidestories (besides the Epilogues, those were okay) I can at least acknowledge there was care enough put into them. The main couple was actually healthy, even though the MC was slightly annoying at first with his 'oh, i'm a beta! alphas and omegas should be together and betas and betas' mindset, it's understandable. It was a mindset that was always spoonfed to him through media and the outside world-- and the Alpha & Omega love interests (even though it was mainly just the Alpha that mattered) both challenge these ideals. It was a pretty good Omegaverse.
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